Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1901-10-09

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when j. f. Brady, who ravished little
Hazel Pugsley, was strung up to a tele-
graph pole by an angry mob.
The saddle and coat which was stolen
from J.. b. Ritch on his trip to Gilt
Edge last week has been recovered.
Deputy Sheriff Martin made a thorough
search of the premises in the vicinity of
the Pott ranch, from where the sad
die was taken, and succeeded in find
ing the stolen property IN the willows
about 300 yards from the barn.
The Fergus county Teachers insti-
tute, which had been announced to
convene Tuesday, Oct. 18th, will not
be called until Wednesday, the 10th in
slant, but the sessions will continue
over Saturday, the 10th. The institute
will be held in the assembly room of
the school building. Miss PEBBLES,
county superintendent, now has the
program in preparation.
Peter Pugsley, the father of the FIVE
year-old child who was raped in Hell
ena last week, and who was identified
as a member of the mob who lynched
Brady, was released last Saturday from
custody ON 81 900 bail which was fur
nished by Thomas A. NARROW, r. ii.
Kleinschmidt, Jacob Fischer, Knute
Opheim and r. C. Wallace, five well
known citizens of Helena.
One more of Chas. Williams willy
raccoons has been accounted for and s.
4. Low, whose chicken house was
raided the other night, has it securely
Gagged. The two animals which were
still in captivity have been sent to
Fred Huffman's ranch at Castle Butte.
1t is not known whether Mr.. Huffman
intends to start in the coon raising
business, but if he does his neighbors
have our deepest sympathy.
The mail sack which is to be used in
handling the Kendall mail arrived at
the Lewistown postofiice on Sunday
morning and vas accompanied by in
structions to the postmaster to place
the Kendall mail therein and hand it to
the carrier, as there is no mail route TO
Kendall, and until such route and a
postofiice are established there will be
no regular time for the arrival of the
mail at that lively mining camp.
Great Falls Tribune: 1t is probable
that Rev. George Edwards and family,
now of Helena, will again become resi-
dents of this city. Mr.. Edwards has
been offered the SUPPLEMENTARY Of the
Presbyterian Sunday school missionary
work in the state, and II he should
accept would make Great Falls his
headquarters. He is now pastor of a
Helena church, but the position is &.
n~ancially less attractive than the one
that has been offered him.
A horse which is the property of
Emil Jensen, which was in the Elkhorn
barn corral last Monday, was hit in the
neck by a stray 5000 bullet and badly
hurt. About the time the animal was
struck a rifle shot was heard by sew
eral citizens who were in the vicinity
of the barn at the time and whose
opinion was that it came from the
direction of Jos. Pratt's field on Buck.
skin fat. An effort was made BIZ the
city marshal to find the person who
fred the shot, but without success.
Mayor Cook has received a number OF
letters from prominent 6nanciers who
ask for information regarding the pro-
posed issue of bonds by the city OF
Lewistown, and there is hardly any
doubt but that IL the issue is made the
bonds will be sold at a premium. Last
Thursday two letters were received by
the mayor, n being from Kountze
Bros. a firm of New York bankers,
and the other from Farson Leach & Co.
OF Chicago. Both letters contained O
request for information as to the pro.
posed issue and asked for an early reply,
Frank Lamb and Constable Divers OF
Utica arrived in Lewistown last Friday
bringing with them a resident of thai
place who had suddenly become non,
compos mentis. In the first excite
ment of the arrival at the Jail it wa,
rumored that it was the Utica CORES
pondent of the Democrat, who wa,
suffering from brain exhaustion, bu'
on further inquiry it was found to b,
Frank Lavinger, who was the victim o.
a slight attack of mental alteration
This is the second attack Of this NAL
ady to which Mr.. Lavinger has been
subject in the last four years, ant
though he is not suffering from a dan
gerous form Of the disease it wa
Il
thought advisable to place him undeI
the care OF the proper authorities.
W. v. Lewis of Ubet was badl,
bruised in a runaway last Monda.
which occurred opposite the Day ranch
and which was caused by the presenc'
Of a big rock in the road, which ha'
evidently fallen off n Of the wagon
which are employed in hauling rock u
the various buildings in the city. Franz
Lye accompanied Mr.. Lewis to town
and on their arrival at the grade oppo
site the Day ranch the team SHE'D a
the aforementioned rock, twisted tn
tongue out Of the buggy and ran int