Fergus County argus., 1890-06-26
JUDITH VALLEY LOCALS.

Emmett Il. Carroll. the mining expert 81
Yogo, was in Philbrook several days last
week.
Freight Agent McDaniels, of the Great
Northern, in company with Tim Collins Of
Great Falls, was in Philbrook Monday.
Benjamin Cook OF Unity, Maine. and a
member Of the firm of Cook, Berry n Clark,
sheep growers Of Ross Fork, is visiting the
Basin.
The frame of Clarence Goodells new barn
is in place. which, together with his new
residence. gives an air Of netropolitanism
to our town. Philbrook can justly boast
of the most elegant and costly private
buildings in Fergus county.
in the Basin will he panied to hear OF the
recent death at Spokane from typho-m ma
larial fever OF her only son Earle, aged
about 10 years. The body was shipped to
Mrs. Howell's old home at Seneca Falls.
Y. IL will he remembered that Mrs.
Howell in company with her sister, Miss
Williams, went to Spokane last fall, at
which place Mrs. Howell was engaged in
teaching school.
Sabbath last was children : day in Phil
brook. At an early hour in the evening the
hall was filled, and had it been n theater
The sign standing room only" would have
been displayed. Already little palpitating
hearts beneath snowy frocks were getting
in some extra beats ia eager anticipation
of the moment when their indi vi.lual efforts
would bring for them the mead Of we'll
earned praise. The boys and girls of the
sabbath school, even down 10 the little wee
ones, had their say aud received in return
the applause of admiring parents and
friends. The hall was Hastily decorated
with flowers and evergresns, woven by ar
tictic hands into unique and original de-
signs, in which respect the celebration
s,Iuaied like events of the past but the
singing and reciting could hardly be ae-
corded that snap and buoyanry that char
actsrizea the two last ordinations under
the guidance Of the late pastor Bennett.
1t WAS an interesting As well as AN ami
mated scene that the casual onlooker
DeHtHt Tue Tdot CoufTc w tut
Jocky club, Friday afternoon last. Near
the Judges stand was ~ motley crowd ~
pedestrians and horsernen moving in aud
out among b,iggies, ,Iead-axe wagons, Eng
lish dog carts, drsys aud nondeseript
vehicles all loaded down with the youth,
of both sides Of the river. All the bust
ness houses Of Philbrook were early in the
afternoon closed and propretors and hard
worked clerks alike, sought surcease from
labor in the excitement Of the betting ring
on the ground floor of the grand stand.
After the usual delays so noticeable in
funerals and horse races, the first event on
the card. dash Of three-fourths of mile
is called and the horses one by one appear
upon the track for a preliminary warming
up. The first to appear is Last Chance,
with Patssy Flanagan in the pigskin. As
he gallops maisstically by with his blind
side to leaward and the sheen Of the after
Moons sun making motion gold of his
sorrel sides, a murmur Of admiration wells
up from his owner, Zack Whitcomb. Jim
Abrams now appears with his tail banged
in the regulation style and ridden by Ben
} Jsnes, all resplendsnt in base ball suit Of
white cross-sectioned with red. Ii is not
known whether it was Jim Abrams or Ben
that attracted the eye. Of all the ladies as
they gracefully gallOped to the post. Side
Cut and Granger also claimed their quota
Of admirers, the former in fact selling in
the pools at ) to l on the field. At the
third attempt at getting of the flag Tell
and away they came for first money and
gery. Side Cut easily won the race and
first money. while Patsey landed Last
Chance, the noble son of his father, a good
second with second money. The second
event was dash of "a quarter Of "A mile, in
which Jim Abrams, Broncho and Royals
brown mare were the contestants. This
was indeed a pretty race, the Broncho
winning from the mare by only a head.
dance at the hall ia the evening which, was
we'll attended, closed the festivities Of the
day.