Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1901-06-26

4 Gown, County and state i.
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Harry w. beaverton of Great Falls
was found guilty of burglary in the
first degree last week and sentenced tc
three years in the state prison.
Tom Mannix, a cowboy, in a drunken
quarrel at Pondera last week. struck
Joseph Sherbach in the head with a
rock, causing injuries which led to his
death. A coroner's jury found a YER
dict charging Mannix with the killing.
State Game Warden Scott has in
structed his deputies to strictly enforce
the law which provides for the con.
struction of fishways in all dams and
Instructions in streams by the owners
of such distractions.
Peter Matson. who has been working
for +. X. Warren for some time past,
has purchased the Ferguson ranch near
Utica for a consideration of s 5000. Mr..
Matson is an experienced farmer and
will no doubt make a success of his in
vestment.
A trainload of range horses were
shipped from Chinook last Saturday
belonging to the Pefour & Pauly and
the B-R outfits. The horses fetched
an average price of $3.50 and the pur.
chasers were Hubbard, Lockwood Il Co.
of Wisconsin.
Superintendent Welch has announced
the dates for holding the county teach
ers' institutes, which are as fellows;
Great Falls, October / to 4: Choteau,
October 8 to 5; Kalispell, October s to
IL; Fort Benton, October 10 to IL: Lew.
istown, October Is to IS; Glasgow, De-
cember 10 to 10.
When it comes to large Strawberries
E. ID. Barney, of lower Judith, take.
the cake-strawberry short cake al
that. The ARGUS office acknowledge,
the gift Of a box containing only thirty
berries, but full to OVERLOOKING. Sew
eral of the largest berries measured
four and one-half inches in circumfer'
ence.
An entertainment will be given al
the Rock creek school house Friday
evening, June 2sth, and the ladies Of
Rock creek and vicinity will serve &
sumptuous repast of ice cream and CAKE
directly after the entertainment. Ad
mission will be fifty cents for adults
and all children between four ant
twelve, half price.
The Butte city council has passed al
ordinance forbidding splitting on tn,
sidewalk. While this is undoubtedl,
a meritorious proceeding it would ap
pear to anyone who is acquainted will
Butte that the representatives of Law
and order in that smoky city will hav'
a hard time compelling the public Il
observe the letter of the law.
Joe Sheets, who is well known in thi
section of the state, shot and Instant,
killed George Cain, a sheepherder
thirty miles south of Chinook las
Thursday. The cause of the troubl
between the two men is attributed L
quarrels over the range. Joe Sheet
was married a few years ago to a nice
of Smith Bros, who own large sheel
interests on Smith river.
f. r. Warren was in the city iron
his Utica ranch this week and mention
ed that he had lost nineteen head OF
sheep through poison during the las
week at his sheep camp in the Big
Coulee. Mr.. Warren is taking advan
tage of the favorable conditions and |
breaking a large tract of land this sum
mer on which he intends to cultivate
stand of alfalfa next year.
In the neighborhood of five hundre'
patients are being cared for by tn
state at the insane asylum at War;
Springs. All expenses of patients ar
supposed to be paid by their friends O
by their own estates, but the per cen,
age of those supported in this manner
extremely small. Under the law tn
state is bound to ARE for all indigen
insane forever. The contractors /
charge Of the asylum receive IS cents
day for each patient. They provid
everything, including burial for such a
die. The contractors receive their pay
no matter IL the state does not collect
cent from the guardians or relatives {
the insane.