Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1900-08-22
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The timber iiresin the SnOwies have
warmed up the saw mill men abatch
and for a time both mills were
Obliged To blow off steam, but avery
grievous downpuur OF rain has, with
an accompaniment Of hail as big
as hickory nuts, cooled things OFF
around the edges so that Charlie
Stewart with his crew of mill hands,
has venturCd back and are hard at
work filling back orders.
Walker Elliot has moved into his
2ixG0 blacksmith shop and is work
ing overtime III get ahead of his
work. This il the third shop Mr.,
Elliot has had Ia build since coming
to Garneill. Every one being much
larger than the lust.
The Johnson boys have started
out their steam thrcsher with Jake
Moore mt the throttle. This thrcshcr
is one Of the best that ever came intu
thecountry. We hear the work ior the
machine will br light this year.
There are reports where some fields,
since the hail storm, have only yield
ed one out To the acre,
The Republican primary held here
Saturday the 18th was the largest
held in the history OF the precinct.
Everything was a. harmonious and
peaceful rs II meeting of Dunkard-
before the feet washing begins. The
delegates elected were W. L. Neill. l.,
+. Duffy and L. C.. Hill. Altcrnates,
Ed. Hart, DR.. Thompson and Sam
Dalgan.
"Jinks!" yelled his honor from the
sidewalk under my window. lilo
Jinks, Ho-" And then we heard
the twang of n broken fiddle string
behind Us and turned just in time t.
see the office boy with n scared look
on his face, climbing out OF the back
window and the last thing we no,
ticed MS he slipped over the window
sill, was what looked suspiciously
like a bean shooter hanging ont %
his pistol pocket. The next instant
the door flew open ana his honor
swept into the room, hot as q tim
Der fire and roaring like a Missouri
jack. He had a lump over his lrf
eye as big as n Waterbury watch
After he had gotten through smash
ing every hole and corner q itheroon
he came over To where we were sit
ting, and looking ut Us ioramomcn
he said Ia cold storage tones, "Jink
do you know there was an attcmp
TO assassinate the mayor OF CARMEL
and that be was shot at from you
window and hit with "A slug asbiga
a billiard ball, and yet you sit ther
as II IL was an every day occurrence?
Before we could answer, he sait
lever since the king OF Italy wa
killed he knew the great men OF I'll
earth were marked for slaughter an
that he had a strong presentmer
that some Dago was ON his trail an
Mt the moment the shot was fired !
was OFF his guard, but the assassin
arm faltered at the critical momeI
and the people of Garneill were saw,
from a great calamity" Here Il
old man stopped and was sparrlr
for wind, when we broke I'm with 1
explanation Of how it occurred, te
ing him the Office boy was instruct,
to clear the sidewalk OF all peoI
who were liable by their loud talk
disturb me in my work, aud that
carrying out my Instructions, heb
evidently taken him for a gny al
festive shepherd and had hit nj
with a bean shooter. What"
yelled, shot with "A bean-a co
mon soup bean-and there's been
beetle browed dago on my trail, wi
a knife up his sleeve az long as a ca
airy sabre? And n m scab
an Office boy shot me with a so
bean? links rest your eye on tn
fracture over my eye and tell M,
anything short Of a 5O.caliber nee,
gun could have raised a lamp II
that" Before | could rally he grt
bed his hat, iammed it or his hel
with the bow of the hat band o,
his right eye and muttering to hi
self as he went down the hall, abe
shooter-soup bean-no attempt