Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1891-10-29
C HAPPENINGS.

Sunday last.
the fruit man, arrived IN
town Tuesday.
Proi,ht teams are coming in thick and
fast these days.
]. s. Huntoon, OF Utica, was in town
first OF the week.
Commissioner Saunders. OF Maiden was
in town Monday.
William Newton is spending a week at
his ranch on the Judith.
p. j. Hatton and wife, of Ubet. visited
the county seat yesterday.
c. C. David, OF Pig Eye, registered at the
Lewistown Hotel first OF the week.
Mrs. Chas. Clary and Miss Leo Palmer
were in from Ross Fork yesterday
Thos. Shea was in from his horse ranch
north OF the Judith range yesterday.
Ed Hersey, the genial Philbrook mer-
chant, was in the city during the past week
Geo. w. Hunter is now busy delivering
coal from his mine. 1t is OF good quaiity'
Mr.. and Mrs. w. b. Shell, OF west Buffalo
creek, registered at the Day House yester'
day.
It. r. McShane was in town Monday. he
recently returned from a tripto Great falls
and Helena.
A. C. Pierce is doing some fine ornameh
tai lettering on the side OF W. w Dewitt :
new brick building.
T.. r. Chandler brought in n rutuoaga
-. IL W TAEnzpnH that
weighed twenty-five pounds.
ID ]. Kane left yesterday for Billings on
business connected with the new hardware
firm OF which he is a member.
Miss Anna Kane and Miss Sallie Dwight
spent Saturday and Sunday last as guests
OF Miss Maggie Walker, OF the Judith.
w. C. Cruise and Geo. Eastman left Tor
Grass Range first OF the week to do the
mastering on Charters Bros. new building
DIR. Hanson requests all those indebted
10 the firm of Hanson X Powell to CALL
PROMPTLY and SETTLE UP account
w. g. Norman paid "A visit to the j. l.
mine last week. He reports the property
co nsta ntly improving under the pick and
drill.
Il. l.. HaIbert and wife. Mrs. f. Bland,
ford, T. ]. Cameron and Jos. Moser, all o.
HaIbert, registered at the Day House last
Friday.
Pres Lewis and Morgan's freight teams
arrived from Benton Monday morning,
loaded for T. G. Power x Bro. and ID. NJ.
Crowley.
Geo. Allen and B. SERGEANT ave formed
a partnership and will soon open a saloon
in Robt. Shaw's building on Janeaux street,
west side.
Mrs. VIM. Vannest made the ARGUS a
pleasant call last Thursday She reports
good crops and everybody prosporo"" ON
Moccasin creek.
News has reached here that Jos. Spurgin,
well known in this section. and who went
to Iowa last year, has been married and
will remain there permanently.
Messrs. Noble & Hull will take charge ol
the Lewistown Hotel the first OF next
month, succeeding Messrs. Gilkerson and
McGinnis in the proprietorship.
Register Burg left Monday for the upper
Judith. He will join "a party at S. S. Hob
sons ranch which will proceed to Pig Eye
basin on a hunting and fishing trip.
The race track of the Fair association
will be completed this week. The work oil
fencing the track is under way and will be
pushed along as rapidly as possible.
Frank scovel left for Big Sandy Sunday,
to hanl in the freight for W. H. Burgess at
that point 1t consists of salt, quicksilver,
dies and other material for the Maginnis
mill.
The Teacher s Institute opened yesterday
morning with a light attendance. Miss
Augusta Weydert was chosen secretary
when adjournment was taken until after
noon.
What has become of the school HOUSE
flag? We have not seen il waving for SOM
DAYS. During the beautiful weather il
should he on the staff. not in some darl
room.
+. p. Chandler was in from Deer Creel
last week. Mr.. Chandler is president OF tht
Cave Group Mining company, which is max
ing preparations to start the smelter Al
Maiden.
NJ. F. Wheeler, W. s. Perkins and j. c
Lyman were up from Flat Willow last
Monday on land bnsines. Mr.. Perkins wal
accompanied ny his sister-in-law, Mis-
stock well
i. j. Bradley. assistant state veteri
nary surgeon, arrived in town Monday an
on Tuesday left for the mouth of Warn
ST.. o-aaI xrhara soma 1ln nlaral horse,
are repoT.ed.
REPRESENTATIVE j. u. Waite and wife, o
Utica, arrived in town last Saturday an6
remained until Tuesday visiting with Mr.
and Mrs. F.. f. Wright. Mrs. Waite an,
Mrs. Wright are sisters.
William Gray, of Philbrook. who ha
been several days in the capital, left for hi
home on Friday accompanied by Mrs. +
NJ. Fisk, who will visit friends in the judith
Basin for a month.-Independent.
Mr.. and Mrs. L. w. Acly, who reside fv'
miles north OF town on the Maide road
we're in town Tuesday with ranch products
They had about n bushel of ripe tomatoes
which they disposed Of very quickly.
Invitations are out announcing the mar
riage of Miss Carrie Gray to Mr.. L. 5
Paine, both OF Philbrook. This happ,
event was to have taken place yesterday
at 3 D.. m. at the residence of the BRIDE
mother near Philbrook. The ARGUS ex
tends congratulations.
VIM. Roberts has received a letter iron
e. Richards dated at Los Angeles, Cal
Mr.. Richards says he is comfortably 10
Gated there, keeping house, and that hi
wife's health is already improving. W,
trust that Mrs. Richards will soon recove
from her long and severe illness.
s. B. Tucker, representing the Montana
Say;nos Rank of Helena. arrived in tow