Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1891-04-23
LOCAL HAPPENINGS.

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l.. Barber visited Maiden first Of the
week.
q. W. Norman. building is moving along
rapidly.
Oats are worth three cents a pound in
this market.
DIR. willard made II professional trip to
Okla last week.
The ball players have sent to Chieag" for
balls and bats.
John Fogarty was in from his sheep
ranch, Tuesday.
We learn that Mrs. Alice Barrows of TIBET
has been quite i'll.
The crack OF the bull whip will soon be
heard in the land.
Oliver Jutras has been sick with the grippe
for the past week.
A great many children are afflicted with
the w~hooping cough.
&c to T. c. Power & Bro. for sugar. A
new supply Just received.
Andrew jackson Dawes, OF TIBET, visited
the county seat Tuesday.
Fresh garden seeds of every kind eau be
had at t. c. Power & Bro.
Freight teams loaded for T. C. Power ar
rived from Benton Tuesday.
D. NJ. Crowley's Maggie D.. lifts her feet
pretty lively for a youngster.
Miss Olive Lyons has been employed to
teach the Beaver Creek school.
We learn that Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph Jack
son are both i'll with the grippe.
W. D. Deaton and son were in from the
Horseshoe Bar ranch, Tuesday.
Parties desiring coal oil can he supplied
by calling on T. C. Power & Bro.
Joseph jackson was taken III last week
with bronchitis. lie is improving.
p. j. Hatton, the Tibet blacksmith, was
in town n couple Of days last week.
o. f. Bennett has built a neat veranda
in 'front.' Of his place on Fourth avenue.
W. +. Johnston and J. F. Cole Of Maiden
were visitors at the county seat Tuesday.
Several plug hats were to be seen Sunday.
No shots were taken at them, strange to
say.
Mrs. e. +. Cradd"ck left Lewistowu on
her return to Neihart on last Saturdays
coach.
Thompson, the fruit man. arrived from
Great Falls last week ON the fret trip Of
the season.
The coal oil and sugar famine have been
raised by the arrival OF freight teams for
T. C. Power & Bro.
David Trepp, Mrs. Brstnger and A.. King,
Of Beaver creek. were in town last Satur-
day on land business.
Messrs. stiles and Waldorf have been
busy cleaning seed wheat for our ranchmen
during the past ten days.
Lawrence Milot, the infant son of Zebedee
Milet, died last Sunday afternoon. The
funeral took place on Tuesday.
Dave Foreman's freight teams will arrive
to-day or tomorrow from Junction loaded
with lou for T.. C. Power 4 Bro.
Amateur herticulturists are humorous
these days. Trees and vines are being set
out in great variety and profusion.
Barr Smith and lis son Lyle were in
town Monday. They brought over some
seed wheat to be cleaned at the mill.
Several of the older pupils of the Lewis
town school attended the teachers exami-
nation at Cottonwood last Saturday.
Last weeks Frank Leslie's contained an
excellent wood cut portrait OF Thomas H.
Carter, the new commissioner of the land
office.
u. ]. Kane is constructing a wind mill
tower fer Alex Branson. 1t is for the F. b.
Stearns & Co. wind mill, for which Mr..
Kane is the agent.
Henry Simons has been appointed a dep.
uty assessor by County Assessor Eldridge.
and left for the Dog creek and Missouri
river country last Tuesday.
G. W. Cook is greatly improving his place
on the bench. An 1Ermotor wind mill has
been erected and d substantial fence is be-
ing built around the premises.
We learn that W. W. De Witt intends to
have work commenced on his store build
ing soon after his return from the east,
which will be early next month.
The Ladies Aid Society will meet with
Miss Edwards at the Presbyterian msnse
next Saturday afternoon at three O'Clock.
All are requested to be present.
James Campbell, late bookkeeper at W.
W DeWitt's, has taken a position az clerk
with T. C. Power & Bre. He will help them
through court and perhaps longer.
Rev. Geo. Edwards returned last week
from his trip to the Springs and Castle.
He will hold regular services at Lewistown
next Sunday, morning and evening.
ID. J. Kane will have a car load OF the
celebrated Crown mewers and Tiger rakes
in Lewistown by June 10. Also a com
plste line OF extras. Call and get prices.
George Bach and George A. Cook OF Cot
tenwoed visited the county seat Monday.
Mr.. Bach says he expects to soon have a
large supply of coal oil, sugar and flour.
Miss Sallie Dwight, who has charge OF the
primary department OF the Lewistowu
graded school. has been engaged for "A sum
msr term Of school on Breed creek, district
No. l.
H.. F. Dent OF Wolf creek has rented
Henry Brooks residence, corner of Fifth
avenue and Washington street, and will
occupy it with his family for two or three
months.
At the meeting Of the base ballists recently
Jos. Mason was elected manager. T. ],
Johns captain, W. H. Kelly secretary. and
Ed. Wright treasurer. Messrs. Johns, Oar
row and Stiles will play with the bows thi.
year.
Sheriff Sullivan arrested Pat Riley last
Thursday for carrying concealed weapons
He pleaded not guilty and was tried Fri
day. Being found guilty, Justice Gudge
fined him $40 and costs and he is now il
Jail serving it out.