Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1899-07-26

M. ID. DarfOW, Dr. Lindsey ana
S. @. Weaver, accompanied by their
families, formed a party which Ia
enjoying the fishing along Flat
willow. They will be absent several
days.
The state supreme court will take
a vacation for two months beginning
about August l. Last week the
court set a large number OF cases for
hearing during October, consuming
all the dates In that month, but
neither the murder cases from this
GO inty, o the Hearst case from
Dawson county was among them.
These hearings will probably not
come up before November.
The land office Monday received the
decision OF the commissioner sustain
ing the local Office In the land con-
test instituted by Frank Schultz
against the desert entry OF John
Schneider for a tract OF land In Sec
tions "a and l3, township Is north
OF range q east, and including land
upon which Schultz claimed to have
lived, cultivated and built improve
ments during more than five years
last past, but upon which filing had
not been made as 1t was unsurveyed.
The local officers had sustained the
contestant and recommended the
cancellation OF Schneider's filing,
from which decision claimant had
appealed.
Elias Hogeland, nephew OF Abra-
ham and Theodore Hogeland, died
Saturday at the latter'- home In
Lewistown, after a long struggle
with pleurisy, for which disease he
underwent an operation some time
ago. Deceased was about eighteen
years OF age and came To Montana
last fall from Pennsylvania. His
mother reached l.ewistown July 5
and has since been with her son.
The funeral services were conducted
Monday afternoon by Rev. Vigus and
interment had in the cemetery here.
A bright young man, he had come to
Montan" for the benefit Of his health,
but had here contracted the ailment
which carried him beyond human
help or suffering.
The articles of Incorporation of the
Lewistown Fuel company were filed
with the county clerk last week.
The capital stock is fixed at $40, 900,
one-half of which is paid-up and d.
vided among the following persons,
who are also named as directors for
the first year: Geo. NJ. Stone, $500;
ID. NJ. Crowley, 5000; Z. p. Chandler,
800; Louisa II. Chandler, $4,000; w.
ID. Symmes, $500; W. A. Long, $500;
j. L. Stuart, $500. The company
has acquired of j. o. Gilkerson his
one-half interest in the firm of Gilker-
son & Chandler, paying therefor
$4,000. The purchase from Gilkerson
includes the coal mine On Mcdonald
creek, n large quantity Of wood,
wagons, horses, etc. Some time ago
Messrs. Stone. Long, Crowley and
Symmes acquired from Geo. Bow
man the latter's ranch on Spring
Greek, which included a large
acreage of timber and intended hav.
ing some 200 cords of wood cut foI
sale.
1t is rumOred that a certain bust
ness man of town threatens to bring
suit to annul the vote upon incOr
poration and the consequent cleo.
ton OF officers Saturday last. He
has always been a strong opponent
of incorporation and, 1t IL said, has
not yet entirely given up. The
grounds upon which he proposes t.
contest are two. One IL that the
petition presented to the commits
sioners asking that the question oi
incorporation be submitted, was not
signed by the required 100 qualified
electors; the second IL that a suffi.
cient number Of illegal votes were
cast upon the question OF incorpO.
ration to have altered the result.
Both points rest upon the fact that
many signed the petition and voted
upon the question of Incorporation
who were not legal residents If Lew
istown, maintaining their homes On
ranches. The action may be begun
shortly or possibly postponed undl
some attempt be made by the coun-
ell to levy a tax.