Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1891-11-26
JUDITH VALLEY LOCALS.

JUDITH VALLEY LOCALS.
Edward Russell returned to Helena on
Mondays coach.
Mrs. Schaal returned last week to Phil
brook from a six weeks visit with relatives
in Iowa. Mr.. Schaal met her at Aiming.
ton.
Charles Hawson, who suffered a COM
pound fracture of both bones Of the right
leg about six weeks ago, is now around on
crutches. He will soon be able to go on his
wedding tour.
A grand Thanksgiving ball is announced
tobe given at the hallin Philbrook Thanks
giving, the 26th inst. Everybody is invited
to come and bring along their best girl.
Supper at the hotel.
1t is said that Ray Hamilton is punching
cows for a small outfit near Ubet. As to
the truthfulness of this we cannot say, but
we do know that Annie Rooney is herding
sheep a short distance below Philbrook.
The home OF {. C. David in Pigs Eye was
Tuesday last at one O'Clock the scene once
more of a happy wedding, the contracting
pdfiitS ptihS MS I-uith DeNie INV NJ" W.
f. Vinson. We herewith extend congratu-
Iations to the happy couple.
Last week Cleary & Lockwood closed a
most successful season of threshing. They
now have their traction engine and saw
mill located at the head OF Sage creek,
where they will saw a large quantity OF
lumber for the Sage Creek Sheep company.
In the language OF the almanac we will
say that about this time look out for mince
pies. Like mankind, they are fearfully and
wonderfully made. The latest receipt for
making them is to chop together everything
you can lay your hands to, except-old
socks.
As we are in a reminiscent mood today
we will just run over the fingers on one
hand and the thumb on the other and re-
count the most prominent characteristic
from our own point Of view of the last six
Methodist preachers we have listened to in
P~hilbrook. to-wit: j. W. Bennett, in his
Scotch brnsqueness and general ''%stictuit-
iveness;'' Allan Rodgers, as an ex-pounder;
Pastor Craven, the reconciliation OF his
southern blood with northern Methodism;
II. ID. Wadsworth. his meekness, and the
utter absence of sufficient tact to engineer
successfully a .'hoss" trade; Bro. Van Ors-
del, in his great popularity; and Elder
Mills, in the accumulation of fifty thous-
and dollars.
Everybody knows John Shea. He is an
il yeterate joker. John never fails when
ever the opportunity comes around to give
the doctors a nudge in the ribs and relate
of the UNANIMOUSLY easy way they have Of
acquiring wealth. Mr.. Shea was not long
ago a poor man. He pumped the handle
to a wheezy bellows and pounded the iron
when it was hot in his little shop not far
from the bridge in Philbrook. He now
owns his broad acres, and can any day
count his hundreds of read of fine cattle
and horses that crop the luxuriant grass
on either side OF the Judith. But let us GO
back a year or two to the forge and anvil.
Uncle George Barrows, the wealthy cattle
owner. called at the shop one day to have
a piece OF iron Strengthened. After the job
was done Mr.. Barrows asked "Wh-w-what
is the d-d-damage?" Two dollars re-
piled Mr.. Shea, unabashed. 'D-d-differen
here-ah," thundered Uncle George, II don't
w-want to buy your ~g-g-g-dam shop"
The days spent in the schoolroom are
not all OF sunshine and honey to the pains
taking sehoolmarm. There invariably
pops up when least expected an unruiy
pupil, who when hided Immediately throws
up a breastwork in the shape of a highly
sensitive parent. At best the girls are
crotchety and spiteful, and the future pres
idents-the little boys-they mostly smell
bad, and almost unanimously have an I'M
conventional way of alternating between
wiping their noses and drying their states
on their coat sleeves. Often, however,
you will notice that the schoolroom is the
stepping stone to something higher, the
pass word, as it were, to a broader field OF
liberty, where oniony breaths and soiled
hands do not tarry with you at SO much
per diem. The saying, "See Rome and die"
we would change to Teach the Philbrook
school and marry" By way OF proof we
will mention a few marriages that followed
sooner or later upon a season of welding
OF the birch" in the Philbrook public
school: Miss Winifred A. Shipmtn to n.
NJ. Ericsson; Miss Lizzie Montgomery to L.
H. Hamilton; Miss Ella Smith to John NJ.
Vrooman. or course the Philbrook school
will continue to make history in this re-
spect; indeed, a few short months may
greatly lengthen the above list.