Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1901-09-18

tions of President Roosevelt and Gov
ernor Toole to lay aside their ordinary
duties and give their thoughts to the
sad events Of last week and those that
day at Canton, where the remains Of
President Mckinley are being laid to
rest, Lewistown stores will close, banks,
public offices and schools will suspend
for the day aud the observance of the
day will be general.
Some small-minded individual stole
two wheels off the wheeled scrapers
used by the city OF Thursday night.
One wheel from each scraper was taken
with the evident intention Of putting
them both out of use, butluckily it was
found practicable to use the remaining
wheels on one scraper. A reward of
$50 has been offered for information
that would lead to the capture of the
party or parties who committed the
deed and it is to be hoped that the cul-
prit will be brought to time.
A short time ago n representative of
the Hill railroad interests visited Utica
and points of interest in the neighbour
hood. He was very reticent but while
there obtained a minute description of
all the land holdings in the vicinity of
the town. Much interest was also
shown by him in the coal mine on Sage
creek which is owned and operated by
Morris & Waite. A late survey runs
directly back of the town, and as it is a
very practicable n there is hope that
the route of the proposed railroad will
be close to the present town of Utica.
The Sage Creek Sheep Co. of Utica
has just sold to Williams & Crow OF
Culbertson 2,515 yearling ewes at SO,
2,70O 2-year-old wethers at s9.75, and
60 yearling rams at $40. The company
has also sold 300 yearling rams at SO
to Davidson & Elliott of Malta, and 81
head to Senator Phillips of Choteau
county, who has purchased rams of this
company's breeding for many years.
The company has already sold $50 head
of yearling ram and expects to sell 600
more. The Sage Creek sheep are known
far and wide as shearing a heavy fleece
of an excellent quality.
The following sales were made
through Cook & Hilger during the last
week: A lot, 5Ox9O feet, on the north
side of Lehman &Co.'s building, owned
by Power Mercantile Co., was sold to
Chas. Lehman & Co. for a considera-
tion of $3.50. William Fergus & Sons
sold 1850 lambs to Carl +. Hensen of
Malta at S1.50 per head. A two per
cent cut is allowed and the lambs de-
livered at the Fergus ranch on Oct. LIST.
j. L. Stuart of Lewistown purchased
1000 yearling yves from William Fer
gus & Sons at $3.50 per head, straight.
Ben F. Pool of Stanford bought 1850
lambs at s l.5O, straight, of G. II. Ketch-
ener, also of Stanford.
Chas. Williams received a shipment
of six &c from Indiana on Mon
day and has them nov on exhibition in
his back yard. 1t seems that while on
a visit to Indiana a short time ago he
expressed his admiration of the accoon
family to a friend, who, thinking Mr..
Williams would like to have a slight
memoir of his visit, sent him six of the
objects of his admiration by express.
They We're received with much Joy by
Mr.. Williams, who has some idea of
starting a managerie. The charges of
the express company for their trans
~portation was only sa5, which was very
cheap, considering the value of the
specimens. Alec Branson is already
negotiating for one, probably with an
eye to a Christmas dinner.
For several days ending with last
Friday Maiden was without a postoffice,
and the mail for that town accumu-
lated in large bundles at Gilt Edge.
On Thursday Postofiice Inspector L. D..
Beatty went there to make in
quiries as to what was the matter, and
it was found that c. A. Norlin had
closed the office on his own responsible
ity and left the town without postal
facilities. Mr.. Norlin had sent in his
resignation and posted notice of the
same, as required by law, for fifteen
days, at the completion of which no one
had appeared TO fiji the position and he
just quit doing business. Inspector
Beatty appointed Victor Landoc to act
in the capacity of postmaster and the
residents of Maiden are again getting
their mail.
Friday was a day filled with reports
Of the death of President Mckinley, al
most Immediately followed by denial.
The first report was received and bulle-
tined by the ARGUS at 1890 a. III. The
ARGUS flag was at once half-masted, the
bell at the Presbyterian church tolled
and by those the sad news was
carried to every person in town, while
the telephone wires quickly spread it to
outlying points. Within half al hour
the news of the presidents death was
denied. About 3:45 p. m. another re-
port of his death arrived, followed
quickly by denial and again reasserted
within an hour. Before 6 o'clock a dis
patch arrived giving the exact hour Of
death, and at 7 p. m. this was denied.
The only way such contradictions can
nov be accounted for is that the condi-
ton of the president was such through
ont the day that his .death wa almost