Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1901-04-17

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the Bear Paw association in the future
and will act as roundup captain for the
coming season.
ID. L. s. Barker, the owner of the Sill.
yer Belt mine at Neihart, is again in
luck, recent discoveries in the mine
having made 1t one of the most valuable
properties in the camp. A large body
of ore has been struck by running a
long cross-cut tunnel, which encount.
cred the pay streak about 800 feet in.
The ore carries 800 ounces of silver,
$50 in gold and 80 to 40 per cent oflead.
DIR. Francis E. Clark, president of the
International Christian Endeavor I'm.
ion, will make a tour of the west, and
is expected to be in Helena May 2ith,
DIR. Clark visited Helena in 1895 and the
repetition of his visit is looked upon
with much interest by Christian En-.
deavor circles. He has been an exten.
sive traveller and has organized socie'
ties in nearly every country in the
world.
Mrs. Nat Collins, who is known
throughout Montana as ''the Cattle
Queen" has taken to the lecture plat
form as a a of making a livelihood
Her stirring and adventurous career
will nj doubt make an interesting sub
ject for a series of lectures, and as Mrs
Collins is a lady gifted with a goodly
store of descriptive power and versatil
ity the venture will no doubt prove q
success.
Mr.. John Phillips, a Utica sheep
grower and an old-time Montanian, re.
ceived telegraphic news last week to
the effect that his eldest SON, Albert,
who was the principal of a school in
Pennsylvania, was dead. The message
was sent by John Phillips, the deceased
boys brother. No particulars have
been received as to the exact cause OF
death, though it is known that he was
suffering from an attack of la grippe.
E. w. Symmes, brother of w. D.
Symmes, and who has been working for
the Utica Mercantile Co. for the past
six months, was in Lewistown Monday
bidding farewell to his friends. Hell
on Monday morningS coach for his
home at Elmer near Ottawa, Canada.
Mr., Symmes will visit New York and
Chicago on his way home and in all
probability will take a trip to Valpar'
also, South America, in the near future.
The Never Sweat and the st. Law.
mines of the Anaconda Company
closed down last week, but no official
reason Of the shut down was given.
One of the officials of the company,
while not assuming to know the reason
of the close down, gave it as his opin,
ion that it was on account of the short
age of water in Anaconda and the con.
sequent inability of the smelters at tina,
point to handle the ore from the mines,
We are in hearty accord with Bart
Mobiles effort to secure a chicken ordi,
nance. There are people who prefer
flower gardens to chickens, but are un
able to have them IL their neighbors
chickens are allowed to run at large
II people will keep their chickens in ar
enclosure no objections can be raised.
Running at large chickens are nearly
as great an annoyance as cows or hogs
and n one should have a right to main.
tain a nuisance.
The Ladies' Aid gave a very pleasant
social at the residence of Mrs. Larsser
last Friday evening, on which occasion
a large crowd spent a very enjoyable
time. Various parlor games were in
dulged in and light refreshments were
served before the departure of the
guests. No charges we're made, the
contributions, which amounted to SIC
being entirely in the nature of a free
will offering to the building fund of the
Methodist church.
Harry Morse of New York, who late
ly purchased an interest in the j. ID.
Waite sheep ranch at Utica, arrived a,
Harlowton last Friday. Mr.. Morse
brought two fine fox hounds with him
from the east and intends to try their
virtues on the willy coyote. Mr.. Morse
was accompanied by Charles Whitfield,
who will spend the summer, If not a
longer period, on the upper Judith. They
were met at Harlowton by a private con-
yeyance from Utica.
j. M. Croft. in the course of a bust.
ness correspondence with several of the
officers Of the First Montana, received
answer from General Ii. c. Kessler,
Lieut.. Col. b. II. Cook, Captain j. Hal
lahan, Surgeon Major +. ]. Adams,
Lieut.. and Adjt. W. b. Knowlton and
Chaplain G. c. Stull. They all, with
out exception, send their best wishes
to the members of Company 1. Capt.
j. Hallahan concludes his letter as fol.
lows: "Do not forget that II 1t is ever
in my power to give a helping hand to
any member of Company | it will be a
source OF the utmost pleasure for me to
respond to such a request. can never
forget the service Co. / rendered on the
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