Fergus County argus., 1901-02-06
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Mercantile company's interests at
Utica, came in yesterday and is regis
tered at the Day house.
Rev. j. A. Vermatt has wired from
Butte, where he was Monday evening,
that services would be held in the Cath
olic church at the usual hours Sunday.
The Volunteers have opened their
reading room in the barracks on Third
avenue and would be pleased to receive
callers at all times. Thursday evening
they will begin their regular nightly
meetings.
Mr.. and Mrs. F. Beck of Bozeman,
who formerly resided near Castle Butte,
are in the city and at present are guests
at the Lewistown hotel. They are Wis
iting with their son, John Beck, of Cas-
tie Butte.
Civil Engineer w. NJ. Munroe of
Great Falls returned home on the Sat
urday morning stage, having completed
several surveys and other unfinished
work for the New Year company during
the past week.
Mr.. David Hilger, who was so badly
crippled by the overturning of coach
on the Harlowton line about six weeks
ago, was able to be on the streets We'd
nesday for the first time since the acci-
dent occurred. He is still quite lame
and it will be some time yet before he
has entirely recovered from his injuries.
Charles L. Rhodes, the veteran pros
pector, whose faith in the ultimate
greatness of Maiden as mining camp
has never wavered in two decades, was
visitor in the city Saturday. Mr..
Rhodes believes that the outlook for a
boom in the mining industry of the
Judith mountains is more fattering
now than at any time since he has been
a resident of the country.
A change of schedule occurred on the
Lewistown-Falls line the 4th inst, and
the stage now leaves at a. IN, instead
of at 0 as formerly. Postmaster Steph-
ems has furnished the following sched-
ule for the closing of the outgoing
mails: Great Falls mail closes at p.
m, IIarlowton mail closes at p. m,
Maiden mail at 1 p. m, Benton mail at
9p. m. and Christina mail at a. IN.
w. G. Runzler and family departed
on the Monday coach to Benton and
will first visit Great Falls, from where
Mr.. Runzler will proceed to Chicago
and from there will go to his for
mer home in Wisconsin, which he has
not visited before in number of years.
During his absence, which will be
about three weeks. Mrs. Runzler will
remain with her parents in Great Falls
August Scheibelhut, the marks of
whose industry are to be found in the
mines of every range of mountains in
this region, is now employed at the A.
s. Wright Il Co. properties in Whisky
Gulch in the capacity of shift foreman.
His many friends throughout the min
ing sections of the county will be more
than pleased TO know that he has Sc
cured SO good berth.
When the stable men employed in
Weaver & Carpenters barn came on
duty the morning of January 9ith,
they found span of loose horses in the
barn and inquiry since has failed TO in
dictate the ownership. No one seems
to know how they got there nor can
they be identified or the brands recog-
nized. In another column a descrip.
tion of the team is advertised.
Judge E. X. Cheadle leaves for Glas-
gov, Valley county, next Monday to
preside over the term of the district
court which begins there Feb. 14th. II
the bill for the division of the district
and leaving Fergus county separate
district should pass the legislature and
be approved by the governor in the
meantime, the judge will be relieved Of
that duty, but the time is so short now
it is not likely this will occur
At White Sulphur Springs Monday
morning John Shorey, city marshal,
was shot by burglar whom he was in
the act of arresting. Two men were
attempting to enter John Monnihan's
saloon and when the marshal came upon
them one Of the burglars fred. The
wound, however, did not prevent the
marshal from taking the man TO Jail
and the other one was caught later.
There is strong likelihood that Sen
ator Hobson will introduce again a
this session of the legislature his bill
providing for general reduction o
the salaries of county officials. Tn,
bill, IL passed in the form that it wa
presented four years ago, would saw
the state s50,0oO annually and work NJ
particular hardship on anyone. Senate
Hobson says he feels somewhat reluc
tant about again proposing the meas
ure because of the strong lobby tina
would doubtless be directed against il
passage by the county officials and thei
friends.-Billings Gazette.