Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1901-06-26

Percy Train, the genial representa-
tive of the Western Mining World, is
in the city and says that there is
greater activity in mining affairs in
Fergus county than in any other dis
trict in the state with the exception of
one. The Western Mining World has
published much mining news from
Fergus county and deserves the sup
port of the residents of the county both
for that and for its general reliability.
The road along the bluff on upper
Spring creek needs a little attention.
Three days work with two men and
a team would put this popular and nee
essary driveway in good condition.
There are a few holes to be filed and
two or three drains to be put in and the
material for filling is right at hand in
the side hills. Even with our abomna-
BILE road law it would seem that this
much repairing could be accomplished
at once. This has become a good
road and one that will require but very
little work each year to keep it in fine
shape.
The delegates and alternates chosen
to the triennial meeting of the Episco-
pal church. which occurs at San Fran
| cisco in October, were Rev. s.. d. Hook
er of Dillon, +. w. Webster of Great
Falls, Hon. Z. c. Day of Helena and
Rev. II. E. Robbins of Fort Benton.
| Mr.. Robbins preached the convocation
sermon at Great Falls on Sunday morn
ing. 1t was upon the subject of faith
fulness as the test of success, and made
a deep impression on the delegates,
even being described as the ablest ser.
mon ever preached in Great Falls
River Press.
John Ferguson, who has resided on
the upper Judith for the last twenty
years. was in the city this week. 1t is
on Mr.. Ferguson's ranch near Utica
that the Great Northern drilling outfit
lately discovered artesian water, which
has an output of forty barrels per hour.
The drill is still running, though for
| what intention is not known, as the OPP
orators are extremely reticent in the
matter. They have already sunk to a
depth of 500 feet and have tapped the
third flow of water and are still sink
ing. The next point of exploration will
be in the big coulee toward Sage creek.
w. A. Clark, Jr., the youngest son of
Senator Clark, and Miss Mabel Foster
were married in Butte last Wednesday.
Senator Clark arrived the evening be-
fore so as TO attend the wedding and it
is said that he presented his son with
a check for 100000. The groom'spres-
ent to the bride was a necklace of dia-
monds and pearls said to be valued at
$50, 900, and Mrs. Charles w. Clark, sis
ter-in-law of the bride, presented her
with a ring set in oblong diamonds and
emeralds. To secure perfect gems an
expert had been searching the shops of
New York for three months past. The
brides gown is said to have cost $1,000.
The wedding journey will extend to
Europe and will cover one year.
A mining operator known as II. G.
Klenze, who is well known in Great
Falls and Butte, lately engineered one
of the boldest mining swindles eve
brought to public notice. 1t seem,
that a few weeks ago he purchased five
carloads of ore from the Eveline mine
in Butte and had the ore shipped to the
Everett smelter. He was present while
the ore was being sampled and assayed
and it is claimed that he sailed the ore
under the eyes of the assayer. Fortwc
carloads of sampled ore he was paid
81 5000 on receipt of which he skipped
and thus aroused suspicion, as three
more. carloads were yet on the track
This was sampled and it was found
that the value of the entire shipment
did not exceed $500. Klenze wa
tracked to Ouray, Colorado, where HI
was arrested.
A vigorous protest has been made t.
the board of pardons by j. T. Brown o
Birney, Mont, against the pardon o
Little Whirlwind, the Indian who wa,
convicted of being an accessory to tn,
murder of Jacob Hoover. a sheepherder
in 1897. According to Mr.. Brown, Lit
tie Whirlwind, Spotted Hawk and Stan
ley, alias Whirlwind, committed th'
crime. He says that the three Indians
together with another, had slaughtered
a steer belonging to a white man, anS
were in the act of cutting up the mea'
and securing the hide when Johr
Hoover, the murdered sheepherder
: came upon them. Mr.. Brown saystha
the Indians feared Hoover would tell oil
them. so determined to murder him
: The fourth redskin became frightened
! he says, and fled. He saw nothing o
| the crime, but testified as to the con
versation Immediately preceding. Som
time later the body of Hoover wa
found with three bullet holes in 1t. In
= iuential citizens from all parts of thu
United States backed the petition
which was presented to Gov. Toole
who granted the pardon on thu
grounds that Spotted Hawk had beei
set at liberty on a supreme court decis
ion rendered on the same evidenc'
that convicted Little Whirlwind. lie