Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1901-01-09

John r. Mason was in from Rock
creek Tuesday and appears well pleased
with the winter weather.
C. II. Perrine and y. c. White of the
Buffalo Creek Sheep Co., were tran
sacting land business in Lewistown
yesterday.
Capt. and Mrs. NJ. Il. barrow and
child departed by private conveyance
for Harlow Monday. They 60 first TO
Helena, where cap" will aid the lob
byists in securing the passage of the bill
increasing the bounty on coyote and
wolf pelts, after which they will visit
Butte and Salt Lake. They will be alb
sent about two months.
At the meeting of the commissioners
Monday the contract for the care Of the
county poor and sick was awarded to
VIM Medigar for another year. Mr..
Medigar's services have proven alto
gether satisfactory, aud there being but
a few dollars difference between his
bid and that of a competitor, the com
m~issioners wisely decided 10 retain Mr.,
Medigar. The contract for attending
the poor and sick and for furnishing
the drugs and medicines for them was
awarded to DIR. II. II. Wilson, the low
est bidder.
DIR. NJ. NJ. Hedges. for seventeen
years a practicing dentist of Glcndivc,
was in Lewistown yesterday and while
here engaged the snite of rooms above
the Judith Hardware Co.. adjoining +.
Il. Smiths office, which he expects to
occupy after February list. For several
weeks past he has been journeyins
toward Lewistown by way of Junction,
Musselshell aud Gilt Edge and still has
considerable work to complete in the
gold camp before he settles down in
Lewistown. Mrs. Hedges will join her
husband in the spring. Mr.. Hedges is
a very pleasant and airablc gentleman,
a man of years and wide experience and
will doubtless he welcomed To the pro-
fessional circles of Lewistown.
From the Livingston Enterprise we
learn that the officials of Park county
are quite confident that George AMBER
son, arrested for murder at Burlington,
Iowa, isalsothe slayer of sheriff George
I. Young. Photographs of Anderson
have been received and identified by
several who saw the man a short time
before Sheriff Young was killed. So
confident are the officials that Anderson
is the man wanted there that the Nor
thern Pacific will grant a leave Of alb
sence and furnish transportation To
Agent Barney in order that he may go
to Burlington To see Anderson person
ally. Anderson is being held for muir
der in Iowa, his ease coming before the
grand jury at Burlington Jan. 9TH, and
it is thought that should he prove TO be
the Park county murderer the Iowa
authorities would not surrender him To
Montana until they have done with him
there.
For the past fortnight and notwith-
standing the severe winter weather.
the Judith Stage Co. has been making
good time in the delivery Of mails from
Great Falls. This route is depended
upon for the Great Falls papers which
bring TO Lewistown the latest news
and consequently delays are more
~aggravating than on some other lines,
But Manager Mears has evidently been
giving his personal attention TO mat.
ters lately and the results have been
all the public has reason TO expect. OF
course the coach is not always exactl,
on time, bnt the delays have not beer
serious. The Harlow line has been
having a bad streak, partially owing tC
bad roads and partially 10 the Montana
railroad and other causes. The outgo
ing mails have been delayed twenty.
four hours at Harlow on several occa
sions and passengers given an oppor
tunity to see the sights Of the new
town of Harlow-or Harlowton ~ they
call it.. The schedule ON the Harlow
line is evidently too fast for bad roads
The first act of Judge Chcadle Mon
day morniug was 10 appoint W. r
Neil county commissioner, Ia succce,
ID. W. Slayton resigned, and his r." n,
official act was 10 approve Mr.. Ncill.
bond which was filed shortly after
For months past, in fact for more thai
a year-Mr. Slayton has felt dissatistic'
with his position and desired to retire
but friends have urged upon him To RI
main the balance Of his term. Wit
the election of new commissioners las
fall and the incoming Of Judge Chcadl
Mr.. Slayton could nc longer be pr,
vailed upon to remain in office and hi
resignation was placed in the hands {
Clerk Kelly to take effect the 18th ms
Mr.. Slayton's home was a long distane
from the county seat, he found I'll
sessions greatly interfered with hi
work at home and not being able I
give the county business the attentio
which he felt at times IL required, h
was altogether willing to retire froI
duties in which there appeared to b
little but dissatisfaction. OF the retil
ing official IL may be said that he COZ