Fergus County argus., 1890-05-01
JUDITH VALLEY LOCALS.

Miss Edith David will open the Lewis
public -"huel "u Monday the 9TH inst.
col Rice aud j. ". Peek, sheep buyers of
Benton. were in Philbrook the first uf the
week. They bought several th"u,and head
of mutton ia this vicinity
place on May II at the late Residence of
thiles Carr. deceased. Thirteen head .f
cattle. one horse aud NUMEROUS honrehold
articles will he .lspo-ed "f to the highest
bidder for cash.
Mr.. y. :. True. the genial fisherman aud
eN-railroad conductor. arrived last week
from The east aud is ut present ut large IN
our midst. Mr.. True is generally engaged
while here in trout fishing. lie is also 9th
erwise engaged ia letting his herds fatten
upon the range.
Philhrook has nov ~ resident pastor.
The Rev. Allan so.ig.r. ia obedience To- the
Scriptural command. has taken unto him
self "a helpnieet and is nov domiciled at the
parsonage. lie was married last week in
l,ozemau. his former colleague. the Rev j.
W. Bennett. conducting the nuptiai cere-
monies. The bride came all the way from
Scotland to Join Mr.. Rodger ut this place.
he having come some two years previously.
immediately upon their arrival in Phil
brook. Friday. they we're rendered by the
members aud friends "a reception at the
parsonage. We all join in wishing Mr..
liodger aud his bonnie bride long life of
usefulness and happiness. should aud
acquaintance be forget" Well, hardly.
sunday was an active day on the Judith
In Philbrook the day opened up bright, So
rene aud pleasant in the extreme. The
tiny blades of scorbutic grass. struggling
sadly against AN adverse fate. family
braced up aud took kindly to the suns
warm rays. Many Jealous worshippers AT
II O'Clock attended religious services, but
ere the sun had crossed the meridian the
town was given over to the sporting eIs
ment. II indeed seemed that every one
possessed Il race horse, aud the ringing al
flying ho.is filled the air unt da kness
came an. to the great relief II painting
steeds. aud stopped in Il degree the inress-
ant wag Of knowing jaws. by IA careful
computation it was afterwarl found ont
that the sum Of ninet y-live cents had
changed hands during the afterno"n. The
amount Of wasted nervous energy, worthy
of expenditure in II better cause, WAS found
impossible to compute. At Utica, the so
called sporting center, Sellers aggregation
Of balitossers kept the diamond literally
ahlazr with brilliant plays, especially those
of Jim Shelton, Who invariably gets there
with his left paw.
Future Biblical reNisions will probably
work II great change in the context Vi the
book ni Daniel. In the very remote hence
the dust and traditions ri the present time
will assert itself wherever the opportunity
presents, and probabl, in this Wise:
But Daniel Was distinguished
from the lions l,v The blue eott"n umbrella,
carried under his arm aud the a. Il. pip, il
his hat band
Aud c"ming up unharmed irom
out the lions den. lac was -tragh Way ear
riei unto the king.
Aud the king -Iake unto Daniel, saying:
'' ~ ranger. who art thou"
Aud Daniel, lifting ur his voic~, said
"Mc,'inty, oh, king
Wherrupon there was great lilaritt ia the
court "f the King, aud the coutiirrs d.i
laugh exceeding much.