Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1888-10-18
LOCAL HAPPENINGS.

LOCAL HAPfENlNGS.
Mrs. A. II. Bar,ows has gone To TIBET for
u short visit.
Mrs. -. W. Kelly is confined To her home
by sickness.
Mrs. DIR. Willard left last week for II visit
To California.
%. W. Kelly is around again, after II
weeks illness.
Mrs. Dawkns' r.siairnrc will soon b..
ready To move into.
Mr.. and Mrs. Shaier Of Cottonwood Wis
tied our town Tuesday.
Charles Church Of Tibet has been ON "a
business trip To Billings.
Messrs Draper and Dwinclle were down
from their ranch yesterday.
BoHN oct. 18th. to Mr. and Mrs. Burr
T.. Ninson, IA hoy. Weight, 81 pounds.
S,honl clerks will do well to read care
mlly Supr. calhrcath's remarks in this
issue
f.. +. Miller expects to leave next week
for IIazleton, Iowa. where he will spend the
winter.
Lieut.. Bachu- and Lee NARROW. Of Fort
day al last week.
TIC. Power n Bro. received II large con
sienment of freight Tuesday via Manitoba
railway and benton.
\ trout weighing four and one-quartcr
pounds was captured in Spring creek Tues
day-the largest ON record.
Col \. %. Hudnutt aud wife departed by
private conveyance for their ranch ut Flat
Willow on Thursday afternoon.
The infant son Of Mr.. and Mrs. Clifford
died on Wednesday morning. Age ! : days
Burial services occurred to-day.
y. NJ. Erickson has put up n windmill "r
his residence lot. with whirh he viii suppl,
his house and stable with water.
d. NJ. Stone Of Philbrook leaves next
week for Belfast. Me-. his boyhood home.
lie expects to lie absent six months.
Our Maiden correspondent is taking II
vacation and we trust our readers Of that
town will bear with MS until he is rested up
Mrs. l.. Belanger visited our town last
week. She expects to leave this week Tor
the east to purchase fall and winter goods.
The east side Of W. W. he Wits new
tone warehouse gave way last Sunday.
Settling of the ground was probably the
cause.
A.. .
81 incstimable value to our fall crop III
grass. and insure good aging about Christ
mas time.
A number of communications Of local in
terest were crowded out of our columns
this week for want Of space, and will APP
pear in next issue.
William Sutherlin, associate editor Of the
Rocky Mountain IIusbandman, was in
town last Thursday on business in connec-
tion with his paper.
What are the voters of the various pre-
eincts in Fergus county going to do about
nominating township Officers? II is about
time to hold town meetings.
W. r. and Ed Swope were in from Dog
smith shop on his ranch and is doing con
siderable work for his neighbors.
Jackson X McLachlnn, while threshine
j.. NJ. Crowley's oat crop. turned out I2o
bushels per hour. This is unusually rapid
work-in fact, the best We have he;ir'l 81 m
4 the west.
n George W. DE Witt. nephew Of W. ". Ds
Witt. arrived on Friday coach direct from
New York city. accompanied by his wifi
and child. lie has taken "a clerkship in hi,
uncle's store.
u. NJ. Crowley threshed his crop Of oat'
last week, obtaining $500 bushels from
forty acres, an average IL 80 bushels to thu
acre. That's the kind Of "A grain country
the Judith Basin is.
f. T.. Wright's residence is rapidly ap
preaching complexion. Frank in'eods t.
make il one Of the neat.st houses in TIT
county. With such handsome cage. look
cut for a bird to match.
William Foster purchased George McCor
mick's interest ia the Mason saloon and
took possession last sunday. II is Mr.
Fosters desire to run u iirpt -class house
and merit the best patronage.
W H. I,.aton, foreman of the judith
tattl. company of the Judith Basin. came
up yesterday morning from Eagle creek. IN
the reservation, where he is holding thu
r"mI,any's herd Of beef .attlr.- River Press
Shui.lt n Fletcher moved their saw mill
IL. q A.
Snnwi--. this week, where they have sew
eral bills of lumber to get ,'nt. They have
also "a thresher working "n Mcdonald creek
Joseph II. Bou,her. Lee Rain aud .Iuliu,
Eain, of Wolf creek. were in town Saturda,
on land business. Mr.. boucher had moi
been To Iewistown for three years, AND
was greatly surprised at the growth Of ouI
town.
Jap Burch of Bedford returned last weel
from the Judith Basin, where he was en-
gagged ON roundups, baying. etc. lie re
ports former residents of this section. nov
in the Judith country, AS prospering.-
Tranchant.
l.. W. Spencer of the finn 81 Spencer A
Nye. harness manufacturers 81 Helena. ar
rived in town Friday and lett ON his return
on TUESDAYS coach. The. object of hi
visit was to seth up outstanding accounts
as he intends going Out f-, 81 ff,iiiSiness.
A certain per cent. Of our raw whit.
wind will lie converted into soul -stirri in
harmony by number Of our young ladie
who are learning to play brass horns unde
the tutorship of W. II. Culver. We ma.
have some musical entertainments durin
the winter.
u. W. Meadow new mill at Maiden ha
been started up. The AR.r. in speakiu