Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1900-09-12

j. w. Irwin, representing the Cado-
~gan-latcher manufacturing company,
of Quincy, Illinois, manufacturers of
blank books and office supplies, has
been spending several days in Lewis
town, taking away with him this morn
ing several large orders secured from
leading business firms here. This was
Mr. Twins first visit TO Lewistown
anu, ike all others, he was greatly sur
prised and much pleased with the size
and progressiveness Of Lewistown.
Alfred Clauson. a brother to Mrs.
Harry Brown, is Il visitor in town from
Galena, Illinois, having been with Mr..
Brown and his wife upon their trip
westward to this state. Although he
has lived the greater part of his life in
Galena and has been here but a short
time, Mr.. Clauson is already in love
with the grand old mountain state, and
in the near future may decide to locate
in this city. Before coming west Mr..
Clauson was connected with a gents
furnishing store in Galena, and if n
suitable opening presents itself he may
embark in the same business in Lewis
town.
Rev. August Lobitz, the pastor of
the German Lutheran church at Boze-
man. conducted services in German at
the Presbyterian church of this city
last Sunday. There were in the neigh
borhood of 20 persons in the congrega-
ton, there being besides those from
Lewistown a number of people who
had come from Beaver creek, Cotton
wood. Judith and other points in the
county to hear a sermon preached in
the beloved language of the Father
land. The same day Rev. Lobitz also
administered the rite of Baptism to the
infant son of Julius Peterson.
The district court will convene Sat
urday, but as no jurors have been sub
poenaed, because of the fact that no
June term was held, no jury cases will
probably be called until the latter part
of next week, this depending upon how
soon the sheriff can serve the venire.
There is quite an accumulation of bust
ness on the docket, the most important
case being the murder trial of John
Gowans, charged with the killing OF
"Slick Saddle" Brown at the Maloy
ranch on Plum creek this summer
Judge Tattan, recently appointed to
succeed Judge DuBose in this district,
is expected from Benton Friday night
to preside.
Quite IN interesting document was
filed with the other papers in a pro.
ceeding before the land Office Saturday.
The document in question is a copy OF
the final citizenship papers belonging
to James Fergus, the same having been
taken out as long ago as the year 1912,
in Jackson county, Iowa, when that
state was still a territory. The papers
are thus more than half a century old,
and were issued to the applicant four
years before Iowa was admitted to the
Union, an event which occurred in the
year 1916. The instrument is written
in ordinary long-hand script upon paper
now crumbling with age. but in spite OF
that fact the writing is still perfectly
clear and legible.
Last week a small party consisting OF
Mrs. Louis Landt and Mr.. Mier, of Bea.
yer Creek, the father of Mrs. Landt,
went over to Plum Creek for a few
days outing which were employed in
berrying and hunting. Mrs. Landt re.
lates that on Friday they were caught
in a severe electrical storm as beautiful
to behold a., it was dangerous. A horse
belonging TO the party which was
standing with seven others in a pasture
not far distant, was struck by light
ming and instantly killed, while the
other horses escaped entirely unharm-
ed. This left the party minus one
horse and in consequence they were
obliged to trail m Of their buggies
back to town.
1t has just come to our notice that
about the Goth of last month the Sage
Creek Sheep Co., of Utica. lost 1886 o It
of a band of between LOO and l,2UO
valuable Oregon bucks, while the same
were being driven from Great Falls To
the Judith Basin. The 1896 animals re-
ferred to died on Williams creek. near
Rocky Ridge, from having eaten of a
species of poisonous plant which grows
in that vicinity, the nature Of which,
however, nobody has yet been able to
determine. The bucks in this band
were of a very superior grade and qual-
ity, three Of them having cost as high
as siOO apiece, and two of these three
died, a total loss having been ~entailed
upon the owners of several thousand
dollars. Mr.. S. 5. Hobson was also in
terested in this shipment.
1t is absolutely impossible % give
any outline which would be reasonably
J accurate of the nominees 10 be named