Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1902-02-26


GILT EDGE NUGGETS.
Born, to Mr.. and Mrs. T. W. Sher.
man. on the 10th instant, a boy.
J. w. Johnson. who has been suffer.
ing from a paraletic stroke for the
past week, is gradually recovering.
The 22nd was celebrated In Gilt
Edge by a flag display. Some Of the
uninitiated, upon seeing the flags, in
quired II the Lewistown quarantine
had been raised, or whether there was
to be a dance.
Postmaster Hurvitch returned his
subscription list to the Mckinley Me-
mortal fund to George w. Cook Mon
day. The list was accompanied by a
money order for SiS.5O. being the to-
tai amount subscribed, divided as fol-
lows: From the Spotted Horse. s31;
Whisky Gulch, $3.50; Gilt Edge. 50.
DIR. Wilson treated our citizens with
IN imitation of young Lockinvar, with
a few slight variations, last Saturday
evening, by abducting the nurse in the
pest house, under cover of night, from
that place Of germs and out Of the
town. We are informed that the
nurse was recovering from a case of
smallpox at the time and had under.
gone no disinfecting process before
leaving. Whittier they fed still re-
mains a mystery to the camp.
The smallpox is rapidly dying out.
There are only five cases in the pest
house and ten cases in private hous-
es. and the most of these will be let
out of quarantine by the end of the
week. There are four private houses
under quarantine, three with small
pox cases and n held for suspects.
All guarantees are being rigidly en-
forced, and as no cases have devel-
~oped-outside of the houses now I'M
der quarantine-for the past three
weeks, we feel that all danger has
passed.
Last Thursday John Whitcomb had
a miraculous escape from what might
have proved a serious accident. He
was working in a shaft on the Gilt
Edge property and was shifting the
ladders. He had just unfastened one
and caught hold of the air pipe to
swing himself to the ladder above,
when the air-pipe, which had been
carelessly put together. gave way and
he fell a distance of 81 feet to the
bottom of the shaft. He was immedi.
ately brought to the hospital and was
thought to have been seriously hurt,
hut an examination showed only a few
bad bruises, and he is around again as
hale and hearty as ever
We took advantage of the tropical
weather Sunday for a drive into the
Fort Maginnis district and was sur
rrised to find the range in that por-
ton entirely denuded of the winter
ermine, with the exception of the
drifts in the coulees. and the range
stock in excellent condition.
While in the vicinity of the post
we decided to call upon the retiring
postmaster of that once famous office.
We found him at home, and much to
our establishment hard at work max
ing wienerwurst and sauerkraut and
adjusting the spigots in several beer
kegs, while Mrs. Kies was engaged in
making pretzels of the latest pattern.
"Well. Butch" | said, what does
all this mean?"
why" he reioined, don't you fell
lows get any ews at all since you
have been quarantined? II is just this
way: The prince can't come to Gilt
Edge, on account Of the smallpox, and
we didn't want him to miss seeing
the east side, so we just sent him a
maccaroni message to come right on
t. Fort Maginnis and we would do the
honors ourselves. And you see we are
going to make it kinder home-like
for Henry, and that is why am fixing
all this sauerkraut, wienerwurst and
such like. You know / was a Dutch.
man myself"
| told him that | was afraid a mac
caroni message would sound a trife
hollow to the prince, but hoped he
would come just the same.
| next asked him why he had re.
tired from official life.
well, 1t is just this way" said
Butch. IL have got an infant indus
try on my hands, and besides am In
the real estate business pretty heavy.
have just completed the plating OF
my townsite at the mouth Of Murphy
Gulch and the demand for corner lots
IL so great that | will have to give all