Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1901-01-16

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formerly editor OF the Eagle, WaSOn the
outbound coach to Harlow Saturday
morning en- route to Helena, where he
will be an interested spectator at the
legislative session for the ensuing two
weeks. Though we have no direct
authority for the statement we are in
formed that Mr.. Johns will in a short
time take a trip to seek a location else
where.
Judge G. NJ. Nelson and c.. C. Bragg
left by private conveyance Monday for
Harlow. These gentlemen have been
doing the mines of this region for the
two months past and have become
largely interested in some Of the most
promising properties. They will pro-
coed from Harlow to their respective
homes in the east, Judge Nelson going
to st. Paul and Mr.. Bragg to Cincin-
natl.
Chas. E. Wright of the Lewistown
hotel has just shipped in a fine thor
ough-bred Jersey COW, from which he
will partly supply the tables of that
hostelry with pure cream and milk.
Mr.. Wright intends to ship in several
more of these milk producers in a short
time and will endeavor to furnish the
Lewistown with an abundant supply of
this nutritious aliment from his own
barnyard.
The Ravalli County Democrat begins
the century with an illustrated special
edition that certainly reflects credit
upon the management of that progress
sive, enterprising journal. The special
is devoted to an exposition of the re-
sources of Ravalli county as an agricul-
tural, numbering and mining region
and the illustrations are of a high order.
Altogether it is a very creditable SOU
venir edition.
c. W.. Burton of Helena, Deputy
Grand Master Workman of the Montana
jurisdiction A. o. U. W., passed through
Lewistown Monday OF his way to Gilt
Edge, where he goes for the purpose of
looking the field over with a view to or
ganizing a lodge of that order there,
Mr.. Burton stopped at Stanford on his
way here and succeeced in organizing
a lodge of this order with seventeen
obartar mamhare
The new office of Judge Cheadle in
the court house has been very appro-
priately and well furnished at a very
minimum expense to the county and af-
fords a pleasant Office where the judge
may attend to his business and con-
duet the affairs Of the district court.
1t presents a striking contrast to some
of the other offices and If the visitor
looks down, not up, will seam to pre-
sent an example both Of good work
and good taste.
George w. Ayers, a prominent wool
grower of Grass Range, was in the city
Monday, being called here as a witness
on the land contest case of Shaw VS..
Storholdt. Mr.. Ayers reports the range
conditions throughout the e stern side
of the county as being excellent for this
season of the year. Thus far his own
ilocks have sustained practically nc
losses, and the other ilocks, as well as
the herds Of cattle, in his vicinity, have
Jared equally as well.
Harry Lund, stock inspector, returned
to his home at Fort Benton yesterday
morning, after a visit to Choteau, where
he testified against Percy De Wolfe, ac'
cused of grand larceny in cattle steal
ing. De Wolfe was held for trial in the
district court on n of the severa
charges against him. Bail was fixed al
1000 and he furnished it, Messrs. Pot
ter and H~odgskiss becoming sureties
His trial will probably be held in March
Great Falls Tribune.
The Lewistown Fuel Company are
preparing to catch the people going
and coming at all seasons Of the year
They are at present storing large guam
titles of ice and when the burning days
of July and August come rolling along
with all their accompanying horrors Of
suffocation and sun stroke, the SAM
man who saved you from a horrible
death by freezing this winter, will
come smilingly to your rescue with the
ice wagon next summer.
s. G.. Gibson, the ''wolf," was ar
raigned in Justice Orlando Sawyer
court at Gilt Edge last Wednesday oil
the charge of assault in the first degree
After a hearing the justice demanded
bond of g. 800 as a surety that he woul'
appear at the spring term of the distric
court. Being unable to furnish tn
bond required he was remanded to tn
custody Of Deputy Sheriff Martin, VIII
brought him to Lewistowu Thursda
and confined him in the county Jail.
The ARGUS is in receipt of a lette
from Christoff Christian, a former res
dent Of this county, but who returne
to his native land of Switzerland abou
eighteen months ago. Christian RI
ports himself as being both prosperou
and married and gives unimpeachabl
evidence of still retaining at least som
Of the Yankee progressiveness he al
sorbed while a resident here by sendin
for a years subscription to the grea
metropolitan journal Of Fergus county