Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1901-04-17
Oh. WILLIAMS,
The Leading
Druggist"
LewistOwn, nOntana.


dent Of Helena, says the Helena Herald,
is reported to have made a fortune at
the Tanforan race track in San Fran
cisco. He runs what is known as the
Yukon club and is said to have cleaned
up a large sum of money during the
last fortnight. He is also reported by
the San Francisco papers to have been
lucky at poker, having won s 5000 at a
single sitting. Mitchell is we'll known
among the sporting fraternity in Mon
tana.
A very well written and extremely
interesting account of a vigilante trial
and execution which took place in the
early seventies at Helena, is published
in the April edition of the Rocky
Mountain Magazine. The article in
question is written by David Hilger of
Lewistown, and is a frontier scene
faithfully portrayed, showing the
author to be a reconteur of no small
ability. The magazine itself is a home
production of native talent and is pub
lished by the Rocky Mountain Company
at Helena, Montana.
The state arid land commission has
charge of a contract for the construc.
ton of a ffty-mile canal to be used for
irrigating purposes in the northern
part of Lewis and Clarke county. The
canal is being built by l.. ID. Beary, who
has a large force of men at work.
Water will be taken from the Dearborn
river and conducted through the Flat
creek country in time to be used for the
irrigation of crops this spring. There
is much money at the back Of the en-
terprise and the big canal will be COM
pleted without delay.
A most brutal crime was enacted at
Butte last week when little Evelyn
Blewitt. aged nine years, was assaulted
and murdered in the cabin of John
Warne, seventy-one years old, who was
engaged as Waterman at the Walker
Vile reservoir. The evidence at the
coroner's inquest went to show that the
cabin was set on fire by Warne after
committing the assault, with the inten-
ton of cremating the body of his vic
tim. 1t was with difficulty that the
crowd which congregated at the scene
of the crime were prevented from
l~ynching Warne on the spot.
William Z. johnson, who was form.
erly interested in the New Year mine
with A. 5. Wright, died last week in
the st. Joseph's hospital in st. Paul,
MINI. Mr.. johnson, at the time of his
death, was a millionaire mine owner OF
Colorado and was heavily interested in
the Denver & Southwestern railway.
He also had capital invested in the new
smelter at Florence and various other
mining enterprises in Colorado. lie
died after a two weeks illness. In.
formation regarding the cause Of death
has not been received. At the time OF
his demise the deceased was 40 years Of
age.
An enthusiastic base ball meeting
was held at the council chamber last
Monday evening for the purpose of or
ganizing a base ball club in Lewistown.
Marion Leach was selected as chairman
and at s o'clock the meeting was called
to order. After short addresses by i.
NJ. Silloway, L. l.. Smith, f. c. Folmsbee
and others the following officers were
nominated and elected: George j. Bach,
president; +. L. Wright, manager; f. l.,
Smith, secretary and treasurer; c. A.
Daniel, captain. After discussing sew.
eral questions of Importance a motion
was made for adjournment, which was
carried.
A law was enacted by the last legis-
lature to provide for the holding of
farmers institutes in every county OF
the state IL necessary. An a%ppropria-
ton was made to cover all expenses
connected with the institutes. This law
is for the purpose Of enabling agricul'
turists in every locality to hold a con-
ference and compare notes and ideas as
to the most advisable plans and meth
DDS in agricultural pursuits, and to ex'
hibit the various products raised in
their section of the state. The fall is
undoubtedly the best and most conven'
lent time 10 hold these institutes and
in every locality where it is practicable
steps should be taken TO insure the con-
summation of such an enterprise.
Stockgrowers' Journal: The Rev.
Geo. C.. Stull, pastor Of the Methodist
church at Billings, was recently APP
pointed a chaplain in the regular United
States army, with the rank of captain.
and expects to be sent to the Philip
pines for active service. lie will be re-
membered by many Of the old-timers as
the first preacher in miles City, and who
during the trouble with the Chinnicli
gang was especially singled out by these
gentry as obnoxious to their cult and
threatened with death unless he left the
city. BY his courageous conduct he
won the admiration of many citizens
here and when, during the war with
Spain, he left for the Philippines as
chaplain of the First Montana, he gave
additional proof Of his splendid quail
ties by serving the boys on the firing
line, where his services were especially
valuable and acceptable. The appoint.
ment rendered him is mainly a recogni.