Fergus County Democrat., 1913-02-04

F. w. Cotton is in from Hilger to.
day.
E. z. Morse is in the city from
Utica.
w. P. Roscoe, of Billings, is at the
Bright.
Elmer J. Carter is over from Mis-.
soula today.
Sheriff Firman Tullock and Deputy
Stock Inspector Biglen came in from
Stanford yesterday, bringing Bert
Brockbank with them. Brockbank is
alleged to have withheld evidence in
regard to the theft of some cattle.
The commissioners met yesterday
and will be in session for a couple of
days longer or more. They today an
pointed F. S. Warren justice of the
peace at Hilger and Robert Shell JUS
tlce or the peace at Garneill. It was
decided to erect small Jail at Hilger
and bids for it's construction will be
received up to March Z.
The many trends of Miss mike"
Berkln, who in private life is Mrs.
Harold Berry, will be pleased to learn
tnat she has just made her debut in
new YORK City and scored a big hit
at Proctor's Fifth avenue theater with
ner violin playing. She was billed as
the girl from Butte" and is warmly
praised by the critics. She is a niece
or Alderman Tom Berkin, of this CITY.
and made her first appearance n
vaudeville in Lewistown, under the
auspices of George Cochrane. who
saw the girls talent for creating a
splendid musical act.
George w. Canon, jr., in charge of
the parcel post department at the
local postoffice, says the use of the
new feature is gradually increasing.
owing to the complications connect
ed with 1t at the start there was a
perceptible falling off, but it has now
assumed rather more than normal pro-
portions and bids fair to show a con.
slant increase. There is still some
difficulty over the use of ordinary
stamps on packages, but aside from
this, the people have a pretty general
understanding of all the conditions.
Last week a package of fresh meat
was mailed here for delivery within
the restricted area for perishable
goods, this package going to Forest
Grove. Among the shipments received
here last week was one of dozen
eggs from Minneapolis.
! A snowstorm that began last We'd
nesday night and continued, with fire.
quent intermissions, until Monday
night, kept the heads of families busy
clearing off the sidewalks. A total OF
211R inches fell, but the weather was
so mild during the first few days that
much of the snow melted, the total
precipitation since Jan. % being about
half an inch. 1t was not very cold
any night until Sunday. Along to.
ward Monday morning the mercury
droped to eleven below zero. Last
night was one of the coolest of the
winter, the government thermometer
registering twenty-six below zero
The record of w. w. Watson, the gov.
ernment observer, shows the follow.
lug range of temperature: Jan. zo
48 max; % min. Jan. 29, At max; Z
below min. Jan. 80, 81 max; II min
Jan. 81, Is max; 10 min. Feb. 1, 26
max; below min.; Feb. 2, rs max /;
6 below min.; Feb. 3, 20 max; II be-
low min. Feb. 4, 26 below min.
The annual meeting of the stock
holders of the Farmers Mutual Fire
& Lightning Insurance Association OF
Fergus County was held at the office
of the secretary, e. G. Worden, last
week The following directors were
elected for the ensuing year: A. B
Powell, ]. B. Clark, Elton Webb, w
H. Metz, A. V. Pound, R. w. Clifford
A. B. Long, r. F. Shaw, r. G. Jackson
The directors met later and elected
A. B. Powell, president; A. B. Long
vice-president; R. G. Jackson, treas
urer. and e. G .Worden. secretary
! ! Messrs. Powell, Long and Metz were
chosen as the executive committee
and P. e. Anderson, T. T. Martin and
Peter Geilenger members of the audit
Ing committee. r. G. Jackson was ap
pointed general agent and authorized
to employ special agents when neces-
sary. The reports showed that the
company last year increased the
amount of insurance in force from
about 100000 to nearly 100000. The
association now has 215 members.