Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1904-06-01

Manager ]. l.. Mears, of the Ken.
dali Stage line, has put on a double
stage service between Lewistown
and the camp. The afternoon coach
leaves this city at 8 o'clock. arriving
in Kendall in time for supper. 1t
will leave Kendall at 5 O'Clock in the
morning OF each day and arrive here
before noon.
o. w. Belden, wife and baby got
home yesterday from a months trip
to various places in the east. After
visiting Mr.. Belden's parents in Ne
braska and friends IN kansas City,
they went to the worlds fair, where
they spent a week. The big exposi-
ton is now almost complete and they
are enthusiastic in their praise of the
general excellence of the attractions
offered at the biggest show the
world has eve seen.
The Great Northern railway COM
pany has issued a booklet entitled
Opportunities in the Northwest"
which gives mention to the various
enterprises which would be a success
in cities and towns along the Great
Northern line. IL is a neatly printed
guide to good business locations and
as 1t will be widely distributed all
throughout the eastern states, will un-
| doubtealy have an influence towards
bringing good settlers in this direc-
ton.
The Seventh annual session of the
American Mining Congress will con-
vene in the city OF Portland, Ore,
August 22nd and continue thereafter
for five days. Many questions Of VI
tai importance to mining men OF all
parts OF the United States will be
acted upon. The question of a perm
anent location of the American Min
ing Congress will be considered, Den
yer at present having the lead among
the cities which are trying to secure
the congress.
Forest Grove will celebrate the
glorious Fourth this year in fitting
style. the program having al
ready been prepared. Horse racing,
foot racing, handicap racing and a
base ball game between Forest Grove
and Grass Range will furnish enter
tainment to the crowd which Is ex.
pected to be present. Roy K. Ayers,
the young attorney, will deliver the
grafton. That the people having the
celebration in hand will make 1t an
entire success is an assured fact.
G.. +. Booth, a well known mining
expert of Butte, is in this county this
week for the purpose of making an
examination of some properties on
Sage creek. He drove to Kendall
Saturday and made an examination
of the two big mines in that camp
He considers both the Kendall and
Barnes-King the pest propositions he
has ever seen in the shape OF gold
mines. Mr. Booth was the first super
intendent of the Washoe Copper com
pany and has more than a statewide
reputation as an expert in his profes
sion.
Nothing has been said about celo
brating the Fourth in Lewistown this
year and it is generally understood
that this city will make no effort t
hold a big celebration this year as W.
celebrated in fine fashion last year
I There will be enthusiastic observan
ces of the day at different points II
, the county and the county seat will
probably lay off for a year. Their
will be a ball game and a few sky
rockets, but aside from that Moore
Forest Grove. and other towns anC
villages will have a monopoly on the
pyrotechnics in Fergus county on thu
l2Sth birth day of our country.
What may be regarded as tn,
greatest musical treat ever given a
the Ladies' Literary club was the pro
gram OF Friday afternoon" said tn,
Sunday Salt Lake Herald OF Marcel
7 18th. The program vas given b,
Mrs Anna Colburn Plummer. where
studies of musical works are so com
prehensive and so imbued with thu
spirit of music as to place her OF
a high plane. The club house ha'
never held a larger audience, ever.
corner being filled with appreciativ'
listeners. The hearts of the audi
ence opened and expanded with III,
beauty of the music. as the flower
in the room opened with the sunligh
and warmth" Mrs. Plummer will b,
in Lewistown June eth.
Week before last a mar by thu
name of Ormond and other persons
appeared before Justice Sawyer il
Gilt Edge and filed a complain
against Mark Frost. of Rocky Point
/, charging him with the very serious
crime of incest. They claimed tina
they had sufficient evidence to max,
the charge good. The preliminar,
hearing was set for Saturday after
County Attorney R. Won Tobel ant
John C. Huntoon. representing The
firm OF Huntoon. Worden e. Smith
who were retained for the defense
and Sheriff Slater went to Gilt Edge
After looking into the testimony, tn,
acting county attorney found that HI
had no case at all and when cour
convened he moved that the case b.
dismissed without the swearing ol
n solitary witness. The charge wa
evidently the result of idle GOSSIP
and was a great injustice to the per
sons named in the complaint.
\, ID. w. Minton, a well known stock
man from the Edgewater country
was a visitor to this city the first o
the week. He came in on a business
trip and would have gone home Mon
day morning but remained over {,
witness the Memorial exercises. II,
Is a veteran of the civil war and al
such, the day when MS dead com
rades are fttingly remembered. Ii
} held most sacred by him and he new
er misses an opportunity to partici
pate in Memorial day exercises If la
can help it. Mr.. Minton stated to tn
Argus that the range is fine in hi
part of the country, but that he wa
somewhat apprehensive over the
growth of the deadly loco weed, which
has made its first appearance In tina
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