Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1901-09-11


Painted Robe many bands of sheep
were badly scattered and much damage
done to crops.
Great Falls seems to have provided a
good supply of verdant humanity for
the attaches Of Sells & Gray's circus to
work upon, and the attaches in ques-
ton do not seem to have been backward
in taking advantage of their ~opportun-
tiles, according to reports in the Great
Falls Tribune last week.
Deputy Game Warden Boucher left
Lewistown for Gilt Edge yesterday.
Mr.. Boucher visited many of the creek
dams in the vicinity of Lewistown and
found them to be in compliance with
the law, with the exception of n or
two, which he ordered fixed so that fish
could ascend the streams.
The Fergus county high school COM
menced another school year on Monday
morning with IN attendance Of 20 pu-
pills. This institution is extremely
we'll fixed financially and viii no doubt
in the fgture, as it has in the past, un-
der the able management of Prof. Sill
loway, prove a credit TO the county.
President Hill ofthe Great Northern
railroad has decided to use electric mo-
tors on the Cascade divisions owing to
the death dealing qualities of the gas
| which collects in the Cascade tunnel on
the passage of a locomotive. II the ex-
pertinent is successful electricity will
be used as a motive power on other
| portions of the road.
A meeting of the high school trustees
took place on Saturday afternoon, at
which a number of bills were allowed.
The matter of the leasing of the old
school building was brought up and
President Wright and Secretary Won
Tobel were authorized to enter into n
two years lease on behalf of the trus-
tees of the county high school.
Chief of Police Travis of Helena, by
using the approved Sherlock Holmes
methods, caught several Of the en-
ployes of Sells & Gray's circus red
handed last week. Disguised as a
Swede and carrying a big roll he took
in the circus and was successful in
catching several offenders, who paid
their fines at a special session of the
police court.
w. J. Rafter of Gilt Edge, who has
just finished a fifty day sentence for
contempt of court, vas re-arrested on
the expiration of his time on a charge
of grand larceny preferred by the coun-
ty attorney on the complaint of the
court. On his giving bonds to the
amount of 1890 he was released
pending the November term of court
when the case will be called for hear
ing.
Chas. v. Peck, who formerly lived on
Flatwillow, spent several days in the
city lately. Mr.. Peck left this section
Of the country in 1894 and has since
travelled extensively. While away he
visited Cape Nome and has also resided
in South Africa. ''There are many
changes in this section since | left"
said Mr.. Peck, 1.-THE principal one being
the many fences noticeable throughout
the county"
1t is getting that time of the year
when all flues and chimneys should be
cleaned and kept clean, and the fire
ordinance provides that such should be
done and makes the neglect of the same
a misdemeanor, punishable by a fine or
Imprisonment in the city bastile, or
both. Fire Chief Bebb has authority
to examine all ilues and chimneys and
order same cleaned by the owner or at
the owners expense.
Judge and Mrs. Cheadle returned
from Harlowton last Saturday, where
they went to meet the Misses frost and
Williamson, who come TO take positions
as instructors in our schools, the former
in the public school and the latter in
the high school. The former was associ-
ated with Judge Cheadle in educational
work in Minnesota and the latter was
a pupil of his at Cannon Falls, Mime
sofa. For several years past Miss frost
has been teaching at Glendive, while
Miss Williamson comes from the high
school at Moorhead, Minnesota.
A telegram was received from I. NJ.
Shaw, at Billings, by Cook 81 Hilger on
Monday morning to the effect that he
had arrived there with a train load of
$50 head Of cattle, principally two-year-
old steers, which he had been commits
stoned e purchase by Lewistown par
ties. The cattle will be divided up be-
tween William Fergus, David Hilger,
l.. w. EldIidge, John Gilkerson and
Messrs. Beebe and Blodgett. The
steers were purchased in the vicinity of
Lincoln, Nebraska and will arrive in
Lewistown in about eight or ten days.
A much to be regretted affair occurr'
ed at Gilt Edge on Monday, whereby
Hugh Green, son of Hugh Green, Sr.,
was shot through the foot and 1t is
feared seriously injured. lie and a boy
friend, Frank Connolly, were playing
on the outskirts of the town, the latter
having a 32-caliber revolver. Young
Green was ordered to dance by the
Connolly boy, who, upon his playmate
rafurip1 IN comnly with his reanpSt