Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1888-02-16


LOCAL NEWS.
Tuesday wis IT. Valentines day.
Last Saturday was Chinesc new year.
Cnrpenters have the new Catholic church
enclosesl.
Stockmcn have M lault to lind with this
weather.
Ready Mixed paints a'r aale at Norm"n&
Hanson's.
The braas band went TO Maiden. Tuesday.
60 attend the party.
Diamond Dyes. 3 cents = package. at Or.
Rawn'a stors. Maiden.
T.E. Pound Of Cottonwood, We are In
formed. ia quite seriously III.
The masquerade hall occur next Wed.
ncstlay evening, the 22d inst.
Now 10 the time to Knlsosnine. Alleolors
for sale by Norman h Hanson.
Chas. v. Peck. the Flat Willow wool
grower, was in town first 81 the week.
All persOna interested In toe-olngy will
please cali at Dr. HansOn's Office At
sunrise.
Commissioners Berkin and County Clerk
Kelly visited Maiden aud Fort Maginnia,
Sunday.
A number n our young people indulessl
in M impromtu dance at Jensrn's hall last
Friday evening.
Nov 10 your time to purchase pure PARIS
Green and Blue Stone ut n very low figure.
ut DR.. Rawn's store. Maiden.
Several sleieh.loads oi our young people
went to Maiden, Tuesday,. to attend the
Calico party given at that place.
Ayers 4 Arnold, the sawmill men. are
now engaged In running saw logs dow" the
creek. The scheme 10 said to work we'll.
See advertisement elsewhere of the Com.
piled Lava Of Montana" u volume Of
nearly 14OO pages. Send to the Journal
Publishing Co.. Helena, and get copy.
Every town shoUld have an orennisat ton
If it's influential citiscns Tor the purposc Ol
advancing it's prosperity. II 10 pcor policy
to sit stil and wait ioe s"~scthi~g to turn
up.
TIE winter terD IL school at Cottonwood
closed last Friday. Mias Ella Smith. who
was In charge NJ the school, Ia now In Lew
istown, q guost of Mn. llolssuser 81 the
DAY House.
Those Of our young people who attended
the party In Maiden Tuesday, evening, have
nothing but praise for the h.~pit ality
md kindness shown them by the people Ol
that place.
How about that schoolhOuse? Our
board 81 trustees and Interested citizens
should begin to seriously think over thu
matter. Inactiou and Indifference will
never build up a town.
Lewis. the ireiRhtcr, arrived in town
Sunday from isenton. with his teams. III
left there before Christmas hut laid up dur
ing the cold spell. He WIS loaded with
nerchandis for T. c. Power 4 Bro.
Mrs. Sloan came in from the Judith Gag
last night. ON her way Ia kingston, Mo.
where she was called by a telegram IN
nouncing the serious illness Oi her son, who
went east few weeks ago.-Gascttc.
Andrew Fergus came over from Armsll''
creek last Monday, his frst visit to tn,
county seat since winter act In. He reports
but little SNOW the other side u the range
and stock doing we'll. The loss in thai
region will not exceed two rer cent.
AZ ecqual to the counterieiting expos
ure made lev weeks ago, q packag
arrived last week by exprc~s addressed t.
Jesse X. Bsckwith. which contained a
electro. plating battery. 1t was ordered 10
the purpose oi manufacturing gold coin
undoubtedly. 1t will be used in evitlenc
against the partics.
The STANDARD ATLAS Of the wORl.l
given free by The St. Paul Pioneer Pres
Company to every subscriber tO the Dail.
and Sunday Pioneer Press who sends 81
for q years subscription In advance, witt
30 cents extra for postage ON the Atlas
most beautiful work, and cannot
bought in any market for less than $4.5
net.
With regret We chronicle the death Z
Mrs. II. w. Turner. Of Lavina. which OF
CURED on the 4th inst. On January 27t
che became mother. and to all Al
pearances was rapidly recovering, but o
February Bird u change for the worse too
place and rapidly sinking, she passed iros
this world the 3th. Mr.. II. W. Turner lei
ON tho 9Th inst. with the remains Il
Chicago, H., tho former home Of his viii
where her remains will he inferred.
Mr.. Il. A. Huson, 81 the Judith, was
town first Of week. lie 10 well pleased wit
the interest taken in the effort to get
mail line established Tor the bencfit ri rel
tiers ON the lower Judith and Wolf creel
A petition circulated by Mr.. Dent, on low
Wolf creek, contains 81 signcrs, all Z
which were secured within eight miles
his ranch. The work should he pushe
along and the line secured. AZ 1t will be
great accommOds ton to an already lar,
and rapidly increasing number Of settler
1hsss nssssasAsa osidss&
+. NJ. Gallagher, who was sent by Il
Commissioners Of Yellowstone county
make report ON the Musseslshell bridge
has completed his labors, and the con
missioners have instructed the count
clerk to advertise for bids for the constr,