Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1901-05-22

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parties at which gambling is allowed
will be raided, and even card parties at
which prizes are given will be eliminat-
ed from the amusements of Anaconda.
Shelby Junction, which has the repu-
tation of being one of the widest and
wooliest towns in the state Of Montana,
will in the future suspend all business
operations on the Sabbath. This is the
most conclusive evidence possible Of the
superceding of the wild west" life of
the frontier by more civilized social
customs.
Bernard Rydburg of Red Lodge tried
to commit suicide by the morphine
route last week, as a result of a fit of
depression caused by blighted affection.
The attempt took place in the presence
of the object of his affections, who i'm
mediately procured medical assistance
and after several hours work Rydburg
was declared out Of danger.
The trial Of S. J. Harding, on the
charge of stealing a corral belonging
to Oscar Stephens, took place last Friday
before Justice MacGowan. Messrs. Cort
& Worden were for the defense, the
lines of which were that the corral had
been moved on to public land to be used
for roundup purposes. Harding was
bound over to the district court.
The medical association of Montana,
at their twenty-second annual meeting
last week, severely censured the dairy
proprietors for the lax and uncleanly
manner in which they run their diaries.
The Importance of milk inspection was
pointed out and the advisability of
vigorously enforcing cleanliness in the
city diaries was declared a necessity.
The base ball grounds are now in
pretty fair shape and the boys are in
dulging in lots of practice. The sod
has been removed from the infield and
the diamond put in good shape for a
fast game. In the lei future a grand
stand will be erected with a large
enough capacity to accommodate all
lady visitors who may wish to see the
team in action.
A regular wild west exhibition is TAX
ing place this week at Missoula owing
TO the arrival of Charles Allard's outfit
of buffalo and bronchos bound for the
Pan-American exposition. The herd OF
buffalo will be kept over this week in
order to get them used othe sights and
sounds of civilization. While there the
bronchos will be broken by Indian
rough riders and the circus will nc
doubt put Buffalo Bills show in the
shade.
Reports from sheep men in the south.
western as well as in the southern end
of the county are to the effect that a
great many will this year shear their
locks at Living Springs who have not
heretofore done so. The excellent
range round about that point, the plen'
| titude of water and its close proximity
to Harlowton, from where a great ma
jority of Fergus county shipments will
be made, makes the Springs a point Of
great advantage.
The immense amount of alfalfa SEED
sold in Lewistown this spring shows q
greatly increased Interest," in the growth
and cultivation of this valuable addi
ton to the fodder crop of the county
The Montana Hardware Company have
already sold a ear load of seed this early
in the season and could have sold mucl
more il they had it. The cropis a hardy
and prolific one and well repays thu
small amount of care and attention nee
essary to secure a good stand.
While in town Monday W. A. Shaule!
mentioned the fact that he was still
rapidly selling lots in the Kendall
townsite, and though unreliable re
ports have been circulated that the com
pany's title was disputed by parties I'll
ing mineral claims on the land, he wa
not the least uneasy since the decision
lately rendered in the Missoula lane
Office, which held that a mineral loca
tion does not affect n homestead It'll,
except under peculiar conditions.
State Game Warden Scott filed will
the secretary of state last Friday thu
names Of the various deputy game ward
ems appointed by him. Fergus count.
is included with Meagher and Cascade
and will be attended to by John II
Hall.a Cascade county man The lis
of deputies and their districts is a
follows: District No. /, comprising
Flathead and Teton counties-J. ii
Boucher of Alvin, Teton county; dis
trict No. 9, comprising Choteau Valley
|. and a portion of Flathead county
|. Taylor b. Green of Malta, Valley conn
ty; district No. 3, comprising Ravall
and Granite counties-A. +. Higgins o
|, Missoula county; district No. 4, CON
|, prising Deer Dodge, Powell and Levi
, and Clarke counties-Samuel Scott O
Deer Lodge; district No. 5, comprisin.
Meagher, Cascade and Fergus countie
John II. Hall of Great Falls; distric
No. O, comprising Beaverhead, Mad