Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1901-01-02

Geo. Huber has disposed of his inter
ests in the Howling Wolf saloon and
the successors in interest are now hay-
ing the place completely renovated and
largely refurnished. When this is
completed they will open and conduct
a first-class resort to be known as the
Mint.
We learn from a member of the order
of Odd Fellows that the building pro-
ject mentioned in a former issue has
been abandoned indefinitely. The esti-
mates on a suitable lot and building
being higher than was anticipated and
the cost greater than the local order
would care to assume at present.
Mr.. o. Lewis of Livingston was an
arrival on last Fridays Harlow coach.
Mr.. Lewis is a plumber by occupation
and came here to look over the field
with a view to locating There is a
rapidly growing demand for one skilled
in his line and we hope Mr.. Lewis will
| find il to his advantage to locate.
Sheriff Shaw and Deputy Ed. Martin
returned from Deer Lodge last Friday
morning, where they went with the
men sentenced to the pen at the last
term of court. They had no difficulty
whatever with the prisoners. Sheriff
! Shaw was taken i'll at Butte, threaten
ed with pneumonia. After remaining
there two days he felt well enough to
continue on his homeward journey. He
said there were a great many cases of
pneumonia in Butte.
E. X. Fitzgerald, who resided near
TIBET for a number of years and was
well known to many of our citizens,
died at White Sulphur Springs last
week of CONGESTION of the liver, follow
ing a malignant growth in the stomach.
Deceased was "A years of age. He
leaves an aged mother in Maine and a
foster brother, John +. Richards, at
Martinsdale. He was a Mason. In pol
itics he was a Republican and was
elected coroner of Meagher county at
the late election.
State School Superintendent Carleton
has broken out in a new place, and has
informed the county superintendent of
Lewis and Clarke county that he
strongly disapproves of the practice,
common in most country districts, of
holding occasional dances in school
houses. 1t is difficult to see anything
illegal or improper in holding a dance
in a school house. Prof. Carleton should
know that in a new country the people
are deprived of many pleasures that
others have in cities or older settled
communities. These same people build
the school houses and are taxed to
maintain the school and If their chill
dren find pleasure in an occasional
dance therein it is their W business.
That is the way it looks to us, though
school house dances are not frequent in
this county.
During the past year the large
amount of criminal business that has
been brought before the Judge of the
district comprising the counties of Cho.
teau, Fergus and Valley has been SC
great that only that portion of its af
fairs could be attended to. The ques
ton now arises, as these counties grow
in population, and they undoubtedly
will, how are our civil matters to be at
tended to? The most feasible plan t.
us would seem that the coming legisla
ture pass an act appointing one NOR,
Judge for the district. These two
judges could then SO arrange il tina
they could alternately hold civil ant
criminal sessions in each of the differ
ent counties. In this manner judicia
matters could be disposed of in a NOR
expeditions manner and with mucl
more satisfaction to interested parties
Malta Enterprise.