Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1891-10-22
C HAPPENINGS.

Hon. James Fergus was in the city sun
day last.
S. Cohen, of Helena, has been in town
since Sunday last.
w. r. Hopes. OF M~uscatine, Iowa. is at
the Lewistown Hotel.
L. H. Jewett, OF Broken Bow, Nebraska,
is soiourning in the city.
Ed. c. Russell, Of Helena. was in town
last week On land business.
George NJ. Stone came in from Philbrook
Monday on private business.
W. s. Powell aud wife, OF the Judith,
visited the county seat last Saturday.
l.. p. WilIiston left for Billings Monday
after a successful business trip through the
county.
Mrs. j. c. Walker and daughter. Maggie,
Thursday
Frank Wocasek, formerly of Maiden, reg
istered at the Day House Saturday from
Great Falls.
e.. l.. Coder came ia from Alpine first OF
the week to place his daughter Nellie ia our
graded school.
EoRN-To Mr.. and Mira. Geo. Weideman,
on Tuesday. October 10Th. a hoy; weight,
seven pounds.
There is a good demand for home mad
ported brands.
Mr.. and Mrs. James shell and Robert
Schiell, of Bereail, registered at the Day
House Tuesday.
Work on w. W. DeWitt's new building is
being pushed along. The glass front will be
put in this week.
T. {. Power x Bros's. store front has
been embelished with a new sign. A. C.
Pierce was the artist.
w. b. Montgomery and Mrs. Lydia d.
jackson, OF TIBET. were in town Thursday
last on legal business.
BoRN-To Mr.. and Mrs. W. A. Long, OF
Philbrook, on Tuesday, October 18th, a
girl; weight, eight pounds.
Messrs. Stiles d Waldorf report wheat
coming in rapidly. They now have about
1000 bushels stored at the mill.
Mrs. DR.. Willard has been suffering from
a very severe nervous attack during the
past week, but is now recovering.
The next term Of the district court will
open on November 10th. Messrs. Fisher
and Nichols are s%ummoning iurymen.
The firm OF Branson & jenkins has been
dissolved. Mr.. jenkins will still remain in
the employ of Mr.. Branson, however.
Mrs. Alice Barrows and Miss Newman OF
Ubet, arrived in Lewistown last Thursday
and remained over TO attend the party on
Friday evening.
Hugh Green and Ernest Kies were over
from FIT. Maginnis Monday. The latter
was setting 'em up on the strength Of that
new boy baby.
Harry Kendall was down from Maiden
Monday looking after men and teams to
haul ore from the Cave Group mines to the
Maiden smelter.
FouYD-Between Lewistown and Cotton
wood, a lady's shawl. Owner can have
same by calling at Mrs. Murray's millinery
store and paying for this advertisement.
w. w. Dewitt has ordered a car load of
Sehlitz beer from Milwaukee. The order
was sent by telegraph from Great Falls on
the 18th inst, and the beer is now at the
latter place.
Talmage & Kane have been negotiating
with Jutras & Hobensack for the purchase
Of their stock of hardware and farming
implements. The deal will be consumma-
ted this week.
Samuel Hurvitch spent last week in Lew
..t.un taEtnu nrIara for .Dstn D1.p az p
clothing, and met with good success, He
viii visit the ranches OF Box Elder and vi
rinity this week.
County Treasurer Wright is busy this
week sending out his annual message to
Taxpayers. Under the new law taxes be-
come delinquent December LIST, after which
date a penalty OF ten per cent is added.
A. W. Stoddard passed through town
Monday with his mother, who is en- route
To her home in Connecticut, after a visit OF
several months with her son Mrs. Stod-
dard will return east over the Great North
ern.
Mrs. Paterson, of TT. Benton, and Mrs.
j. f. Lewis, of Chinook, were exhibiting A
beautiful stock of millinery at the Day
iiotot St7htiehs ""1 ' D'chN+
These aides have stores both at Benton
and Chinook, and are now travelling through
the Basin.
Joe Jackson had 80 acres oiwheat which
yielded 3.64O bushels, an average OF 40l2
bushels per acre; forty acres OF barley
yielding, 1875 bushels, an average of 80
bushels per acre; and 60 acres of oats
yielding 3 5000 bushels, a average OF 90
bushels per acre.-Bozeman Courier.
A horse attached to a sulky went flying
up Main street last Saturday. TIL driver.
whose name we did not learn, held to the
reins and kept the horse in the middle of
the road. The cayuse came to a stand
still after ascending the school house hill'
The grade tool some OF the cussedness out
of him.
The largest yield Of oats in this county
we have heard of yet, is reported by Chas-
NJ. Clary who was in town Tuesday. Mr..
CIary threshed for Dick Thomas last week
and gives the machine returns as something
over 1,3OO bushels of oats from twelve
aeres OF ground, or 1oSh bushels to the
acre.
Attorney T.. W. Morrison last Saturday,
in company with Richard Gies, pad a visit
TO the Cave Group mines. at the head oil
Deer creek. Mr.. Morrison expresses him.
self as well pleased with the appearance OF
the properties. He says there are immense
quantities of ore on the dumps, while the
mines appear inexhaustible. He thinks
the company have a veritable bonanza.
Mr.. Morrison says the smelter will be in
ope ration before the first of next month.