Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1901-09-18
O.. n. WILLIAMS,
The
Leading
Druggist.
JeWeler |
Miss Dowden, who was here recently

Helena. Mentioning her visit here she
said: AT Lewistown everyone took a
great interest in the work and | was
treated with the utmost consideration
by everyone l interviewed. If every
Montana town does as well as Lewis
town we will have a home that will be
a credit to the state" Speaking of the
mite boxes" as a means of securing
funds for the home she said: "At Lew
istown, during the week | was there,
s9.52 was taken out of one box. We
now have in the neighborhood of 25
boxes on hand, of which about half
have been located in public
places. Within the next 30 days l *
pect we will have three score OF the
boxes located where we believe they
will do the most good"
Under Sheriff Slater made an impor-
tant capture Friday afternoon when he
escorted to the county bastile Guy
Granger, wanted at Creighton, Knox
county, Nebraska, for selling mort
gagged property and escaping with the
proceeds. The offense was committed
last fall, and some time ago the officers
were informed that Granger was
thought to be employed at a saw mill
near Grass Range, but a search was
unsuccessful. An accurate description
was received Friday and Deputy Slater
Immediately recalled having seen the
man at the Elkhorn stable. When
approached, Granger first denied his
identity and the crime, but afterwards
confessed, remarking to Jailer Ritch:
IL don't mind being arrested, but | hate
to go to jail" Granger claims to have
been employed by j. L. Crowder for
some time. He had been at the Elk
horn stable but one day. Nebraska
authorities were promptly notified.
The business department of the ARGUS
authorizes the announcement that a
Mergenthaler linotype machine will be
installed in the ARGUS office as soou as
possible. Constantly increasing de-
mands have made this great improve
ment advisable, and after a short time
this Office will be equipped with as up
to-date machinery in the composing
room as any newspaper in the country.
1t will be from two to three months
before the change can be made, as i'm
mediate shipment is impossible. Along
with this great improvement there will
be other heavy expenditures to the end
that the Office may be equipped with
modern appliances in all branches. A
considerable amount of new type will
be ordered for the job department, but
this is almost a monthly occurrence
since the rapidly increasing demands
upon that department make it abso-
lutely essential that the Office equip
ment be kept abreast of the latest fash
ions and requirements.
II seems a little early in the season
for the Lewistown public to have to
begin roaring" about stage service,
but, as Deputy Postmaster Runzler said.
something is the matter and we can't
find out what it is"--anyhow, the peo-
pie have a roar coming. At least
four times a week lately the coach from
Great Falls has been late, sometimes
arriving at IL a. IN, sometimes not I'M
til after dinner and once so late at
night that the mail was not distributed
until the following morning. One or
two excuses have been offered, but they
were TO fit particular cases, while the
trouble appears to be chronic. The
roads are good-generally speaking
though we believe a severe storm did
occur in Cascade county ten days ago.
But If the stage horses and drivers can
not manage to bring the old outfit
through under present conditions what
do they expect TODD when winter comes?
A little investigation and proper correc-
ton is much to be desired.
A magnificent specimen Of the species
of black bear usually found in the Belt
mountains is in the possession Of Pat
rick Flanagan of Utica. The cub-for
it is only four months old-was caught
by Mr.. Flanagan on the w. A. Waite
ranch on upper Sage creek, and the
manner OF It's capture was as follows:
William Burris, who is largely inter
ested in cattle and has occasion TO ride
the range IA great deal, happened to
ride up the ridge above the Waite ranch
a short time ago, and when but a short
distance from the ranch came upon an
old she bear and her cub, busily en-
gagged in eating a calf which the larger
animal had killed. On seeing Burris
they started for the brush, but on be-
ing followed the cub got separated from
its mother and started down the hill,
closely followed by MIR. Burris. II was
at this stage Of the game that Patrick
Flanagan spied the bearconing toward
the hay c~orrals, and hastily procuring
a rope made preparations TO effect a
capture. The cub made directly for the
corral and Pat got on top Of the posts
and tried to drop the rope over its head,
but the animal would Illustrate all
efforts in that direction by warding the
moose off with its paws. 1t was at last
caught around the body and made an
extremely unwilling prisoner. Though
the old she bear was closely followed by
Vim. Burris he failed to get her and she
has not been seen since. Mr.. Flanagan
took the bear home to his ranch at
Utica, where it is getting very well
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