Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1891-03-19
C HAPPENINGS.

Herman Often was over from Beaver
creek Monday.
Horses have wintered well. They always
de in Montana.
W. ID. Deaton was in from the Horseshoe
Bar ranch Monday.
Stone masons have commenced work on
Geo. Staford's new bnilding.
Barr Smith was in town last week shak-
ing hands with his many friends.
Henry f. Maltby, of Dubuque, visited
the county seat the first OF the week.
T. j. Frost aud son came in from Melon
ALL creek last Thursday for supplies.
Henry Wareham OF Denten, was registered
at the L~ewistown Hotel on Tuesday.
DIR. Hanson returned from Ubet Monday,
where he went on professional business.
The fine weather has brought out the
house ny-aIso the commercial traveller.
John Fogarty, the Mcdonald creek wool
/ grower. wasin town Saturday and Sunday,
Preparations are being made for another
german" to be given on the evening oil
March 81.
c. H. Frazer, Joseph Lutz and Al. Bow
man Of TIBET. were in town last week on
land business.
Mrs. n. BeIanger and Mr.. & Mrs. Joseph
Moorhead, OF Maiden, visited the county
seat yesterday.
John Edwards, of Ciuse's ranch, Flatwil-
low, was registered at the Lewistown Hotel
the first Of the week.
w. T. Swope, Ed. Swope and William
Fergus, OF Dog creek, were in town yester-
day on land business.
number OF school election notices will
be found on this page. The annual election
takes place on April 4th.
Will Powell OF the Judith, and John X.
Mason of Ross Fork, were visitors at the
county seat last Saturday.
J.. II. Cornwell, representing kuhles and
Stock, tobacconists of st. Paul, was in
town Sa turday and Sunday.
John A. Matheson aud Ernest Kieso Of FIT.
Maginni., aud j. w. Johnson OF Maiden,
were ia town Saturday and sunday.
Rsverends Wadsworth and Armstrong
are conducting special meetings at fhiI-
brook. Good attendance is reported.
7 Miss Nellie Fergus, her brothers William
and Robert, Andrew Fergus and Charles
Hall ca me in from Box Elder Tuesday.
w. A. Talmage, representing Babcock 4
Miles, of Billings. was in town the past
week, looking up business for his house.
The attendance was light ut the st. Pat
rick's party Tuesday evening. Those who
attended report an excellent time, however.
w. sutton, "a knight Of the road, was in
town during the week, getting orders for
liquors and cigars and various lines OF
goods.
The party at Mrs. Niles place, (ths old
CIegg rauch). occurs next Tuesday evening,
March "a. Fair in the afternoon. Every
body invited.
l.. L. Wflliston. OF the Williston Hard
ware Company, Billings, is is in town look
ing after trade. Pop is a rustler and a gem
ial, good fellow.
f.. W. Morrison contemplates the cree
ton OF two or three cottages on his Jan
eaux street property during the coming
summer. They will be for rent when COM
pleted.
We ublish elsewhere House bill No. 81,
as passed by the legislature. 1t amends
the old law in relation to publishing notices
and the qualification Of electors at school
elections.
Mrs. Alice Barrows will give another oil
her popular dancing parties at the TIBET
hotel on Easter Monday, March 80. Music
by the Lewistown string band. Everybody
cordially invited
The third quarterly meeting of the Phil
brook and Lewistown NJ. f. church circuit
will be held at Philbrook next Saturday
and Sunday, the Rev. r. A. Armstrong; act
ing as presiding elder.
The Helena Independent says, ''all tn
oil in Montana. fit to burn, could he placed
in a fvegallon can" II this is the case
majority of the people OF the state are TAX
ing great risks every day.
Homestead patents have been receives
at the Helena land office for the ~followin
parties in this county: William Logan, 16'
acres; Christian B.. Smith, 100 acres; Rob
ert T. Donahue, $50 acres.
F. NJ. Severance and :. A. Shaw OF Okla
were in town Monday on land business
Mr.. Severance has lost only three head G
sheep out Of a band of five thousand. II
will nave considerable hay left over.
We clip the following interesting item
from last weeks HusbandmaR: Astraigh
flush beat four aces and a pat full here dur
ing the past week, an occurrence OF Interest
TO the sporting world that seldom trans
pireH.
During the past week we ha We had letter
from New York which have been min
DAYS ia transit, and letters from Billing
five days ia coming. That stage line is
daisy. 1t sometimes gets here three time
n week.
The sale OF the estate of Michael Curra
will take place Tuesday, March 81, at i
NJ. Crowley's corral. About seventy hea'
OF cattle snd eight head Of horses will b
sold to TIN, highest bidder. For particular
see posted notices.
As a great majority of our readers in tn
county are directly concerned in the ne
land law passed by the last congress, "
surrender a good portion OF our space thi
week for its publication in full. Presery
this copy a- 1t will be found valuable 70
reference.
Fred Awe, c. W. MendenhalI, Chns. Jenk.
End Hals Brooks were in town from Ha
"bert on Monday. They brought good II
ports from the cattle and sheep men of tina
section. Range cattle on the lower Musse
shell have pulled through the winter exceed
ingly we'll.
A hearing in the case of Victor Baker. col
fined in Jail on the charge of murder, wa