Fergus County argus., 1901-08-14

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Mrs. j. Stevens and her two daugh-
ters were visiting with George w. Cook
last week. The ladies will spend some
time this summer visiting at the Oscar
Stephens home ranch.
Great Falls lodging house keepers
have perfected an organization for pro-
tective purposes in order to prevent
private residence owners keeping board
ers without paying license.
Fred Bishop, who has charge of a
part of the works at the New Sapphire
Syndicate mines at Yogo, was in the
city. He mentioned the fact that the
water supply at the mines was getting
short.
George Mcdonald and Jennette MUIR
ray, two well known young people of
Philbrook, were married last Thursday.
The ceremony was performed by Judge
f. X. Cheadle and took place in his
Office.
Mrs. Bracket, whose siren-like allure
ments seemed to have so much attrac-
tion for Judge E. W. Harney of Butte,
was formerly a stenographer for the
Pillsbury-Washburn Flour Milling Co.
of Minneapolis.
The state superintendentis is preparing
the program for the state convention of
county and city superintendent of
schools. Papers will be read by many
able professors and will cover large
number of subjects.
Joseph Meredith was in the city this
week and says that the road to the New
Year camp has been fenced in the neigh
borhood of the Butts ranch and neces-
states travelling down coulee which
will be impossible in the winter season.
The big Dearborn canal will be COM
pleted in October and Henry Sample
Ames who is an officer of the company
and is at the back of the enterprise,
says that the land in the vicinity of the
canal will all be settled up, early in the
spring.
Friends in Montana have received
news of the death of Andrew j. Merton
one of the company l boys who enrolled
from Gilt Edge. 1t is said that he en-
listed in the regulars and removed to
San Francisco in which city he died
lately.
Mr. and Mrs. Young of Gilt Edge are
on their way to Livingston to visit
friends from Colorado and Michigan.
They are accompanied by Jacob Chand-
Ter, William Hanna and James Rogers
who will visit Hunters Hot Springs
and Chico.
An experiment has been made with
Indian labor on the Great Northern
railway lately which was extremely
unsuccessful. The trial was made on
the Havre division, and it was found
impossible to prevail upon "Lo" to do a
reasonable days work.
w. A. Waite and wife of Utica are
visiting in Lewistown. Mr.. Waite says
that the crops on his ranch on Sage
creek are extremely satisfactory this
year. He has just finished cutting his
second crop of alfalfa and expects that
he will get third crop.
Benton Hatcher, who misappropri-
ated Great Northern funds and was
sentenced to serve five years in the
state prison, was released on the expi-
retion of his sentence on August Bird.
Mr.. Hatcher will engage in the insur-
ance business further west.
Trouble occurred between the In
dians and half-breeds on the Flathead
reservation last week, during which an
Indian was shot in the arm. A regular
pitched battle was fought, and it was
only after the breeds were reinforced
that the Indians beat retreat.
AL. Murphy, the Gilt Edge saloon
keeper who stands charged with assault
in the first degree on the person of W.
II. Sanborn, was cited to appear before
Judge Cheadle on Wednesday last at
o'clock p. m. for the purpose of fixing
bonds. Murphy's bail was raised from
1000 to si,sOO, which he procured
without difficulty. The bondsmen were
as follows: w. w. Kimball, $500: Hor-
ace Hill, $500; j. F. Skinner, $500; NJ. B.
barrow, $500; c. E. Wright, $500; Bar
ney Mcdonald, $500.