Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1903-04-22

OF the soldier boys OF TINS place.
Miss Mary Ladd, after spending
something over a year with friends
and relatives in this city, departed
yesterday morning via the Harlow
ton coach for her home in Portland,
Oregon. Miss Laid was a most pop
ular young lady in social circles in
this city and carried back TO her
Oregon home the best wishes OF a lost
OF friends. Mrs. Morrison, her grand
mother. and mother OF Robert Morrl'
son, accompanied her and will be alb
sent from LewistowH "A year.
From Il pamphlet sent cut by Sill
herman Bros, wool commissioners OF
Chicago. the wool situation is today
much healthier, stronger and more
encouraging than for many previous
years and should b. from live to ten
cents higher per secured pound They
base this conclusion upon the fact
that there is a very small visible sup.
ply OF wool aud that the demand is
greater than even before. Ii is freely
predicted that prices on the western
marker will range from one and half
30 three cents higher this year than
they were last year.
4 dispatch from Rochester, MIMI,
announces the marriage of Gussle
Wendt. OF Newton, ILL.,. to Miss Emma
Prinz. Of Rochester, the happy event
taking place on the 10th inst. The
groom is well known in Lewistown,
where he has resided for the past
year and is one Of the most popular
young fellows that ever came to the
city. Miss Prinz Is a social favOritc
in her home city and Gus is a FORUM
ate fellow in winning her for his
bride. They will arrive in Lewistown
about the first Of May and make tins
city their future home.
In a head0n collision which &C
Cured on the Northern Pacific near
Dickinson, y. D., last Thursday af-
tcruoon about > O'Clock, Guy Gleason.
the fireman on the asst bound train
was among the killed. He was well
known in this city, where he worked
for the Power Mercantile Co. for sew
| eral months year before last. Prof.
B%usenburg is well acquainted with
the family, particularly Gleason's
father. who was formerly sheriff of
Dawson county. Young Gleason had
just married and was taking his last
trip before leaving for a two weeks
vacation.
w. n. Stevens and family arrived In
Lewistown Sunday from their home
near Winecook. Mr.. Ste:ens is large
ly interested in sheep and is well
pleased with the prospects for spring.
Stock is in good condition and grass
is coming fast. That he is a progress
i've rancher is shown by the fact that
he is utilizing a traction engine in his
spring blowing, there being attached
to the engine six l4-inch plows. thus
turning over a seven foot strip of sod
every time he goes around. He and
his family returned home Monday af.
ternoon.
The Helena and Great Falls papers
have, during the past week, contain
ed sensational accounts Of a damage
suit which it Is claimed that John
Venters intends bringing against A..
b. Lehman of this place, the aliena-
lion of his wife's affections being Ven
tiers complaint. II. l.. DeKalb of
this city is Venters' attorney. and
says that while he is not positively
decided il Is more than likely that the
suit will be instituted within the next
two weeks. The amount TO be sued
for is $4,000, Mr.. Lehman is not
seriously worried about the ease and
says that he is in a position to re-
flute any charges which the complain.
ant may bring.
Rev. Henry Quickenden and W. T..
Cort returned Monday night from at
tendance upon the meetings of the
P~resJytery of Great Falls held at
Chinook last week, The Presbytery
did itsclef and the Lewistown church
the honor 10 elect Mr.. Cort the lay
commissioner to the annual meeting
of the Presbyterian general assembly,
which holds its sessions this year at
Los Angeles, Cal, beginning May 81
and continuing about ten days. The
h'o' ilhJlN - WV llhl'0l ublN III llit
Presbyterian church and is made up
Of about six hundred commissioners,
half lay and half ministerial. Mr.. Cort
may be accompanied by his wife and
after the assembly they will probably
visit points Of interest en- route.
A mild sensation was created in
this city yesterday when ii was an
nounced that DIR. w. S. Miller, the
young Osteopath who recently settled
here for the practice of his profes-
sion, had been arrested upon a tele-
gram from the sheriff OF Kirksville.
Mo. charging him with seduction.
Since coming here he has conducted
himself in the most gentlemanly man.
ner and those whom he had met had
difficulty in believing that such a
thing could be so. The young man
emphatically declares his innocence
and others, who are in a position TO
know something of the matter, say It
is simply an attempt to get even at.
ter having u"nsuccessfully tried to
work a blackmail scheme. They a
that the doctor will speedily clear
his name as soon as he gets back TO
Missouri, after which it is his inten.
ton to return to this place and re-
sumo his practice.
There is some talk OF two base ball
teams for Lewistown this summer.
This looks TO be stretching the matter
too far. If this place hopes to have
| a pnnI tAum m raUragnnt hon pt rho
great national pastime all should get
together and pick the nine best play.
ers in town irrespective of age, youth
or previous records. II there is any.
thing that will speedily ruin all hopes
of such a team it is division and dis.
s%ention in the ranks of the local play.
ers. Let us all get together. practice