Fergus County argus., 1890-05-29
LOCAL HAPPENINGS.

Read -estray" aud taken up notires.
VII K,llv's new residence is approach
ing completion.
John aud doe Scott Of stanford were in
town Saturday.
Regular quarterly meeting oi county COM
mi-sioners next week.
Elsewhere on this l.agc will be found NO
iice of cattle for sale.
Mr.. and Mrs. Joe R1lston of Fort Masin-
ms were ia town Tuesday.
John Keenan, has the contract for doing
the painting On the court house.
Robert Leavens and Tom Mc'ourt of
TIBET we're in town last saturday.
Charlie johnson has sold his ranch on
lower Spring creek To Marion Burke.
Public examination at school to-day and
tomorrow. Parents and friends invited
to attend.
George Stafford received new buggy
from the Williston Hardware company
this week.
Fifteen or twenty new buildings will Lee
erected in I.ewstown during the summer.
The town is having good, healthy growth.
Paul Mccormick is sending teams north
to move the government property from
Fort Maginnis to Custer Station.-';azette.
John Keenan, the painter. has bought
George Bowmans property ON the east
side. including residence and blacksmith
shop.
Edward G.. Russell. formerly n resident Of
this county. but now a practicing attorney
at Helena, made us II pleasant call yes
ter,lay.
iuhn Brooks WAS in from his sheep rarch
Monday lie reports Il good lamb crop
and the grass improving from occasional
showers in that locality.
T.C. Power II Bro. have placed rsyolvins
bracket store stools in their new dry goods
department an inovation that will he ap-
preciated by their lady patrons.
T.r Power X Bro. will close their store
Sundays ON aud after June |. This action
will lie appreciated by their employees and
we believe. by their many patrons
Mrs. %. ". smith aud Edith rorhy ar
rived from Bozenan last sunday on II visit
~ their parents, Mr.. aud Mrs. i. |. Curl'ly.
They will remain about two weeks.
Mis-. Clara Corbin rel armed from thicago
last week where she spent the winter AT
school. She has been employed Ia teach
the summer term of srhool at | bet.
L. +. Cameron oi sahara was in town
first of the week. He reports great need "i
rain south oi the Snowies. While grass Is
doing fairly well in the foet hills "i the
mountains il has not commenced 1" grow
on the prairie.
Joe Spur.in arrived in town sunday from
Neihart aud Barker. lie reports those
camps n rickins mp. with bright prospect :
for the future. lie thinks the rair"nd will
b.. built into Barker this fall. The mines
al the latter camp are showing up well.
Percy kennett and y. Il. 'arn"ehan
book keeper for the spotted Horse com
many. we're in town Tuesday. The latter
saws small loice of men have been put Ia
work ia the mine and that there were pros
poets of Increasing the force at an earl,
day.
A. Twentieth infantry, now ut Fort Magin
ans. march to Fort A->inaboine and tak'
station. and upon its arrival there Com
pany e. Twentieth infancy. will proceed
by raid from Fort Assinaboine to Fort
Buford.
Bills announcing the sale Of qnartermas
ter's stores camp and garrison eInlPage
ordnance aud ordnance stores, medica
stores etc., of Fort Magnnis have beet
posted. sale to take place on june -. Thi'
looks very much as though the post was t'
be abandoned at once.
ID. NJ. Crowley received a telegram Mon
day that his mother, who lives at Brashei
Falls. \. V, was dangerously i'll. Mr.
Crowley went to Fort Maginnis Tuesday to
await further news, and in the evening re
ceived "a dispatch stating that her condition
WAS greatly improved.
Fine shower Tuesday afternoon. Believ
ing that this country will yet he flooded
with water, we have let IA contract for al
ark (" he built in the Judith mountains
We will have two pair" three Of "a kind,
and "A full deck" to draw from. Nothing
small about us but our appetite.
BY an oversight we have failed to men
,ion the arrival of Tim Crowley and bride
from the east. Mr.. Crowley went back t.
his old heme at Basher Falls, n. V, earl,
last fall and was married at that place oi
March 26 to Miss Hannah Burke. Mr. and
Mrs. Crowley will make their home in Fer
gus county.
IF. Met tlintoek received the sad new
Tuesday of the death of his mother al
Cover station. Mo, on Tuesday, April rs
at the age oi - years. Also, the death .
a brother at cranberry, Hood county
Texas, on May 10. Mr.. Mcrlintock ha'
double berea yement.
As we GO Ia press the case Of the State W.
Frank Demars, charged with assanltinl
Gabriel Dumont with jack knife is on trial
Dumont was Riers lieutenant in the late
rebellion and claims To he OF royal blood, .
which same he is now cooling in the count y
Jail, having appeared in the court room
this afternoon in IAN inebristed condition.
River Press.
We are ia receipt Of the book entitled
"In the Heart of the Sie.ras. the adver
tisement of which will be found ia th.
ARGUS. The book is elegantly bound ana
the engra wings are of the highest order. II
is both historical aud descriptive "f that
marvellous region. II should Il" in the Ii
brary OF every Mouianian. !. VI. Hutch
ing- j. the author
r. W. Clifford aud W. IL. Barney we're IL
from rbet last Friday. The latter says
there was quite "A loss of sheep in that 10
caIity this sprinr by poi,on The slant