Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1902-07-09

two months. Mr.. Pulec will look after
the crops.
The Great Falls Tribune says: Miss
Mary MacLane. the author OF The
Story OF Mary MacLane." will leave
Butte this week for the east. She
will make a brief visit in Chicago and
then go to Buffalo, where she will
meet Miss Corbin. the "anemone
lady" Of her book. Together they will
visit New York and Boston. and in
September the young author will n
ter Radcliffe college, the Harvard
annex" where she will take a three
or four years course.
Geo. c. Ketchner began an action in
the district court on the 3rd inst.
against william Cooley for claim and
delivery OF 223 head Of sheep and for
5000 damages. It appears. according
to the complaint, that some time since
Mr.. Cooley took into his band these
223 head which belonged to Ketchner;
that Cooley has sheared the sheep and
declines to give them up or the wool
taken therefrom. A valuation Of SO
a head Is placed on the stock. Both
parties are of Musselshell crossing.
Cort & Worden are attorneys for the
plaintiff.
Deputy Assessor Plum estimates
that the total assessment for this year
will be half a million dollars in ad-
vance of that of a year ago, though
he will not be able to make a fairly
accurate prediction until late in the
week. The assessment is now being
rapidly completed and will probably
be finished next Monday. At all
events. there can be no doubt that
Fergus county will enter the list Of
fifth class counties which will result
in a material increase Of salaries.
Should the railroad be completed be-
fore March 1st a further Jump to the
fourth class might easily be the result
within 1903.
Mr.. w. ]. Sweeney. confidential en-
ploye of Thomas Cruise of Helena, and
who since January last has been Civ
ing special attention to the property
of Mr.. Cruise at the N-Bar ranch near
Grass Range. was in Lewistown last
Saturday. Mr.. Sweeney says that un-
til last week little rain had fallen in
the vicinity of the ranch and while no
suffering had resulted the grass was
turning and many of the water holes
had dried up. He is advised by the
foreman that cattle are in good condi.
ton and that beef will be in shape
to ship in August. While not a
weather prophet, Mr.. Sweeney fears
that the next winter will be much
more severe than several of its i'm
mediate predecessors.
John B. Ritch returned yesterday
afternoon from Helena. He reports
that the Fourth was so d~isagreeable
in the capital that Notwithstanding
the elabrate ~dedicatory services at the
new capitol he did not go out. like
hudreds of others. remained down
town. While there Mr.. Ritch saw a
good ball game between Helena and
Tacoma and is convinced that each
nine has several first class players
good men anywhere. In an interview
with General Manager Rantoul of the
Montana railroad that gentleman told
Mr.. Ritch that there was nothing to
give out regarding the Lewistown ex-
tension further than has already been
published.
Miss Gail Laughlin will address the
people of Lewistown on Monday and
Tuesday evening, July 21st and 22nd,
on the question of woman suffrage.
She comes here under the auspices OF
the Montana Woman Suffrage associa-
ton and is a young woman Of rare
ability. The press everywhere gives
her the highest praise. The Butte
Miner a y miss Laughlin is both
charming and eloquent and has a way
of winning men to her way of think
ing that is remarkable" The follow
ing from the Omaha Bee leaves no
doubt as to her qualifications to han
die the question to which her time
and talent are devoted: Miss Laugh
lin is one of the brightest minds of
the mi suffrage movement. A
graduate of Wellesley College, she
entered Cornell University. where she
studied law and received her degree.
II was said by the head of the law
department that hers was the best
legal mind in the class"