Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1901-03-20

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oliver u, Allen OF Kendall n Emma
Reid of TIBET were married at the Pres
byterian manse last Saturday; the Rev.
Pfaus oiiciated.
Deputy Sheriff Slater is visiting
Utica and vicinity for the purpose of
summoning jurors to appear in Lewis
town March 95th.
Profe,so II. c. Yaeger, whoformerly
was a frequent visitor to Fergus county,
died Of pneumonia at Helena last week
after a short illness.
+. NJ. McLane of Flatwillow was in
town during last week being treated
for a severe dislocation of the wrist, the
result of falling from a horse.
Thomas Culnan and family left town
for Lewiston, Idaho, yesterday.
Mr.. Culnan does not know whether he
will locate there or go further west.
Much work is beingdone on the Jones
and Matthews property at Gilt Edge
and il is said that a mill will shortly be
erected on this promising discovery.
The Hon. A. b. Lehman, representa-
tive from Fergus county, and the
youngest member of the Montana legis-
lative assembly. returned to Lewistown
last week.
Ex-senator Carter has been appointed
by the president one of the United
States commissioners at the st. Louis
exposition with a salary of 5000. He
has accepted.
The Democrat plant has been put up
for sale much of late but seems to be a
drug on the market. The parties inter-
ested are like Micawber, waiting for
something to turn up"
Missoula is to have a new Touring
mill with an output of one hundred
barrels per day, which can be doubled
if necessary. 1t is said Senator Clark
is largely interested in the venture.
ii L. Kendell, the owner of the Ken
dali property in the Moccasins, who
has been visiting Honolulu, returned to
Lewistown last week. Mr.. Kendall's
health is much benefited by the trip.
Amos Sniff of Mcdonald creek, who
has been back in Columbus, Ohio, ar
rived in Lewistown yesterday, Mr..
sniff went back to see a brother whom
he had not seen for twenty-seven years.
The six weeks old baby of Mr.. and
Mrs. Jacob Holzemer died of stomach
trouble Saturday morning last. The
burial took place from the Catholic
church at ? o'clock Monday afternoon.
Gov. Toole has vetoed the bill repeal
ing the tax on state and private banks.
Aside from this he has attached his sig
nature to all other bills passed by him
since our final Legislative report of last
week.
The Diamond r concentration at Nei-
hart is proving TO be a great success
Its capacity, which is at present l5t
tons per day, will shortly be doubled
owing TO the large amount of ore on the
dump.
Samuel Welsh, an old time Montan'
ian was in the city last Thursday from
the Stevens ranch, where he is now
working. Mr.. Welsh made the first 10
cation on the Cruise ranch at the head OF
Elk creek.
George Hall and John Able left or
the Harlow stage Monday morning OF
their way to Helena. On their return
John Able and his brother intend e
open a butcher shop next door to Der
trand Il Laux'.
The famous $4,000 has been turned
over to the public school fund by TIN
state legislature. State Superintend
ent Welch has made the apportionment
Fergus county's share being one thous
and and ten dollars.
1t is said that there are 600 cases o
smallpox on Pryor creek and on the Grow
Indian reservation. There are also 4
cases in Billings and the county con
missioners have decided to erect a dc
tention hospital near Pryor.
Is. C. Odds has sold his ranch on Cot
tonwood, which consists Of 100 acres @
fine grazing land to Mier Bros. for
consideration Of 1915. The deeds wer
drawn up and completed in the Office G
Cook & Hilger of Lewistown.
Jake Lehman, the genial amate u a.
sayer of Lewistown, made thirty as
says last week. Everything is nc
gold that glitters' and the same pre-
verb applies to quartz, for Mr.. Lehma
no doubt realizes that everything tina
looks like a rock is not quartz, as h
only had three samples out Of the bunc
that showed color.