Fergus County argus., 1890-09-25

Work on Brooks Bros. buildings is pro.
crossing rapidly as possible. The masons
who are laying the foundation for the
building ON the east side are troubled some
with water from Spring creek, but they will
overcome the difficulty by putting in a
hreakwater of stone. The frame building
next to the Iewistown hotel will he occu-
pied by I.aux Bros. and W. ;. Pyle as a
meat market AS soon as completed.
Mrs. j. \. X. Lewis and son of Castle
and Miss J. 4. Kline. of White sulphur
Springs, were at the Day House. Tuesday,
on their way home from "a visit to the
ranch of Frank X. Stoddard. near Fort
Maginnis. Mr. Stoddard accompanied
them to Beaver creek. Miss Kline is the
~prightly little lady who travels for the
aunt.
Mr.. Fred l.. stephens of Great Falls and
Miss Mary Josephine Peek, daughter of l..
W. Peek "f Paradise basin, were married
by Judge nyas at the residence of Mr.. and
Mrs. John Emm.ns ON Wednesday, sep
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Great Falls about two years and is an
honest energetic young man. At present
he is in charge oi the bakery at the Boston
n Montana smelter. Tribune.
Mr.N. +. Dinsmore the wide-awake bust
ness man oi Fort Benton has arrived with
| u SIO.OoO stock ri genti' anI ladies furn-
ishng goods, aud will occupy Mr. Sharp's
Ma in street building as soon as completed
Mr.. u. Travelled over the entire state before
deciding ON IA location, and thinks Castle
he most promising Of any in the state.
His family will arrive about the first of
october.-t'astie Mining Reporter.
Judge James Fergus was a passen-
ger ON yesterdays Great Northern ON
his return from Helena where he has been
visiting relatives for several weeks. lie
will get of the train at Big Sandy and go
from that point to his home. some eighty
miles distant, by priyateconvcyancc. The
Judge is very enthusiastic over the renon-
ination Of Carter and says that Fergus
county will give him II hansolne majority
over any man the democrats may put up
Great Falls Tribune.
The Mc''inley Comedy company appeared
On Thursday. Friday and saturday of last
week To fair houses. There has been No
change in the personnel Of the company
since its visit here in July. Thougl. the
most ~ the speciality features were new,
they hardly possessed the merit Of their
former programme, but this may lee owing
y., III.
opportunity for rehearsal or the produc-
tion of new parts. The troupe left Sunday
for Castle and will proceed to the Pacific
coast, where they will spend the winter.
+. NJ. and W. A. Boyd. ranchmsn in the
Musselshell country were driving u team
along Careless creek, Monday morning.
when "a trace broke and the team made "a
start tn run away. Both brothers jumped
from the wagon rs the best way out of the
difficulty. T. NJ. struck on his head and was
not much hurt but the other brother suf-
ier,d II compound iraeturs "f the left arm
aud disloeation of the elbow. T.. NJ got
the team and fixed his brother AS comfort
ably as possible for the long ride to Bin,
ings for surgical aid They got a fresh team
about 20 miles from Billing. and reached
the city about O'Clock, making the drive
of 81 miles in little less than twelve hours.
DR. Chappe set the broken bones and
rendered such other surgical aid as the case
demanded and the pluck of the injured
man will pull him through all right enough.
Billings Gazette.
Last Monday James Rowe while cutting
corn on his Missouri river ranch ten miles
below town. saw IA peculiar looking object
with several bright spots on it cleaning
from the shallow water near the river
bank. On getting it out he found it to lie
an old-fashioned flint lock musket. The
weapon was in IA good state of preservation.
the flint being yet in the hammer. Part of
the stock was firmly encrusted with gravel
showing it had been in the water a long
time. 1t is without doubt relic Of the
days Of 10, when James kipp father oi
Jos. kipp) and his men, compelled by
hostile Indians to leave Fort thardon,
opposite the mouth of the Judith, moved
to the site of Mr.. Rowes ranch then
known as the Brue bottom-and built
trading post. The RUNS of the old fort aud
the graves of several OF those early pioneers
may yet be seen on the ranch. The gun
should be secured by the Montana His
torIcal Society. River Press.