Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1901-06-12
G., II. WILLIAMS,
The Leading
Druggist.
LewistOwn, N0ntana.

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Custer county is having trouble in
procuring road trustees, owing 10 the
large amount Of work they are asked
to do and the small remuneration they
receive. Trustees are required to give
bond in the sun Of s $1,000, must hold
regular and special meetings, collect
the special road tax and see that il is
worked out. buy machinery and super
wise the general condition Of the roads
in their district, make out an annual
report. and when they have done this,
and their report is accepted, they are
entitled to draw the sum ofs25 for their
labor. In a county as large as Custer,
no matter how carefully 1t is re-dis-
tricted. 1t will be almost impossible for
a man to perform these duties and feed
his team out of his salary, to say moth
ing of remuneration for his own labor.
The receipts Of the United States
assay Office at Helena during the month
of May were S10i,474.93 from Montana,
as compared with SOL, sl3 in May, 1909:
80. 10s.5s from other states, rs compared
with s29, lOG.S IS in May, 1900; s45,393.Il
from British Columbia. as compared
with S3S,4i.99 in May, 1900. Jewelry
of the value of s132. 81 makes up n total
of $3.50, 7o6.77 against SlGe, go II in May
last year. An increase in the deposits
from Montana and British Columbia
was a little more than offset by the
large decrease in those from other
states. The receipts from Lewis and
Clarke county were S54, sO0.l 10, or more
than one-third of the grand total, the
amount for May last year being Si6.-
OlG. 10. Madison county also showed an
increase, the figures being SIS, 1886
against S14,Gi1.1S.-Montana Record.
j. f. WATSON Of Gilt Edge is in re-
ceipt of copies of the Black Hills Press,
published at Sturgis, South Dakota, of
dates of May Is and June 9Th. contain
ing nnouncement Of the deaths Of Mrs.
James Dempsey andher daughter, Jane,
aged eighteen years. The issue of May
asth announces the daughters death
which was the result of a stroke Of
paralysis and says that Mrs. Dempsey
was then very i'll and the news of her
daughters death had Il very serious
effect upon her condition. The paper
of June It'll says that Mrs. Dempsey
died the day previous aitera lingering
illness and the high standing Of both
mother and daughter are pathecically
referred TO. James Dempsey and his
family were formerly residents of Dog
creek in this county and will be re-
membered by many old friends. Mr..
Dempsey's double bereavement is indeed
sad.
Charles and Dennis Russell of Fort
Benton, who have been on the ninth
point of the Missouri river rounding up
cattle for the Bloom Cattle company,
made a gruesome find last week of two
bodies, both stripped naked, in a bad
state of decomposition. The men are
supposed to be George and win Harris,
who came out into this country last
fall from Clay county, Mo-. looking for
a ranch location. Both had money ana
started from here across the country,
their objective point being Miles City.
That the men were murdered for their
money is plain, rs they were without
acquaintance in this country and upon
being found every article had been re-
moved from their persons except their
socks and underwear, 50 that absolute
Identification is impossible. They had
evidently met death while asleep, as
the ground showed no evidence of a
struggle and the bodies were lying on a
he'd OF blighted leaves.
One Of the new enactments passed by
the state legislature last winter was to
the effect that all live stock imported
after the first of March for grazing pur-
poses, for any length Of time whatso-
ever, shall he taxed for the year in
which The stock have been brought into
the state. ANY person or his agent who
shall bring live stock into this state for
grazing purposes, prior to the levy OF
the regular tax by the board of county
commissioners OF the county into which
the said live stock are brought, shall
be required by the assessor of the coun-
ty wherein the said stock may be kept
and hcrded to pay the sum of 40 cents
on each and every head of cattle and 10
cents ON each and every head of sheep,
or any other live stock. brought into
such county for the purpose Of grazing
as aforesaid; provided. however,
that the said payment of 80 cents pei
head on cattle and 10 cents per head on
sheep and other live stock. shall at the
end of each year be returned 10 the said
person paying the same, upon 4 show
ing that he has paid the regular annua.
tax in that county for that year, upon
all of said property, the same as other
persons have paid upon like property
permanently located in this state; Of
such portion of said payment shall b,
returned as may exceed the amount o.
regular county taxes for the said year
Any person violating this law shall b,
fined in a sum Of not less than $40 MOI
more than 500 and shall further forfei'
and pay the sum OF 80 cents for eacl
and every head thereof, for the use o
the county, which said forfeit shall b,