Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1899-01-18

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Montana wool sale OF 1899 has been
made at Billings, where William Rea
accepted from Ralph Berry a tender
of II cents for the wool OF $4,000
sheep that are To he shipped from
Montana points the last OF this
month.
Great Falls Tribune: All faro
games in Butte have been closed.
Local gamblers are Of the opinion
that this move was made because OF
fear OF further Investigations by the
legislative bribery committee and a
desire to deceive the enemies of
gambling into n belief that there will
not be any more.
Cattle prices In the Yellowstone
country are still at the top notch.
The Billings Gazette says: John
Booze of Joliet was I'm town Wednes-
day and reports that he has justsold
his cattle to j. w. Eastman Of the
East Rosebud. He had over 100 head
OF yearlings, rows and calves and re-
ceived $35 for the yearlings and cows
and Sl7 80 per head for the calves.
Helena Independent: Henry Filing,
Of Virginia city, president OF the
Union Bank & Trust company, OF
Helena, says that 1898 was a memoir
able year in the history Of Montana.
More Indebtedness wac ,~iquidated In
the state than i'm many years past,
and so far as he was able to observe,
the state enjoyed II greater degree Of
prosperity than in any year since
1890.
Helena Independent: James and
Allen MacNaughtan, of the Trades
mems National bank and the Wool
exchange OF New York. have been ar
rested for frauds in connection with
these institutions and held In bail In
the sun Of $25, 600 each. These gent
lemen have made frequent business
visits to Montana, and are well
known to the old time woOlgrOwers.
The MacNaughtan firm is n of the
Oldest in New York city, and in
other days had a high financial
X. q. Jackson, of the school board,
who il acting as superintendent of
the erection of the new high school
building, is not finding his task a
pleasant one by any means. Indeed,
he says il he had not become more
familiar with the plans and work
than any other member he should in
sist on being relieved. The brickma-
are making no end OF trouble,
striking because the board
very properly refuses to pay them all
they have earned before the work is
completed. The board has made lib
eral advances, as much as can safely
be risked, but the masOns iDsistupon
100 per cent and, meeting refusal,
have now withdra VII from the work.
taking all their tools. There remains
but about one weeks work ON the
brick contract, and other
may have to he secured to finish the
The following is the list of petit
jurors drawn for the March term OF
the district court: G.. NJ. GOodell.
P%hilbrook; j. NJ. Campbell, IL. A.
WEIGH, j. j. Thompson, p. T. ElstoD,
II. C. James, G. NJ. Stone, Jos. King,
&. c. Long, City; j. Lincoln, Albert
Schneider, Chas. p. Colver, Geo.
Carolus, Maiden; Il. +. Nichols,
Eugene Lewright, NJ. II. McClave, j..
d. Campbell, TIBET; n. G. Brockway,
Musselshell; Willard Bean, n. NJ. Me-
Danial Bean, Grass Range;
Jacob Knerr, Denton; Geo. Fitzpatrick,
Stephens, 5. j. Harding,
Maginnis; Louis Lehieldt, Lavina;
Edgar Hamilton, A. L. Moulton,
John Braiden, Stanford; c. II. Evers,
Several of the above named
Jurors cannot be served with process
"a they have left the county, while
Others are ineligible, now being civil
officers Of the state or county. The
grand jury will be drawn in open
court on the first day OF the term
and probably convened on the Mon.
day following.
Tr 0ldan Timae