Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1900-11-21

In Judge Lindsey's court in Butte a
decision has been rendered upholding
the validity of the statute which re-
quires grocers or other parties dealing
in liquors to take out a retail liquor
license, as well as their merchandising
license. The law on the subject was
confictory and many dealers have
avoided the payment pending decision.
This decision is only just to the liquor
dealers, who must themselves pay a
much higher revenue to the state than
were they dealing in other forms Of
merchandise.
Rev. Mr.. Winters, Of the Methodist
church, preached last Sunday night from
these words of st. Paul: ''Having the
form of Godliness but denying the
form. The pastors rhetoric, his ina
gerry, his figures of speech and his apt
illustrations were a surprise and plea
sure to several strangers who stampeded
from the cold highway into the warmth
and welcome of the congregation. The
pastor announcedt that soon after Christ
mas there would be a revival in the
church and he hoped there would be a
greater awakening of the power than
had ever occurred in Lewistown. He also
said he thought Lewistown presented a
field for extensive operations.
At the regular quarterly teachers
examination held in the court room
Friday and Saturday of last week by
County superintendent PEBBLES the fol-
lowing applicants took the prescribed
examination and were awarded %certifi-
Gates as named: Z. NJ. Drinkard, of
Gilt Edge, Miss Alta Perry, of Gilt
Edge, Miss Margaret Shipman, of Lew
istown, each professional; Miss Maud
Lindsey and Miss Clara Main. of Lew
istown, each first grade; Miss Agnes
Hughes, of Alpine, third grade. W.
NJ. Chance, of Cottonwood, also rcceiv-
ed a certificate of the first grade. Miss
PEBBLES has kindly furnished us with IA
list of the questions and we will pub
lish them next week.
David Hilger reported yesterday
morning that he had heard over the
Armell telephone line of the finding of
a man nearly frozen to death-thc first
fatality of the season. Monday after
noon while two employees of Oscar
Stephens were driving sheep from the
old Chamberlain ranch TO the Red
Barn they saw a man in the coulee
walking about in a queer manner APP
preaching, he was found to have his
shoes in his hand, his hat under his
arm and TO be totally demented. His
legs and feet were frozen to the knees,
both arms were frozen and his face in
an awful condition. He was about forty
five years of age, but his identity had
not been learned. The unfortunate was
taken to the home ranch and when the
word was Sent in he wasexpectcd to die at
any time. His dclirium made it impos-
sible to gain anything from him con
cerninG who he was or where he came
from.
Rev. Mr.. Pfaus, pastor of the Presby-
terrain church, announced from his pull
pit, last Sunday morning that the ladies'
Of that chuch will give a free social in
the church next Friday evening. He
said the ladies feel under obligations to
the people of Lewistown for assistance
given them in the past, and took this
method Of expressing their gratitude.
II is understood that not a cent will be
charged for admission or anything else.
The Lewistown swain may, accordingly,
tuck his best girls hand under his arm,
and take her there and fill her up with
mince pie, like your mother used to
make, boiled eggs and hot coffee with
out fear of going broke. This being the
programme in part a packed house is
predicted for next Friday evening. A
literary and musical programme is also
being prepared. Mrs. Wiedeman of the
Home Workers society informs us, how
ever, that the social has been postponed
until next Tuesday evening.
f. w. King, manager Of the Great
Northern Mining Il Development 20.
at Gilt Edge, spent Monday in Lewis
town. He has lately spent some days
in viewing the mining work in other
camps of the Judith and Moccasin
mountains, and says that the mining
people in all districts look forward to
a year of great activity and large earn
ings. In the Moceesins Mr.. King al.
ready has a crew at work building
foundations for his new mill, which
will be Of 100 ton capacity and work
the ore from the mines he purchased
for $4,000 from j. p. Barnes and
others. The Kendall mill is reported
running constantly and its capacity be-
ing increased from time to time. BY
early spring the full amount Of 100 tons
daily will be worked. Last week Mr..
Kendall was visited by r. II. Floyd