Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1905-02-01

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a movement to put league team in
the field the coming season. com.
mittee is now at work trying to raise
fund Of $4,000.
Mrs. Randolph Thompson, daughter
of the late Major Blaine. has been re-
appointed clerk Of the state land
board, a position she has held for
about year past.
Assistant County Attorney Yancey,
of Silver. Bow, has filed complaint
charging Attorney B. S. Thresher
with forgery for indorsing the name
of G. F. Dancer to q check.
The Palm Garden dance hall. at
Kalispell. was wiped out by fire last
week, causing a loss OF $4,000. The
place was owned by William Daily.
who carried $500 INSURANCE.
The smallpox has reached Miles
City, despite the precautions taken to
prevent it. The disease was carried
there by three people from Billings
who escaped the quarantine.
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Herr Bandmann, the actor-farmer,
has given Senator Clark an option
on 20 acres of land near the confluanc Q
of the Missoula and Blackfoot rivers
as a site for big power plant.
Gambling has been stopped at Bridg-
err. This action was due to a COM
plant filed by G.. H. Town, who
claims that he was disseminated
against by the gamblers and saloon
men.
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The plan for building creamery
at Twin Bridges has been given up
for the present, as it has been found
that the milk supply is not sufficient
for the needs of such an establish
ment.
1t is stated that T. Z. Collins. the
new state examiner, will retain F. II.
Ray, of Helena, as his assistant. Mr..
Ray filled the same position during
the administration of the late William
Hudnall.
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The county assessors Of Montana
held convention at Helena last week
| to consider matters connected with
their duties. Seventeen counties
were represented, but Fergus was II It
among them.
The Montana Club, of Helena. which
has been in temporary quarters since
the splendid club house was destroy
ed by fire couple of years ago. will
move into it's new building at Helena
about May 1.
| Another murder was added tC
Butte's long list of crimes last weel,
| Joseph Mateuci, an Austrian. was
shot and killed in the Meaderville sa
loon district by Angelo Perra, fe.
low countryman.
At a meeting of the directors of tn
Pacific National Baseball League helt
in Butte last week, w. H. Lucas wa
deposed as president, and w. d. his
chel. of Salt Lake, chosen to succeed
him as president.
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The Montana Historical Library a
Helena has received from Represen
tatiye A. ]. Bennett, of Virginia City
a gift of valuable and interesting pa
pers and relics relating to pionee
life in Alder Gulch.
The authorities at Washington dc
clare the rent asked for a room 10
the federal court at the Cascade coun
ty court house, $1,000 per year, full
nished, is too high, and the negotia
tons may be declared off.
In an address to the Retail Gre
GERS association at Helena last wect
p. NJ. Reilly, the Mssoula merchan
said that Montana had more graf
ers to the square mile than any cour
try on earth, 4n.ssouri excepted.
The State Horticultural societ!
which closed it's annual session d
Helena last week, decided to NEE
next year at Missoula while the Stat
Agricultural association selected Boz
man for it's meeting place in 1906.
A call has been issued for NEE
ing of Montana mayors to be hel
at Helena on February for the pu
pose of recommending to the legisl;
. ture such legislation as may be deem
ed beneficial to the municipalities.
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The Benton Electric Light compan
has filed articles of incorporation 6
, rort Benton. The company is cal
italized at $4,000. ana the incorp'
q, rators are John Harris, w. X. Ha
Dor, Chas. Lepley. John v. Carol
c. H. Evers and L. d. Sharp.
A new town called Mondak ha
> sprung up in Valley county, near tn
line between Montana and North ID
kota. 1t is on the line of the Grei
Northern, and already has a schoo
newspaper, postOffice and three s.
looms.
J. w. Speer. of Great Falls. recei
| er Of the Montana Cooperative Ranc
. company started by Sam Wood. hs
: made up report showing that til
total assets of the concern amount
S224.923.07, while the liabilities e
coed this amount by $1O,525.36.
The Teton county board of healt
has adopted sweeping measures
, prevent smallpox from gaining foe
4 hold in that section. An order h;
o been made declaring a quarantil