Fergus County argus., 1889-10-31
LOCAL HAPPENINGS.

week.
Camille Ii"gue is building - rc-idrnrr on
Nam street. east side.
\. Hash and wife. of the North M"ccasin.
ssite'i the county seat Tuesday
The party last Friday evening well
attended. The music WAS "Ncelrnt.
boa, race, dog fight and darce all ia
one day. Getting To he a lively town.
Dan Thomas, Hosea Fisher and John
Love, of Wolf creek, were in town yes'er-
day.
Miss Emma Gudgell left "n Mondays
coach Tor II months v-it at her old home
IN Missouri
Miss Maggie D,Cou. VIII" assisted Miss
tsrhin at the institute. has returned Ia her
home at Tibet.
u. l.. Shaicr returned from Benton last
Friday, where ke went to attend the ship
nent OF beeves.
The ARoUs is under ohlsai IONS to Misc
Ella smith for furnishing proceeding, al The
Teachers institute.
W. NJ. Tompkins. representing the house
several days during the past week.
John Armold. Jake Harmon aud Fred
H.rt", returned last Saturday from
deer hun, nn the lower Judith They killed
tour deer.
Grors- Falligan and family of Wolf creek
was in town yesterday. lie said h- came
over To get his hair eat and lind out Win.
Na. rlcct,~l.
&. W. Gardner was la town yesterday.
Mr. tardner was compelled to shut down
hi. mill ut N"so owing to u shortage "f
water lie will resume operations again ia
the spring.
Ed and Eli Mitchell. brothers of Mrs.
camille Ilogue. lert on Wednesdays coach
fpr Chippe~a Falls, Wis. where they ex-
p,ct fo remain.
stem Hansen stepped over Monday night
in Le~istown. lie was "n his return To
Maiden after spending several m.,nths in
the upper country.
Freight teams are constantly arriving
with merchandise for &c. Power a Bro
aud W. W. he Witt. Beth house, are hav.
in. II good fall trade.
\ num,er oi the boys came in Tuesday
from benton, where they went with tho
beef drive. Mike ,;urnett "f Meagher county
was among the number.
Another race hetween Walkers bay and
Th"mas' -orrcl will take place on the east
side track next Sunday afternoon. bis
tance same rs before. 600 yards. stakes
SlW !, side.
This is about the time Tor wooler"wer-
To look out for that early storm that comes
when no one Is expecting it, Nothing but
surprises can iniure the w""irrower- in the
way of weather.
Lee NARROW and Harry Scovel came over
from the post last Saturday and spent "a
portion Of the Sabbath in the metropolis
taking in the sights. They use nothing but
the very best quality oi paint.
+. T.. Wright and John L. Martin left for
the west last Monday morning. Mr.. Wright
goes To Great Falls to attend the annual
meeting of the grand lodge @, Ma-ens. while
Mr.. Martin goes to Helena on business
"trip.
j. j. Davis. ruperint tendent of the stage
iiie, "aS III io"u i't ~ r'o'"ih8
up the line getting in feed aud preparing
for the winters service. lie reports good
business during the past summer. Hesays
II the travel keeps ON improving it will he
necessary to put ON four horses next sum
mer between Maiden and the Fails
The boat race iast Friday was not an
exciting contest. Wade Blaker came in
l.l Of, rha
iatters boat sprung a leak about mid
ship" and Joe had ia stop occasiona lily
and bail out the water. Wade had san
culinary conflict with bsrbed wire fence
i,-fore reaching the goal Joe anchored his
boat in the brush above te~n and walked
home
Carpenters are -ngag -d in putting the
windows into the new school building. In
side work will now be crowded ahead. The
i,efry is nearly completed. The building Is
getting very ornamental with the last Tin
ishng tonche. The design "f the building
WA. certainly II wise selection. which. with
its prominent location, adds greatly 10 the
appearance of Lewistown. May iis ns-iu
ness equal its beauty.
WANT W
arrived in town yesf-rdy with 80 eoyote
aud wolf skins, the result oi several weeks
s'uolGng On Mcdonald aud Box Elder
rr-..ks. They say tn. animals are very
plentif,l, hut ne 80 very easily poisoned
II is Also difficult matter I" get good
bait They say antelope makes the best
bait but mo-t to good for "A coyote
They had soma very pretty wolf hides.
\ powerful temperance story serial is NOW
i,ring written by Col. Thomas W. Knox for
publication in the Toledo Weekly Blade, to
commence early in Dec-niber Col Knox
IL we'll known AZ the author of the Boy
weller series. and hi. new story will be
"A revelations to people of all c.ssss o. both
side. of the Temperance question. Send
postal card to Blade, Tulssi", ohio, forfr-e
specimen copy containing opening eha piers
send name of all your friends. Also. See
advertisement elsewhere.
4 Dakota exchange recently contained
the following. ''Wanted, in almost every
town in the county, AN editor win" can read.
write and argue politics. and at the same
time be relgi.us, funny, scientific and his
iorie at will; write to please everybody,
know everythin. without asking or being
told, always have something good to say
about everybody else, live an wind and
make more money than -nemi-s. Forsueh
"a man s.od openin. will he ma,is-in the
graveyard
The New Englasd so,ieties for the pre.
sention of cruelty to the noble % red man
are employed in making night shirts aud
knitting socks for their prsteger who live |