Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1901-07-17
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provides a graduated scale of amount,
they are required to pay the county.
Merchants doing a business of less than
500 per months are required to pay 81
a quarter for the license: those whose
sales run between $500 and sl,250 pei
month are required TO pay a license OF
50 a quarter; from sl,9jO to $500 the
license is SIC per quarter; from $500
to $1,000, SIS; from $1,000 to $4,000,
SEA; from $4,000 to 100000. s3G: from
SEQ, 600 to $4,000, s45: from $4,000 to
$40, 900. 500; from $4,000 to $50, 600, SIS;
from $4,000 to $4,000. Sie0; from
SIS, 900 to 500, 600, slS0. Where the
sales amount to more than slOO.0 600 per
month a license of sees is charged.
The Butte hotel, which was elegantly
furnished and vas the leading hostelry
of Butte, was completely Quilted by fire
LIST Saturday morning. When the alarm
was turned in smoke was issuing from
every window and many of the guests
were frantic with fear, being unable 10
find their way out Of the hotel, owing
to the dense and suffocating smoke.
In two hours the fire wasunder control.
and though Gus English of Anaconda
and Joe Devine of Butte were hurt in
escaping from the building, no fatalities
occurred. Mr.. Hugh Wilson, the lessee
of the building, estimates the loss at
100000. A quantity of personal effects
were lost by the guests, most of which
they threw out OF the windows in their
excitement.
Some of the owners of cows in the
city herd are complaining. and with
good reason, apparently. 1t is claimed
that the COWS are not taken far enough
away, and finding the feed short, work
back to town early in the afternoon.
This probably accounts for their being
here as early as four or five o'clock. II
the COWS were driven some distance on
the bench where feed was better, and
were not brought in before eight o'clock,
it would be better for them, and re-
move much cause for the complaints
that now exists. AT the present. time
they feed about the city for four hours
before taken up for milking. Ere
quently they do not leave before nine
o'clock in the morning, which gives
them but a short time on the range.
Owners can remedy this If they make a
concerted effort.
Calamity Jane" whom the passing
of the wild days of the frontier seemed
to throw out of a job, is reported to
have found a sphere of usefulness which
is entirely suited to her character. An
eastern newspaper syndicate. having
heard of this wonderful woman's many
escapades in the time when Montana
was an arena to which the axiom of
''the survival of the %fittest" was entire
ly applicable, have offered her a home
in New York. Mrs. Josephine Brake,
a New York journalist who represents
the syndicate. is in Montana for the ex-
press purpose of taking Calamity
Jane back with her. The object ofthe
syndicate is to obtain information from
her on the wild life of the western
frontier, which will form the founda-
ton of many stirring tales of frontier
life and adventure.
A Great Falls teacher will be among
the first to go to the Philippines from
Montana, says the Great Falls Leader
and the young lady who has been Sc
lected is Miss Martha Z. Williams. now
teaching in District A. in the county
Miss Williams comes from Kansas, has
lived in Cascade county for some tim,
past and has enjoyed the reputation OF
being a first-class teacher, and on,
whose discipline is perfect. Some time
ago Miss Williams applied to the de
partment of education at Washington
for a position rs teacher in the new
colonies and yesterday she received no
tice that she had been chosen aud wa
TO start for the Philippines at once
She Immediately rendered her resigna
ton to the trustees of district AZ an,
will start for San Francisco at once
She will sail from there on the 80,
inst. on the steamer Thomas. Mis-
Williams contract is for three years a
81. 90 per year.
A misguided genius by the name o
II. Collins. who claims TO have com
from Big Timber, was arrested by un
der Sheriff Slater last sunday on
charge of horse stealing. He was evi
IDENTIFY beset with an insane desire L
own everything in sight. as he had in hi
possession at the time Of his arrest on
horse belonging to Fred Kicks, whicI
had'been taken from the Crowder pas
ture and another one which vas III
property Of a man by the name q
Banney, who is working in the Mocci
sin mountains. Besides the horses h
is accused of stealing a saddle from L
Morrison of Lewistown and a saddl
and spurs belonging to W. Lacock. VIII
resides in the vicinity of the Corbl
ranch He also had in his possession
third horse which he claims as hi
personal property and to which n
other owner has laid claim at presen'
ON being questioned By Slater he sal
that he had two partners in the Mo-