Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1889-04-25
LOCAL HAPPENINGS.

" W he WITS.
Notice change in T. &. Power n Bros
advertisement on first page.
Trans arrived from Billings Tuesday
with freight Tor ". ". he Witt.
Road supervisor Hogue il doing some
good work in ev-lipr mp Main street.
e. \. Parrott has erected u dwelling for
his own n-r next To- his blacksmith shop.
'icorgc ". Hunters teams arrived Tues
day from BENTON with freight for T. g.
Power n Bro.
Carpenters are crowding Norman Bros.
building along. II IL NOW enclosed nd work
on the interior begun.
Mrs. Alic. Barrows rctires from the Day
house May 1. when Jacob Holzemer
again takes possession.
The plaintive notes of the curlew are
heard on the plain, and the blue bird and
robin are with us again.
Wool growers will soon lie in the midst 81
the lamb harvest. There is promise Of good
weather and II large yield.
Joseph Mason is putting up II saloon
building on his lot next Ia DE Wits store.
The dimensions will he 22x:i0.
A base hall club will be orga nized this
week. Some Of our n-iehboring towns may
expect "a challenge in the near future.
Parties having county warrants due
them will confer favor upon the county
clerk by calling for same as early as pos
.ihle.
Joe King Of Rock creek was IN town last
week. lie says this is the boss year for
calves. Every cow heifer and almost every
s--r has a calf
M,RRiED-At the residence OF the groom's
father on lower Spring creek, ON Sunday.
April 81, Miss Maggie Barger to Charles A.
Scovel. Judge Meaghcr officiating.
Hon. Jamcs Fergus and his son Andrew
passed through town last Saturday en-
route To the Missouri valley. They took
with them four head of horses. which they
will dispose Of and purchase another stall
ion Tor their horse ranch.
Al the Democratic primaries held in
Iewistown last saturday for the election
ri delegates to the county convention. which
convenes here day after tomorrow, the fol-
lswing persons were chosen to represent
I.ewistown precinct: John y. Martin u.
VI. crowley. DIR. l.. A. Lapalme, DR.. Villa ri
aud Il. A. Clark.
on first page nj the Argus will he found
the new election law in full The first cleo
iion under this law will occur ON Oct. I.
when We vote ON the adoption ri the new
constitution and for state officers. We
trust ON readers will cndeavor to become
familiar with its provisions, as il will great
~ facilitate matters when il comes to an
election. Cut the law out and preserve il :.
Junction correspondence Billings Gazette:
"Bll Hauk. with sixteen-horse team and
four wagons (the largest team coming to
this -tationl and Sport Davenport pulled
out loaded for Fort Custer yesterday.
Walter Fowli,, with his big twelve-mule
team. pulled ont last Friday for Maiden.
loaded for Meadow, Maginnis Mining com
pany. Poland and Louis Beanger.
In this issue will be found the saw mill
advertisement of Long. Clark n Roberts.
August and are rapidly coming to the front
rs mill men. They manufacture a first
class quality of lumber, suitable for all
building purposes, and have just added "a
bran new shingle mill to their plant. Mill
on Beaver creek, five miles from Barr Smiths
ranch. They ask for share OF your pat
ronage.
c. l.. Hassett of TIBET passsd through
town the other day with fine Norman
horse. which he is taking over to Madison
county, having sold him to Alex Metzel Of
Ruby valley. Mr.. II. will, before return
ing home, make trip to the states with a
shipment OF horses. He is accompanied on
his trip to Madison by Mr.. Wilcox Of Da-
kota, who is looking at Montana with the
view OF engaging in stock raising.-Hus-
bandman.
The Knerr brothers of Wolf creek, Fergus
county, who are in the wool growing and
farming business, number five. They are
now BRINGING out their "a milies. brothers:
in.law and other relations. To-day the
mother and two sisters and brother-in-
law and family came in by the west-bound
the brothers left here with his family.
These families are bringing in immigrants
by the score, and, best of all, they come to
stay.-River Press.
An exchange says that one Of it's patrons
has discovered a new cure for distemper.
He had u valuable colt so bad with the dis
ease that he thought it would certainly die
As a last resort the colt was placed in u
close room, "a vessel containing live Goals
was procured aud turpentine and sulphur
placed on the GOALS. The fumes were al
most sitting, but the colt seemed to enjoy
them. The next day he was treated in the
same way. The animal at snee began Ia
recover and is now entirely we'll.
News reached MS last Saturday Of thu
death of Miss Benda, who was engaged in
teaching at Fort Maginnis. The young
lady had long been afflicted with consump
ton, but the immediate cause of her death
WAS said to be paralysis. The deceased
was a sister oi Miss Lizzie Benda. who
taught at Fort Maginnis four years ago,
and also of Mrs. II. q. Iaeger of Helena.
The latter lady passed through town sat
urday en- route to her sisters bedside, un-
aware at that time of the fatal terninh
ton. The remains were taken to Helena
Tor interment.
Three families from the state Of Texas
arrived Tuesday night aud stopped at the
overland hotel. They were A. a. Smith
and wife, W. r. Burlson and wife, Mrs. j.
u. Pearson and daughter. There were
several children. the party altogether mum
herring about 10 person. We understand
that some of them, If not all, are relatives