Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1901-01-30

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Schneider is here for the purpose OF es.
tablishing an agency, or trade, for the
product Of his brewery.
The Argus deems it a duty to the Re-
publicans of Fergus county to locally
denounce the Helena Herald asa paper,
though for many years published in the
interest of Republican party, as one
now devoted to destroying that organ
~ization so far as lies within its power.
II has been publicly charged by those
in a position to know that il Is really
owned and controlled by W. A. Clark
and other Democrats. Its columns are
filled with abuse of Republican leaders
and those occupying more humble POI
s%itions in the party, and it isnot worthy
of the support of any man who desires
to read a paper honestly edited or whose
owners are not ashamed tn have their
identity known. The Herald is a rene
/ EhiAts nbh tpllAlAANA'A wi lIaNlAblhAIN Iti-
poses and has not the support of a half
dozen Republicans in the state, Out
with it. If you want a Republican daily
take the Great Falls Leader or the Hell
ena Record: IL you want a Democratic
paper take the Great Falls Tribune or
the Helena Independent. Don't pat
ronize imposters,
Driver j. C. Skidmore of the Lewis
town-Benton line relates that on his
last trip in from Benton he and his
stage outfit narrowly escaped being held
mp by n large grey wolf between Dry
Wolf and Sage creeks. The wolf met
the coach on the hill at Dry Wolf creek
and instead of r%etreating. AS they usu-
ally do, he ran along beside the horses
growing and making demonstrations
AS if he would attack them at any mo-
ment. The driver struck him several
times with his whip, but this only
seemed to enrage his wolfship, who
changed over to the side where the
driver could not reach him, and contin-
ued 10 annoy the horses until the brakes
of Sage creek were reached, when he
departed. lie followed the coach for at
least three and a half miles, and al
though he did no damage he made
it very uncomfortable for the driver
during his visit. Driver Rowe Of the
same line says that frequently of late he
has noticed dead calves and colts along
the road that we're killed by wolves,
and that with the continued mild wealth
err both wolves and coyotes are bccom-
ing holder each day.
The supreme court has reversed the
decision of the lower court in the ease
of the state VS.. Ben Wharton, who was
tried and found guilty of grand larceny
in the district court at Fort Benton last
February, and the ease has been re-
manded for a new trial. Wharton was
tried before Judge DuBose in Choteau
county in February, 1900, and was not
represented by counsel, as it appeared
that he was able to employ an attorney,
but did not do Sc. The court refused
) TO appoint an attorney for him and he
conducted his own defense, which re.
suited in his conviction and a sentence
Of eight years Imprisonment in the
~penitentiary. Through Attorney W.
G.. Downing of Great Falls Wharton
appealed for a reversal of the decision
on the grounds that the defendant was
not properly a~rraigned, that orders
were made by the court in the absence
of the defendant, that improperinstruc.
tons were given, and further that the
evidence did not justify the verdict.
The ease was argued in the supreme
court last Monday by the defendants
attorney and Attorney General Dono,
van and resulted in a reversal of the
decision of the lower court.
One day last week T.. w. Carroll, who
tends a flock of sheep for Evcrs Bros.
at the Hogeland ranch at the west end
of the South MOccasin range, was with
his herd on the side of Square Butte
and while wandering around on tn,
butte he found three human skulls
This find caused him To investigate
: further and on a ledge of ROCKS on tn,
; hillside above he found the bones oil
three skeletons that had in times pas
belonged with the skulls. Continuing
the search Mr.. Carroll found pieces oI
thongs, several old beads and other
articles, indicating that the bones wer,
those of Indians who had long ago beer
buried by tying them in the trees, as
was formerly the custom with thos'
people. In looking around for relic
he also discovered some elk teeth in
~crevice in the rocks that had evidently
, belonged to the defunct aborigines, hav
ing probably been deposited there by
mountain rats. He unearthed eighty
of these, but did not find anything els
of value even as a relic. The decayet
condition OF the bones gave evidenc'
!, that they had been deposited ther'
many years ago, probably before thu
advent of the whites To this section o
the state.
DIR. S. B. Stone received this morning
the sad intelligence Of the deaths of hi
: mother and aunt, Mrs. DIR. Hanson, a
I Tropico, near Los Angeles, California
: and also that his uncle, DIR. Hanson, /
Y lying at Los Angeles critically i'll will