Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1901-07-10
JeWeler

George Pulley and Harry Ludyick,
who reside on Rock creek and are Mt
present engaged in hauling wool To
Benton, were arrested last Monday by
Deputy Sheriff Burke on a charge of
grand larceny preferred by f. L, Duvall,
a Beaver creek rancher. The deputy
sheriff overlook them at Denton and
brought them back to Lewistown, where
George Wiedeman and Frank Moshner
went on their bonds for 5000 each for
their re-appearance on July 10Th, for
which date their trial is set. Duvall
charges them with stealing a saddle from
his ranch on Beaver creek.
Senator Gibson emphatically stated
last week that a railroad would be en-
tended from Billings to Great Falls in
side o: a year. The senator said that
he obtained his information from a very
high source in railroad circles. The
statement has an appearance of truth.
NiliStl' N'ulhilltu WIN Nlt laNA lIhL
vast mineral wealth is daily being dis
covered in the Judith country. carries
conviction to the mind of the reader,
There have been many rumors in the
past of the coming of the iron horse
but at no past date has the outlook been
so bright as it is at present, and it is
a very reasonable prediction that within
a year the whistle of the locomotive
will be heard in the Judith Basin.
The heat wave which has been trying
the constitutions of the population of
the east for the past week has been
putting a few preliminary touches in
on Fergus county for the past few days.
One feature which is well worthy of
notice is the extreme variation in tenn
perature which took place on the 5th
and 9th of July. At noon on the 5th,
so degrees of heat was recorded which
in the night went down to IS. On the
9th there was a difference of 81 degrees
the temperature ranging from 90 in the
shade at noon to AZ at night. Owing
to the cool night breeze which prevails
in Montana but very slight %inconven-
fence is experienced from the heat and
we can well afford to extend our SYM
pathy to suffering humanity in the
east and south.
Investigations relating to the poison
Gus weeds of the state of Montana, says
the Helena Record, are now being car
ried on by Professor Chestnut and DIR.
L. Hunt, of Johns Hopkins university,
at the experiment station. These two
we'll known scientists are being aided
in their work by the staff of the sta
ton. Ten head of sheep have been pro-
cured, one of which is being expert
meted upon at a time. The sheep are
placed in a small corral and fed on sup
posed poisonous plants and the effects
Of the poison watched very closely, and
If one of the animals dies post norton
examination is made on the carcass. 1t
will probably be some time before the
results Of the Investigations will be
made public, as the experiments will
take up several weeks.
The secretary of war has ordered the
Fourth cavalry to make its headquarters
at Fort A~ssinaboine. which is to be
thoroughly renovated and repaired i'm
m~ediately. There are nov two troops
of the Thirteenth cavalry at the post,
which, with the two battalions Of the
Fourth, will be practically a full regi-
ment. The Fourth cavalry is com
posed Of white men, including many
veteran soldiers: the Thirteenth is also
of white men, but the soldiers are
nearly all recruits. The Fourth has
seen long service in the northwest.
principally in Idaho, Wyoming, Wash
ington and California, but the officers
are nearly all strangers in Montana.
The Fourth is provided with horses,
which will be brought with the regi.
ment to Assinnaboine, but the Thir-
teenth has just been supplied with
green horses from Oregon. The arrival
of the troops will throw $4,000 a
month into the channels of trade at
Havre and Il revival of the old stirring
times at the post is confidently expected.
County Attorney Belden returned
from his trip to Deer Lodge and Helena
yesterday morning. The occasion OF
Mr.. Belden's trip to Deer Lodge was to
deliver TO the authorities Frank Parker.
who was sentenced TO serve one year
in the state prison for raising q
check. He stopped over in Hell,
ena and was present at the concert
given by the band Of the Fort Shaw
Indian school, and is enthusiastic over
the performance of the little red skins.
Negotiations are being conducted by
Mr.. Belden, who is secretary of the
Fergus County Fair Association, to Sc.
cure the band for fair week at Lewis.
town. In connection with the Central
Montana Mines re%ceivership case he
mentioned hat the federal court wa,
not in session and nothing is being
done at present. While in Helena the
county attorney visited the office OF the
attorney general in order to inquire
into the status OF the Howell case. lie
was informed that at the calling OF the
docket in the supreme court in Angus,
the ease will he set for hearing. Ow'
ing TO pressing business connected
with his Office Mr.. Belden did not go "a
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