Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1901-01-23
G, II. WILLIAMS,
The Leading
Druggist.
LewistOwn, nOntana.


Stafford building Thursday night. The
installation ceremonies were conducted
by District Deputy Grand Chancellor
Edmund Wright. The new officers are
4. NJ. Shaw, c. C.; +. G.. Worden, V. c.;
Edward Brassey, Prelate; j. Il. Ritch.
NJ. W: Walter Smith, NJ. A.; Edmund
Wright, X. K. and s.; II. A. Tlanke, NJ.
f.; +. 7. McKecknie, NJ. E.; w. II. Hop
kins. |. g.; l.. w. Eldridge, q. &. Fol-
lowing the conclusion of the installa-
ton ceremonies the usual lunch was
served, cigars were lighted and a most
enjoyable evening was passed until the
midnight alarm warned the knights it
was time to disband.
L. j. Morrison, an old time resident
of Philbrook, and who is well known
throughout Fergus county, is a guest
at the Day House, having arrived on
the Harlowton coach Saturday. Mr..
Morrison is now engaged in a live stock,
commission and brokerage business,
with headquarters at Billings. His OPP
erations in this line extend owe Car
bon, Sweet Grass, Yellowstone, Fergus
and Meagher counties, and lately he
has been supplying cattle and sheep for
range men in Wyoming, South Dakota
and eastern Montana, and shipping
wethers to feeders in Nebraska, and
st. Paul and New Brighton, MINI. He
is here for the purpose of purchasing
wethers and wether lambs for ship
ment and will probably remain all
the week.
State Auditor ]. III. Calderhead is in
possession of a large number of I'M
claimed warrants for wolf scalp boun-
ties. Some of these are for claims filed
from 1892 to 1895, ranging in value all
the way from SO to $50. The warrants
were mailed to the last address of the
claimant and 80 of them have been re-
turned to the state auditor undelivered
from the postofiices to which they were
sent. Mr.. Calderhead requests all per-
sons who have bounty claims filed prior
to Dec. list, and who have not yet re-
ceived warrants for them, to write to
him, giving their postal address, that
he may send them. He contemplates
advertising unclaimed warrants all
over the state, with the requirement
that the claimant shall be identified at
the local bank as a %precaution against
imposture.
Thomas WEIGH, in whose veins flows
not only the blood of old Scotia's sons,
but whose ancestry on his mothers
side resided here for many generations
before Columbus wandered into this
section, came to town Friday afternoon,
tarried long at the flowing bowl and
finally went home much drunken than
the %proverbial lord. His pugilistic pro-
clivities became aroused upon reaching
home, so he brutally assaulted his
horse with a club, completely binding
it, then freed his wife and all the other
breeds in the camp, making life so tor
rid for them that Night Marshal Neil
son was called in. The night marshal
locked Thomas up and Saturday after.
noon he demanded a trial and pleaded
not guilty to the charge of being ma
liciously drunk and d~isorderly, but
when he considered the matter with
drew his former plea and acknowledge
to Justice Gudgell Monday morning
that he was guilty. The justice sen
fenced him to thirty days in the county
Jail and warned him that for the mex
offense he would do things to him tina
would make him repent that he hat
ever even made his unwise appearance,
on this earthly scene.
The ARGUS, this week, is able to con.
firm its statement of last week of tn,
reported discovery of ore by Messrs
Nave and Ackly in the South Moccasir
mountains. Mr.. VIM. Ackly came il
from the South Moccasins Saturda,
and from him we learn that he an,
Jacob Nave have discovered and locate,
a group of claims on the east side o
the South Moccasins, which they cal
the "Lewistown" group. They hav
four claims in the group, known as tn
Lewistown, Fairview, Grizzly and on
other. Very little development worl
has been accomplished SO far, as tn
discoveries have but recently beel
made and they have been erecting
buildings in order to execute stead
development. On each Of the first tire
claims named they have sunk a ten foo
hole and all of them show an ore tina
has many of the characteristics Of tn
other cyanide ores of this region. Tn
formations are mostly porphyritic wit
some limestone, but the latter does nc
appear in any very extensive bodies 5
far. Some of the assays the gentleme
have received have been very encoural
, ing, and IL the showing continues n
| good as at present their intentions ar
/ to prosecute development work steac
: lily on all their ground. Messrs. Nav
and Ackly have also located a wate
5 right within a quarter of a mile {
j their claims, with an amply sutiicier
supply to furnish an ordinary cyanic
! plant with all the water required. IT
report of these discoveries has attrac
5 ed a number Of other p~rospectors to u
I South Moccasins and we hope in u
4 nan. f,.t,-a 80 aaa skas. .na.t.. /.