Fergus County argus., 1901-05-01
G. II. WILLIAMS,
The Leading
Druggist.
LeWistOwn, r1Ontana.

All mail was considerably delayed
the latter end of last week owing to the
heavy snow fall of Thursday and Fri
day. The Great Falls stage was snow
ed in between Geyser and Stanford the
whole of Friday night and did not ar
rive in Lewistown until late Saturday
evening. The roads in the vicinity Of
Utica were almost impossible and it
took two hours for the stage to get to
Philbroox from Utica, the snow having
drifted on to the road to depth of two
feet or more.
William t. Mcfarland received an
appointment last week as United States
deputy mineral surveyor, from United
States Surveyor General E. w. Beattie
This will be great boon TO mining men
of this district, who formerly had to
send to Neihart for Deputy Surveyor
Munroe when any mineral surveying
had to be done. Mr.. Mcfarland is emf
nently fitted for the position, being an
old-timer in the county and well ac-
quainted with all the mining districts
in this section of the state.
Frank w. Merrill, attorney, Demo
cratic politician and ex-public admins
traitor of the county of Cascade, is miss
ing and the officers of the law are maxi
ing search for him in all directions.
Roughly figured the shortage shown in
the accounts of the office which Merrill
held amounts to $1,000, and there is in
the Cascade bank to his credit trife
over 81, 500, SO that at guess his short
age without assets will be in the neigh
borhood of $500. The county is amply
protected from any possible loss by the
sl4, 900 bond which Merrill gave when
he took Office. Merrill, it will be re-
membered, was practicing attorney
in Lewistown for brief time about ten
years ago.
C. r. Hagserty, who has been en-
ployed in the dry goods department of
the Power Mercantile Co.'S store, was
arrested on Monday evening by Sheriff
Shaw on information received from
Sheriff w. w. Bennett of Madison,
Wisconsin. Messages had been sent to
Sheriff Shaw from Madison describing
IIaggerty and asking the sheriff to
arrest and hold him until the arrival OF
Sheriff Bennett, as he was wanted for a
misdemeanor committed at Prairie du
Chen, Wisconsin. lIaggcrty did not
seem very much surprised at his arrest,
and from what information can be
gathered from his remarks there is Q
lady in the case. In all probability hc
has been playing the part of Don Juar
to damsel who loved not wisely but
too well.
Operations will be commenced short
ly in the west by geologists on behalf
of the annual geological survey. 1t is
planned to make a reconnaissance OF
the whole line from the summit of the
Rocky mountains westward. Geologis'
Bailey Willis with party will make
reconnaissance of strip from 10 tC
Is miles wide along the south side ot
the boundary line in Idaho and Mon
tana to determine its geological fea
lures and the condition of the boundary
monuments. Other geologists will make
surveys from the Colorado line west
ward to the Pacific coast. DIR. Wolcott
will make special Investigations in tn,
Rockies in Montana. investigations
are planned of the clays and clay work
ing industries of the country, and alsc
of the cement industry.
In chatting with Chairman Hilger o.
the county high school board last weel
that gentleman stated that the boarC
had on hand April eth balance o
81. 1913 50, which, he thought, would b,
sufficient to pay all the expenses OF thu
the school until the receipt of taxe
next fall. Since the board was organ
lied in the summer of 1899 their treas
urer has received from taxes and other
wise sG,6l7.5i and expended i,s23.69
the purpose of every expenditure beinl
shown by certified vouchers on file will
the chairman and also duly entered oil
the cash book of the board. Beside
meeting the general expenses for sal
aries, rent. heat, etc., the board own
all the seats. they have purchased owe
sl0O worth of books suitable Or librar.
use, have $500 worth Of appliances. ap
paratus, etc., and other miscellaneou
supplies. Under the new law tn
moneys of the fund are expended b.
the county treasurer and f. +. Wright
treasurer Of the board, deposited will
County Treasurer Croft oa Saturda.
last the balance then on hand.
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