The Mineral argus., 1884-09-18
LOCAL NEWS.

Store.
Maiden Is now Supplied with two
blacksmith shops.
Three bears were killed last week on
the North Fork of Warm Spring creek.
r Drosch, Maiden's enterprising
shoemaker, viii side his shop in a few
days.
Messrs. Thompson q Higley, are
preparing to put a new roof on their
store building.
Capt. Miller and wife, DR.. Stone and
his aunt Mrs. Hanson, of Fl. Maginnis,
visited Maiden last Monday.
Wait till the clouds roll by" You
don't have to, to get your picture taken
at Culver's photograph gallery.
Now is the time to order custom
suits for fall and winter wear, at n. 7.
Dinsmore's. Full line of samples.
Chas. Boissonneault left for White
Sulphur Springs last Saturday. Mr..
b. has Several law suits on hand.
Read the article on first page about
the Smelter Ball, and then go and buy
yourself a ticket from one of the COM
mittee.
Major Blaine, brother to "Our Jim"
will be in Maginnis on or about Satur-
day, and make the "boys in blue"
happy by disbursing almighty dollars
III their midst.
Mrs. Clegg is certainly an expert at
producing healthy, yet overgrown po-
tatoes. Out of one hill she secured
seven potatoes that tipped the scales at
fifteen %pounds,--2 II pounds each.
r. NJ. Dryden, has been engaged by
the trustees of the smelter Co, as a
travelling agent for the company. He
left Wednesday morning for the county
seat, from whence he goes to Helena.
Billings, Miles City and Glendive.
Mr.. Dryden will also solicit subsctip-
tons for the Mineral ARGUS during
his absence.
Last Sunday Mr.. SHELLS baby while
playing, got hold Of the Kerosene can
ana drank several swallows which
came near causing its death. Emetics
were administered and the child's life
saved.
n. 1. Dinsmore has a fine line of
Suits, Corner of Main & Montana SITS.
Mr.. c. W. Gardner, has been CON
fined to the house form an attack of
illness; in consequence Of which he was
unable to go 10 the county seat as "A
petit juror and delegate to the Republi-
can convention.
A minstrel uoupe has been organ
lied at TT. Maginnis, That. from all APP
%pearances, gives promise of amusing
the people throughout the coming win
ter. They make their debut, on the
9th inst. Muidenites are particularly
invited.
The Maiden Reduction Co., will give
a grand ball next Thursday evening, for
the double purpose of celebrating the
arrival of the smelter, and raising Il
sufficient sum to pay freight. Every
n should purchase at least one ticket,
whether they attend or not.
In our stock column will be found
the published brand of James Fergus &
Son. Though handed in some time
ago, the cut has just reached us. The
cattle men of this section are beginning
to appreciate the fact that the ARGUS
covers. better than any other paper,
their ranges. There are several other
cattle men hereabout hat we hope to
add to our list.
Joe Knoll, as a wood chopper, is an
artist indeed. This Week he fell a
Monarch of the forest" which in
measuring its length on the bosom of
mother earth, came in contact with a
frame structure in the real of Jos.
Mason's saloon, crushing it to the
ground. The only remnants of the
building are a few 2x4 scantling.
Joe has had %toothpicks ever since.
Hon. James Fergus tells a Helena
Herald reporter that be has been in
strumental in getting Granville Stuart
to kill democrats for horse thieves, and
when Granville realized the extent of
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