Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1890-01-30
LOCAL HAPPENINGS.


The grip" is suhsdins.
Very quiet since the holidays.
Club party tomorrow evening.
The eoulees are full of drifted snow.
There are no transactions To note in the
mat rinlouial market this week.
la this issue will he found the delinquent
tax list. Very few delinqueni-.
BonN-To MIR. aud Mrs. l. barber, on
Friday, Jan. - girl; weight, ~ pounds.
George Falli.an of Wolf creek spent
couple Of days III town during the past
week.
DIR. Hanson was called south oi the
Suowics last Friday ON II professional
visit
Miss Gorilla Belangrr of Maiden was visit
ing Mr.. AID Mrs. +. T.. Smith first of the
week.
Mrs BarroNs aud Miss D,tou came in
from Tibet Wednesday I" remain a day or
two.
L.. W Gerich. al the ARGr. force. has
been taking his turn with the grip" during
the past week.
John Brooks the salt creek woolsrower.
WAS in town yesterday. lie reports his
bands doing we'll.
John Oates of I'hibrook died "a, his ranch
ON the eth inst. of pneumonia. lie leaves
"a wife aud three children.
IN n.
R.mupdstad of Fort Masinnis, Mont, Of
pneumonia, aged 81 years.
T. j. Frost of Mcdonald creek was in
town yesterday. He reports the prevalence
of La grippe in that vicinity.
There is considerable snow in the noun
tains, and placer miners are looking for
ward to prosperous season.
X. +. Huffman of Bereal was ia town
first of the week. lie brought good reports
of the stock interests of that section.
Mr. John Sellers of Utica was IN town
Monday. lie was smiling over The arrival
of II little daughter at his home ON the 2id
inst; weight, -. pounds.
The funeral services of Mr.. Frank Russell
remains were taken to the old home at
Ithaca. " v, far interment.
". VI. barrow returned from Michigan
yesterdays coach aud is being cnngratu-
lated by his friends. Mrs. barrow will Join
her husband in IA month ar two.
T.. X. Clingan of Belt has sold his coal
mine for 81 1000. The Montana smelling
company il said To be the purchaser. and
the sale was effected by Charles q. Griffith.
River Press.
Treasurer Minar informs rs that Fergus
county promptly paid its warrant in favor
Of Choteau county Tor s., 800, with S75.s2
interest on the same. The Fergus county
people are straight up and down business,
and no back talk. River Press.
The members of the judith club felt some
anxiety last Sunday night over the where
abouts of their president. When they
learned that he had IA bottle of Log
Cabin" IA couple dozen cigars and IA box of
matches, they were sorry he became quite
- exclusive.
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When the ARGUS went to press last
Thursday Mr.. l.. Barber was lying very
low with pneumonia, and there was but
little, If any, hope of recovery. our read
srs will be pleased to learn that he rallied
on Friday and has SO far improved as to
he able to sit up for short period at
time. There is now every prospect ef
speedy recovery from what nearly every
one thought was his death bed.
II you are a kicker and the shadow Of
"A failure in anything that is proposed to
help the town, for heavens sake go into
some secluded canyon aud kick your own
shadow on the clay banks, and thus give
the men who are working to build up the
town "a chance. One iong-iaced, hollow
eyed, whining, carping, chronic kicker can
do more to keep away business and capital
from town than ali the droushts, short
crops, chinch bugs, cyclones and blizzards
combined.-Ex.
Senator-elect +. G. Power has arranged
to have his tract of land adjoining the
White sulphur Springs town site surveyed
into town lots and plated and put on the
market. Mr.. Power purchased this tract
of land about eight years ago from the gov
eminent 10y laying Sioux scrip thereon, and
it cost him 81 per acre, which was consid-
cred big price for it at that date. But
only a couple vi weeks since he was offered
500 per acre for the same and refused it,
lie will, however. receive about $500 per
acre by converting it into town lots. This
tract Of land is situated upon beautiful
high plateau overlooking the town aud is
very desirable place for dwelling sites,
and will, no doubt, go off like hot cakes
once it is in the market .-liusbandmsn.
George W. Cook and daughters of Dog
creek were in town Tuesday. From Mr.,
Cook We learn that David IIger ga me near
losing his residence 10y lire ON Monday
morning of this week. Mr.. IIilger had built
fire in the sitting room stove and gone
into the kitchen. closing the door behind
him. A while afterward he heard some
thing fall to the floor, aud ON opening the
door to ascertain what it was dense smoke
issued forth. Having f. rec pump at his
door and several feet Of hose, Mr.. lIilger
lost no time in getting water on the fire.
While Mrs. lIilser did the pumping he di-
rected operations inside and after some