Fergus County argus., 1900-12-12


There will be third growth of grass
il this weather continues great while
longer.
Quite an important deal was consum-
mated this week by y. b. Smith, attor-
ney for Butte syndicate, of which W.
W. Mcdowell is secretary and state
treasurer elect, Judge A. II Barrett as
president of three leading properties at
Copperopolis, the Jamison. Calumet and
Crittenden mines. Mr.. Mcdowell had
this property bonded for $4,000 up to
September last, allowing it to lapse.
but has now rc-bonded it at SI5O,OoO.
paying $4,000 and agreeing to make
$4,000 payment in six months. The
bond, we believe, is to run one year on
ly. w. w. Mcdowell is expected here
in few days from Butte with an ex-
pert and will make thorough exami-
nation for the new company and will
put crew of men TO work.-lIusband-
man.
t. j. Johns says the agreement which
he made last fall, under the terms of
which he was not to engage in or be
connected with the publishing of IA
paper in Fergus county for three years,
was cancelled by Walter Cooper, chair
man of the Democratic state committee.
This being annulled, he says he expects
to put in a new newspaper plant in
Lewistown next spring. lie made such
an advantageous sale of the Eagle plant
that it would not be surprising were he
to try to deal the cards again, although
possibly he is simply ''bluiling" and
anticipates being able to buy the old
Democrat plant at sacrifice. Regard
ing that possibility Mr.. Johns said, ~
don't want it," and added us reason,
IL don't want the odium that attaches
TO it, Mr.. Johns is great humorist.
County Attorney Smith is in receipt
of letter from Attorney General Nolan
to the effect that the cause of delay in
the hearing of the appeal in the Howell
murder ease was occasioned by the
failure of the attorneys for the defend
ant to file their brief in the time re-
quired by law. The attorney general
could have secured the dismissal of the
case on these grounds, but being an is
sue wherein mans life was involved,
he did not wish to take advantage o!
tcchnicalities and has awaited the pleas
ure of MesSrs. Cort Il WOrden. The
case will not he set until the supreme
court calls the calendar in January ant
should the date for hearing then bC
fixed decision viii hardly be handed
down before February. This will post
pone the eXecution-providing the low
er court is sustained, as appears prac
tically certain-until March at tn,
earliest.
From Commissioner Slayton we learl
! that fully one hundred thousand hea'
of sheep will be fed this winter on tn
Yellowstone, within twenty miles o
| Billings The shortage Of hay and tn
poor feed on The ranges, together witt
e the immense crops of alfalfa raised il
: the above valley, make such disposi
4 ton of the bands advisable. Som
growers this side of the Mussclshel
I have driven part of their bands TO tn
c Yellowstone for that purpose, anon
g them being Mr.. d. F. Slayton. Alfalf
l. seems to be raised with great success
in the Yellowstone valley, where larg
|. irrigation bitches guarantee two q
three crops every year. II is col
stantly growing in favor among stool
men and should be given greater after
tion in this section. One stockman |
this county harvested three crops tn
year and fourth was fully six inch,
high when cold weather checked i
further growth.
The ARGUS has no desire to be jun
ing on to the school board every wee
or two yet it seems that some effo
should be made TO remedy the defecti'
heating facilities at the new schoolbuil
ing. II improperly constructed or n
properly operated the fact should
known and the difficulty overcome
some way. 1t is said that the phi
!, the basement are not covered and q.
a great deal of the heat IS neutraliz
j by the cold air with which they cor
in contact in making the circuit Of &,
: room. II is also said that the consum
! tion of coal is something enormoJ
= indicating that great deal of fuel
2 used TO secure very little heat. or th
/ the heat is going to waste in some ma
ner II is evident something should
: done TO improve matters. Why won
! it not be well for a committee of O
i citizens TO join the school board II
q thorough investigation Of the heati
\ plant, learn its defects and apply Sol
4 remedy as soon as practicable. The
3 are those in town familiar with Il
! method of heating who might impi
4 some information that would be
3 value until the plant could be everha