Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1901-07-17

by the McAlufeS mas been consolidated
in the organization Of the ST. Louis and
Montana Co., with a paidup capital Of
Included In the consolida-
ton arr the Broadwater groupo Of mines
and the Diamond Il coucentrator COM
pany. In all of these properties L. ;.
Mcclure, one of the incorporators, held
heavy interests. Associated with him
in the new $4,000. 900 company are
Senator Paris Gibson. of Great Falls
and men who have long held interests
in the various companies.
George Wicks, who came to Montana
in the early seventies, and who has
through Ill health been compelled to
accept the hospitality of the county at
the poor farm, was adiudged insane last
week and sent TO the Warm Springs
asylum. II wandered away from the
poor farm on July >th and was found
by T. Nichols in the vicinity Of an old
cabin nea the Corbly ranch on We'd
nesday last. Having had no food or
water for a couple of days he was in
pretty bad shape and was brought TO
town and given quarters at the Jail,
where he was taken care of until his
condition was improved enough for an
examination to be held, which was done
on Friday. Miner and frontiersman
and a fairly good blacksmith, he was a
man well liked by his many friends.
For the last twenty years he has worked
at different times around Maiden and
Fort Maginnis, and up to the time of
the failure of his health had always
made a good living, being an industri-
Gus worker.
Ed. Brassey and Mrs. Brassey arrived
in Lewistown on Saturday evening
from a visit to Great Falls on the occa-
sion Of the street fair in that city. Mr..
Brassey said that the fair was an entire
success and though several Of the shows
in the Midway Plai>ancc were slightly
the fake order. the exhibits given
by the various business houses were
extremely good. The iloral parade and
that of the Knights Of Pythias were
very artistically arranged and proved
an interesting feature OF the fair. In
relation to railroad affairs Mr.. Brassey
taid that little credit could be given as
yet to the talk of the Milwaukee eX-
tension, but much reliance was placed
in Senator Gibson's statement that the
Burlington would build through the
Judith country to the Falls and from
there make connections with the Crows
Nest road over the Great Falls and
Canada, both Of which roads are to be
converted into standard gauge in the
near future. In the event of the Bur-
lington being extended through the
] Judith. 1t is thought that the Harlow
road would come TO Lewistown while
the Burlington would undoubtedly go
through the Gap and take a general
direction through the Upper Judith in
the vicinity of Utica. Mr.. Brassev
mentioned that on his way home he
saw eight of the horses belonging to
w. Hughes, which were killed by light
ming in the vicinity of Stanford last
week.
The floral parade at the Great Falls
carnival exceeded even the expectations
Of the most sanguine and created a
Of enthusiasm in the streets of
Great Falls, the like of which has never
before been seen in the city. Follow
ing is a description of the awarding Of
as reported by the Great Falls
Leader: THE judges for the prizes
seated in a carriage and reviewed
the different equippages as they passed
the corner of Third street; they were
Architect Donovan, Gold L. Curtis.
Major Martin Maginnis OF Helena, Mrs.
C. D. Crutcher of Benton, and Mrs. ID
G.. Browne. The question Of settling
the awards was a most difficult one and
the judges felt that they could give a
prize to everyone. but being limitcdthe
prizes were given as follows: First
prize. Mrs. r. ;. Ford, lavender and
white: second prize. Mrs. L. Z. Il. Cor
don, blue and white: in making the
first award the judges could not choose
between Mrs. Ford and Mrs. Gordon. 80
the first was given TO the former for the
splendor and to the latter for daintiness
displayed fhe prize for the single
horse carriage was given to Mrs. ii. j..
skinner. white and purple. and the dog
cart prize TO Misses Leslie. bright red.
Special honorable mention was given
by the judges to the unique tandem
mule rig Of the Misses Dickinson and
also 10 the Columbian hospital ambul'
ance, which was thought to be u Of
the very best things in the parade.
Great Falls is to get a generous slice
out of the Carnegie millions for the pur-
pose ofcrccting a suitable library build
ing, owing TO the enterprise of somc OF
its citizens. Several of the p%rominru,
citizens Of Great Falls were gathered
together one day discussing matter, Of
public interest when someone proposed
writing u letter to Andrew Carnegie
and e%ndeavoring to prevail upon h!mto
donate a sum TO the city sufficient e.
erect a public library building The
proposition was no sooner made than il
was taken hold of in a manner which