Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1898-01-19

ance at the /. o. o. F. ball Frida,
night.
Beaten in competitive bidding ,abou
to lose federal patronage, losing bust
ness every day. our contemporary l
driven to its level-street fighting ant
vilifying it's enemies through it's col
umns.
Six Swiss who arrived In New
York a few days ago on a ship among
whose passengers was found a cas
of small pox, came from New Yorl
to Great Falls and took the coacf
for Lewistown. None appeared
to be sick and it is thought all dan
ger of contagion IL passed.
A marriage license was issued last
week to Richard Raw and Miss
Elizabeth DeBord of Philbrook
Mr.. Raw is one of the old residents
of Philbrook and il a most popular
citizen. The bride came to Montana
three years ago and for two years
was employed as instructor in the
Lewistown schools. She has been
employed at Philbrook for several
months and has many friends. The
date of the marriage has not been
made public, but il understood to be
this week.
The law having been changed by
the asst legislature there will be no
board of appraisers in Fergus county
this year, but the appraisement of
real estate and improvements will be
made by the assessor the same al on
other property. Under the new law
only counties of the first, second and
third class are entitled to II board of
appraisers. As in all other assess
ments the tax payers have the right
of appeal to the county commits
sioners if they believe their property
has been assessed to high.
Saturday last the bids for furnish
ing of telephone poles advertised for
by David Hilger. were opened and
Monday the following awards were
made: To Geo. Eastman. l6 miles
at the Lewistown end; to w. H.
Fergus, IA miles; to Andrew Fergus,
IL miles: 5 miles of the line will be
erected by MIR. Hilger. The price for
each contract was Is cents furnish
ing and setting polls. The line is
expected to be in operation by May
LIST and will connect lower Dog creek,
the Fergus ranches and intermediate
points with Lewistown.
In Great Falls last week a petition
addressed to the postoffice depart
ment was circulated and generally
signed by Great Falls business men
praying that the department ignore
the unjust practice of letting the
mail contracts to the lowest bidder
and only accept a proposition for
carrying the mails from Great Falls
to Lewistown to some party or par.
ties who will perform the work with
punctilious exactness. This is the
proper way to secure compliance
with the contract but we doubt
much if the department will pay
heed to the petitioners.
Mrs. n. NJ. Erickson entertained a
party of married couples and a select
few of the young people at her home
Thursday evening last, the affair be-
ing announced as a Horror Party
Each guest brought with them a rep
resentation of their greatest horror.
A. skull, a bowling dog, a slim waist,
a snake, mice in abundance, beans
and other interesting horrors were
compared, though probably the one
which created the most amusement
was a copy of the Democrat, which
was unanimously voted the super
lative of horrors. The entertain
ment was novel and the evening
most pleasantly passed.
In u columns will be found the
advertisement and announcement OF
the Montana Well Drilling Co.. a
company organized by Ferguscounty
citizens and backed by sufficient cap
ital to carry on and guarantee sue
cess in well drilling of all kinds. The
company will sink artesian or ordi.
nary wells, no water no pay. Mr..
Edward Brassey represents the COM
pany in Lewistown and will be
pleased to furnish any information
desired. 1t has long been held that
the Judith Basin was peculiarly
favorable for finding a strong flow
of water at a reasonable depth and
one good sized artesian well with
a strong force of water would turn
our bench land, now only used for
pasture, into fields of waving grain.
Owing to an accident near Geyser
last Wednesday,, in which one horse
was killed. the driver injured and the
coach badly deT olished, the first OF
the mail deliveries under the new
arrangement was delayed until
Thursday morning. This was en-
tirely excusable, however, under the
circumstances. Thursday and since
the mails arrived on or before
schedule time. The new coaches are
handsome spring wagons, strong,
but light running, and will carry
the mails through according to con-
tract regardless OF express or passen-
gers. Mr.. Burgy has been in Lewis
town for ten days and says that he
endeavor to have the mail delivered
promptly and give the citizens service
To which he freely acknowledges they
are entitled but did not receive for a
month or six weeks in November and
December.
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