Fergus County argus., 1901-11-06
4 Gown, County ano state J
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Deputy Clerk and Recorder H. A.
Moulton arrived home last week and
says that he spent very enjoyable va.
cation in the east.
Judge Stephen De Wolfe, who for
many years was prominent in legal and
political life in Montana, died at Den.
yer, Col, last week.
w. r. Walker returned from a visit
to Cape Nome last week and says tina,
there are large number of idle men in
that vicinity this fall.
There was large attendance at the
entertainment given by the ladies of st.
James Guild last evening at Culver's
hall and the receipts amounted to about
Ss5.
Glen Jaqueth, the fourteen-year-old
son of former Representative Jaqueth
of Kalispell accidently shot and killed
his eighteen-months-old sister, while
experimenting with new shot gun
last Saturday evening.
w. b. Shell Of Ubet, accompanied by
Mr.. Gibson, paid visit to the county
seat this week. Mr.. Shell says that
the railroad surveyors are busy setting
out stakes in his vicinity and expresses
the belief that the Hastings survey will
be used to great extent.
A representation of thrilling drama
entitled "The Blue and the Grey" will
be rendered by local talent at Culver's
hall early in December. The funds de-
rived from the sale of tickets will be
devoted to paying for a piano for the
use of the county high school.
Five men were put to work last week
by Wright & Kendall on the Eagle
group of mines in the Whisky Gulch
district. These rich cyanide prospects
are in the hands of men who will bring
them to the front and there is no doubt
but that they will become a paying
property after being thoroughly devel-
oped.
James Laidley resigned his position
in the Lewistown Commercial Co. store
on the first of the month, and is sue
ceeded by Mr.. Curtiss Davis of Billings.
Mr.. Davis is an experienced salesman
and was in the employ of the Billings
Mercantile Co. at Billings for consid-
cradle period prior to his present en-
gagement.
The man who made such a daring
break for liberty at Nashville, Tenn,
last week, says the Tribune, when ar
rested for having attempted to pass
some of the currency secured by the
Wagner train robbers On July 8, has
been positively identified as George
Parker, alias Butch" Cassidy, one of
the bandits.
William Ettien, the Pig-Eye cattle
man, arrived in Lewistown on Satur-
day after trip to the east with cattle.
Mr.. Ettien spent several days at the
Pan-American exposition and made
general tour of the east after getting
through with his business in Chicago,
where he disposed of his cattle at sat
isfactory figure.
The body of David Horgan, who
mysteriously disappeared from Centen-
nial Valley, near Butte, has been
found in the hills near Lakeview.
Wounds on the body would indicate
that he had been shot from behind and
it is thought the deed was committed
by Harry Thomas, who was in the en-
ploy of Horgan at the time of his disap-
pearance.
1t is reported that the Chicago, Mil.
waukee and st. Paul will build into
Montana and that the extension is only
waiting the termination of the Bur-
lington deal, and that should the Bur
liugton and allied lines attempt to con-
troll western business in the interests
of single line out of st. Paul or sim
gle line out Of Chicago, the Milwaukee
will Immediately extend from the Mis-
souri, river.
w. T. Mcfarland, who is at Kendall
this week, wired in this morning that
last evening the graders completed
their work on the mill site and were
released. A little work is still to be
done by pick and shovel but the sills
will be laid Immediately. Plastering
on the bunk house and other buildings
is nearing completion and everything
looks very favorable for the speedy
construction of the entire plant.
M. A. Arnold. cashier of the First
National Bank of Billings, was elected
vice president for Montana of the
American Bankers Association which
held its annual meeting at Milwaukee,
Wis, Sept. Is, l6 and II, the meeting
being the twenty-seventh annual con-
vention of that body. AS vice president
for the state it is Mr.. Arnold's duty to
look after the business of the associa-
tion as 1t concerns members who re-
side in the state, and, If necessary, to
call a meeting Of the Montana members
of the association.