Fergus County argus., 1901-11-13
Drugs
George Eastman had a short but ex.


citing experiencelast week while on a
visit to Lewistown and it was only by
the use of considerable presence OF
mind that bad accident was averted.
He was driving a team of bronchos
through Main street when he met q BIZ
cyclist and trouble Immediately COM
menced. The horses started to buck
and run, broke the tongue of the rig
and were just getting started on a
good old fashioned runaway when Mr..
Eastman called halt by steering them
into a telephone pole. They ran one
on each side of the pole and were easily
caught before any further damage was
done.
| A dispatch from Seattle dated the
9th inst. announces the death of c. A.
Bates, formerly connected with the
Huson ranch at Deerfeld. Mr.. Bates
had been i'll for some time and had
started for the Providence hospital
when he fell and shortly afterwards
expired. Deceased was well known
throughout this section and was in
charge at the Deerfield ranch until that
property was purchased by Waite &
| Elliot. He was steady, careful man
ager and very generally liked 10y the
employees. Mr.. c. V. Peck, formerly of
Flatwillow, is now in charge of the
interests formerly in the hands of Mr..
Bates.
Complaints have been lodged from
time to time with the county health
officials of the existence OF smallpox
cases in different parts of the county,
which have not been placed under
quarantine. When such cases have
been brought to the notice of the health
authorities, precautionary measures
have at once been taken, but it has
been several days and sometimes weeks
before such notice has been given.
There is an extremely heavy penalty
attached to wilful neglect in the mat
ter of not giving notice of outbreaks of
contagious diseases to the proper au-
thorities and there is no doubt but that
the penalty ought to be enforced.
The superintendent Of schools of Sill
yer Bow county was notified last week
by State Superintendent Welch that
the compulsory education law of the
state must be enforced says the Tribune.
The law requires that every child be-
tween the ages Of and IL must attend
school at least l9 weeks every year and
that six of those weeks must be consec-
utive. Parents or guardians who do
not see that children attend school
that length of time are subject to a
fine of from S. to SIS. Heretofore
there has been no effort made to en-
force the law, but il is understood that
the state superintendent has determin-
ed TO push it in all the counties of the
state.
Milton o. Howell, the murderer OF
Thomas Rolling, will be sentenced in
the district court in Lewistown OH Fri
day November 18th at 10 a. IN. Since
the decision of the supreme court, in
which they sustained the judgment of
the lower court, was handed down, a
guard has been established at the
county Jail where Howell is confined.
Phillip Shaw, brother of Thomas
Shaw, is on watch at night while
Charles Hall is day watch. Though
the prisoner weakened perceptibly on
the receipt of the news from the
supreme court, he Immediately recover
ed his nerve and does not evinca the
slightest sign of collapse. The re-
mittitur in the case was received by the
clerk of the court On last Saturday
morning.
w. L. Mcfarland has leased forty
acres of land from Oscar Stephens
which lies north OF the Horse Shoe Bar
ranch and which comprises a fine spring
and stream. The spring runs from %
to 40 inches Of water, and it is Mr.. Nc
farland's intention to construct trout
ponds and build fish hatchery from
which he hopes to be able in the near
future to supply the local demand for
trout for restocking purposes. He Is
shortly going TO Helena, and while in
that section Of the state win run down
to Bozciaan in order to observe the
methods employed there in the raising
of trout. In all probability Mr.. Me
Farlard will take with him TO the fish
hatchery at iiDzeman an application
from the citizens OF Lewistown asking
for supply of trout for Spring creek
A very interesting and comprehensive
article was published last week in the
Helena Herald. on the adaptability oi
the climate of Montana TO raising oI
Angora goats. There is no doubt but
that these hardy animals can be sue
cessfully raised where a sheep would
starve TO death and IN view of the fac
that range is getting scarce in this sec
ton OF the state the experiment is wei
worth trying. George Duiiield, o.
Utica, has successfully raised goats fo
the past two years and finds that it i
not necessary to devote anywhere neal
the trouble on them that is absolute!,
necessary to the raising of sheep. !
much larger percentage OF kids can b.
, raised than of lambs under the SAM
conditions and there is large demand
for mohair which Is far beyond tn
, amount Of the native production am