Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1901-07-10

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Many persons throughout the state
have received hair brides and other
manufactured articles for sale from
convicts incarcerated in the state peni-
Tertiary and have neglected TO either
return the articles OF forward the money
received for same. This is a cowardly
form of theft and the authorities at
Deer Lodge may decide to cause the
arrest of such persons on the charge of
enlightenment.
The annual report of the taxable
wealth of the county shows a total
assessed acreage of 6s0,570. The num-
Der of acres in each class is as follows;
Grain land, first class 1903: second
class, 10000; hay land, first class,
1850: second class, %, 351; grazing land,
fenced, 3i0,5 $3.50: u%nfenced, 1000: Sec
tional lots, 45,525; timber land suitable
for saw logs, 300; other timber land,
7i5; railroad land, 176,l5o.
Rev. w. w. vanorsdel, superinten-
dent of the North Montana mission of
the Methodist Episcopal church, this
week went to Belt to conduct the
fourth quarterly conference. The
church there has done excellent work
this year; the membership has been
doubled, a new organ purchased and
the parsonage furnished and improved
to the extent of about $3.50, while the
indebtedness is very small.-Great Falls
Tribune.
The Indian Band concert which was
given in Helena last week by the men,
bers of the Fort Shaw Indian school
was an entire success and reflects great
credit both on Z. L. Parker whe organ
lied and trained the band and the
pupils themselves for the diligent ap-
plication which has brought them to
their present state of proficiency. 1t was,
according to County Attorney Belden
who was present, a musical entertain
ment which showed rare ability.
The great Kendall mining group, in
Fergus county, Montana, controlled by
Finch & Campbell, is to have n of the
finest plants in the west, says the Spo-
kane Spokesman Review. G o. Brad
ley, agent for the Allis-Chambers COM
pany, has taken a contract for a 30O-ton
cyanide plant, with a refinery and a
large amount of electrical machinery.
The contact price is about $4,000.
The machinery is to be of the very lat
est pattern and will be automatic
throughout.
Sheriff Shaw, on being interviewed
as to what steps he had taken in regard
to assisting in the capture Of the Great
Northern holdup artists, said that IL
was his opinion that the ~desperadoes
have gained the cover of the bad lands
in Dawson county where it would be a
virtual impossibility for a posse to find
them and that he had informed the
roundup camps of the reward on the
train robbers and has also sent infor-
nation to several points in the bad
lands of the Missouri.
1t is the opinion of large sheep own
ers throughout the state of Montana
that the price paid for wool this year
will be in the neighborhood of lG cents,
owing to the fact that the stock of wool
on hand at the eastern mills is small
and they will be forced to buy. There
has been an attempt on the part of the
manufacturers to keep prices down by
curtailing their purchases, which can
not last, as a system of hand to mouth
buying has been in force for some time
which has left them with very little
stock on hand.
Attorney General James Donovan
arrived in Great Falls on Sunday even
ing with the body of his son Dennis,
who was drowned while in Maine where
he had accompanied his father. The
funeral took place on Monday morning
from st. AIMS church in Great Falls,
and was attended by several state Off
GERS. All state offices were closed un'
til / o'clock on Monday. Mr.. Donovan
is well known in Lewistown and his
friends and acquaintance extend their
warmest sympathy to him in his atiiic-
ton.
Chief Little Bear" of the Crees il
spending a few days in the city visiting
and talking over old times with his
friend, w. d. Deaton, who has been
acquainted with him for the past ten
years. Little Bear" Is accompanied
by several members of the tribe who
are a well dressed and healthy-looking
sample OF the North American Indian
as he is today. The chief is on his way
to the Snake River reservation in Idaho
and has letters testifying to his good
character and behavior from many old
timers in Montana.
In connection with the Great Nor
thern train robbery it is reported that
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on their way to Malta two or three
days before the hold-up. ON it being
brought to their notice several people
remembered seeing two men with -four
head of fine-looking horses, among
which were a buckskin and a white,
go through town about that time.
though nobody seems 10 know them.
In the course OF a casual conversation
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