Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1900-09-26

Frank Fuller and family were at the
Day House last SATURDAY.
After many years experience in ar
ranging campaign tours through the
state the managers, usually located at
Helena, seem unable to 80 arrange Il
speakers itinerary that Lewistown may
he touched with any degree of comfort.
After $. G.. Murray spoke here Saturday
evening he was compelled to immedi-
ately take a night ride t. Harlow and
on Sunday travel Il Big Timber, his
date being at Glendive Monday even
ing. Mr.. Murray and Mr.. Smith had
travelled all of the Tuesday night pre-
vious from Choteau and, according to
arrangements, would have travelled
Friday night between Great Falls and
Lewistown, but thanks to the local
committee, they were enabled to spend
the night at Stanford and anne over by
private conveyance. From Lewistown
to Glendive is a big jump.
w. s.. Ferris, special agent of the Con-
necticut Fire Insurance company, of
Hartford, Connecticut, came in from
Utica last Sunday afternoon with +. X.
Cheadle, James NJ. Croft and O. w.
Belden, where the latter gentlemen
have just completed the organization of
a Mckinley and Roosevelt club. Mr..
Ferris home is in Salt Lake City, Utah,
but his duties rs agent conduct him
over a wide scope of territory, embrac-
ing every city and town in this part of
the country where the company has a
local representative. Mr.. Ferris spent
some time Monday comforting with A.
I. Harvey, who holds the Lewistowu
agency, and on the following day started
for Harlow and White Sulphur Springs,
thence going to Belgrade to adjust the
loss entailed upon the company by the
recent disastrous fire which visited that
community.
j. l.. Adams was very seriously in
jured in the New Year Mines about +.
o'clock last evening and his left hand
and wrist had to be a~mputated. Itwa.
the same old story of injuries while
blasting. The previous shift had put
in several holes, but all did not appear
TO be discharged and Adams and com
panions were warned when they enter
ed. After investigation, however, tn,
men thought all had gone off and pro
ceeded drilling. A charge exploded
striking Adams in the left arm, man
Cling the hand frightfully, decorating
the right arm and causing severe con
tusions on the face. DIR. Stone wa
summoned by telephone and reache,
the mine before midnight. This morn
ing the doctor reports the patient do
ing well and that his eyes which wer
believed to be injured, are all right
Adams had been employed at the mine
for upwards Of three mon this and wa
known as ''Curley."
The Fort Benton correspondent of tn
Great Falls Tribune tells the followin,
good story On the well known driver O
the Benton coach: Ibid | ever tel
you" said Billy Rowe, as he picked II
a decayed apple from Cranes fruit stan,
and fired it at DR.. Taylor's dog, Bot
did | ever tell you how | got left tn
other day as was driving to Lewis
town? Well, you see, | forgot to TAX
a fresh plug of chewing with me an,
about ten miles out | ran short. Every
body knows that old Hank Records is
Methodist. and not only won't cheN
himself, but won't have n man on Tn
place that does. So | couldn't get an.
there. Well, | got down to the last tw
bites when | met a seedy old fellow tina
asked me il | chewed. II was the onl
time in my life that / ever refused
man "A chew, but | was so hard run tina
| said No; | don't use it, Well h
said, i didn't know but what you did
| just found two plugs back there a hal
mile, and, as | don't use it myself, / in
tend TO give ii TO some fellow that does
Maybe you think will wei refuse an
other man."
Judge Sawyer, who came down iron
Gilt Edge this morning reports tina
in Mike O'Brien's stable nj noon yes;pr
day a horse knocked down and stamI
ed upon Chas. Mac n. inficting injuI
les from which he died late last even
ing. The deceased was nearly sixt
years Of age and lived heal the Hunte
ranch on Ford creek, but lately ha
been employed in hauling lumber t
Gilt Edge. the funeral will be hel
tomorrow and interment made at For
Maginnis. Mr.. Sawyer also report
that the population of Gilt Edge ha
been increased by two youngsters thi
week. Mrs. Allison Clark and Mrs. Wn
Martin being the proud mothers {
two healthy boys. A largely attende
meeting Of Republicans was held in I'll
camp this week and a Mckinley an
Roosevelt club formed, more extende
account of which will appear in OF
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