Fergus County argus., 1901-02-06
ADDITIONAL. LOCAL.

ADDlIiUNAL LO(AL.
Marie Cannon, courtesan Of the
Fashion bagnio, got very drunk on
Main street Saturday night, and while
demonstrating her peculiar proficiency
in profanity Night Marshal Nelson
arrested her. Marie objected violently,
both by word and deed, for she not only
pelted him with obscene epithets but
she stuck her nice jet-headed hat pin
into his back about two inches. Not
withstanding, the marshal oyercame
her objections and threw it into a dun
geon but it was so cold that he turned
her out on her recognizance and she
was to have had hearing before JUS
tice MacGowan Saturday afternoon,
but for some reason it was put off until
Monday and then delayed again until
yesterday, and up to press time her tale
has not yet been told. IL is certainly
not good policy to temporize with this
class of offenders, and it does not speak
well for the officials that she has not
been brought to trial. If the intention
is TO let her leave town let her do SO
under a suspended sentence.
The Republican members of the legis-
lative assembly and many prominent
Republicans of the state, accompanied
by their ladies, were banquetted by
Hon. Lee Mantle at the McDermott
hotel last Saturday evening. The af-
fair was very elaborate in character,
the hall and table decorations being
exquisite. Original designs were in
scribed on the menus and they were
pronounced the most beautiful which
had been invented for Montana
banquet. Mr.. Mantle presided and in
his opening remarks thanked the Re
publicans for their votes, given him
continuously for short term senator.
lie acted as toastmaster throughout the
evening and made a great success
Hon. w. A. Hedges, who sat next to
Chairman Webster on the hosts right
responded to the toast. THE Republi-
can members of the Seventh legislative
assembly," and is reported to have made
a very well prepared and entertaining
speech. The good times lasted well
into Sunday morning and will be long
remembered by the participants Mr..
Mantle is generous and jolly host.
7. j. Johns returned Friday after
noon from a sojourn of three weeks in
the state capital. Mr.. Johns relates a
weird tale of suffering and hardships
endured during an eventful passage
over the Montana railroad, coming to
Dorsey the train ran into the ditch.
and there being no telegraphic facili-
ties within reasonable distance, IL was
ten hours before they could proceed.
For twenty-four hours he had nothing
to eat, although he did not explain why
he had not partalien of food for four
teen hours previous to the ditching
affair. When Dorsey was reached, in
company with several others who, like
himself, were starving, he raided the
section house, securing unlimited guam
titles of ice cream, strawberry short
cake and numerous other delicaces that
are usually thrown around promiscu-
ously in all section houses. But he
AYERS that the pangs of hunger were
nothing TO the punishment inflicted 10y
an old-timer from White Sulphur
Springs. who insisted on relating the
trials incident to life in incompatible
Montana in 1913, all during the delay.
BY careful management the train was
finally gotten into Iiarlowton. Mr..
Johns further states that the report of
the Billings Gazette that he will enter
the newspaper field in Bozeman is en-
tirely without foundation, as he has
made no arrangements whatever tothat
effect. Relative to the senatorial con-
test Mr.. Johns believes that it will con-
tinue until near the close of the present
legislative session, and in his opinion
Thos. III. Carter is the most likely can
didate in the field.