Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1901-05-22
G. II. WILLIAMS.
The Leading
Druggist.
Lewistown, nOntana.

The case against W.. j. Rafter, who
was tried in Justice Gudgell's court
last week on the charge of robbing the
Big Bear saloon was dismissed by the
court.
The annual convention of Royal
| Highlanders was in session in Helena
last Friday. The order is comparative
ly a new one and the convention is the
first held in that district. One of the
important matters Of business will be
the election Of a delegate to the
national convention at Lincoln. Hell
ena hast two candidates, E. j. Glass, illus
trious protector of the McRae castle,
and Ginley McRae, past illustrious
commander for whom the local lodge
was named.
United States Senator Paris Gibson
Of Great Falls, Congressman Caldwell
Edwards of Bozeman, Mayor John A.
Collins Of Great Falls, Major NJ. L.
Bridgeman, agent of the Fort Belknap
Indian reservation, and Theodore Glib
son of Great Falls made a thorough
inspection of the Fort Shaw Indian
school last week and expressed them
selves as well pleased with the pupils
progress and the excellent work done
by Superintendent +. c. Campbell and
his co-workers.
Donald Fowler returned last Sunday
from an extensive trip throughout the
western part of Fergus county and re-
ports a very successful lambing this
spring. The many big sheep outfits of
that section of the country are getting
a percentage in lambs this spring which
causes the owners to wear a great big
happy smile, the average thus far being
90 per cent. Mr.. Fowler also mentions
the fact that there is plenty of water in
the Judith and its tributaries for all
purposes of irrigation.
The committee of veterans having in
charge the Memorial Day exercises
earnestly requests that all Union and
Confederate vetrans of the Civil war
and all veterans of the late war p%artici-
pate in the exercises. The committee
will need a large quantity of flowers
for hall decorations and for bestowing
upon the graves of the departed. All
who have flowers or can procure them
for that day are requested to plan to
have them at Culver's hall early in the
morning of the day, May 30.
John Made, a wolfer and trapper,
who is commonly known as Mat
throughout this section of Montana.
was in Levi stown Monday. MAT" had
in his possession a very interesting
relic, which he had found in the bad
lands of the Missouri. in the shape of an
old muzzle loading musket such as vas
used by the pioneers of fifty years ago.
Gnarled and twisted and covered with
rust, yet it was doubtless connected
with many a story of stirring adven-
ture and hair-breadth escape in the
days of the early settlement of Mon
tana.
Postmaster Stephens requests that
those addressing letters to parties en-
ployed at the Kendall mining camp
TO mark their letters Kendall and
those letters or parcels going to m
ployes al the Barncs-King camp should
be marked 'Moccasin." The mails are
carried from Lewistown by separate
stages, and as il is impossible toremem-
Der the names Of all men employed in
these new camps it would facilitate the
delivery of mail matter if these sug-
gestions would be followed. A post
Office will probably be established in
that region within a few weeks.
r. r. Goerr, a hobo of bibulous and
pugilistic habits strayed into Tom
Pratt's horseshoeing establishment one
day last week and Immediately COM
menced to deprive Tom of the use of an
arm by amputating that useful member
with a saw which was conveniently
handy. Tom reciprocated by landing
on him with the tongs and throwing
him cut a the shop. This was all right
as far as it went had not the blacksmith
let niger get the better of prudence and
thrown the tongs at the elected hobo
who promptly picked them up, nodoubt
with the intention Of trading them for
more fire-water. The marshal appeared
On the scene about this time and went
after Goerr to recover the tongs. Some
few words ensued between the marshal
and Goerr relative 10 the possession of
the tongs, w%hereupon the officer took
them by force, striking the man on the
head during the melee and cutting a
bad cash thereon.