Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1901-06-26

Some years ago a gentleman in this
section who had difficulty in getting
girls TO do general housework conceived
the idea of getting them from the east.
lie got them and they were daisies, but
they were comely in appearance in
nearly every instance, and soon found
husbands. After four attempts he
finally gave more explicit instructions
to his agent in the east, having become
satisfied that personal attraction was a
dttriment, a decision in which his wife
heartily joined. In giving a descrip-
ton of the kind of a girl he wanted he
wrote: Send me a girl that wears
glasses, one whose nose turnsup whose
feet are as large as a violin case whose
hair is red enough to set wet prairie
grass on fire. The answer came back
that all such girls had steady jobs and
the man gave up in despair.
The county commissioner held a
special session on Monday for the pur-
pose of considering matters connected
with the building of the county Jail.
After considering the bids and the fact
that ii was impossible to allow over
$4,000 for the construction OF the
building and the large expense connect
ed with holding a special vote. it was
decided to lay the matter over until
next spring. In all probability bids
will be called for LEI winter and
made the subject for n special vote al
the time of the school elections next
spring. The commissioners decided
not to change the plans of the Jail in
any way as they thought il would moi
be true economy to build n cheaper
building to which at some future time
it would be necessary to make addi'
tions. The expense connected with
holding a pecial election was estimated
TO be in the neighborhood Of 81, 900.
Gilt Edge will present a scene Of fes.
tivity ON the Fourth Of July such as has
not been seen in this section of the
country for many moo Owing 9th,
inclemency Of the weather on the day
of the miners celebration all the out.
door sports had to be postponed and
now the Miners Union and the bust,
ness men have combined and intend to
make the Fourth in Gilt Edge a day to
be remembered with pleasure by all
who visit that promising mining camp
on that festal day. In the evening a
grand ball and supper will be given a,
Rafter's hall and all the proceeds de.
rived from the sale of tickets will be de.
voted to a fund, which is being gather
ed for the purpose of erecting a much
needed hospital forthe Miners Union in
Gilt Edge. There will be no public
celebration in Lewistown on that day
and no doubt many of its citizens will
take the pleasant drive over the noun.
tains to Gilt Edge and participate in the
pleasures and amusements which will
be provided for visitors TO that noun.
tain city on the occasion of the celebra.
ton of the glorious Fourth.
The recent death in Anaconda of vii.
liam Cheastey, who was discharged a
short time ago from the Eleventh
United States cavalry and had returned
but a few days before from the Philip.
pines, recalls to a few members Of Co |
a peculiar incident of their campaign in
the islands. Cheastey was a soldier in
Co. NJ, First Montana, and was doing
duty at the outpost the night Of Feb
4th, when hostilities first began. When
the outpost was ordered to fall back &c
San Lazaro cemetery, which had previ
ously been established as the base line
to be held against all corners, Cheastey
like all the other soldiers of the two
companies, lost his blanket and poncht
by leaving them in the post guard-house
which was looted by the Filipinos. Al
the battle of Marilao companies Fand
of the First Montana were thrown
across the Marilao river to protect thu
left flank of the Kansas regiment which
was holly engaged, and after the battl'
the b~lood-covered poncho Of Private
Cheastey was found on the field nea
the dead body Of a Filipino soldier WIFI
had evidently appropriated it during
the night of the outbreak. The ponch'
had seen about two months service oil
the Filipino side, and had taken part il
several engagements during that time
and although it vas not returned to 1t
original owner it was not again used t
shelter the person of a Filipino patrio
from the torrential rains of that tropi
land.
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