Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1901-06-19


A special meeting Of the county com.
m~issioners will be held on Monday next
for the purpose Of considering matters
connected with the building Of the new
Jail.
Gilt Edge is going to have a big cele.
bration on the Fourth Of July and those
looking for torrid times will make no
mistake to take 1t in. The late hour at
which the announcement was received
precludes extended mention this week.
but IL the reader will just read the adj.
vertisement, which appears on this
page, a few of the many attractions
may be noted. Look III for additional
announcement next week.
Mrs. Nat Collins, who earned the
sobriquet of The Cattle Queen" in the
early days of Montana, has been giving
a series of lectures throughout the east
on the Of this state. Last
week she delivered u lecture at Helena.
showing the advantages which accrue
to the state through this mode Of adver-
Using, and asked that She might be fur
nishcd literature and old-timc views Of
Montana for use in her lectures in the
east this fall.
With the drying up OF the roads.
which enables building material to be
hauled to the city, building operations
and preparations Of every kind are in
full swing. Rock for the large stone
warehouse of the Montana Hardware
Co is being hauled in readiness for the
commencement of construction work
the lot on which the Power Mercantile
Co.'S building is to be erected is being
rapidly leveled up and cleaned of all
rubbish and the Lewistowu Commercial
Co. is making extensive preparations
for the construction of their new busi-
ness block. Work on the Weaver "
Beebe steam laundry building, which
has been delayed. owing tothc impo,si-
bility Of delivering building material.
viii now be resumed. a. the machinery
is expected shortly.
At the meeting of the Farmers insti.
tute board in Helena last week it wa,
decided to hold sixteen institutes this
ycar-one in each of the following
counties: Cascade, Custer, Chotcau.
Gallatin. Yellowstone. Park. Sweet
Grass, Lewis and Clarke. Fergus.
Meagher. Broadwater. Carbon. Flat.
head, Ravalli and Missoula. \ joint
institute of Madison and Heayerhead
counties will be held al Dillon. 1t wa.
suggested nj the meeting hat the most
suitable time to hold the institute.
would be at the fair time of each Of The
respective counties. Owing to the fact
that the money at the disposal Of the
state board is very limited the farmer,
in each county will he expected to find
n place to hold the institutes and also
to advertise them. Mr.. Forticr will
give general directions for the insti,
tutes and cndeavor 10 have the subirct-
considered by the farmers in line with
the adaptability Of the realty. In the
eastern counties stockgrowing will re-
ceive the principal attention, while in
the more agricultural counties the sub
jccts will pertain more to the tilling OF
the soil, and in the fruit raising ppun-
ties the orchards will be the principal
themes.
An action was brought in the district
court at Great Falls last week by Scna-
tor Hobson to recover n commission ou
the sale Of 5000 shares Of the Yogc
sapphire Mining Co., which he dis.
posed of in London on behalf of Matt
Dunn of Great Falls. Before Mr.. Hob.
sons last trip to London ii was agreed
between him and Mr.. Dunn that liz
should sell 5000 shares of company
stock for Mr.. Dunn. and as the senator
also wished to dispose OF some of hi,
stock in the company. that on the sal,
being made Mr.. Dunn should taxi,
2,5O0 shares from Mr.. Hobson. A sale wa,
made in London for Sil 900 on the con.
sumation of which Mr.. Dunn refused &c
buy any stock from the senator and
said that in default of the agreement
being carried ont Mr.. llobson could
take all over $4,000 as commission
This agreement was drawn up on paper
and on the first payment of 5000 Mr.
Hobson received $500. A little later in
the deal Mr.. Dunn refused to pay the
full amount owing to the fact that h,
thought Mr.. lIobsnn had him hypno
tiled and vas working him. The jury
On the case, after being out twenty.
four hours could not agree and the cas-,
was reset for the september term.