Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1901-07-24
MATCHMAKER and
JeWeler


he says that he was misquoted in las,
weeks paper relative to the hail storm
which crossed that section on the Mon.
day evening previous. While in town
the following day he was understood,
while talking to n prominent business
man, to make the statements attributed
to him, but he now says that his crop
WAS ruined" which would indicate
that the general loss was as severe as at
first reported.
Judge Sawyer returned from a visit
to Great Falls and Sand Coulee last
Thursday morning. where he wen for
the purpose of visiting some mining
properties in that section of the state
in which he is interested. The property
is situated in the vicinity Of Ming
Coulee, close to the Belt mountains. and
the Judge brought back some ore which
assays $3.50 in surface values. Judge
Sawyer was present on the last day of
the Great Falls street fair and says that
the acrobatic performances were the
best he has ever seen,
The jury who tried Clinton Dotson
on the charge of assisting to murder his
father, Oliver Dotson. returned a ver-
diet of guilty after one hours delibera-
ton. One popularity about the trial
of Dotson was that he was already serv-
ing a life sentence in the tate prisons
when the later charge was brought
against him. Judge Clements sentenced
the prisoner on the same day to suffer
the death penalty, and set the date of
his execution for Sept. 9th. the same
date on which Macarthur will expiatc
his crime on the scaffold.
From this office will be issued this
week the catalog and premium list of
the Eighth Annual Fair to be given at
Lewistown September 3rd, 18th and 5th
next. The first dates set were the 4th,
5th and 9th, but on account of Labor
day, which will be so generously cele-
brated. the fair dates were advanced.
The catalog was this year entirely in
charge of Secretary Belden and no
pains were spared to make it an attrac-
tive piece of work and of value to the
large number of leading firms who
have assisted the secretary by placing
their advertisements therein. 4 large
number have been issued and in a few
days will be in the hands OF the public.
John l.. Bright, the manager of the
Citizens Electric Co.. has purchased
the corner lot On Joseph Jackson's city
property, one block south of the Judith
Basin Bank. on the north corner of
Sixth avenue and Main street, and will
have erected thereon a fine two-story
stone structure, the ground floor of
which will contain the offices and show
room of the Citizens Electric Company.
The building will be 30x7j feet in
dimension and is to be fitted with all
modern conveniences. The second
story will in all probability be fitted
up for lodge purposes and the local
labor organization has made overtures
to Mr.. Bright to obtain it. The plans
and specifications are being drawn up
by Cross & johnson and will be ready
by the end of the week. The estimated
cost of the building is $1,000.
As the result of an opinion rendered
by Attorney General Donovan, caused
by the examination by State Examiner
Hudnall. county treasurers will be noti-
fed by the state examiner to collect as
license hereafter ss5 fromall stage com
panies each quarter, and all express
companies will he required to pay al
least the sane amount for doing bust
,..ess In the state. Heretofore stage
companies have paid sl9. 80 eaai! quartei
and express companies have not paid
anything. The question is a most inn
p~ortant one to stage and express com
panies, as it not only involves the ques'
ton of what will be charged in the fu.
ture, bat the additional one Of the col
lection Of tde difference between what
the companies have paid and what they
should have paid. About four years
ago Attorney General Nolan held tina,
section iO5i Of the Political Code, refer
ring to licenses, was unconstitutional.
and that section 275l was operative
The attorney general agrees with this
opinion of Mr.. Nolan
A complaint was mace to County At
torney Beldcn last week by John Der
ger, a breed, who charged Georg'
Wickes with bastardy and The seduction
Of his daughter Maggie, who is four
teen years old, Mr.. berger stated that
during the month of December of las
year his daughter. Maggie Berger
went to the house of John Swami, hi,
son-in-law, to get a loaf Of bread, ant
found George Wiclfes there alone, VIII,
overpowered her and committed tbs
offense with which he is charged. Tit
girl claims that Wickes threatened I,
kill her IL she said anything abui
what happened and nothing was know
Of the affair until her condition wa.
/, noticed: A private enquiry was insti
: tuted by the county attorney owing Il
the fact that Wickcs, who has been
resident Of the poor farm for some tim'
|. past. was a few days ago committed u
Warm Springs on a charge Of i~nsanit,