Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1901-08-28

travelling FERGUS county III
the interest of the New York Nursery
Co., returned TO his home at White
Sulphur Springs last Friday. Mr.. An
derson returned from a trip TO the
vicinity of Fort Maginnis last week and
stated that Reese Anderson on Ford
creek has a fine orchard of fifty apple
trees loaded down with fruit.
The delivery wagon belonging to
Woods & Foster scompletely put out
Of business last Thursday. w. w.
Woods was driving the rig and, MOTTO
ing a clip was loose, got off to fix it,
walking a few steps from the horse to
pick up some wire, when the cayuse
started and ran into the corner of DR..
Hedges residence and literally smashed
both wagon and harness all to pieces.
j.. A. Finchof Spokane, who has been
on a visit to the Kendall mines, left
Lewistown on his way home last Mon
day noon. Mr.. Finch is a member of
the firm of Finch & Campbell of Spo-
kane, and his prime motive in visiting
Lewistown was to make the final pay
ment on the bond taken by his firm on
the Kendall mines. Chas. Williams
accompanied Mr.. Finch as far as Har-
lowtoD.
J. Z. Wright of Gilt Edge was sem
fenced to 25 days in the calaboose by
Justice Sawyer on Monday last. The
prisoner was brought to the city the
same evening by deputy sheriff, Ed.
Martin. Wright has lately developed
an abnormal desire to beat his wife at
regular intervals, which lead to a CON-
plant being made against him and his
subsequent incarceration in the county
bastile.
The Judith Steam Laundry owned by
Weaver & Beebe is in full operation
and seven people find daily occupation
in running the plant. A neat wagon
calls for and delivers washing which is
turned out in first class style and gives
entire satisfaction. The laundry force
is kept busy and the enterprise of
Messrs. Weaver & Beebe will be no
doubt rewarded with the success it full
ly deserves.
NJ. j. Nullinger, living in the vicinity
of Geyser, was in the city yesterday,
says the Great Falls Tribune, and
while here called upon Justice SAT-
ford and secured dismissal Of the
charge recently brought against him of
ob~structing a county road that runs
through his ranch. He explained that
he had built a short fence across the
road because he was unable to secure
wire with which to build fences along
side the road, and further stated that
several roads run through his ranch,
and he did not know which was the
legal road. The county attorney and
county surveyor consenting, Nullinger
was permitted to settle the case by pay
ing the costs, amounting TO ST..
Thomas j.. Riley who shot andkilled
Patrick Largely of Butte, three years
ago, has applied for a pardon on the
ground that he was insane at the time
he committed the crime. Three years
ago last May Riley was convicted in the
district court of Lewis and Clarke coun-
ty, the case having been transferred
there from Silver Bow county on a
change of venue. The crime he had
committed is still fresh in the public
mind. He was one of the victims of
the terrible powder explosion that
killed 50 people in Butte several years
ago. He had a grievance against the
owners of the powder company, Of
whom Patrick Largely, the Butte bank
err, was one, and brooding over his
wrongs, deliberately shot the banker in
his office.
A meeting of the Fergus County Fair
association was held in Cook & Hilgcr's
Office last Thursday afternoon and it
was decided to postpone the fair owing
to the fact that most of the attractions
and many of the horses which were ex-
pected to come TO Lewistown were al
ready booked for the Big Timber fair,
which occurred on the same date as the
fair TO be held in Lewistown. After
much discussion the date for the fair
was set for Wednesday, Thursday and
Friday, September 25th, Goth aud eth.
The track will be in much better shape
by that time and many of the horse
men attending Big Timber will wind
up the circuit here, as there is in the
neighborhood of 81, 900 in purses for the
different events. This will be easy
money owing to the fact that but few
of the local horses are in racing trim.
The case of George Perrie VS.. p. i.
Moule was tried in Justice Gudgell's
court last Friday and Saturday. The
jury was composed Of II. p. Brooks,
foreman; James Skinner, Ora Bennett,
Doll. Harmon and Phillip Laux. After
a short retirement the jury returned a
verdict Of mot guilty" p. l. Moule
was charged with cutting George
Ferries ditch and diverting the water
which the latter used for ~irrigating
purposes. The evidence was volumin'
Gus and gave a detailed account of the
sources of supply Of the many bitches
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