Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1905-02-01
WILL TAKEUP
SCHOOL DEBT
Bill For Relief Of Lewistown District
Passed by The Legislature and
Signed by The Governor
JUDGE CHEADLE COMES HOME
His Mission at The State CAPITAL is
Successfully carbohydrates The
Fergus County Members.

Judge E. X. Cheadle returned home
Saturday night from Helena, where he
spent three weeks. The object of
his visit and prolonged stay at the
;apital was to look after the bill in.
troduced by Representative Wiede.
man providing for the payment of
the debt of the Lewistown school
district. In this BIT of legislation,
Lewistown was vitality interested,
for had the bill failed, it would have
meant the closing of the schools forth.
with. But a kindlier fate awaited it.
and Judge Cheadle brought the pleas.
ing intelligence that the measure.
after passing both houses, was signed
by Gov. Toole Friday afternoon.
Kept Right After it.
First credit for this result belongs
to Judge Cheadle. who prepared the
Dill, and after its introduction. re.
manned right on the ground until it
became law. ne made every effort
to bring the importance of the meas.
ure nome to the members, and never
relaxed his efforts until the cover.
nor's signature was attached,
The terms of the bin nave already
been published in these columns
lhefe was no particular opposition
to it from any quarter, but without
careful steering, it might have been
lost through lack Of information re-
sarding the condition it was designed
to relieve.
In disseminating this KNOWLEDGE
Judge Cheadle ana the entire Fergus
county delegation worked toge1he,
as one man.
Nature Of The Measure.
Briefly. the measure is an amend
ment OF one passed at previous ses
sion for the relief OF the Great Falls
district, and simply applies the rem
edy then employed to this district
1t lesalizes the action vi the school,
board in mourning an Indebtedness
of some $4,000.
The money for meeting this deb,
may be raised either by special tax
OF by the issuance of ten year bonds
The latter plan will, in all probablllt,
be adopted, as the tax that would be
necessary to raise the amount would
impose too great burden for one
year.
In regard to the notice given b,
Senator Tooley of a bill to transfe,
Meagher county from the Ninth to
the Tenth judicial district, Judge
Cheadle stated that the proposed
change was one which the people O.
Measher county wished, and that be
ing the case, he had no objection
Whatever to the plan. The Nintl
district is at present comprised OF
Gallatin, Broadwater and Meashe,
counties
Judge Cheadle states that up to the
Time he left the capitaI, no measure
LOGGING to the segregation of a strir
OF Fergus county territory along the
Musseshell, and attaching it to Vel
iowstone, had been prepared so ia,
as he knew, but there was talk of if
and he expects that such a bill will
come in.
Fergus County Delegation
Inc lawmakers are getting down
TO business said the Judge, "and
look to see good progress made from
thls time on. Fergus county is well
represented in both the senate and
house. Our delegation is respected
and eXerts much influence in the as
sembly. The members from Fergus
are among the leaders in both bran
ches.'