Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1901-02-20

A letter from Editor John nj. Nroo-
man dated at New Orleans says that
himself and family arrived there the
5th inst. much improved in health after
their extended stay in Hot Springs,
Ark. They contemplated remaining at
New Orleans until the Goth, enjoying
the ceremonies of the annual Mardi-
Gras and would then proceed to Wash
ington and New York. Their return
journey will not be commenced until
about April list.
John b. Ritch, who has been doing
local work on the ARGUS for some
weeks last past, has been compelled to
resign, owing to i'll health. His condi-
ton has been growing worse for some
time and he feels that a thorough
course of treatment and entire rest is
essential. II is not unlikely that he
will 90 to Boulder and make an extend
ed stay at the hot springs there. Mr.
Ritch is succeeded by Jack Edgecomb,
formerly Of Utica.
Alexander Van Iderstine, one of the
proprietors of the popular Delmonico
institute of epicurean ~gastronomy and
better known in political circles as
Curly Van," departed Monday to ride
the grub line for a couple OF weeks
among friends in the vicinity of Grass
Range, and If he meets with as cordial
a welcome there as he anticipates he
will continue the circle as far as the
auriferous regions of the North Mecca
sin mountains before he returns.
All persons knowing themselves in
debted to the firm of Lebert & Abel are
requested to settle accounts at once.
Payments may be made to J. c. Bebb,
who will give a receipt for same. Mr.,
Lebert denies that the City Meat Market
has been permanently closed, but says
that after a complete renovation has
taken place and some necessary repairs
are made the market will reopen,
which will be about March list. The
firm name after opening will be Lebert
& Co.
Billings Gazette: Word reached Bill
lings yesterday that Handel Bros, the
Musselshell crossing merchants, had
suffered from a visitation of the fire
fend Monday night, the loss being esti-
mated between $500 and $1,000. The
building destroyed was a two room
frame structure used as a rooming
house, adjoining the store. 1t had been
furnished nicely and in addition to the
loss of furniture some valuable jewelry
was also destroyed. How the fire orig
mated was not learned.
R. ii. Eddy has returned from Hell
ena, where he attended the first BIZ
ennial state camp of the Modern Wood
men of America as a delegate from the
Lewistown lodge. The attendance was
very large and the meeting an enthusi-
astic conclave of members. Mr.. Eddy
was named as alternate to j. w. Walk,
er, delegate-at-large to the meeting OF
the head camp, which will convene at
st. Paul June 18th next. Several lodges
of the order have been esta blished in
Fergus county in the year past.
Manager w. D. Symmes of the Power
Mercantile Co. will leave next week fol
Chicago and other eastern points on his
semi-annual buying tour. He will also
select spring and summer stocks for the
companies at Utica and Gilt Edge, with
which he is connected. The purchase
of these extensive shipments enables
the securing of very low freight charges
which prove of benefit to both mer
chant and customer. Mr.. Symmes ha'
not been east in a year, II. c. Brown o.
the dry goods department making thu
trip last fall.
Postmaster Stephens is in receipt o.
. a letter from Mrs. R. Z. Sherod of Cory
don, Iowa. inquiring concerning the
whereabouts of her son, Mirber Sherod
who is remembered to have been abou'
Lewistown. some years ago. She say
he worked for a sheep company wher
she last heard of him, and she sis al
I most crazy" with anxiety concerning
him and would be grateful for infor
nation. Her letter closes with the in
itials "F. L. and T." Evidently he
I connections are with the Odd Fellow
I aud some members Of that order nigh
e interest themselves in the matter.
In the district court at Helena las
week Judge II c. Smith handed out
dose to A. j. Kelly and Geo. Handschl
which will tend to make rustling un
> popular in this jurisdiction. Whel
they were brought up for sentence tn
, court lectured them severely, sayinI
that as range stock was so easily stolel
" he proposed to infict such penalties up
on those convicted of rustling that
= ranchman could feel reasonably certail
that each morning he would find hi
stock on the range and not in the re
frigerator of some cheap %restauran,
. The court then gave them the limit, /
It years at hard labor. Kelly at n tim
l. lived on the John 7. Isaacson ranc
d near the Coal Banks, and was tried her
with Jesse Davis in November, 1898, 70
IS stealing cattle in that section and sci
T. ing them to Belt butchers. He was az
E. quilted but Davis wasgiven four year.