Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1901-10-02


was brought before the board last week
was really suggested as a matter of
courtesy on the part of Prof. Busen-
burg, who had already purchased a
secondhand piano, for which it is in
tended to pay by giving a series of
school entertainments.
An institution that was established a
few months ago in Montana, and that
is reported to be doing good work is
the Kelley Institute for the cure of the
liquor habit, drug additions, etc. It
is located at the Hot Springs at Boulder
which gives it better conditions and
surroundings than any like establish
ment in the United States.
The work Of compiling the school
census of District No. 1 has been com
pleted by Clerk Blodgett and the num-
Der of minors in the district is shown
to be 1850. This is the total number Of
minors between the ages of 6 months
and 81 years who will draw school
money at the appropriations to the va
rious school funds this year.
The Castle Butte school term, will
close Friday, October 18th, and the oc-
casion will be one of jollity in the
neighborhood. A dance will be given
at the school house, for which Baker
and Marshall will furnish the music
and the people of the district extend a
cordial invitation to all to come and
join them in a good time.
The annual institute of the Fergus
county teachers will be held at the new
school building at Lewistown on Oct.
Is, 16, II and IS. DR.. III. III. Strain,
president of the State Normal school,
and Miss Annie Harwood of the same
institution, will act as instructors, as
sisted by Professors Silloway and
Busenburg and Misses Williamson,
Frost and PEBBLES. The institute will
be favored with two lectures, one by DIR.
Craig, president of the State university,
the other by Professor Silloway, prin-
cipal of the county high school. Grad
uating exercises will be held, at which
diplomas will be presented to eighth
grade graduates.
l. r. Cook, on being interviewed as
to what he intended to do with the
property lately purchased by him on
Main street, said that he would build a
modern stone business block, three
stories in height, on his property next
to Louis Landt's, while the lot on the
opposite side of the street would re-
main vacant until a renter was found,
when the necessary building would be
constructed. The three-story building
will be erected next spring and will
have all the modern appliances. The
first floor will be used for store pur-
poses, the second floor is to be divided
into office rooms, while the top story
will be arranged for lodging rooms,
Louis Shroepel, who was employed
in the East Pacific mine near Winston,
was killed last week, as the result OF
an explosion of powder he was carry
ing. The terrible accident which
robbed Mr.. Schroepel of life in a Sec
ond, say the Record, occurred in the
intermediate drift between tunnels
Nos. 3 and 4. 1t was just before the
time the men fire their last shot before
taking lunch when Schroepel went tc
the small magazine, located in the mine
on No. 4 level, to get his powder and
fuse, In returning he was obliged tc
climb a ladder hand over hand for l5t
feet. 1t was while engaged in this
task, made perilous by the explosive he
carried, that the unfortunate man wa,
hurled into eternity.
The stone quarry, which is situated
a short distance above the brewery
plant, was the cause last Saturday o.
considerable contention between Eo
Quigley and John Laux, both gentle
men claiming to w the property ant
have the exclusive right to operate thu
same. Mr.. Laux has been getting on
rock there lately and had a number o
men at work and on Saturday Ed Quig
ley put in an appearance and orderec
them to vacate the premises and EN-
| phasized his remarks with a six-shootet
of large calibre. On hearing of the af
fair, Mr.. Laux swore out a complain
and had Quigley arrested and brough
to the city, where the defendant CAV
bonds for his appearance in the %justic'
court the following court day. Oh
Monday the charge was withdrawn b,
the complainant, who paid the cost
and the case was settled out of court
P. 7. Sweeney, who has charge o.
the Burke and Sweeney's mines in Yog'
gulch, visited the city last week. Mr.
Sweeney thinks Lewistown is all RICH
and predicts a great future for Thu
town. He deplored the fact that HI
could not spare the time at present u
visit the big cyanide plants in the Moe
casin mountains and said that it wa
his intention to visit the various min
ing camps in the vicinity of Lewis
town at the earliest opportunity. 4
rather amusing incident Of his visi
was the fact that he took the wronl
stage on Thursday morning and in
stead of being carried over the Grea
Falls line to Utica, was taken towar'
Ubet on the Harlow coach. He had
return ticket to Utica and had In