The Mineral argus., 1884-07-17
Maiden and Maginnis, NJ T.. Thursday July II, 1884
Cottonwood News.
CorroNwoop. July 8. 1ss4.

from this place, give you them as they
occur.
The Cottonwood Base Ball Club are
practicing for another rub with the
Maiden club.
Fishing parties are all the go now.
Several parties with their families going
out together and having private picnics.
Chas. Lehman & Co. is in receipt of
q fine lot of base ball bats and dead
red balls, and the Cottonwood club will
soon be equipped with these sporting
utensils.
Most everybody here are busy put
ting hay, and from all appearances,
though hay is not as good as last year,
there will be twice as much put up in
this section.
John McGinn has returned from
Bever Creek, where he went last winter,
and has opened out q fine saloon and
is doing very well. Says he has come
this time to stay.
Mr.. johnson, Of Hamilton, passed
through this place to day looking for
place to locate with view of starting
up a blacksmith shop, which tools and
materials he has with him.
Mr.. Quimby of the Beaver Creek
saw mill, has commenced to build a
fine residence close by the mill. He
returned n short time ago from the
East, accompanied by Mrs. Quinby
and his two sons.
Mr.Watson's daughter arrived a short
time ago from the East and the Watson
family are happy, and why should they
not be, in the possession of u daughter
Of SO many accomplishments. Every
body speaks her praise.
w. d. Smith, agent for the Singer
Sewing Machine, who is accompanied
by Mrs. Smith, has been here about
two weeks, and has sold nearly two
dozen sewing machines in that time
He thinks very much Of locating here.
Mr.. Geo. F. Williamson, formerly of
Virginia City, Nevada, who bought Mr.
Buffers ranch on Beaver creek, q short
time ago, has almost finished, one Of
| the finest residences in the Judith Basin
He will give fine party when it is
completed.
Mr. Alexander Mcdonald, of Helena
ard Ten Mile Creek, moved onto Cot
tonwood few weeks ago, and with
! him his wife, which adds one more
lady to the many that reside on Cotton
wood, all happy and contented with
their pretty houses and beautiful sur
roundings.
There is considerable feeling here in
regard to Mr.. Berry, agent for Bennett
Bros, townsend, who was here about
month ago selling harvesting ma
chimes, ETC., in not having their con-
tracts filled. There appears to have
been some misunderstanding. The
parties that bought are satisfied it is
not any fault of theirs. 1t has been q
great disappointment to several in not
getting what they ordered, and one or
more suits may be the outcome of it
yet.
The new school house is under way
and if we are not mistaken in the CON
tractor, Mr.. A. J. Mcclellan, and we
don't think that we are, he will make q
good job Of it. The building will be
24x36 with a dressing-room each for
boys and girls. Chas. Lehman q Co.,
donated the school district block of
ground for the site 100x200 feet, which
makes large school ground, and has
| the best location in the town Of Cotton
wood Several families are already
negotiating for building lots to build
here and reside this winter, thus enabl-
| ing them to school their children,
proving that we have one of the best
teachers in the basin, in Mr.. L. w.
Eldridge.
Chas. Lehman & Co., last Sunday,
received some thirty wagon loads of
mowers, rakes and agricultural imple-
ments, and have sold three day since
they arrived. They deal in the Buck
eye Mower and Furst & Bradley rake,
and have a car load of the Improved
Deering Self-Binders and q very large
stock of Sulky Plows and Garden City
Plows, also a car load of Mitchell wag-
ons. They have received almost one
hundred thousand pounds of freight
within the past few days. They have
a force of men working on their irriga-
ting ditch and fencing in their land.
Tomorrow they put another force of
men in the hay field. A few men in
this place like Lehman & Co. would
start things booming, as we have the
the country surrounding and the loca-
! ton. OCTAvIUs.
Horrible, if True.
From Il citizen Of Maiden, who Wis
tied Lewistown, last week, we are
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