Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1899-07-19

JOS. O'Ncill. an old timero Helena,
having been one of the first prospec-
tors In st. Louis gulch, Is in town
for a few days. Mr.. 0'Neill thought
of embarking In the lime business
but after a canvass Of the situation
cannot see that the market will war
rant such an investment as he should
desire tn make. 1t is quite probable
that lie will remain, however, and
engage in another pursuit.
j. ID. Waite of Utica was in town
Monday last aud the following day
left for Great Falls to sell his wool
clip, which amounts to about $4,000
pounds, one of the biggest Fergus
county clips nu the market this year.
Other sheep men who are now in
Great Falls selling their wool are q.
NJ. Stone, n. 4. Smith, f. X. Warren,
A. W. Bower, e. IL. Perrine and W.
+. Vinson.
We are In receipt OF letters from
Arthur I. Harvey and Il. ID. Barton
of Company |, written from San
Fernando about May 3Oth, and both
In reply To allegations made in the
columns Oi the Democrat to the
effect that officers Of Company | had
displayed cowardice in action. Both
letters are very emphatic aud will be
of interest to all who know the Off
GERS or have seen the charges made.
They will appear next week.
In the light OF the decision Of the
attorney general quite IA number of
votes will he lost. as there are some
forty-6ve gentlemen engaged In
trades or occupations in town who
claim h0mesteads In other portions
of the county. To vote in town they
must have resided hereforsix months
last past and six months away from
the homestead il abandonment.
Which horn of the dilemma will they
accept? The best way for them To
do is tu stay away from the polls.
Sheriff Dunn of Custer county, was
in town last week and took back
with him "A mar by the name OF Will
son apprehended at Gilt Edge and
arrested on the charge of dispOsing
vi mortgaged property. Sheriff
Dunn recently made a trip through
the Hole-in-the- Wall country, Wyom-
ing, in search of the Union Pacific
train robbers. He says Ii is the
hardest country In which to hunt
criminals he has ev r seen. That
probably u great majority vi the in
habitants are criminals and that
every obstacle is thrown In the way
of the officers.
We wonder what the next dodgeo
the Democrat will be to get into print
the title Jim, the Bird" once ap.
piled to one of the aldermen from the
First ward. The cards did the work
finely last week. Let the good work
go on; it makes votes for Mr.. CorcO'
ran. But really 1t IL too had Johns
had to pay up that mortgage. What
a difference in a mans feelings a lit
tie thing like that sometimes makes
How about 1t, voters! Are you go
ing to have JEFF run the town? Hi
partner, "Doc," said he was likely t.
leave shortly. Surely one man ough.
not he asked to do all the work
Would 1t not be betterto select abou'
, seven menfrom the Republican ticket
, They are all good ones
F. I. Colver of Warm Spring creel
remarked to the writer whilei In tow
last week that the impression pre-
/ vailed abroad that the object Of es
= tablishing a county high school wa
, that Lewistown should shift to tn
entire county the new high schoO
building and the debt therefor
/ amounting to well on to $4,000
: Such Is not the cas at all. Lewis
town built that school. owns it ant
! trusts to continue to own it. Fer
gus county will be asked only to es
lablish and conduct a high sclloo
; therein, II the proposition carries
making such arrangements with tn
trustees Of this district for the rent u
the upper floor as may seem reason
able. The conducting Of "A count.
high sclloo, Is what the county 1
asked to pay for, not the purchase q
the building.