Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1889-05-30
LOCAL HAPPENINGS.

on his way home from Great Falls.
The shower ON Monday was good as q
sanJlr lot bat there was not enough 81 it.
". +. Sw"ts and wife aud Mrs. T.. A. Zig
Gins and daughter spent last sabbath in
I.swi>town.
Elsewhere will be found the dissolution
notie- "f Norman a Gray. Mr.. ira. re
tires from the firm.
Ieuistown will celebrate. BASE hail.
horse racing. dancing. and other amuse
u,eni- too numerous Ia mention.
Tin. freight teams ol '..orge W. Hunter
and John t.ilk-rsou came in from Benton
Tuesday loaded l"r T. e. Power Il Bro.
+ T. Matthews 81 Independence. Kan,
,n,tinrney at-law. is in Lewi-town hook
ins NJ Z. location I" engage in his probes
sion.
Alex Hranssu is going to build u barber
sbop on has lot between Bennett's restau-
rant and the Mint saloon. The dimensions
will be- l2xi".
Robert toburn was in town last night Oh
has way Ia the Springs from the Missouri
river ~here he has been booking after his
cattle interests.
" H. Peek Of Fort Mayinnis was in town
reports good succcss. notwithsta al Iing the
severe storms early in the month.
u. VI. Day, hailing from Hastings, Mich,
arrived ia l.ewisiown this week. Mr.. Day
is u teacher 10y profession. and will remain
ia the county il he can secure employment.
!. j. Davis, the stage man, WAS in town
Monday. lie is distributing stock along
the line. Mr.. Davis anticipates consider
able travel into the Judith Basin this sum
nirr.
some OF the bloo,ls were painting n
little last Saturday night. Red and black
seemed to lie the favorite colors-the lat
ter much too fast a color to suit one or
two.
JC. Walker was in town Tuesday. He
has sent teams to the railroad Tor the
experts to be manufacturing lumber again
in two err three weeks.
Hon. James Fergus and his brother Will
lam were in town Monday. William Fergus
was about through lambing at that time.
and from the prospects he thought he
would have from % to % per cent.
Phil. Saunders arrived in town yester-
day afternoon with i. W. Meadow. They
left this morning for Billings, where MIR.
McAdow will join his wife. They think Of
making their home in Helena during the
summer.
Experienced agent wanted for Fergus
county to sell the popular book Remarks
10y Bill Nye.' Liberal terms to proper per-
son. Lady preferred. Address, with full
particulars, I. Hamburger, General Agent,
Helena, Mont.
Alex McDonough, arrested on the 10th
inst. on a charge Of DEMONSTRATING. was
given preliminary examination ON Tues
day and bound over to await the action OF
the grand jury in the sum of $500. la de-
fault of bail he languishes in Jail.
A Billing. special of May - says; Chas.
Dewar. well known as AN expert engineer 81
the Northern Pacific during its construc
ton left yesterday in charge Of IA party to
survey line for the Billings and BENTON
branch of the Northern Pacific.
In the case of John Burns, who brought
suit for the SUM of S62.75 against J. j.
Davis. superintendent of the stage line. for
the loss of a roll of blankets last winter.
Justice Gudgell gave judgment in favor Of
plaintiff for Sl7.75. Judgment and costs
amount to Sl03.25.
Jesse Haston crossed "A bunch of 1000
head of cattle over the Yellowstone this
week, bound for Thomas Cruises ranch on
the Flat Willow. This is the first delivery
of the N stock sold to Mr.. Cruise. Tbs
y remaining deliveries will not he made
before Juiy.-Stockgrowers Journal.
George stafford has generously offered to
give the school district a lot on the bench
above town for the new school building.
The beard should accept this offer without
hesitation. The location is fine one for
the school building, while the present lot
can be disposed of to good advantage and
the money devoted tn furnishing the nv
bnlling
We made an error in nam last week.
Il. A. Emmons is the name Of the gentle
man who came to take position in Mr.
Norman's drug store, instead Of Ming. Mr.
Emmons has had eleven years experience
ia the drug business, and comes well recon-
mendel. lie was formerly located IN Da-
kota. Call and make his acquaintance
You can safely trust all your prescriptions
in his hands.
Parties having horses stolen should send
word to- Sheriff Clary or Under-Sheriff Up
linger as soon as possible, to enable them
to render assistance. One horse thief who
made his escape coald have been captured
had they been advised Of the stealing
promptly. II is to the interest Of the pub
lie that thieves should he brought to JUS
tice. and officers should he assisted in their
efforts.
Mr.. John J. Davis, superintendent of the
Montana stage line, which runs from Fort
Benton and Great Falls to different points
in the Judith Basin and to Billings, was in
the city last night. Johnny Davis IL a
trump. lie is u genuine stage line manager
and no mistake. He is improving the serv-
ire every day, and proposes to have his
different lines in first class shape before he
gets through.-River Press.
Mrs. 4. l.. Meadow, one Of the prime
movers in the development and in making
the sale Of the spotted Horse mine at
Maiden, has been On visit tn her old home
at Billings the past week. Mr.. and Mrs.
Meadow will reside at Helena during the
summer and before winter comes again
they will depart for some southern CLINE,
putting in their time in sight seeing and
fravel.-t;az-tte.