Fergus County argus., 1900-12-19

David ailger left for Helena last sat
nrday. 1t is not probable that he will
extend his trip to Rosland at this time.
lie is expected home next Saturday,
L. j. Johns left for Great Falls on
Mondays coach on business. 1t is rum
ored that he will enter the field Of
journalism at the northern metropolis
Lieutenant Croft received a telegram
from the adjutant general of the state
last Saturday stating that the guns de-
sired for the Company drill were ship
ped on that day for Iewistown.
Geo. Pirrie came in from his stock
ranch at IIalbert yesterday and left for
the east to be gone two weeks. While
absent he will purchase some thorough
bred horses and cattle for his ranch
Billings Gazette.
Ed. c. Russell. the Helena attorney
who has been down at his ranch near
[ bet for some days past, was visitor
at the county seat Monday. lie was
pleased to note the growth and i'm
provement in Lewistown since his last
visit here.
Manager Meredith of the New Year
was in town Monday. lie said the work
which had been under way for some
time to increase the water supply at the
mill was completed last Saturday and
was entirely successful. A spring was
tapped about two miles from the prop
erty at much greater elevation and
pipes laid beneath the surface to convey
the water. Considerable heavy rock
was encountered in ditching for the
pipe but the additional water secured
thereby fully compensates for the ex-
pense incurred. With good surface pro-
lection Mr., Meredith says there is little
danger from freezing Mr.. Meredith
says the company lost another valuable
draft horse one day last week the animal
dropping dead in the harness while re,
turning to the mine from Lcwistown
with load of supplies. 1t was the larg,
gray which weighed about 1900 pounds
The horse which got fastened in tn,
brush some weeks since recovered ant
is as useful and valuable as ever.
Mrs. Charles Bessy returned last wecl
from Buffalo. New York, where sh,
was called about two months ago by
the dangerous illness of sister, VIII,
rallied after her arrival but is again
rapidly failing. Mrs. Bessy narrowl.
escaped two railroad wrecks en- rout
home. She thought some of remaining
Il day in Chicago, but changed her min'
and took the morning train out instca'
of the evening. The engine of the LAT
ter train blew up, killing several pas
scngers aud wounding quite number
one woman was blown through brio
building. She stopped in st. Paul t
visit relatives and remained a da
longer than She intended, through tn
persuasion of those whom She was visi
ing BY So doing she missed the wrec
on the Great Northern below Glasgow
in which two woman and little gil
were killed and a number wounded
Mrs. Bessy remained in Lewistown
guest of Mrs. Ilolzemer until yesterda,
5 when she proceeded TO her home beyon
TT. Maginnis.
, K. ). Hamilton, who has returned {
Helena from his ranch in this count
in an interview speaks cheeringly
: stock conditions here. He says: %
few more winters like the last one wi
be the making of the stockmen
Montana. for last winter and so Il
this year we have had comparative
no loss and most stockmen have hi
only to feed calves and old cows. II
myself | can say that saved one-thi
more calves last spring than | ever d
before. This was due TO the early spriI
we had, so that could save all calv
which came early, which in former wi
tiers | could not do, owing to the co
weather and a late spring. So far II
winter | have fed only my old cows a
some calves" Giving his experience
shipping cattle to Omaha and Chica
Mr.. Hamilton says: II shipped TWEEN
cars of cattle TO market last fall and
an experiment thought would try I
Omaha market for a few carloads.
shipped five ears of the lot 20 Oma
and the rest to Chicago. ! found I'll
the shrinkage in flesh and the cXper
in shipping was s. less a head in 81
|. ping to Omaha than it was TO Chicaj
! which can be accounted for by the d
ference in the distance. received wi
| consider pretty fair price at
) Omaha market, but the only faul
] have is that il is so easily glutted a
= overstocked, while at Chicago all
i stock shipped in can be disposed OF.
4 person shipping to Omaha is compel
Z to watch the market so as not TO run
] there when it is stocked. One of
4 drawbacks TO shipping to any mar
! from this district is the shrinkage
D the flesh Of the animals"