Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1901-01-30
\ Gown, County AND state +


Horace q. Phillips, a prominent mer-
chant of Utica, came in Thursday after
noon and registered at the Day house.
Judge Orlando Sawyer, the mining
magnate of Gilt Edge, was in the city
Thursday and registered at the Day
house.
n. NJ. McCauley and Wallace Dickson,
stock and ranch men of Mcdonald
creek, were registered at the Lewistown
Monday.
Mrs. Fred Anderson of Great Falls is
in the city visiting with her parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. r. w. Noble, and will
remain two or three weeks.
The Misses Hughes, both of whom
have been teaching school at Grass
Range, arrived in the city Saturday and
are guests at the Lewistown.
Assessor Donald Fowler departed on
the Friday night coach to Harlowton
en- route to Helena to attend the annual
meeting of the Assessors association at
that place.
The ARGUS has on hand a limited
number of World Almanacs for the year
1901, which may be secured by applying
at this office and paying the usual price
of 25 cents per copy.
John f. Milne of Philbrook and w.
V. Lewis of TIBET, both prosperous
s~tockgrowers in their respective locali-
ties, were in the city Monday and were
quartered at the Day House.
The final proofs made by settlers on
public lands in Choteau county under
the homestead and desert land laws
during the year 1900 number 260 and
cover an aggregate of 6 ,l4a acres.
Eugene Lewright, who each year adds
his quota of cattle to the beef supply of
the country, was a pleasant caller at
the ARGUS Office Monday. Mr.. Lewright
came in Sunday and was quartered at
the Day house.
A. T. Wright returned Thursday
morning from a three weeks visit to
Helena and Hunters Hot Springs. lie
reports great beneficial results to his
health from his stay at the springs and
a most enjoyable %sojourn in the state
capital.
Burr Z. Vinson, who for the past two
weeks has been confined TO his home
with an attack of pneumonia, is at last
accounts greatly improved. He was in
a critical condition for a few days, but
is considered to be entirely out of dan
ger now.
Edwin Lee of Boston, Massachusetts,,
who is a cousin Of Mrs. n. NJ. Erickson,
was an arrival on the Harlowton coach
Friday morning. Mr.. Lee is a civil
engineer by profession and will remain
until spring and may decide to locate
here permanently.
E'W. King, the genial superintendent
of the Great Northern NJ. 81 ID. Co. of
Gilt Edge, was registered at the Day
house Sunday. Mr.. King was in town
for the purpose of securing a patent on
one Of his company's claims and to
transact other business connected with
the land matters of this company.
Oloff Ii. Otott, foreman of the n bar
sheep ranches, and Donald Mcqueen,
both of Grass Range, were registered al
the Lewistown Thursday. The latter
gentleman, who is an old employee Of
the n bar, has recently returned from a
visit OF six weeks with relatives and
friends in his former home in North
Carolina.
Charles l.. Seifert, who was formerly
in the employ of the Power Mercantile
Co. here, is living at present in Great
Falls, where he has a position in the
Minnesota house. In the early spring
Mr.. Seifert will go to Salmon City,
Idaho, where he has secured a good
position with a mining company oper.
ating there.
Willis Sanderson, Clare Battams and
Joseph L. Asbridge, all of Highfeld
were in the city last Friday. The lat
ter gentleman, in speaking Of the rang'
conditions, gives the same report that
is heard from all parts of the county
that all herds of stock in his section
are in exceptionally good condition Il
winter successfully.
Bozeman is to have another news
paper, Democratic in politics. Il. j
Johns, formerly editor of the Eagle o
Lewistown, has about completed arran
gements to secure the Eagle plant
which is said to be in Carbon county
and 1t is said that he will remove tn,
same to Bozeman and again enter tn,
harness.-Billings Gazette.
The following are the official census
data relating to the different district
of Fergus county. the population of un
incorporated towns and villages beint
included in hat Of the districts il
which they are located: Cottonwoo'
district, 764; Deerfield district, $50
Gilt Edge, Maiden and Grass Rang
district, l,l63; Flatwillow district, 27O
Halbert-H ighield district, 800; Lawns
district, 323; Lewistown district, in
GLIDING Lewistown village, 1,s96; Lew
istown village, 1,O96; Philbrook an'