Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1889-02-21
LOCAL HAPPENINGS.

The Independent Of Feb. Ia announces
the engagement al Judge Bach Ia Miss Kate
Child Of Helena.
Masquerade tomorrow evening at Mobiles
hall. Room for thirty set. Good supper.
Everybody invited.
MARRIEp-At Lewistown. on Feb. 20.
Miss Ida May Parrott to W. W. Bennett.
Judge Meaghcr officiating.
Phillip Saunders passed through town
Saturday on his way home FROM n general
pleasure trip through the east.
John Arnold has invented patent fire
escape. Whether il is for use in this world
or the next. we did not ascertain.
Hugh Cameron of Sahara now occupies
the position Of bookkeepcr for the First
National bank Of White sulphur Springs.
The young people talk OF getting up an
entertainment. the proceeds of which are
10 he devoted tn fencing the cemetery.
Good scheme.
win Mcfarland is the author of II very
unique aud beautiful masquerade costume.
1t cannot he appropriated without paying
him royalty.
All of the lady members save one. Miss
May Doty. have withdrawn from the band
organization. There still remain ten gentle
men, who are making great progress in THEN
practice.
Thomas tulnan returned Tuesday from
kenturky after u soMew hat lengthy visit
in that state and in Illinois and Missouri.
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brought his wife back with him.
Frank Russell of TIBET was in town Tues
day. Mr.. Russell returned a few weeks ago
from an extended visit in the states, going
as FAR east as New York and Boston. His
brother Ed OF Helena accompanied him.
Mr.. j. +. Story came ia ON yesterdays
coach and has gone to work for George
stafford in his harness and saddle shop.
Mr.. story Is II iirstcla,- sadder, and will
pat mp fine line of stock and riding
saddles.
y Speaking of railway possibilities in East
Tcrn Montana cxtiov. Uauser said recently
tina, the Northern Pacific branch from Bill
ling- to Fort Benton would he about the
next road to lie built by that company
Gazette.
Harry q. Campbell, late of Lewistown.
Mont, has papers. including Il duplicate of
his army discharge in the hands oil the
commander Of Wadsworth Post q. A. r..
Helena awaiting his order Herald. Where
i, Campbell
VIM. Hortop, proprietor OF the Lewis
town hotel, will give st. Patrick's ball on
Friday evening, March IL, in Lewistown
hall. to which all are cordially invited
Full particulars will be published in sue
ceedns ISSUES.
There was II rumor ON the streets this
week that the Spotted Horse mine at Mai
den had closed down pending sale to an
English company. So far AS We can learn
there is no sale ON hand. The mill has
closed down while some improvements are
being made about the property.
Chris Hanson brought in dead coyote
yesterday and took the animal before hiz
conner, Judge Meagher for the bounty.
The bounty bill is not yet law, but
it provides for bounty on such animals
named, that are killed since Feb. 10th
Mr.. Vivian has received IA letter from the
po-tofiice department making inquiries in
relation to the new mail route to Flat Viii
low, petitiened Tor last summer. Mr.Nivian
has drawn up IA very correct map Of the
region to he traversed by the new line, and
recommends IA tri weekly service during the
summer season. He is of the opinion that
The servics VIII be granted. IT would ac-
eemmodate great many people.
On Tuesday evening, as usual the paper
mail for Lewistown went On to Maiden to
spend the night, returning here the next
day at noen. On Wednesday evening there
was no mail at all. the Billings coach fail
ing to make connections at Cottonwood.
Between "a fair weather stage line and some
''corn-huskers'' i'm the mail ears oi the
Northern Pacific Montana is liable to be
admitted into the Union and hold II state
election before the people of this section
find it out.
Maurice sullivan, superintendent Of the
~ horse ranch, has been annoyed for some
time by the nocturnal prowings OF a noun
tain rat quite recently he set "a trap I'M
der the floor of his house, and early one
morning discovered that lac had trapped "a
monstrous ''glang glang bumfluxus," other
wise known as "a skunk. After removing
Mrs. Sullivan and child to place vi safety
in the fast nesses of the Judith mountains,
Maurice returned with few hard ~ spirits
who had scented the battle from afar,
and the skunk was killed. Maurice is camp
ing out now, and over the scene Of the
struggle there hangs BLUSH vapor visible
To the naked nose.
The frequency with which the paper mail
for l.ewistown goes to Maiden is the cause
OF much annoyance and indignation. The
trouble is believed to lie with the mail
clerks ON the Northern Pacific. Mr.. Vivian
is making an effort to locate the blame
positively, and il possible prevent future
anuoyance>. The postmaster at Maiden
should interest himself in this matter "a
little. That office being IA distributing
point. it should not he difficult for him to
ascertain just where to attach the respon-
sibity. For the benefit OF the publishers
of the ARGUS, and the people Of Lewistown
IN particular. We wish Mr.. Thompson would
lend his assistance. II Is bad enough tn he
l'''' miles from the railroad without being
inconTeniencei by a rotten mail service.
Harr, Child, superintendent OF the Great
Falls smelter, and j. +. Arlington visited
Nelhart last week and made the mine own
ers proposition that they would build
railroad to that point il the miners would
"blgate themselves to furnish "A certain
amount of ore for five years. The propo-
sition was failure, the miners were not
willing To accept the conditions. 1t isprob-
able, however, that the road will be built
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