Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1891-01-01
LOCAL HAPPENINGS.

The past year has hser a grand one foi
I~.ewistown.
j. p. Burnett was over FROM Fort Msgin
mis- Tuesday.
Anumbsro az Msidenites visited the count,
seat Monday.
Rein Anderson WAS over from Fort Ma
ginnis Monday.
J.. l.. Stuart was in from the North Moe
essin Tuesday.
S. q. Flowers was down from his horse
ranch yesterday.
The new Touring mill ground its first
Hour last Saturday.
Culver & Noble gave a pleasant party in
their hall last evening.
f. A. Huson and Julius Stiehler were in
from the JUDITH Monday.
The party given by Culver II Noble on
Christmas was well attended.
Henry Girard OF Maiden visited the
county reat first of the week.
q. +. Bennett il putting ia q stone side
walk in front OF his new building.
wanted-A shoemaker. A COED, steady
mar would do well in Lewistown.
Santa Claus arrived in a Red river cart,
clad in a straw hat and linen buster.
Harry BraIstreet and wife OF Mcdonald
creek are registered at the Day house.
l.. II. Sweetland. the Ross Fork stock
man, visited the county seat Tuesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ed. Fogarty were in from
their ranch on Mcdonald creek Tuesday.
County Attorney Smith and family spent
Christmas with Mrs. y. Belanger at Maiden.
AL Redding spent Saturday and Sunday
in Lewistown. lie left for Helena on Mon
day.
George Bach has been appointed post
master at Cottonwood, succeeding Mr.. Le-
land.
Edwin Lee was in from Deer creek Mon
day. He reports stock looking well in that
vicinity.
Jack Frye and family Of Grass Range
were registered at the Day house first of
the week.
1t il not a very old country where chill
dren go barefoot during the closing days of
December.
Fred Uplinger left for Castle last week,
where he expects to spend the remainder OF
the winter.
All honor to Mr.. Stiles and his associates
for building the fret lonring mill in the
Judith Basin.
The past week has been a joyous one for
the little folks. Many an old dufier wished
that ''he were a child again"
William and Joseph wuuderlin, the lat
ter accompanied by his family, were visit
ing friends in Lewistown last week.
Who will be the first la.ly tn make IA
batch uf bread" from flour Manufactured
by THE Judith Basin Roller Mill''
Last Sunday was IA matchless day fer
December. People sat in their homes with
the doors open and no file in thest"ve.
George A. Parrott has leased his black
smith shop To Matt Stow Of Grass Range.
The latter will taks possession this week.
;. J. Harding. the Fort Maginnis horse
grower, was IN town Tuesday. He reports
stock in y tlourishiug condition in that
section.
Somebody's hogs are running loose about
town, contrary Ia the laws of Montana.
The owner should take them up before he
il prosecuted
In another column will be found the in
Barber represents some good companies.
Place your policies with him.
Cliff Upton. foreman for VIM. Ford, the
Ausselsheil stuckman, was in town several
days during the past week. He was reg
istered at the Lcwistown hetel.
Mrs. DIR. Long and son Of Philbrook spent
Christmas with Mr.. Watson's family. The
doctor arrived on Friday and returned
home with his family on Sunday.
John Single came in from Flat Willow
Monday. He reports cattle looking well in
that locality. Notwithstanding the grass is
very short. At present stock has no trouble
getting water.
James Ettien and family aud J. s. Phil.
lips and wife, 81 the upper Judith, were in
town last Saturday on land business. Mr.
Ettisn says there is hut very little snow in
the Belt range.
Frank Stoddard, one of the leading wool
growers of Fergus county, who has been
dangerously i'll ut Martinsdale with typhoid
fever. is reported to be a little better
Husbandman.
We are in receipt of a handsome Christ
mas card sent out by the firm of Charles
Lehman Il Co. of Cottonwood. This is one
of the old reliable business houses of the
Judith Basin. May it have a prosperous
new year.
A meeting of the board OF trade Will Ice
neId in the bank building next Monday
evening for the purpose Of considering the
court house subscription list and transact,
.ng any other business that may come be
lore the board.
Mrs. p. w. Meadow arrived from Michi-
gan yesterday, to join her husband in hi'
coast~ard travels. Sic is still suffering a
great deal of trouble with her eyes, which
trouble seems to defy the skill OF the best
o.culist-. The many friends OF this ener
xstie LADY wish her a speedy recovery
Helena Journal.
A " ). stephens, Dick hoInas and H.. b
Varney were in from Ubst last Saturday
Mr.. Varney learned while here that TIA,
horse band Of the Galloway company wa,
at the ~ ranch, evidently on their way
back from the mouth Of the Musselshell t.
the home ranch south of the Snowies. HI
will return with the horses in a few days.
As usual, the Christmas party given b,
Culver & Noble was well attended. and thu
merry dancers joined in the quadrilles
waltzss and polkas with , true holida,
spirit and did not grow weary until thu
breaking Of tie msrn." The supper, which
raj hv Mira Sidney Bennett. wa,