Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1901-07-03
JeWeler

The Longmaids have nearly COM
pleted the cleanup of the old Elkhorn
mill, says the Inter Mountain. They
have already cleaned up over $4,000
worth of amalgam and quicksilver from
the old plant and hume leading to the
tailings dump and the creek bed itself.
In addition to this they have over two
hundred tons of fine dust, furnace brick,
sweepings and other material up about
the mill which contains from 80 to 40
ounces per ton. They estimate that the
cash value of the stuff will be enough
to pay the purchase price of the prop
erty.
The cow nuisance has not been re-
moved altogether. The herders bring
the cows into town as early as five
o'clock and in some instances they are
foraging about until . o'clock before
they are taken up for milking. There
should be enclosures for them and it
should be a part of the herders' con
tract to turn them in upon reaching the
city. instead of leaving them on the
streets to pick gate locks and befoul the
sidewalks. We believe this can be rem
edied il owners of cows will request the
boys in charge of the COW herd To see
that the cows are enclosed when they
reach the city,
County Attorney Belden left Lewis
town yesterday morning with Frank
Parker, who was sentenced Monday TO
one years hard labori in the Deer Lodge
~penitentiary for raising a check. After
delivering Parker to the authorities at
the state prison Mr.. Belden will proceed
to Helena to be present in the federal
court at the case of A. :. Wright VS.. C.
c. Bragg ct al, and while in that city
will inquire as to the status of the How
ell case. Mr.. Belden will return by
way of Great Falls, where he will be
present at the carnival and will en-
deavor to secure extra attractions for
ths Fergus County fair.
~ board of county commissioners has
mo authority to compromise back taxes
with the taxpayer. Assistant Attorney
General Moore held TO that effect last
Friday. County Attorney George d.
Pease of Gallatin county wrote that the
county commissioners desired to COM
promise delinquent taxes prior TO 1898.
and he has informed them they could
not. They desired m opinion also from
the attorney general. Mr.. Moore holds
that they have no authority To make
such compromise since they would be
giving away some property belonging
to the state or city as part of the taxes
belonging to Montana and Bozeman.
The local scribe visited the broad and
smiling acres of his Utica homestead
last week, where he spent some time in
hoeing potatoes and meditating as to
how the pumpkin crop was going to
turn out this year. Before returning
he visited Stanford, Utica and Phil
brook for the purpose of collecting all
super1uous copies of the souvenir edi-
ton from the agents who had them for
sale. In spite of the dismal prognosti-
cations of the Utica correspondent for
the Democrat, who seemingly is pos
sessed of a very pessimistic disposition.
not one copy was returned and many
calls had been received for extra copies.
Owing to the fact that through their
call into active service the Montana
companies of the state militia have be-
come extinct, reorganization is now
taking place throughout the state. The
legislature made an inadequate approp-
ration and hence reorganization has
progressed slowly. Adjutant General
McCulloeh is doing the best he can,
however. with the at his dis
posal. 4 company has been organized
at Bozeman and last week he received
applications for the organization Of
companies at Big Timber and Belt and
he will go to those towns shortly to
confer with the men and see what can
be done in the matter.
Man. Complaints have lately been
made BY the ranchers of the Deer Lodge
valley to to the effect that the poison
Gus acids which are allowed to run into
the Deer Lodge river from the Butte re-
duction works are seriously damaging
their farming lands. Several suits for
damages are pending and one has al
ready been filed by attorneys 1. G. Dem
ny and 3. C.. l~Ierren, representing Will
liam Norton. Mary Ann Norton. Mrs.
Rachel Erhart and Morgan +. Thomas
as plaintiffs. The defendants named
are the Colorado Mining * Smelling
Co., the Colusa-ParIo OF Mining q Smelt-
ing Co.. the Montana Ore Purchasing
Co., the Butte Reduction Works. the
Butte Il Boston Consolidated Mining
Co. and the Parrot Silver * Copper Co.
In spite of Jupiter Pluvius being SO
much In evidence this month the total
precipitation was only one-tenth Of an
inch of raihon elevendays Hailstorms
prevailed throughout the county on the
Goth and killing frosts were prevalent
on the 9Th and 9Th. The prevailing
winds were from the northwest and the
maximum temperature was 10 degrees
on the 3rd, while the minimum was -
degrees on the 9Th. The cold storms
have somewhat retarded the growth OF