Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1902-03-12
Gilt EDGE NUGGETS.

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burn arrived Sunday, having spen.
the previous week at a session OF the
county fathers at Lewistown.
Judge Sawyer returned Saturday
a visit to the metropolis. He
a very pleasant time, though
he regretted not being on time for
the badger fight.
T.. w. King has spent several days
with us this week, looking after the
interests of the Great Northern mines
and incidentally signing a few checks
to gladden. the hearts Of its employees.
Ben f. Pollard returned from Mis-.
souri, last week. He reports prosper
Gus times in the sections which he
visited, notwithstanding the short
age in last seasons crops.
Mr.. and Mrs. Grant Robinson were
visitors to the camp last week.
While here Mr.. Robinson gave his
hotel a thorough over-hauling and the
building is again ready for &C.
cupancy.
County Clerk C. NJ. Kelly and DR..
Wilson were up Tuesday taking an
inventory of the property to be de-
stroyed in the pest house. All cases
held in quarantine were turned
loose Tuesday.
John L. WATSON returned Friday
from his trip to Kendall and Lewis
town, having spent some time be-
tween the two places in looking after
legal business pertaining to the pat
enting of mining claims in the Moe
casin district.
Norman l.. Poland and Ed. Martin
returned Monday from a short visit
to Kendall. While there they were
shown through the Kendall mine and
mill. Like the Queen of Sheba, they
feel amply repaid for their trip and
say that the property far exceeds all
accounts yet given.
Stephen Drinkard, Charles Drink
ard and p. NJ. Neel arrived in our
camp last Friday from Calico, Mo.
Mr.. Stephen Drinkard is an uncle of
Prof. Z. NJ. Drinkard of this place
The party intend remaining here for
the summer and may possibly locate
permanently.
The party given at the home ranch
of Oscar Stephens last Friday night
proved one of the most pleasant OF
it's kind for the season. The house
was crowded with guests from the
surrounding ranches and all went
merry as a wedding bell. Cards and
dancing were INDUCED in by the mer-
ry.makers until a late hour.
Eugene Stillman has uncovered an
eight-foot vein of cyanide ore from
which he has received assays running
from $40 to 50 per ton. The claims
are located south of Sherman's on
the north slope of the mountain. The
discovery has created quite a little
excitement. and as a result the whole
side of the mountain, clear around to
the Sherman place, has been staked
off.
Angus Carr returned last week
from an extended visit to his old
home across the line. He contract
ed a case of smallpox while in Otta-
wa and was held in quarantine for
three weeks. but suffered no incon-
veniIlce from the disease other than
the restrictions of the quarantine. He
a he had a royal good time and
that his appetite for fish has been
fully appeased.
Our attention has been called to
an article in last weeks Democrat,
copied from the Tribune, in which
a Gilt Edge correspondent for that
paper makes the ~extravagant asser-
ton that the citizens of this camp are
so incensed over the ann in which
the smallpox epidemic was handled
by the board of health that in case
of an election being held o only
one Republican vote would be cast
in the town. We do not carr to en-
ter the realms of politics at this re-
mote date. but such an assertion is
an insult to the intelligence OF our
people and a libel on the Republi-
cans of our camp. 1t is preposterous
to think for a moment that the mis-,
takes of a health officer would influ.
ence any mans political opinions or
principles. This same party would
doubtless hold the Republican party
responsible for the disastrous hail
storms of last fall, because they came
under a Republican administration.
| am not advised as to the identity o
the correspondent, but have come to
the conclusion that he must be one
of the smallpox patients who has not
recovered from the delirium Of the