Fergus County argus., 1901-02-06
c. H. Will LLIAMS,
The Leading
Druggist.
Lewistown, rIOntana.


of American Sportsmen organized here
in December He thinks that now is
the time the members should be stirr-
ing themselves in assisting other sports
men in securing needed changes in the
state game laws. II is hoped the Fer
gus county members will manifest a
little energy in the direction indicated.
Along the Musselshell river in the
southern side of the county, range
stock are reported suffering consider
ably for lack of water and many bands
of sheep are likewise affected. Small
streams are frozen up near their source
and the water is flooded into sheet of
ice, while water holes are solid. The
lack of snow is very remarkable for
this season and stockmen are anxious
for relief.
James A. Weaver, who has been alb
sent for some weeks in Helena, re-
turned TO the city Friday afternoon by
private conveyance from lIarlowton.
Mr.. Weaver is called home by the seri-
GUS illness of his father, who is quite
low at the residence of his son, $. c.
Weaver, but as soon as the condition Of
the elder Mr.. Weaver will permit he
will return to Helena, probably in
about two weeks.
In another column appears the ad-
vertisement of Mr.. w. G. Clarke, live
stock dealer of New Paynesville, Minn.,
to which we call the attention of those
interested. Mr.. Clark has shipped cat
tie to Montana rangemen for many
years, and this year he writes that
he is better prepared to furnish
any number of cattle desired than
for several years past. He has Sc
cured special rates to all shipping points
in the state and is prepared to furnish
transportation to buyers.
Lieut.. ]. NJ. Croft is in receipt of a
letter from VIM. Shugart, formerly of
Co. |, and who visited here last fall on
his return from the Philippines, stating
that Mr.. Shugart, since leaving here,
has been very sick with pneumonia at
his old home in Iowa, and since his re-
covery from that sickness he has suf-
fered greatly from lung trouble, super
induced by the change OF climate. Mr..
Shugart announces his intention of Wis
iting Lewistown again in the spring
and from his letter we infer that he
will probably return to the Philippines
sometime in midsummer,
This will be an early spring, as East
er comes on April 7th. Anearly Easter
is sign of an early spring and tits one
of the signs that never fails. Do you
know why, or do you know how to tell
when Easter comes? 1t is easy il you
will look up the history and teachings
of ancient erudites. According to their
teachings Easter is the first Sunday
after the first full moon after the sun
crosses the equinox. The sun crosses
the equinox on March 9lst and the full
moon after that date is April Sd, and
the first Sunday after April Sd is April
7th. Easter comes this year very early
and consequently an early spring will
follow.
j. D. Waite has sold to Harry Morst
of Penn Yam, \. Y, a one-fourth in
terest in his ranches and sheep at Utica
for a big figure. Mr. Morse visited
Lewistown last spring and was so wei
pleased with the climate that he later
decided to locate here and negotiations
with Mr.. Waite were undertaken. Tn,
share acquired involves fifteen Thousand
sheep, seven thousand acres of patented
land and nine thousand acres of LEASED
land. The property is considered on,
of the finest in the county and Mr.
Waite has been very successful in pas
years. Mr.. Morse will come west IL
the early spring and make his home a
the ranch.
John Kelly, who had just finished
laying out sentence of twelve days il
the county Jail, was upon complaint o.
County Attorney Belden arraigned Sat
urday afternoon in Justice MacGowan',
court with charge of robbery against
him. John is accused this time of hav
ing robbed his partner, "Shorty" Her
six, of money and valuables, beside
which he severely chastised him fol
being in his way when the robbery wa
committed. The evidence was of sucl
nature that Justice MacGowaI
thought it advisable TO hold John unit
the district court could act on his case
SO he fixed his bond at 81 500, which
bond he was unable TO furnish, and h
was remanded to the care of the sheriff
The miners and millmen of Gilt Edg'
| are to be congratulated on the inaugu
ration of the eight hour system in thu
e mines and mills of that prosperou
5 camp, and the Great Northern Mining
and Development Company hav'
D shown the proper spirit of appre
citation toward their employees by estab
: fishing this system of their own fre
= will-without pressure of any kind be
ing brought to bear to influence then
5 in the matter. The system became op
erative in Gilt Edge Feb. LIST, and NOR
than hundred men are affected by II
but when the recently enacted legisla