Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1901-03-06

Journal pretends to have heard of the
following call for professional services
sent by a local resident to a doctor in
a neighboring town: Dear Doctor;
My wife's mother is at deaths door,
Please come at once and see If you
can't pull her through"
The Dark Horse livery stable will be
conducted under the management of
Firman Tullock and George Day after
April LIST. Messrs. Tullock and Day
have bought the livery and leased the
stable from NJ. L. Woodman and intend
to run their business in a first-class and
accommodating manner
NJ. A. Bates says he is about to re-
enter the literary field as editor and
publisher of a newspaper in Gilt Edge.
The plant, which is one formerly used
by him in Missouri, is now at Harlow
ton, he says, and will shortly be taken
to the mining camp, where the colonel
intends to start his paper.
A well painted picture by Ii, Supre-
nant, representing two jolly Friars get
ting away with a large dish of maca
roni, is at present hanging in the front
room at the Silver Dollar. The jovial
expression on the countenances of the
two Friars would provoke Mrs. Nation
to smiling. The picture will be up for
rattle shortly.
River Press: A largely attended
meeting Of the Benton athletic club
was held at the power house and several
mills were successfully pulled off. Hal.
Gibson introduced some important and
interesting notifications of the familiar
Queensberry rules, which are expected
to become a permanent part of the laws
of the squared circle.
Statistics of Montana's mineral out
put for the year 1900 are an ~eye-opener
to those who have never given the mat
ter much attention. The output was
as follows: Copper-955, 600, 900 pounds,
valued at sll,9I6, $50; silver-l6, $50, 900
ounces, sci, GO7, 50O;gold-9ls, 900 ounces,
81, 900, 0OO:lead-aO, DOC, 900 pounds, $780,
40. Total, SOS, 733, 100.
II. i. Dadmun and wife of Trout
creek visited Lewistown last week.
Mr.. Dadmun reported that the Trout
creek school would have a six months
term this summer with school money
to spare, owing to the fact the last term
was shortened by reason of the resig-
nation of b. L. Gordon, who took the
Philbrook school.
Under-Sheriff Len Slater left Lewis
town bound for Utica last Friday armed
with attachment papers for the purpose
of attaching all property belonging to
John Burke Of that place at the instance
of Bateman Switzer of Great Falls,
! who filed an attachment as the result
of Mr.. Burke neglecting TO meet a
promissory note signed by Burke and
in their favor.
A large and merry crowd attended
the social given at the residence of
Prof. and Mrs. Silloway last Wednesday
evening. Music and recitations were
on the evenings program, while the
young people passed the time playing
parlor games, etc. Lunch was served
by Mrs. Silloway from s to 10 o'clock,
and if anyone did not enjoy themselves
it was their own fault.
The ARGUS has received a letter from
Dave Deaton, formerly a well known
resident of Lewistown, and who at
present is located at Dublin, Texas.
Mr.. Deaton mentions that his wife
and himself are enjoying the best of
health and ''would love to see old Lew
istown and her people again Dave
Deaton is at present occupying the
position of chief of police ut Dublin.
Texas.
The department of the interior has
issued a new set of rules governing the
cutting of timber ON mineral land in
the United States, which went into eff
feet Feb. Is, 1901. The land from which
timber may be cut mus DC of a strictly
mineral character and not suitable for
other than mineral entry. Timber may
only be cut or removed for building ag-
ricultural. mining or other domestic
purposes.
John Metz. who discovered the Metz
lode claim at Rocker, Montana, is con-
tinually having his title disputed. A
short time ago Il man named Vier sued
him for q half interest which he said
Metz owed him for working on the
claim. \ few days ago Joseph j. Cul.
bert claimed to have relocated the claim
while Metz was restrained from work
irg by Vier. Nevertheless, Metz went
to work, but was stopped by an order
from Judge Harvey and had to quit
working the property until litigation
was settled.
Miss Georgina Billings of Craig
Montana, is at present creating quite a
sensation in art circles in New York
, City, and it is predicted BY the artist,
of the Art Students League that she
will be a second Rose Bonheur. Miss
Billings is Is years old and has beer
, brought up amid the rugged surround
ings Of a Montana mountain ranch
until she became the protege of Mrs
Alfred de Cordora and went TO New