Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1891-09-10
C HAPPENINGS.

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County commissioners are ia session tins
George VI. Stone Was over from fhilbr"ok
Tuesday.
r. j. Frost and wife we're in from Grass
Range Tuesday.
d. l.. shaier and wife visited the county
seat last Saturday.
G. UroHch and Harry Girsrd, OF Maiden,
visited the county seat last Thursday.
Senator Baylies and VIM. Neill visited
the city last Saturday and Sunday.
BoHs-To Mr. aud Mrs. b.. f. Vinson, on
September 3rd, D boy; wright eight pounds
Il. NJ. Stafford has placed a new and at
t~ractive sign in front oil his store building
A fine body Of ore has been struck III the
j. r.. mine, and the owners are very much
elated.
The MISSES Kline, of White Sulphur
Springs, registered st the Day HOUSE Satnr-
day last.
Rev. W. W. Van Or-del preached To- "A
large congregation on Beaver creek Friday
evening last.
Judge DuBos- aud Courr Stenographer
Mettler left for Benton Saturday noon by
private conveyance.
Miss lone Long, of Philbrook, returned
to Lewistown last Sunday to resume her
studies in the city school.
Hon. James Fergus was in Lewistown
last week. On Saturday he drove over to
Dot .ra.l IA utat nv Iarns- ~ Nne
The freight teams OF Pres Lewis and Nor
gan came in from Benton Saturday last
loaded with merchandise for T. &. Power&
Bro.
Mrs. Maurice Sullivan left yesterday to
Join her husband at Boulder. She enter
tanned fears of his progress toward re-
covery.
Thos. Cruise went from Lewistown to his
ranch on Flatwillow creek last Saturday
morning, from which point he will go on to
Helena.
Barr Smith was over from Beaver creek
Tuesday. He says that his son Lisle dis
posed of his band of horses in Great Falls
at good figures.
Donald Fowler came in from Highfeld
Tuesday on private business. He says the
.oat crop in that section was damaged con-
.siderably by hail.
Miss Fannie Corbin, county superinten-
dent OF schools. visited the Lewistown
school last week. Her sister, Miss Clara,
accompanied her.
George f. Judd, OF Okla, leaves for San
Francisco next week, where he will spend
the winter with his parents. returning to
Montana next spring.
DIR. and Mrs. j. ii. Willard elegantly en-
tertained a small party of gentlemen to
dinner at their home on Big Spring creek,
last Sunday afternoon.
A. Shanefield. representing Hartman &
Co., liquor dealers OF milwaukee,, was in
town Tuesday. Mr.. Shaneield il AN old
friend OF Chas. A. Burg.
Judge N. W. Mcconnell and VIM. Wal
lace Jr., attorneys for Thos. Cruise, left
town Immediately after the adjournment
of court for Great Falls.
j. 8. Alling Jr., representing the Great
Falls Tribune, was in town last Sunday,
looking after subscribers and writing up the
country. lie also visited Nader
A. W. Stoddard lost IA buggy whip while
crossing the Judith range a lev days since.
Mr.. ~Stoddsrd will pay 81 Tor the recovery
al the whip. which cav be lett at this office.
X. A. Ieilison, OF Philbrook, WIS in town
last Friday. He brought over his daughter,
Miss Aura, who will reside with Mrs. Won
Tobel and attend school during the present
term.
Miss HELEN Gray lraye for TIBET tomor
row To resume her position as teacher il
the public school in that district, which
reopens ia the new school house on TIA,
l4th inst.
Louis Hesch, representing !. Il. Driver
drug store OF Great Fails, and another gen
tlenan. representing Marks & Co, cloth
iers Of Chicago, were in town the hrst o
the week.
X. Il. Jackson started out his steam
threshrr last week. The first crop
;threshed were on Boyd creek. Mr.. Jack
son will place another machine in the tiel,
within "A week.
Miss Nellie Heating. formerly a residen
ri Lewisto~n, arrived from Martinsdalr Oh
Is%t Thursdays coach, and will assist Mrs
j. J.. Murray in the millinery store for al
indefinite period.
Jntras x Hobensack have taken III
agency for the celebrated White SEWN
machines. This is one of the very hes
machines manufactured. See their local a
head of this column.
lanes NJ. Croft, of Dubuque. drove il
III rsday last for repairs for his Bosin
,.naehiue. Fifty miles is a long distance t
come for extras. He reports threshers !
rhe, field on Wolf creek.
The Gag for our public school arrive
some time since and preparations are no
E,eine made to float it TO the breeze.
pole will be erected in the school hous
grounds for that purpose.
Latest reports from Sheriff Sullivan n
the Boulder hot springs, state that he
slowly but gradually recovering from hi
recent ~indBposition, tho ugh he will not
home Tor at least a week yet.
Last MoEdas was Labor Day under
law passed by the last legislature. 1t WI
not generally observed in Lewistown. no
ever, the bank and our county officials b
ing the only ones to take a day of.
Mrs. Eds Brassey and her son an
daughter returned to Lewistowp last Fl
day after spending a very enjoyable sun
mer visiting with friends near Helena. VI
Brassey met them at Beaver creek.
Ole Opheim, Ben Moultoa and Craig Su
linger were in from Grass Range Monda
and Tuesday. Mr.. Opheim sold has So'
clip for twenty cents n pound, IA cent and
fraction more than he realized last year.
J.. T. Douglass has a tame crow that wish
town frequently. Tuesday morningi 1t couI