Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1886-12-09
LOCAL NEWS.

Chinooky.
Sharp!e,s baths now ready.
See rtisemcnt of horses lost.
December n as pleasant as May"
See notice Of Farm loans elsewhere.
Toys. Toys. Toys. at Smyth & Norman's =.
Dan Brereton and Geo. Rre,ier are off on
u hunt.
County Commissioners were in session
this week.
TIL. county offices will l,e held in the Gil.
kerson house.
Go to Smyth& Norman's Tor your Christ
mas goods.
Apples by the barrel or pound at smyth
& Norman's.
Profile posto Office. this county, has been
discontinued.
There viii hc IA hall at Philbrook on
Christmas Eve.
Grand ball in Maiden Christ mas eye. Sec
advertisement.
Wash Kelly returned from Billings on
Tuesdays coach.
Whist is again wheeling into line an
evening amusement.
Get your sure enough girl for ono 81 the
Christ mas dances.
A iineIot offancy stationery just received
at Smyth d Normans.
Lock at those elegant Christ mas cards
at Smyth & Norman's.
See Commissioners advert isemcnt for
lids in another column.
". W. Watson returned last Friday
from trip to the 81 ates.
Mrs 4. W. Gardner and daughter. Of
Maiden. visited Lewistown, Monday.
go and get shave at the new barber
shop-the finest in eastern Montana.
4. j. Mcnamara and Percy Kennett Of
~. Maginnis. were in town yesterday.
Dave Hilrcr and W T. swope. of Dog
creek, visited the county seat, Tuesday.
Mrs. Joseph Mason returned home on
Tuesdays coach, from a four MONTH visit
in Iowa.
+. T.. Wright, County Treasurer. and
u.
yesterday afternoon.
II will he seen that Mr.. Clcsg has changed
the date Of his party until New Years Eve,
when a merry time is expected.
An Interesting communication from y
H." is unavoi.lably crowded out this week
but will appear in our next issue.
W. II. Kelly and r. T.. Wright will go tn
the snrings to be- in nt.end nee nt the final
settlement bet wecn the two counties.
Maiden will have smuggling match" on
Christmas eve. Read advertisement in
another column.
4. VI. Thompson, Maiden's popular drug
yist, made us II call Monday. candy" says
the prospects of the camp never looked
brighter.
Rev. W. W. Van Orsdel will fill his reg.
Mar appointment on the 18th inst. at
Cottonwood, al I I o'clock and at Lewis
town at :, o',ock.
&. :. Fell. Of the ARGrs, left Monday for
Miles City, ON business connected with his
recent appointment. lie will be absent
about ten days.
:. q. Sharplcss has well arranged and
very neat bath rooms connected with his
BARRIER shop to which he would call the at
ten,ion of his patrons.
BY an oversight we omitted to mention
last week that there would he a party at
the Day Hotel on Christmas Eve. An en-
joyable time is expected.
A. NJ. Thompson Maiden's druggist. has
bought out his partners, W. y. Brainerd' y
interest as will be seen by reference tn his
advert isemcnt in this issue.
1t is claimed that over $50. 900 pounds
of freight lies nj Billings awaiting transpor
tation into the Judith Basin. There IL
also considerable at Junction.
Owing to anotherdance to he held here on
Christmas Eve, Mr.. !. l.. (1egg has post
poned his dance To New Years Eve. SCI
his vertisement in another column.
Mr. & Mrs Shafer and Mr.. & Mrs. Ed
ridge, Of Cottonwood. visited the county
seat, yesterday. Mr.. Shaicr remains over
10 net as one Of the appraisers in the Bare
estate.
See VI. l.. Poiand's new advertisement IL
this issue. Mr.. Poland carries full stock
of every description Of hardware and viii
fill all orders to any part of the basin
promptly.
grand ball will be given at Lehman's
Hotel, Cottonwood, on Christmas Eve, to
which everybody iscorlially invited. Music
nv the Cottonwood bard. See advertise
nent i'm another column.
John Beck and l.. Land came down from
Maiden. yesterday. Mr.. Beck came dow
To qualify rs sheriff. lie met with an acci
dent by his horse Slipping and falling ON hi'
leg. hut the injury is not serious.
a. II. Bean. of Cottonwood, reports that
he has thr,sl,ed for various parties in ths
Basin during the past harvest. $4,000
bushels Of oats and 200 bushels OF wheat
The wheat is of the finest quality.
Han,lbills are out announcing a ball e
be given at the Day House on Christina,
Eve. No doubt it will be an enjOyabl,
marty as are all the dances given at thi,
house. Everybody invited to attend.
Clerks IL the school districts, in Fergu!
county, who have not made their returns
should send them to the superintendent O.
Fergus county schools, Mr.. David Cal
breath. understand ,n,e ha alrcad,
made returns To Miss u Arccy.