Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1901-06-12

the state university NJ Mlhsoulh lno'
week Ex-senator Carter was invested
with the degree of bachelor of laws OF
the university. This proceeding had
been unanimously authorized by the
board of regents at the last session.
NJ. L. Barrett was taken TO Helena
last week, where he was arraigned in
the United States district court on a
charge of passing a $50 confederate bill
on an Indian in North Dakota in 1899.
The case was transferred to North Dako-
ia, as the charge originated in that state.
Children's day was observed at the
Presbyterian church ina very appropri-
ate and interesting tanner. on which
occasion a well arranged program was
rendered by the children. In the
chancel n floral archway had been
erected which was q masterpiece of dec
orative art and was composed of tiers
of plants and flowers arranged in a
beautiful manner
DR.. Schiffman, mining magnate Of
st. Paul. who is in Lewistown, was
agreeably surprised n morning last
week To learn from the columns of the
St. Paul Pioneer Press that he had been
reelected president Of the city council.
| Though the council has a Democratic
majority of two divisions occur fire.
quently which create much excitement
in the council chamber.
News has been received Mt Great Falls
of the death in California OF John Mil
ton C%arrothers, formerly a well known
prospector and miner in the Neihart
and Barker districts. He spent many
years on the plains Of Oregon and Mon
tana ass buffalo hunter and afterwards
engagedin trapping and wolfng. finally
drifting into Barker. He had many
friends in northern Montana who will
regret to learn of his death.
The local scribe made n trip to the
liartzell ranch last week in search of
information and his attention was re-
peatedly attracted by the unusually
heavy crops and the splendid condition
of all range stock. The feed in the
vicinity of the Horseshoe-B a ranch
was splendid and the alfalfa crop ON
the Waite a Elliot property is a very
heavy one and far advanced and If no
check is received the chances for q
third crop are undoubtedly good.
At a meeting of wooigrowers held AT
the Choteau house in Fort Benton last
week IL was decided to form the "Cho-
teau County Woolgrowers' association.
Col. j. II. Rice was elected president
and A. l.. McLeish secretary and treas
urer. Fourteen sheepmen signed the
roll and the officers will endeavor TO
secure all the woolgrowers of the west
ern end of the county as members. 1t
was decided to pay the following prices
for shearing: Six cents per head, with
board, or even cents per head with
board at - cents per day.
The man who was run over by n load
ed freight wagon yesterday is a miner
named George Hayden, who was on hi,
way TO Lewistown With Fred Reed, g
freighter. He vas walking beside the
wagons when he was thrown to tn,
ground by his feet becoming entangled
in the brake rope and the trail wagon
passed over his right leg, one wheel al
the thigh and the other at the calf. lie
was brought in by Harry William. who
was out with the outfit. The patient
is in great pain and his leg is too badly
swollen to permit of an examination.
though there is little doubt that it is
broken in two plsces'-River Press.
Hon. T. c. Power, who arrived from
Lewistown on last evenings stage, il
enthusiastic ove the mining outlook il
the North Moccasin district Tie spent
some time looking over the several prop
critics in that vicinity and expressest tho
opinion that Fergus county contain,
mineral resources whose development
will SOC surprise the public. Tn,
Kendall property is producing larg,
quantities of low-grade ore yielding an
average of about 81 per ton, and as tn,
cost of mining and reducing il is only
about 81 per ton it gives splendid profit,
to its owners. Mr.. Power expects tC
see considerable fr~eighting between tho
North Moccasins and Fort Benton, a.
the distance is only s. miles and the
roads are better than those OF any Other
route.-River Press.
Reports from the experimental sta
ton of the state agricultural eolleg,
show a great increase in the amount
and scope of work conducted there, the
entire farm having been used in expert
ments. Experiments were made will
forty-six varieties of wheat. forty-thre,
Of oats and twenty-five of barley
Grasses are handled under a system o
dry culture to test their value on ranges
About tw~enty-six varieties were tested
In raising potatoes sixty varieties have
been tested, some of them proving yer,
productive and consequently increased
Although the rotation system is report
ed as requiring too much time, and is
therefore. impracticable, valuable dat
has been secured through the expert
ments OF the four wears lust ended Il