Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1888-11-22


TIA, prescription aud other depart nruts al
she store. II IL rrp"ri"l that pr. IIcrsey
has sold his interest in = drug -tnr'' ia Hell
'na. aud II business iu-tiii,~. viii invest ia
E"z-man aud make hs home hen. r,erna.
n-ntiy. Courier
Y. Jensen and Lou Riser rtutnet last
Wreck from Easlr cr,rk in the Bear Paw
mountains. where they went prospecting.
Instead 81 =" the l;lack Hills. Mr.. Jensen
brought back 81 hydraulic outfit l"r MS ia
the W"lfrr-L piarrrs. wl"rr IL" j. Interested.
lie aud his a-s."i't.- ~ III commence worn
~ -arlA ia toe spring ~ rractirable They
hav- rn',ush ground ALREADY opened M IT,
keep il,rm hrs during lac summer months.
In Sifton, "f ~tamfnrd visited l.wi-tnun
hast week for the purpos. vi r-noVirg the
plaster nf paris east from Mr.. John Ar
uolds lrs. The rr found his pat lent
making The mo-t ia v"r,i,lr progress toward
recovery. iu citing ia" limb at III" time
,i thu arri,l'ut III" d"ctor found IL uercs
SarA To- rrnoN" three quarters al an inch
oi the bone 1T the ankle joint hat the oIc-
ration was =" ~killfully Performed that
the injured l,4, will in time inlly reeover aud
lee a. sound ~ lir other.
'nr al our county oilircrS wli"sr n.,n"
IL j. unnecessary To give. is NOW struggling
along minus hi- side. " hiskrrs. During his
canvass III the county dcnorrttie friend
aud u man III considerable inllurn.e in on,.
ri cur thriving towns told him If he would
promise {" shave on his "1urnsiies he
w"uli guarantee him II majority al that
point !, was a 90. The result showed
that the pledge had been fulfilled, aud
according ~ agreement the Z. %. hastened
to a barber shop and had the "sie issues
removed from the body polite. lie rn-
closed them ia an envelope and sent them
To- his friend as a testimonial oi his graft
tudr.
% Som" one should burn a Kiln 1T brick in
iewistown early in the spring There are
none To- be- had nov Tor hni'ling Gimme, =.
and numh'r ri builders are compelled To
thrust the ,liminutivc aud dangerous stove
pipe through the roofs ri their houses.
One gentleman on the Judith hauled brick
from Great Falls for the chimneys on his
residence. This is n bad state ofaiiairs for
which there is no reason. Good hard brick
can br made here and a small kiln would
pay "a man ior his trouble. rs yet Their, is
lit,lr demand for brick in The ronst ruciion
ri buildings, bat it displays u lack "i enter
prise when enough cannot b- obtained for
the building of chmneys.
Dr. Siiton, who was ia town last week
pronounrcs the coal taken from Corwin n
Co. mine near the Belt range. "a first class
arti.r. 4 number of residents of the Jul-
it'll are preparing Ia use il for heating pur-
poses during the winter The coal, though
IL contains some slate, is Tree from sulphur.
aud burns ioash.s without leaving clinkers
or other INSTRUCTIONS. There is M reason
why Fergus county should not contain as
good coal rs any other part of Montana.
This coal is pronounced lar superior T."
that ni the Sand Courr mines. about whiclI
much has been written. pr. Sifion is Of
the opinion that when further DEVELOPED
the slate will disappear from thisroal alto
geihrr.
4 larg'' hunting party went "ui Ia Lost
lake this aitrrpoon for days duck shoot
ing. The party consisted III Judy. T =.
Bach, In j. j. Lesser, Attorneys II. Il.
Buck, II. q. McIutirc aud :. II. Mrlntire,
Mayor 7. j. Todd. Engineer lnsersoll, stem.
and Merchant Frank Ali. The gent .men
went fully equipped Tor camping ont and
will no doubt HAY. roNaI good time.
The Judge was armed with the law. the dor-
tor with good mcdicinr." the attoEnrvs
with long range speeches. the mayor with n
special ordinance against ducks ~ large.
the miner with any amount of i.nn".rati'
free bead, the engineer with telescope IT,
locate the game. the merchant with salt ("
throw ON the birds. and the sten"srapher
with all TIA. short hand reports "f speeches
he listened to during the last campaign.
II everything else fails the short hand RI
ports are known Z" l,- fatal aud there vi III
be ducks galore to grace the tables ri the
hunters River Press.
Dan crowley rereivcd II unique present
from his old friend Tom Curtis this week.
Tom is now AT Anaconda. aud although
II staunch democrat. aud one of the many
who dropped ~ Jew dollars On Grover, ht'
neNert hcless cninys good Joke. even i u
goes against the grain trile. The package
which Dan got 10y express on Tuesday con
sists Of a frame IINII. with IA glass front
within which Grover aud Frames are to he
seen sitting on the banks III u mountain
str.an fishing for trout. The process I'll
casting aud landing is operated 10y clock
works behind the face, hut according t.
the design of the genius who invented the
thing, and who, no doubt, was politically
biased, Grover don't catch any thing, being
always II little too late ia pulling his line
while his charming little wife has u sucker
On her hook all the time. A trout frequent
~ rises for Growers bait and darts al il
iierccly, hut the president is impatient aud
fails Ia make ~ catch. During all this time
Grover looks mad enough to swear, ~ the
mosquitoes aud deer flies are buzzing around
his dome oi thought, just as though he
were AN ordinary citizen. The president
seems worried aud detected while his wife
appears charming and happy. The picture
is entitled bad Luck. 1855" Drop in
and see il.
Two genial gentlemen connected with r.
&. Power A Bro. : store Mr.. Daniel Brrrc
ton and Mr.. George W.i,ieman have aiken
their departure for the east on "a long alb
sencc. Mr.. Wcil-man leit an Friday morn
ing last aud Mr.. Brereton on Monday al
this week. They went to Helena via Fort
Benton, and will journey together from thu
capital over the Northern Pacific. Mr.
Wrid"man goes to Obi" to visit his parents
aud relatives. whom lac has not seen for ten
years. II is possible he may not return Ia
I.rwistown. though he has me- intention al
remaining ia the east. Mr.. l1rereto ON, after
- visit in Chicago, New York and othe,
q, L.. a..