Fergus County argus., 1899-09-13

Monday was n bad day for the
Brown family, IL would appear. Ross
Brown handled the ribbons on the
incoming Benton coach and among
the passengers were II. c. Brown and
bride, Mrs. j. X. Brown and two
children and Mrs. Fleumer. and chill
dren. The stage tipped over, injuring
several Of the passengers quite Sc
verely and delaying arrival at Lew
istown until 4 a. m. Tuesday. Ross
Brown did not escape uLscathed, but
as near as can be ascertained the ac-
cident was not easily avoidable.
Just four inches devoted to the
trial of Patrick Dwyer, which at
tracted throngs to the court room for
four days and was talked offrom one
end OF Fergus county to the other,
Is the record made by our contem-
porary last week. No attempt was
made To report the evidence, simply
an announcement that such a trial
was held and its result. Yet our
contemporary frequently compli-
ments itself on it's news service. The
ARGUS published colums of matterOn
the subject and acknowledges many
compliments. But critics should not
be too hard on the Democrat. 1t
contained something about the
"kelly family" and short para
graph about the Wright family"
That counts for ''news"-the way
the editor figures ii.
An extensive prairie fire has been
raging Tor week near the head of
Cottonwood. The fire was started
by n lightning stroke In the storm of
the 9th inst. and has spread until
Sunday 1t was nearly five miles long
and almost as wide, dying down Ia
the night and gaining headway
through the day. While not yet in
the timber, it is doing great damage
to the range, Bnd the people of that
section should take steps at once to
head 1t off or extinguish it entirely.
Saturday Geo. Rohrbaker called on
the commissioners requesting author
ity tn employ men to fight the fire,
but the commissioners believed they
were without authority and that the
residents Of that section should at
tend to the work for their own pro-
lection, as those of other sections
have frequently done in past years.
Taxpayers and all interested in the
proceedings of the city council are
wondering why the Democrat, organ
ofthecouncil and city administration,
gives so little attention to the bus-
ness transacted by that "august
body" II we are not mistaken the
leading clause In the bid submitted
by MIR. Johns for the city printing,
and on which he was awarded the
contract, was to the effect that he
would publish free the proceedings OF
the council, yet, tho many meetings
have been held since such contract
was awarded, not single report Of
theproceedings has appeared in our
contemporary. This In hut a fair
sample Of the idea he has OF the full
fillment OF contract, hut possibly
since the ARGUS refers to the matter
Mr.. Johns will make some apology
toward the fulfillment OF his offer.
A movement Is on foot looking to
the division Of the Ubet-G -Garneill
school district and while no petition
to that end has yet been presented to
the county superintendent: one may
be expected as considerable dissatis-
faction appears to exist. Local jeal-
ousies have almost torn asunder the
residents of that district and at the
present time, private subscription is
sustaining school near Ubet, while
a nine months term IL contemplated
at the district school house at Gar
neill. Without any pretensions OF
acquaintance with the actual merits
OF the case, Ii would seem tnat should
"a reasonable number of parents Of
school children desire the division,
personal feeling on the part Of Others
should not interfere. The distance
from school houses is frequently such
n hardship to children that they are
deprived ofthe opportunity foreduca-
tion, tho their enrolment adds to
the apportionment of the district.