Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1904-04-27

istown' popular professional men. and
Miss Clara Stewart, Of this city, were
united in marriage by the Rev. Win.
tiers last Wednesday evening al the
home of Mr.. and Mrs. T. W. Hum
phrey. A number OF friends were
present and a pleasant evening fol-
lowed the ceremony. All join in wish
ing these most estimable young PEG.
pie and happiness.
The Gilt Edge school closed last
Friday after a most successful term.
Prof. Mckee has given the best of
satisfaction and II is understood that
he can have the school again il he
wants IL. Misses Evans and Perry
also did their share towards making
the school a success and both have
spring terms of school. Prof. Mckee
has accepted the Stuart school for
a term of five months and started in
Monday morning. not missing a day
from the school room.
Edward Shearson and Miss Mary
Teubert, of Gilt Edge, were united in
marriage in the parlors OF the Day
House last Wednesday afternoon. the
Rev. Albert Pfaus performing the
ceremony. The bride is the daugh.
ter of Mrs. Fred Teubert and is a
most etimable young lady. The groom
Is employed in the Gold Reef mine
near Gilt Edge and is a steady, hard
working, popular young fellow. That
their happy wedding may be- followed
by many years of enjoyable. prosper
Gus married life is the best wish of
their many friends.
The Montana railroad management
desires to state for the benefit of the
travelling public that every effort is
being made to put its passenger ser
vice on schedule time and would adj
vie everyone to wait for such trains
instead of taking the freight or mixed
trains. which are liable to meet with
delays and cannot be guaranteed to
reach terminal points at any definite
ly stated time. A wait OF one day
will not Inconvenience the great ma
iority of those going and coming ov-
er the road, while the pleasure and
comfort to passengers will more than
compensate for the wait at terminals
or intermediate points.
A. Hart Hash was In the first two
days of this week from Jordon, Daw-
son county. Mr.. Hash's ranch Is
about 80 miles the other side of the
Musselshell and 1t required him four
days of steady travelling to get to
Lewistown. the entire distance be-
ing $50 miles. He states that that
part of Dawson county is settling up
fast, a large number of people hay
ing located there within the last year.
II Is a good country for ranching
wherever water can be found and ev-
cry spring is being grabbed by the
new corners. Mr.. Hash has an ex-
cellent ranch upon which are four
springs, which he Is assured will fur
nish him with all the water he will
ever need. Grass, he says, is four
inches high and all classes Of stock
Is In good condition, considering the
winter.
Jim Blake was arrested last Sun.
day by Marshal Bebb for making
himself a thirty-third degree nuisance
about the streets while drunk. Mon
day morning he was taken before the
police magistrate and assessed the
usual $3.50. When Judge MacGowan
sentenced him the mar i~nsolently
told the marshal that he would not
pay it, but would LAY it out" al.
though he had the money in his peck,
ct. When he had made up his mind
to that effect he had not heard OF
the receipt of certain balls and chains
by the marshal. He was made &C,
quainted with them a few moments
later when he found one attached to
his leg. A pile of rock was placed
at the corner of Fourth avenue and
Main street and the prisoner was
given a sledge. but refused to work
1t. He sat there all day, submitting
to the gaze of the passing hundreds,
absolutely shameless and evidently
unuretendent His refusal In work