Fergus County argus., 1901-05-08


The Catholic priest win be in Gilt
Edge next Sunday and there will be no
services in the church here.
Judge Sawyer, who has been long
connected with the best interests of
Gilt Edge, paid the county seat visit
Tuesday.
T. b. Beadle and A. NJ. Plumb, two
mining men from the Cripple Creek dis
trict. arrived in Lewistown Tuesday
morning. They left on trip to the
Kendall mines Tuesday afternoon and
it is their intention to thoroughly in
vestigate the mining properties of the
county while here.
During David IIilger's late visit to
Helena he learned that the Longmaid
Bros, who were formerly residents of
Fergus county, were in fair way TO
amass large fortune. They own a
valuable mining property in the yicin-
ity Of Boulder, out of which they have
made $4,000 in the last two months.
Two Sisters of Charity, one from Mis-
soula and one from Great Falls, arrived
this morning. They come to talk with
the people regarding the establishment
of hospital in Lewistown, to solicit
funds for the Orphans home and meet
any young ladies who would like to
enter the academy at Missoula. They
may be seen at the residence OF Mr..
DeLorimer.
Memorial day, which is on May sOth,
will shortly be here, and the veterans
of Lewistown and vicinity are making
elaborate preparations TO observe the
occasion in an appropriate manner.
The time honored custom of decorating
the graves of veterans on this day is
one well worthy of support and the
hearty cooperation of the citizens Of
Lewistown will no doubt be given to
inc pEOJcCISu CclcuIullou.
The American Wool and Cotton Re-
porter, in its review of the wool market
for the past week, says: There have
been fair sales Of territorial woods the
past week. A few houses report that
they have done good-sized business,
and the aggregate of the sales we figure
at about a million and half pounds.
There has been good inquiry for
woods which are strictly fine, and for
such stock 42@43c has been paid. For
good average clothing woods 4Oc is the
ruling price, and anything which sells
below that price must run pretty well
to medium or is not especially desir-
able. Medium woods may be quoted at
3sc. Staple woods are in light supply,
but, on the other hand, the large con-
Germs are pretty well stocked with that
grade.
The cash register at the Big Bear
saloon was robbed of s3G Saturday
morning at o'clock, while the bartend-
er, Sam Grant was eating his midnight
lunch, which is provided at the Day
house both for him and the night mar
shal. On this occasion Nielsen and
Grant both went TO lunch AT the same
time and went back To the saloon to-
gether. On his return Grant at once
noticed that the register had been
monlseycd with, and on opening it
found shortage OF s3G, nothing being
left but the small change. The bncl,
door had been forced open, the thief
evidently being well acquainted with
the premises Mr.. Nielsen ut once made
inquiries which resulted in his sending
information TO Under Sheriff Martin at
Gilt Edge, who obtained from man in
that vicinity two $40 bills which he sent
to Lewistown for Identification. One
of the bills was positively identified by
the bartender on account of its peculiar
odor. No arrests have been made.
The city marshal has repeatedly )
warned property owners in the city "a
remove all unnecessary distractions "a
the public thoroughfares. In spite OF
these repeated warnings the matter is
treated very lightly by some who do not
realize that fine is attached to the non.
performance of duty in this respect.
City ordinance No. q is as follows: An
ordinance against numbering the streets
and alleys Of the city by wagons and
other vehicles. BE it ordained by the
council of the city of Lewistown, Fer
gus county, state of Montana. IL is
hereby constituted and declared a nuis.
ance within the limits of the city Of Lew.
istown to cause and allow wagons and
other vehicles customarily TO remain in
and cumber the streets and alleys of the
said city, and any person who shall,
after the passage of this ordinance, con.
tinue TO use and occupy the public
streets and alleys of the said city for
such purpose shall be deemed guilty OF
maintaining nuisance and on convic.
tion thereof shall be fined therefor not
less than one dollar or more than twenty
dollars. This ordinance will bc rigidly
enforced in the future.
While in town the latter part of last
week Oscar stephens preferred charges
against ), j. Harding, stating that the
latter had misappropriatcd large
roundup corral which belonged 90 him.
Mr.. Stephens says that ten years ago,
at the time the old Fort Maginnis and
Buford telephone line was abandoned,
he bought from Hugh Green and Others
the poles used in the construction Oi