Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1898-02-16


position In the dry goods depaI
ment of Chas. Lehman & Co.
Miss Downing, one OF the teache
In the public school, was ill Monde
and Supt. Parent took charge
the department.
Two Fergus county ha'
been set for hearing by the supren
court: Hamilton VS.. Huson an
Morrison vs. Bennett, both on tt
18th inst.
William Fergus came in from tt
ranch Monday accompanied by hi
daughter, Miss Nellie, who will spen
u week with her sister, Mrs. j. I
Rauch. Mr.. Fergus has 5000 eve
for sale before Landing.
W. S. Metz, who came from Sher
dan, Wyo., with w. E. Wilson, t
appear before the land Office in tn
fight for patent to the Gilt Edg
lode, returned home Tuesday morn
ing, but will shortly return.
The Ammon-Stivers Mining Co.
by their president, r. A. Ammon
and their secretary. have given w
+. Wilson a power of attorney
which document was filed in tn,
county clerks office last week.
At a meeting of the trustees of tn,
Lewistown Free Library associa
ton, held at the library Saturday
afternoon last the following officers
were elected for the ensuing year
president-F. f. Smith; vice-presi.
dent-Mrs. T. r.. Carson; secretary
+. X. Cheadle: treasurer-Halsey X.
Watson.
Now that Incorporation has been
again defeated let some of those gen.
tlemen who have all along insisted
the town can be as well kept
clean without incorporation as
through a city government, come
forward and take the steps advo-
Gated by them to acquire this much
desired Improvement.
Miss Lillian Cook, who has been
visiting in Helena for some time and
osteopathy treatment
for a spine difficulty, is much i'm
proved. A local exchange, whose
has evidently been in Helena
recently, says Miss Cook is able to
DIN the social whirl and dance all
night without feeling any discomfort
her malady.
Emil Plum, deputy county asses
sor, arrived last week and Tuesday
his seasons work in the asses
Office. Mr.. Plum Is one of the
best officials Fergus county has ever
employed and is deservedly popular
with taxpayers and his chief, Asses
Croft. At least two months will
De required to complete the office
work before Mr.. Plum will take the
road.
Since we are not to have the man
igement of our own streets, incor-
1oration having been defeated, let
Is move on the county commits
and county surveyor and see
T we cannot have every dollar COL
ected for road purposes from Lewis
town citizens expended to the best
on our W roads. OPP
.onents of incorporation advocated
his step, let them take the lead.
Senator Mantle, In conversation
Editor Vrooman at Washing
ton last week, said he expected this
years wool clip to sell at from Is to
20 cents per pound. Senator Mantle.
than whom the wooigrowers have
better friend, keeps In close touch
the market and his prediction
likely to be very nearly the truth.
we all hope he Is right, for
to 20 cent wool a a hundred
thousand dollars difference to Fer
gus county.
Under the efficient drilling of G..
Preston. drill master, assisted by
j. NJ. Croft and T. d. Barton, the
military company is reported doing
These three gentlemen were
formerly connected with the national
guard, Mr.. Preston having been cap
tain of the Helena company for "a
time. The guard is requested to
meet at Culver's hall this evening
Permanent organization will be eff.
as soon as the necessary pa
pers arrive.
Standard (Great Falls date):-A
large number of settlers living in TIE.
ton county have been summoned to
appear before the next term of the
United States court at Helena. They
are charged with having illegally
fenced land belonging to Uncle Sam,
People from that section of the
country say that nearly all of the
large ranchers and sheep and cattle
men residing near Choteau and Du'
puyer have been cited to appear, with
the exception of Clark Bros. 1t ID
also stated that similar pro
ceedings will be started against resi-.
dents of Fergus county.
Postmaster Stephens has posted q
notice in the Office to the effct that
bids will be received by him, for the
department, up to February 18th,
for carrying the mails from Great
Falls to Lewistown via Belt, Geyser,
Stanford, Utica, and Philbrook,
seven times a week from July LIST,
1895, to July LIST, 1902. The schedule
provided for is % hours running time
each way. This is In compliance
with the governments promise to
grant us better service and is the re.
suit of the effective kicking" done
last November and December. A
bond of S17 900 is required. Several
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