Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1888-10-25
LOCAL HAPPENINGS.


the county committee on Monday.
Mrs. A. d. Rc,iding of tibet expects to go
Ia Helena in IL few days to spend the winter
season amid the gaities of the capital city
Mr.. George Hunter is buildinc u neat res
idenec on Fifth Avenue and expects
To move his family into it within the next
two weeks.
X. W. Clifford was in town to-day from
hi. Trout creek raeh. Mrs. Clifford, who
has been staying in town for some weeks,
returned with him.
Frank X. Stoddard of Maginnis VIA. in
town yesterday to receive som. bucks from
tine sun River Sheep 90. He started for
home with them this morning.
A. NJ. Hotter of Helena anne down yester-
day to stay IA short time with his daughter,
Mrs. II. L. kennett, and to look after his
business interests in this county.
VI. l.. Hatton,a practical carria &c painter
recently from st. Paul, thinks Of locating
permanently in Lewistown. He has al
ready engaged some work in his line.
Charles NJ Clary returned IA few days
since from IL months visit to his old home
in Maine. lie SAYS the political sky is lurid
all over the east, and both sides confident.
r. Won Tobel and Frank T.. Smith spoke
tn good meeting at Tibet on Tuesday
evening. and are billed for Maiden to- night.
They speak from Republican standpoint.
Will Bach, Of the firm Of Bach. Cory 4
Co.. Great Falls and Helena, and Tom Han
Ion, representing the same house. arrived
in town last night. and went on to Maiden
this morning.
thas. V. Peck Of the Willowdale Sheep
Co., Of Flat Willow. has just returned from
the Lake Basin where he has been 10 pur-
chase a lot of fine bucks al Il. j. Martin
Billings Gazette.
RoRN To Mr.. aud Mrs. Edward ". Hart
al Cottonwood, ON Sunday. Oct. llth. II
boy; weight, 81. pounds. Mother and child
doing well. Ed says the boy has Il good
horn and knows how to blow il.
Hallowell r. Clement, William Perkins
and Henry Ester, all of Flat Willow. were
in town Monday and Tuesday on land bus.
mess. They report steady improvement in
development and settlement in that por-
tion of the county.
A dispatch received to-day states that
the Judith Cattle company's beef steers
sold in Chicago for St.25 and weighed
,213 pounds, netting about SI7 per head.
4 good price, considering condition ri the
market.-River Press.
Mr.. X Mrs. Lamont, Of the firm Of La
mont, Redding n McVey. Tibet. returned
from Helena on Monday, where they have
been visiting with the parents Of Mrs. La
mont. They brought back AN addition to
the family in the shape of bouncing boy.
p. T. Eston leaves this week for the east
with n band of horses. lie will 60 a. far as
Illinois, where the horses will be wintered
aud placed on the market in the spring.
Mrs. Elston accompani her husband, and
both will be absent during the winter.
Hon. b. Kinney and Col. johnson, OF
Helena will speak ON behalf oi the Demo-
-er-,t. AZ LeMi.tliMn- saturday evening. Del.
9th, at p. IN. They will also speak at
Maiden Monday evening, Oct. 2"th, Cot
| tonwood Tuesday evening, Oct. Both and
Utica Wednesday evening" Oct. 31st.
A Butte special to the Independent says:
The sporting fraternity is considerably
excited over the arrival in this city Of a
man who has invented a system to beat
faro. He is alleged recently to have won
81, 900 in Spokane Falls, and $1,000 in
Missoula."
Elsew here will he found the coal adver-
tisement of Corwin Il Co., of Philbrook.
This firm is prepared to take out any
amount of coal of iirst-class quality. They
think they have the best mine in the Basin.
and thorough test should be made of il
as fuel. We would like to see some Of il
used in Lewistown.
The Bay State Cattle company, T. b.
MeShane, manager. has AIS head Of first
class beef cattle at the Sandy awaitingd
shipment. Mr.. McShane has not yet de-
termined when he will send them tn market.
This winds up their beef shipments Tor the
season. the bulk of their cattle having
been sold some time sgo.-River Press.
Charles Jenkins, known by many of our
readers as 'ScarFacsd Charley" while ar-
sisting in threshing at Halbert last Sunday,
WAS unfortunate enough to have three
fingers Of his right hand caught in the cogs
Of "a traction engine, MASKING them so Sc
verely that amputation was necessary. He
was brought to Lewistown Monday, and
Dr. l.. A. Lapalme performed the operation.
y. Jensen and the Riser brothers are in
town from the Dry Wolf placer grounds.
They have "a thousand feet Of bedrock
fiume completed, and will be ready ~ take
out the yellow gold early in the spring. II
is too late to commence this fall. All have
great faith in their claim from frequent
tests. Mr.. Jensen leaves this week for the
Black Hills, where he rs interested in min
ing property. lie may be absent all winter.
4. f.. Atcherson and II. II. Walrath. rep
r.senting .Iackson's music house of Helena.
have been in this vicinity for number Of
days tn ing orders for musical inst ruments.
Both are good musicians. the former play
ing the violin and the latter the organ.
Some of our young people took advantage
III their stay at the Day house, and on
Tuesday evening got up AN informal hop
and danced tn their MUSIC until about
.idnight.
We were to-day shown venerable bull
buffalo hide by :, gentleman connected with
the house of to. Power a Bro, of this
city. which il said To have been removed
from the carcass of the last of the race
which killed ia the Judith basin. The
tragedy occurred about two years ago. the
animal having been run down and killed
near the ranch of Bower Bros. Of stanford.
aud the trophy is their property.-Rivcr
f.sss.