Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1899-12-13

the week that Charles Sloan, o Of
j. d. Sloan, had smallpox, but DR.
Stone, who examined him, says that
IL IL not so.
Norman Poland and wife were In
town q couple OF days last week, en-
route from their wedding trip, which
extended as far east as New York
city. Mr.. and Mrs. Poland are now
at home To their friends in Gilt Edge.
Jack Frost has arrived and un-
packed his trunk for a long visit.
The arrival of the old gent was
marked by a heavy fall OF snow Mon
day night and Tuesday, and last
night the temperature fell to 10 de-
grees below.
Another case OF n man being mis-
taken for n deer and shot, occurred
In Lewis & Clarke county last week.
The mar with the gun was Peter
Hilger and the injured man il David
Beach, both OF Helena. Fortunately
Hilger shot low and the bullet only
passed through Beach's leg, break
ing one bone, but 1t will be sufficient
to keep him in bed for some time and
possibly cripple him for life.
Hon. +. h. Cheadle returned Mon
day evening from Benton, reaching
town before the storm hadcontinued
SO long rs to make travelling hard.
Mr. Cheadle delivered lectures at Ben
ton, Havre, Glasgow, Malta, Har-
lem and Chinook, under the auspices
of Rev. Robbins OF the Episcopal
church Of Benton, and everywhere
was greeted by good sized audiences
and interested listeners. He SAYS he
greatly enjoyed the trip and that the
church realized a considerable profit.
His subject was personal Expert
ences in Fourteen Months as a Vol
%unteer."
On the 9th inst. the Johanna Min
ing Co., through its representative,
Mr.. A. III. S. Bird, successors in inter-
est to John L. Bright, judgment
creditor, paid to Sheriff Shaw, $50
176.lN, the amount due in the matter
Of the redemption uf the Spotted
Horse group. A settlement was Ell
fected the same day between the sher-
iii and Mrs. n. Belangcr and Oscar
Stephens, who purchased the prop
erty Mt sheriff's sale onc year before.
The county commissioners were
unable to complete their busincsslast
week and met again Monday, but
the annual statement not being
ready, a special meeting was called
for tomorrow to receive and approve
the same, previous to publication.
Owing to the fact that such n large
proportion of taxes were paid the
last few days of November and the
first of December it has been impossi-
BILE for the county clerk to close his
books and submit his annual report,
while at the same time attending to
his duties as clerk of the board. The
statement will appear mex week.
Notwithstanding the denial of Mr.,
II. j. Johns some three weeks ago
that he did not intend TO re-enter the
newspaper business in Ferguscounty,
In fact had given a bond that be
would not for the period of tire
years, the report seems to be persist
emily reiterated, with what founda-
ton, we do not know. The latest il
that the publishers will be Finch,
Johns & Co., the senior member be.
ing f. w. Finch, and that the lower
floor Of the new Cort Il Worden
building will be occupied. Our re-
porter called upon Mr.. Finch yestcr.
day and that gentleman said that
there was no truth I'm the report,
that he had no intention of going in.
tn the newspaper business, had not
subjected the new quarters to Nr,
Johns nor did he expect to, but that
he would himself occupy the building
with q line OF merchandise. As To
to the intentions OF Mr.. Johns, Mr.
Finch expressed Ignorance.
j. ]. Thompson returned last week
from Gallatin, where he had been
summoned at the time OF the dlsap'
pearence OF his brother. George
Thompson, from home, the full par
ticulars Of the return OF whom ap'
peared In our issueof last week. Mr.
Thompson was at his brother'i
home when the latter arrived and
says that the condition Of the nan
was most pitliul. His clothes were
different than those he had worn
when he left BOzeman for home and
his eassn seemed to have takeI
flight. Up to the time Mr.. j. j
Thompson left. II had been impossi
BILE to obtain a satisfactory account
from the unfortunate man OF his ex
5 %periences, but II 10 believed that HI
was held up and robbed, after being
; pounded to insensibility. aud was
} then taken TO some point not far
from his own hone and kept as lone
as 1t was deemed safe, then he wa
turned loose and left TO wander
: Twenty dollars was not found by thu
! thieves, being In a pocket In thu