Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1890-01-23
LOCAL HAPPENINGS.

Good slcighine between Le~isio~u aud
Maiden.
There are nov Iol scholars enrolled at
school.
{. :. Fell. 81 the AEeu,. has been wrr~-
Ting with Ia grippe this week
i. j. Davis, superintendent 81 the stage
line. was ia town hast Saturday
.iuds, Bach had the Ia grippe uhilr at
tending court at BENTON last week..
pr. Long of Philbronk made a profrs-
.iunal visit To- Lewi-towm last week
4. y IIuson, president al the judith
W"olsr"wrr,' association, i, in town.
+. T.. Lawrence. &. V. Peek and W :.
Perkins. ol Flat Willow. are in town.
Charley Powell came in from the Judith
last Friday lie is r-saining his health
J. ;. Phillips of Utica was in town first %!
he week. lie reports stock doing well ia
that locality.
About one third "l the people Of Lewis
town have had n touch al the influenza.
y" fatal results 50 far.
When you see Il fellow sitting bcIinS the
stove looking like poisoned eat, IT j. u
sale bet he's got Ia grippe.
Mr.. l.. Barber was Ia i'll last week
and is now very low with pnr, n"nia. His
recovery is considered doubtful.
&. j. Mcnamara arrived at Fort Nagn-
nj, last week. and will probably remain at
home during the absence of Mr.. MARROW.
Although a little quiet in Maiden at pres
Hnt, merchants are not complaining. The
prospects are good for lively spring trade.
Tbs Judith club will have to adopt rule
admitting only old married men or
young men who will take IA solemn oath to
remain single.
About a dozen men were put to work ON
the spotted Horse mine last week, and it
is thought the force will he rapidly in
creased from now on.
Tom Vivian returned from Judith Land
ing yesterday. H. says there is lots of
snow ami pretty cold weather in that To-
calitv, but stock is looking we'll.
County Attorney Smith was i'll last week
with la grippe and was the object OF great
deal of solcitude, but he was able to meet
an important engagement on Monday oi
this week.
The week opened well in the mat rimonial
market. Two transactions are given else
where. There is liable to he IA lull for "a
short season, though there some inn
portant negotiations in progress.
There great many people in town
sick with the latest fad-la grippe. 1t
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all those under the weather. They have
cur best wishes for speedy recovery.
Mr.. j. l.. Thomas and Mr. Dan Thomas.
with their families, arrived from Anaconda
last night where they spent Il month visit
ing relatives, and left for their homes at
stanford this mornins.-River Press.
The new machinery is being put in the
Spotted Horse mill as fast as the weather
will permit. 1t has not all arrived yet,
owing to cold weather and heavy roads.
II is thought the mill W i'll be ready To start
some time next month.
The supreme court on the ith inst. APP
pointed Tor the different Judicial districts ia
the state examining committees, the duties
of which will be to examine attorneys APP.
plying for admission To the bar OF the state.
For the Eighth district J. u. Leslie, X. won
Tobe Jr., and John j. Donnelly were ap-
pointed.
The ilouring mill was purchased to day
by combination OF Fort Benton capital |
lists, of which Charles T.. Duer is trustee. |
Consideration private.-River Press. A
nourng mill in the bad lands is about |
as profitable an lee palace would be |
in however, we trust the Benton plant
will prove "A success.
The ARGUS had hard struggle this week. |
Besides the Illness OF one of the prophet ors |
our engine has combination of troubles. |
The water tank had cons-stive chill., the
pump 1t. Nitus dance, the steam chest /
pneumonia, the heater bronchitis, and the
blow-off pipe an exaggerated case Of con-
stpation. Altogether We were laboring
under great difficulties.
Herman Ritter, OF the firm Of Ritter a |
BuXman, Miles City, was in town last sat
urday en- route to Maiden. lie is one of
the proprietors of the Maiden brewery, and
10 here looking after his business interests. |
Mr.. Ritter came direct from Seattle, Wash,
where his firm has branch house. He
likes it very much ON the coast and pre-
diets great future for Seattle, which is
growing very rapidly.
W. l.. Brainerd and Others of Maiden |
have been circulating a petition in reference |
to- cutting down the military reservation
and now have over 100 signcrs. There is
no opposition to this measure from any
source, but a petition will aid Mr.. Carter
in securing the end desired, and it was in
compliance with his request that such ac-
ton was taken. a plat of the reservation,
with the mineral belt designated, will ae
company the petition to Washington. Mr..
Carter will, no doubt, give the matter his
earnest attention.
Andrew Stoker. the LewistowB stage
driver, who should have reached here
Thursday, came in this morning from the
Shonkin with Mr.. J. -. Patterson, ON the
latter's sleigh, and having the stage in tow.
The driver host his way in the storm Of
Thursday evening. and after wandering
about fer several hours hi. horse became
exhausted and he turned the animal loose,
finding shelter Tor himself under "a friendly
bridge until morning, when lac found his way
tn pattcrsons ranch, somew hat frostbit-
ten. but not much the worse for his ex
,.erienc-. The cayuse has not reported yet
River Press.
The editor Of the Townsend Tranchant
imparis the following good advice; Don't
take this imported epidemic in the light of