Fergus County argus., 1901-11-13

I Gown, County ano state J.

Thomas Halbert of Halbert is in the
city attending court.
Thomas Pratt and Horace Hill are
visiting Hunters Hot Springs.
Owen Connolly of Philbrook was a
visitor to the county seat yesterday.
A marriage license was granted to S.
j. Belcher and Leonora Wolfe of Rock
ford this week.
A marriage license was granted this
week to Wilbur Moore and Laura b.
Boyer, both of Deerfield.
The Hon. A. B. Lehman left this
morning for San Francisco and points
of interest on the Pacific coast.
The roof has been placed on the Citi-
zens' Electric Co.'S building and the
construction work is almost completed.
w. S. Wareham and Miss Ellis
Bashum of Kendall were married by
Judge Cheadle on Thursday. The happy
couple returned to Kendall after the
ceremony.
The district school clerk has been in
structed to enforce the compulsory edu-
cation act, and for the benefit of our
readers we would state that the ages TO
which the act applies are between s
and IA years.
j. o. Gilkerson has sold bunch of
lis head of eastern steers to benjamin
Poole of Stanford. The animals are a
part of the shipment received in Lewis
town from Kansas this fall, and were
sold at s3s per head.
A Billings dispatch says that Oscar
Stephens has sold to Geo. Hubbard of
Mankato, Mimi, 1900 lambs and 5000
ewes; also that w. A. Hedges has dis
posed of a large band of old ewes and
wethers to Miles City buyers.
Miss Katherine Anderson is acting as
amanuensis for Miss PEBBLES, county
superintendent of schools, who is pre-
vented from writing by reason of an
injury to her right hand, which was
received in runaway short time ago.
w. T. Mcfarland and Henry Surpre-
nant win shortly go to the Horse Shoe
Bar ranch for the purpose of taking
photographs of the Kendall pipe line
and its surroundings. When finished
the pictures will be for sale by Mr.. Sur
prenant.
The Hon. James Fergus of this coun-
ty has been chosen as a member of the
Montana Auxiliary Committee TO aid
the Mckinley Memorial organization.
A detailed account of the various APP
pointments throughout the state can
be found in the columns of this edition.
James p. Corcoran has purchased the
Dewitt property on Third avenue for
consideration of 81 900, and it is his
intention to erect eleven houses thereon
next spring. The houses will contain
in the neighborhood of eight rooms and
will be commodious and first-class resi-
dences
Among the Utica items which ap-
peared in the Democrat last week we
find the following: "Mr. Dudly Rick
ard is improving nicely since he was
kicked by broncho." 1t would be in
teresting to know the state of Mr..
Richards health prior tn being kicked
by broncho.
Irwin Pierce, who short time ago
secured position with the Power
Mercantile Co., has been suffering
from a severe attack of sickness which
necessitated confinement to his room
for several days. At this writing Mr..
Pierce is much better and it is to be
hoped, will soon be on his feet again.
w. j. Rafter was allowed twenty-four
hours last week, by an order of the
court, in order to give him a chance to
get bonds. Every opportunity was
given him, in spite of which he failed
to obtain the necessary security and
had to return to Jail and await his trial
for grand larceny, which will take place
this term of court.
Professor Silloway of the Fergus
county high school received a consign'
ment of marine subjects Monday from
the Ward Natural Science establish
ment of Rochester, N. Y. The ship
ment contained starfish, jellyish and
other marine animals, which will bt
used in illustrating lessons in natural
history in the schools.
John Lee, otherwise known as "Gold
en- Jack, f" is in the city attending court
Mr.. Lee has prospected in the judith
mountains for many years, and has
some good looking prospects in the vi
cinity of Armells creek. He was the
prime mover and originator of the
Golden Jack Mining Co., which had ex
tensive mining properties in the Ar
mells district. Like all old prospectors
Jack" has many tales of lost oppor
tunities TO recount, and would no doub
have been wealthy il he had been abl'
to work some of his many finds.