Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1900-04-11

Notice the program for the must.
Gale next week.
F. W. Finch and family left Monday
via Martinsdale for Red Lodge, Car
bon county.
The Home Workers OF the Presby-
terrain church have postponed their
chicken pie dinner until next week.
The Rev. Father vermaat returned
from his western trip on Wednesday
OF last week. He reports a very en-.
ioyable time.
T. s. Frost, who was In from For
est Grove yesterday, said that while
some snow had fallen In that section,
IL was not nearly SO heavy as In the
Basin. Through the moutains travel
was almost impossible.
Nicholas Kizer. Of Castle Butte,
was last week adiudged insane and
Sheriff Shaw took him to the asylum
Monday. Mr.. Kizer. who has made
his home near Lewistown for a num-
Der of years, has been subject to apo
plectic fits for years and his sad
condition Is ascribed to that nffec-
ton.
In this issue appears the program
arranged bv Mrs. Eddy and assist
ants hon each Of the church socie-
ties, for the musicale to be given
Wednesday evening Of next week ut
Culver's hall. The musicale IL alto
gether n benefit, those participating
giving their services for the cause OF
the churches, among which the pro-
ceeds will be equally divided. The
event is well worthy Of support.
Joseph VnnNorman OF Stanford
died mt the residence Of c. n. McDon-
aid on Fifth avenue Monday morning
of typhoid pneumonia. Deceased
came over from Utica early last week
with II. q. Phillips and when Mr..
Phillips was ready to return Mr.. Van
Norman felt too i'll to travel 30 de-
cided to remain, visiting with his
friends Mr.. Mcdonald and wife. He
rapidly grew worse and passed away
as stated. The deceased il a brother
OF Elias VanNorman, recently OF
Stanford. The remains have been
taken to MartInsdale by Mr.. Nc
Donald and will be shipped from
there to lockwood, Ontario. Canada,
where deceased's parents reside. He
was about As years Of age.
Yesterdays coach from Martins
dale was seriously delayed by heavy
SHOWS In the Judith Gap. Between
Okla and TIBET the snow was report
ed to be nearly two feet deep and 30
heavy that 1t was impossible for the
heavily laden coach tocOmet through.
Passengers were compelled to walk
and the coach and Its contents were
abandoned until a thaw permitted a
rescue. No coach reaching Lewis
town during the morning. an extra
was run out In sections, tho first car
rying mail and express and n pass
enger and the second three passen-
gers. At Cottonwood transfer was
made on the inbound and the extras
turned back. Beyond Okla there Is
said to be no snow OF any account.
Tom Micho has received news OF
the drowning Of his brother which
occurred ON the Columbia River. Flat.
head county, on the End inst. David
Micho was engaged In logging on the
Columbia and II Ia supposed had
started for town, two companions
accompanying him on IA raft down
the river. The raft struck arock and
one OF the men fell In the water, while
Micho and M companion stuck to
the rock. The man who fell In sue
ceeded In reaching shore and as soon
as possible came back opposite to his
companions. He told them to walt
until he could get a rope to help them
ashore. but Micho replied that they
could not stand the cold and told the
man on shore to cut n dry pole and
throw 1t in that they might Jump for
1t. The man did 80 and Micho and
and his partner jumped, but failed to
reach the pole and were lost. The
bodies had not been recovered at last
accounts. Deceased leaves a wife
and family. Mrs. Micho being a
daughter Of Mrs. Peter Shields.