Fergus County Democrat. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1904-1919, 1906-05-29
MAN LOST IN
TIE MOUNTAINS
Great Northern Cashier Has Not
Been Heard From for Several
Ddys--fedrS of the Worst.

Spokane, May 25.-A Artman. sta
ton agent and cashier for the Great
Northern Railway company at Troy,
Mont, has been lost in the mountains
near Troy since last Sunday, and
large party of the male population Of
Troy has been searching for him, ac-
cordins to information brought to the
city b. j. T.. Brawley, a Great North
IN .,lnctol, last night.
Harry Draper, owner of the blood
hounds that We're used in trailing
Frank Smith, the Oregon outlaw, re-
csived a telegram from George Allen,
deputy sheriff Of F'lathead county,
Mont, to come at once with his dogs.
The telegram expressed the belief that
the missing mans trail could be found
Dy the dogs if they could take up thu
scent after 36 hours had elapsed
Draper and the dogs departed for
Montana on the $40 O'clock Great
Northern train last night.
THE entire town of Troy is wrought
up over the disappearance of Mr.. Art
man. said Conductor Brawley last
night. 'He was a popular man and
everybody seems anxious to join in
the search for him.
Mr. Artman and two cousins left
Troy Sunday for a bear hunting trip
They crossed the kootenai river at
Troy and took the old Silver Neck
trail The country is very rugged and
the men camped Saturday night not
four miles from the town.
In resuming the hunt Sunday, the
men divided. Since that time Mr.. Art
man has not been seen. The country
is mountainous and broken up by
rocky cliffs. 1t is feared that he may
have fallen down a mOuntainside or
may have tumbled into a hole. 1t is
barely possible that he was injured by
his fire arm, but this is hardly likely,
because he is an expert huntsman.
George Allen, a prominent hotel
man and under sheriff at Troy, has
been directing the searching parties.
He decided to telegraph for the blood
hounds.
Few men in the Great Northern
service are better known and liked
than Mr.. Artman. He has been sta
toned at Troy during most of the past
eight years. Prior to that time he was
in the employ Of the Northern Pacific
company. He is about So years of age,
is married and has a wife and three
children. He is smooth -shaven, of
dark complexion and slender. His hair
is turning gray.
"There has been some anxiety at
Troy about the dogs being able to find
the trail, owing to the fact that it
sprinkled most of last night 1t may
be that they have found a camp fire
or other traces of the missing man.
1T is said at Troy that this is the
third time that Mr.. Artman has been
lost in the mountains near that town
while on hunting trips. It was told
that posse found him once before.
He seems unable to follow directions
in the forest. Some Of his friends are
hoping that he will be found alive"
Troy is about 100 miles this side of
where b. F. Egan. formerly superin-
tendent of the Kalispell division of the
Great Northern, lost his life while on
hunting trip two years ago. That
country Is fearfully rugged and wild.
Harry Draper took the two dogs,
Sam and Brady. with him. He had
changed clothing and was aboard the
train In less than an hour after re-
ceiving the telegram last night. He
hoped the rain had not been heavy,
and that the dogs would locate the
trail.