Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1901-01-23

business, with all appurtenances, to
John. C. Bebb. The deal was consum-
mated yesterday and Mr.. Bebb assumed
the management of the business this
morning. The Lewistown market has
always maintained a high reputationin
its line, and it will be the effort of the
new proprietor TO keep the business
well up to the former standard.
Capt. John Z. Moran Of Co. l.. 37th
U. 5. Volunteer Infantry, who was
formerly captain of Co. A, First Mon
tana, has been recommended for a
brevet as major and a medal OF honor
for his exceptional gallantry under UNI
usually trying circumstances during
the fight near Mavitac. Laguna, u. J.,
on Sept. Il, 1900. In this engagement
Capt. Moran led his company in a hope
less charge through water waist deep
against the entreuched enemy. received
a wound which disabled him when
within 200 yards of the enemy's
trenches. Ii was here that First Ser
geant Thos. u. A. Howe of Great Falls
was killed, and Frank \. Story Of Gilt
Edge was wounded. Col. Chcuthln.
commanding officer Of the regiment,
has warmly recommended Capt. Moran
both for the brevet and the medal of
honor. The Thirty-Seventh sailed from
Manila for San Francisco some time
ago and it is not known whether Capt.
Moran is among those coming home, as
a large number of both the officers and
enlisted men received their discharges
in Manila and will remain in the Phil
ippines. The Thirty-Seventh is largely
made up of volunteer veterans who re-
ceivcd their discharges in Manila and
re-enlisted there. and it brings back
with it n most creditable record Of SER
vice. In its ranks are several Montana
men and among them Frank A. story
and lie Roy Gorley, who re-cnlistcd
from Co. /. Of whom il may he truth
fully said that their records have been
honorable and their service honest and
faithful in both the First Montana and
the Thirty-Seventh.
Last Thursday n man named Kelly,
who also wears the alias Of Wilson. was
arraigned before Police Justice Mac
&owan on a charge of petty larceny.
1t appears that Kelly had gorged his
system with a redundancy Of red liquor
two nights preceding and then pro-
ceeded TO the bungalow where he and
n man known as ''Shorty" reside. Ar
irving there he, in a very methodical
and workman-like manner, headed
shorty" up, then appropriated for his
own use all of the aforesaid "Shorty's'
goods and chattels in the form of cur
rency, a watch and other personal eff
fects, after which he wendell his way
oNtI poNdIu bhc ilNpi pl'dNult INNSIA.
passing from there to the rear of the
Delmonico restaurant, where his de-
PRAYED inclinations caused him 10 pur-
loin two large, s~ucculcnt hams. which
he forthwith secreted in the pantry Of
his nipa hut. After this he visited the
Lewistown hotel. where he attempted
to negotiate the loan of the paltry sum
of 80 cents from Ed. Wallace, the clerk.
Ed, like all hotel clerks, refused tocomc
through for the desired amount, al
though Mr.. Kelly was very insistent.
After making several bellicose demon
STATIONS he retired from the hotel. but
as he withdrew he incidentally availed
himself of 4 fur oyercoat hanging in
the office, whose rightful owner. Wn
Briggs, had long since retired. In the
meantime Night Marshal Nelson had
gotten wind of Mr.. Kelly's unseemly
actions and was after him. The night
marshal. assisted by Marshal Kane,
who had joined him, finally rounded
Kelly up and upon searching his cabin
found the hams, while the overcoat was
on his person. lie was placed in the
city Jail until Thursday, when he plead
ed guilty to the charge of petty larceny
before Justice MacGowan and was sen
fenced to twelve days confinement in
the county Jail for his indiscreet hand,
ling of other peoples hams. Nocharge
has yet been brought against him for
the other offenscs.
The rather unusual sight of a stage
coach and four horses, without driver
or passenger, entering town at mid.
night in a leisurely gallop, was wit
messed Monday night by those who
were in waiting for the coach from
Benton. When the coach reached the
hill near the shearing sheds, about
|, three miles from town, driver Skid
more, as usual, dismounted and rough
locked one of the wheels. Upon start
ing down the hill the rough-lock failed
to hold and the coach slipped on the ic'
to one side Of the road, one of the for
| ward wheels dropping into an "a
I ton, which caused both the driver an,
| George Allen, Of Denton, who was tn,
only passenger, to be thrown from tn
. coach to the ground with considerable
force. The fall slightly stunned III.
{ driver and Mr.. Allen, being crippled
was unable ~ do any more than rcndc
assistance to him. The driverless stag,
proceeded on 10 town and several wh'
/, saw it state that the horses made tn,
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