Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1889-08-01

spent Monday and Tuesday al the count
seat.
There quite number Of old vet or
ans in town Tuesday 4" attend the meet
ing of the post.
Oliver Gutra has added - large work Shol
to his place vi business. and is now put lin
in n glass front.
X Won Tobel has lost his valuable hlael
dog. The dog WAS si"lrn ar poisoned. it j.
mol known which.
A plug hat brigade has been formed in his
town. The silk tiles are quit overcoming
I" some al The boys.
Dr. Willard was called To Okla first "f tl.
week Ia attend Mr.. Jacob Severance. whs
was reported quite i'll.
Miss Maggie Walker and Miss Mind;
sandge, of the Judith spent Saturday Il nd
sunday ia lewisiown.
Remember the show saturday evening
Admission. - cents. Reserved seats raI
lie had at the p"stofce without -xir,
charge.
Oscar stephens and Henry Simons wcr,
in from the ranch OF the former last Sat ar
day. Mr.. Simons has the new hay barn
well under way.
The Methodist church society gavea sun
day school picnic in the foot hills of the
judith range last saturday. Those present
report an enjoyable time.
There is fire raging in the Missouri river
brakes. ut the mouth of hog creek. II lie
reporisi under c"ntr"l, and Il large i"rce
of men is on hand tn hold il in check.
Rev. Mr. Rogers who has been appointed
To assist Rev. Bennett ia church work in
this county, preached ut the Methodist
church sunday evening. lie created quite
II favorable impression.
George W. Cook and W. T. Swope sold
ton. They were driven to Big SANDY sta
ton aud shipped. The price paid WAS 81
q. per head on the ranch.
There are about 5000 pounds Of wool
yet to come from Wolf creek. so says II gen
tleman just in from there. Benton is lead
ing the territory this year us WOE" ship
ping point. River Press.
Sheep Inspector u. Hilger came ia from
the Flat Willow country on Monday and
reports sheep in -. X. condition. There is
no evidence al scab in the remaining band
Of sheep belonging to the Thomas Cruise
sheep Company.
Mrs. T.. W. Bach wife Of the senior MEM
her of the house Of Bach, Cory 4 TO-, died
at her home in Helena on July ~ in child
birth Mother and child were buried to-
gether. The bereayed husband has the
sympathy of friends in this section.
VIM. Dawes, former resident ef Buffalo
creek, was in town yesterday. He recently
arrived irow Willow Rounds, on the Ma
rias, where he located "a ranch about II
year ago. He says the earth is literally
baked up in that section.
There WAS horse race at Cottonwood
last Saturday afternoon between Walkers
sorrel and Dempssy's brown mare. The
distance was quarter nj "A mile. and was
won by the sorrel by about ten feet.
Jack She'll, who has for some months
been in charge of Antelope station. on the
Billings Il Great Falls stage line, was az
rested in Billings last week by Sheriff RAIDER
of Meagher county on a charge of passing
IL check which had been raised from s. to
$50.
The Catholic priest will hold services in
Iewistown ON the second Sunday in Au-
gust, the I It'll inst, at Maiden on the 18th
and TT. Magnnis ON the 18th. Hereafter
there will be services ia the Catholic church
at this place On the second Sunday in every
third month.
Martin and Mike Trepp were the victims
Of II runaway yesterday. While crossing
the Beaver creek bench en- route to Lewis
town their HORSES took fright 1T the drop
ping vi a line and dashed aer"ss the
praiiie. Mike was slightly in jure,i in the
hip and the buggy was totally wrecked.
The air seems 10 he permcateh wit h smoke
every day, and it does not require smoked
glass to look directly at the sun. There is
great danger OF prairie fires destroying what
grass there is before winter sets in. We
learn that u lire has been raging north Of
the Moecasin mountains during the past
week.
I'ott a Richards announce that they are
prepared to furnish this community with
coal for S:' per ton at the mine or 81 de-
livered. Nodoubt n number of our citizens
will use coal stoves the coming winter II
this coal proves good aud can I've furnished
in large quantities. The price is very real
sonablr.
=. NJ. Panton arrived in town last Thurs
day from Great Falls. Mr.. Panton 10 now
engaged in the lille insurance business, rep
resenting the old reliable New York Equi-
table. He is meeting with fair success here,
aud will remain ia the county some time.
Parties who have any thoughts of insuring
theft lives should embrace the present OPP
portunity.
The California Speciality company will
give an enterta inInent in the City hall next
Saturday evening. Aug. 3, bills for which
have been posted. The entertainment is Of
the variety character, consisting of songs.
dances and character sketches. Admission
81 cents. Reserved seats can he had at
the postoiiice without extra charge. This
troupe showed in Fort Maginnis last even
ing and will be in Maiden tonight.
big Spring creek is remarkable stream.
II requires several days rain to show any
increase in volume, and drouth has no /
apparent effect. In is no lower now than I
usual at this time al the year. The water
runs as clear as crystal for twenty five |
miles, aud is good for domestic purposes it's
entire length. The main stream has its I