Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1891-09-17
LOCAL HAPPENINGS.

week.
II. F. Dent came in FROM Wolfcfeek Mon
day last.
James wazhburn wssdown from Maiden
Tuesday
Commissioners proceedings will he found
elsewhere.
Chas. V. Peck arrived in town from Hell
ena Tuesday evening
. Chas. Lehman and George Bach visited
the county seat Tuesday.
The yield uI wheat and oats is proving
wonderfully large in this section.
T.. j. S~egeasemann has taken a position
in the store OF T. e.. Power Il Bro.
Harry willard left on Monday coach to
resume his studies at Deer Lodge.
L.. j. Andrews, Of oskaloosa, Iowa, is
welding the razor with Bran-on &JenEins.
Fred Inahnit. the popular manager Tor
T.. Yegen \ Co.. at tibet, Was III town Tues
day.
Judg- Meaghrr has 2uu bushels of hne
hard wheat, the product al his ranch neat
town.
Hoss-Tn Mr.. & Mrz. 4. %. Gilkerson, on
"Wednesday, S-i.t. I"th, 81 boy; weight 3
pounds.
Now that grass i= rapidly maturing great
precaution should he used to prevent
prairie fires.
Miss Allis Watson having finished her
term Of school at Alpine, returned home
last Sunday.
Fred r.. Warren, John Ferguson. John
Duffy and Fred Sager came in from Utica
Tuesday evening.
workmen are making good progress with
W. ". DeWitt's new building. The brick
work will soon be finished.
Mrs. l.. G. Dawkins went to D%eerfield
Monday returning Tuesday. She will not
go to Missoula for some time yet.
George W. Cook left for White sulphur
Springs Monday on private business. lie
will he absent a week or ten days.
A band of lambs belongingto Geo. Jones,
.oi Halbert, was purchased last week by j..
j. Mickey, at SO per head.-Gazttte-
The Judith roundup association associa-
sion will begin the loading OF 125 cars OF
cattle on the 20th.-Chinook Opinion.
C. J.. Mcnamara and Tommy MARROW
were in town last week. They came over
from Big Sandy by private conveyance.
C. l.. Cooler was over from Alpine Satur-
dny last. HI has secured two tons oifiour
from the new mill at S2.15 per hundred.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. +. Mnrray's son was
ehristened by the Rev. Dolls Sunday norm
ing and named John Edward after his
father.
Johnny Giikerson was looking cheerful all
day yesterday, all on account of a fine
boy that arrived in time for breakfast yes
terday-
f. W. Mettler has associated himself
with W. II. Schmidt, and started a steno-
graphic and general reporting bureau at
Helena.
Miss n. McAnally has accepted a position
as clerk with W. W. Dewitt. She wlllhaVe
charge of the dry goods, candy and light
hardware.
Reports from Sheriff Sullivan at Boulder
Hot Springs are very favorable. He is
now mending steadily and will soon be on
his feet again.
". III. Peck. of Fl. MaginnIs, was in town
Monday last. He took back a four horse
load OF brick. which will be used for Chin
,neys az his new house.
Elsewhere will he found the card of II. III.
Ferris. teacher of the piano and organ.
Mr.. Ferris is an artist in his line. He thinks
III remaining here permanently.
a. II. Smith having resigned the office OF
ptrbl,c administrator, the board Of county
commissioners appointed Chas. NJ. Rogers
as his successor. The selection is a good
one.
Letter heads, bill heads. note heads, en-
velopes, tags, plaeards. and in fact all
kinds of commercial printing, executed at
this Office in the highest style of the art.
Send in your orders.
Laux Bros. have decided not to complete
their building next to the ARGUS Office this
wear. Ii being so late in the season and
help being scarce, it wonld not he possible
10 finish it before winter.
Edw. p. Chandler accompanied by his
ssie and children came in Saturday last to
attend Catholic service here on Sunday.
Theix youngest child WAS christened and
given tt.e name of George on Sunday morn
ing.
Remember the ARGUS furnishes IA very
nent line of stationery FOR wo~olgrowers and
cattle men. II looks bnsiness-like to have
a neat card indicating the industry in
which you are engaged. Send in your or
ders.
The sale OF sstrays, which were adver-
tised, took place on Thursday of last week
at Crowley's corral, and were disposed OF
l~singly and in punches. They sold rapidly
and at 1000 figures. Eighteen head brought
S6SO.25.
Henry Simons visited upper Cottonwood
creek last Saturday. He reports extraor-
binary crops in that locality. On Mr..
Cameron's ranch he found oats that stood
seven feet six inches in height. How is
that for high"
w. C. Smith, W. F.. Vinson and Walter
Waite we're in from Utica last week. Mr..
Smith remained in this section several
days. He is looking after young stock
sheep with "A desire to purchase. He has a
few fine Merino bucks for sale.
The fall crops are beginning to come in
and at present the outlook is excellent for
"a large yield and fair prices. Oats are sell
ing at 81 per hundred and the market is
strong. II is probable the price will go
lower, possibly to 75 cents per hundred.
Wheat is worth S1.25 per hundred and
good clean lots are in great demand at the
Touring mill.