Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1900-07-11
Chas. Wright wa. h,o.obt Il, from

the New Year mine yesterday and 10
occupying a couch at the home OF
bis brother. Edmund Wright, Tues
day morning, while working at a
bench. an axe fell on and the blade
passed through his shoe and into his
loot, but fortunately fell l~engthwise
80 that only Il severe flesh wound
resulted.
Mrs. Ernest pitfer died at the resi-
dence OF j. j. Thompson Saturday
last after a short illness. hIr. and
Mrs. Piffer came from Colorado last
March and the former has been driv-
Ing team for Mr.. Thompson. both OF
them making thel- home with the
Thompsons. The remains were In
TERED Monday afternoon.
one OF the largest woolgrowers,
who was In towI last week, IL re-
ported to have said that he would
not sell his wool clip for less than
nineteen cents and that II the buyers
did not want to pay that he would
consign to a Philade phia house and
take his own chances on the market.
He can afford to do / and doubtless
will.
Great Falls Tribune: Every day
more clearly indicates the intention
OF growers To hold tleir wool unless
satisfactory bids ire made, and
nothing more plainly shows this
than the Insurance that Is being
placed. Growers are insuring their
wool on their ranches, in transit, in
the warehouse and In ears, and are
~yaluing it largely IT from Is to 20
cents, although n few, to save pre-
miums. value their clips at II cents.
William Mcdonald, n nineteen year
old son OF Jos. Mcdonald Of Garneill,
has been Mt the residence Of his rela-
tive. Neill Mcdonald, OF Fifth avenue
for some time past receiving atten-
ton from physicians, but was taken
home today. The young man sui
iered AN attack OF pneumonia which
was followed by nm absess on the
lungs and recently this broke, leaving
the patient In n very serious condi.
ton.
At Great Falls yesterday two small
wool clips, n unknown, were
sold at IA cents. 5. S. Hobson offer
ed n clip for which he last year re-
ceived l0h cents and was bid ~.
cents. He refused To sell. Henry
Lapham, OF Ph%ilbrOok, also offered
his clip yesterday, but refused to sell
at the price offered, IL cents. This
morning two clips from near Choteau
were offered, but the figures Is cents
and l4k cents were refused. At Bill
ings yesterday two clips were Soda
II cents.
Billings Gazette: Bonds have been
filed with the government by W. H..
Donovan, of this city, and W. IL.
Simons, formerly Of Lcwistown, for
licenses Nv Indian traders on the
Crow reservation. Mr.. Donovan
will open two stores, n at the
Pry or creek s~ub-agcncy and the
other on the Big Horn river near st.
Xavier mission, wE"- NJ. Simons
will locate on the Little Horn river,
near Crow Agency. Both the gentle
men have strong capital backing
them in their enterprises and thoy
will put In heavy stocks OF goods,
with which they expect TO make
strong competition for u share OF the
Indian trade. All the annual dis
~bursements made by the government
on the reservation amount to over
100000
s. s. Beebe OF Seattle, has been
visiting his family 10 Lewistown for
several days during the past week.
Mr.. Bebee has made his home on the
coast for some time past. Relative
TO the late result in Oregon and the
political feeling on the coast, Mr..
Bebse said that IL would be impossi-
BILE for the democratic party 10 win
anything in that section either on
the worn out issue OF III to | or on
the new issue Of imperialism" lie
says that by far the great majority
Of merchants and laboring men in
that section look with great favor
on our new acquisitions in the far
east and would not tolerate any
candidate who favored giving up
what they consider n golden oppor.
tunity. The late elections in Oregon
prove this to be the case.
III. &, Jaeger, n prominent citizen
OF Helena, has been in Fergus county
for a week past tuning pianos. lie
called at the ARGUS office Saturday
and talked of the late democratic
convention. Mr.. Yarger THINKS that
platform and candidates are n prac-
teal Abandonment Of the rnst and
that any hope to curry middle and
western states sufficient to make W
for the defeat Of 1896 will be practi.
cally impossible. Mr.. Yaegcr il just
ly proud OF his political associations
and that each ono OF his four boys
all OF whom have earned their own
living and seen and thought for
thcmselves-are as strang In the
faith Of Republicanism as their father
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