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

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sheep and land deal was consumma1
ed here a week since. The Firs
National Bank of this place dispose
of it's interest In the Martinsdal
Sheep Company to Messrs. job
Potter Of this place, VIM. Gordon {
the Judith.
Library association, informs us tina
Il. f. Hathaway of Great Falls, a
eloquent speaker, will lecture i
Lewistown some time next week 70
the benefit of the library fund. TIL
exact date nor the subject cannot b
announced until MIR. Hathaway
heard from.
l.. W. Eldridge, r. A. Hanke, ant
Arthur W. Stoddard, all Of Lewis
town, have filed with the secretar,
OF state the articles of incorporation
OF the Lewistown Commercial com
pany; capital stock $4,000; shares
800 each. The company is organic
ed for the purpose of buying and sci
ling commodities on commission
Helena Herald.
Concerning the return to Great
Falls of the gentlemen who last weeI
visited their brother Masons In
Lewistown, the Tribune says
Justice Hawkins, b. T. Hathaway,
W. f. Brown, and W. p. Beachly
have returned from LewistOwn,
whittier they went to assist In the
comforting of the chapter degrees on
nine of the Masons of Lewistown.
They were royalty entertained by
the Masons of the Judith and are
warm in their praise of their hosts.
After the degrees had e conferred
"A grand banquet was served and the
many for whom plates were laid
included IA number of prominent
Masons from other towns. Mr..
Beachly brought with him several
applications for Black Eagle COM
mandery of this city, which now en-
brace in it's membership men from all
the counties north of Lewis and
Clarke"
j.. l.. Bright of the Spotted Horse,
accompanied by his wife, were In
town Monday last, having reached
the mine from Ohio last week. Mr..
Bright's attention was called to the
item published in another column
the Great Falls Tribune, an
%nouncing that l.. s. Woodbury. had
secured an option on the mine, and
this he denied. Mr.. Bright said no
option had been given; that he had
no desire to sell, but was entirely
satisfied to keep the property, feeling
sure it would pay handsomely at no
distant day. Further, Mr.. Bright
said, Mr.. Woodbury. had retired from
any connection with the property
and for the present it will be man.
aged by himself through his mine
and mill bosses. The work of sink
ing under the ore which was discon-
tinued by Mt. Woodbury., is again in
and ten OF the twenty stamps
in the mill are working. MIR. Bright
and wife return to Ohio this week,
but he expects to be out again this
month.
C. NJ. Goodell of Philbrook, was Ii
town Saturday and Sunday on his
way home from the Moccasin noun
tains. where he has purchased some
mining properties. Mr.. Goodell has
secured from L. A. Navarine, Jake
Miller, Will Draper, Julius Riser and
Others the Harvey lode, n controll-
ing interest i'm the Peggy and Teller
lodes and a fractional interest in
the Blue, Blackburn and Stuart
quartz lodes. They are all gold
bearing properties and adjOin the
properties bonded to F. E. Wright
and partners by the Buchanan
Bros. Mr.. Goodell says 1t his inten-
ton to do further developing work
as soon as the frost gets out of the
ground and If the ore bodies hold
out as it is expected, to put in a
small mill later in the season. While
in the mountains Mr.. Goodell learned
that a good strike had recently been
made in the American, owned by
Wright and Riser. Several other
parties have recently purchased or
bonded other mines in that district
and this year may bring forth some
interesting developments.
Considerable comment has been
made by citizens regarding bringing
of the action entitled State vs.. w. w.
LARSEN, assault, and several have
censured County Attorney Cheadle
for allowing SO farcical a matter to be
tried, resulting in an expense to the
county If nearly $50. In justice to
MIR. Cheadle it should be said that he
was in no way responsible for the
action, that he told Mr.. Bonham,
the complainant, before h case was
brought, that it was no cause for
action, but Notwithstanding this Mr.
Bonham insisted and secured a war
rant for Mr.. Larssen's arrest from
Justice Gudgel. Mr.. Cheadle having
previously stated his opinion of the
case he was loath to appear for the
prosecution and was pleased that
Mr.. Cort was engaged by MI.
Bonham to assist in the prosecution.
After the first trial, which resulted in
a disagreement, Mr.. Cort withdrew,
evidently having taken the same view
of the case as Mr.. Cheadle, but ever
then Mr.. Bonham and his friends"
would not agree to a dismissal of the
action and Mr.. Cheadle having no
authority to dismiss it, was COM
PEELED to do the best he could with
the evidence adduced. Justices of the
peace, should show more discretion