Fergus County argus., 1890-12-11
LOCAL HAPPENINGS.

T.. n Iusoh WAS u p from ms ranch las
Saturday.
Andy Thompson was down from Mai.le
last Saturday.
Daniel Quinby returned last week from
visit to Indiana.
Are we going to have q Christmas tire.
That's the question.
A. Hogeland was up from his home ON th
Judith last Monday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Branger Of the Judith wer
in town Monday.
Mrs. Robert Mills has had a relapse ans
is again seriously i'll.
Fred Thompson Of Tbet was in tow,
Tuesday on land business.
John e. Hauck Of Philbrook was in town
last Saturday proving up on land
David II. eagle OF Phibrook was in town
last Saturday proving up ON land
T.R. Carson. who is laid up with nflam
mstory rheumatism, is slowly improving
David Hilger. T.. p. Chandler and W. r.
swops were in town Monday on land bust
ness.
Mrs. Barrows will give dance at TIBET
on Christmas Eve Dee. "a. Everybody in
vIted.
d. l.. Shaier was in town last Saturday
proving up on land. He was accompanied
10y Mrs. Shafsr.
c. +. Richards has received a fine selec-
tion Of Christmas goods. Note the change
in his advertisements
J. +. Murray has received a beautiful Sc
lection Of Christmas cards. Go early and
make your selection.
:. ii. Wheelsr's freight teams left here
Tuesday with 1900 pounds Of freight for
l'bet.-Big Timber Pioneer.
L. II. Rathbone will leave this week for
Provost. Utah. where he will engage in the
newspaper business with his brother.
Dan Crowley is breaking several fine colts
to harness lie expects to throw the dust
in the eyes Of all eomsrs in few years.
Ole 0. Ophem OF Grass Range and Walter
J. Winnett and Ben F. MoultOn of Flat |
Willow were in town last Saturday on land |
business.
great Chicago clothier, win be found else
where. Suits from this house give good
satisfaction.
J. l.. Crowder and family left yesterday
for Texas, where they will spend the winter.
Mr.. Crowdsr says he expects to return by
the first Of April.
Charles W. Mcdonald of Flat Willow was
in town last Monday proving up on land.
b. NJ. Bean and Fred Degnsr accompanie
him as witnesses.
MARRiED-In Lewistown, on Nov. 2Gtk'
Mr.. Charles s. Benton and Miss Mary
Mary McKinzis, both of Deer6eld, Rev.
Geo. Edwards officiating.
j. II. Mcknight left for Great Falls last
Friday, going by the way OF Fort Benton.
He apprehends NO trouble over the com
pany's land on Warm Spring creek.
Frank Jaeger, one Of the thrifty ranch
mon Of Beaver creek. was in tswn last sun
day and made us "a pleasant call. lie re-
ports stock doing well in that locality.
$. $. HObsSn came in from Great Falls
Monday. lie recently returned from Chi
eago, where he went with beeves. lie re-
ports better prices than he got last year.
Tie county commissioners did not ad-
lourn until Tuesday Of this week. There
was considerable business before the board.
Full proceedings will appear in our next
issue.
Having secured the contract for the
county printing. the ARGUs is still the
official paper OF Fergus county. Our bid
will appear in the official proceedings next {
week.
A number Of residents Of the East Fork
were in town last week urging the commits
sioners to take some action toward giving I.
them \ better road along that creek for
winter travel.
Tom McShane WAS in town Monday on
his return from Great Falls and Helena.
He reports both cities quitslively. Hepre-
diets that Great Falls will be the leading :
city Of Montana in few years. d..
In the article in last weeks issue giving J.
account of how Peter Anderson met with n
his fatal accident we intended to say that "
" hen he pulled on the bra ake-pole it broke, v
Linn over backward from the :
wagon. I
Phillipp Laux 4 Bro. have one Of the b
neatest meat markets in the state, and v
keep everything their patrons may ask for. b
They have just received some choice dried
beef from the east. Oysters constantly ON
hand.
j. j. Davis. manager OF the stage line,
I..N 70 lat,
matters along the line. Mr.. Davis will do
all that lies in his power to give us good 7
,srvice. He thinks there will be no serious
delays in the future.
Senator-elect Baylies, accompanied by
Mrs. Baylies and child, visited the county Z
.sat this week. Mr.. Bay,ies recently re-
turned from Chicago, where he went with o
ie3 head Of beeves. He reports good a
price for his cattle. 4
Big Timber is the nearest railroad point
20 the Judith Gap, and all freight for that b
,ountry should come via Big Timber, as d
he roads between here and the Gap are a
Iood, with plenty Of feed. water and fire
soOd.-Big Timber Pioneer. I,
There will be a special meeting Of the 81
board of trade On Saturday evening of this o
week, at which all members and citizens are
to attend. as matters Of import NJ
.nee pertaining to the new mill are to be "
Meeting will he held in the Il
and office rear Of bank.
Parties having any knowledge of the er
.hereabouts of William Satterthwait, for h;
periy of Lswistown, Fergus county, will W
onier favor by sending his address to in
his Office lie is IA man bet~eea fifty and II