Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1891-07-09
C HAPPENINGS.


Read notice for bids for making county
road.
Who says W. don't have summer IN thie
country
our merchants report a good business
during the 2rd and 4th.
Brickluyerz are making progress WIN w
w. Dewitt new building
1t looks very much as though The rains
would continue through July.
Mrs. Frank Day has our thanks for a
howl al delicious Strawberries.
Edmond Fngarty offers his sheep ranch
for sale. Read what he has To say.
Clarence GoodeIl, of PhiIbrook, visited
Lewistown and Maiden last week.
Hunter, Fox and Whitford freight
teams left for Billings Monday, with sam
Phillips wool clip.
W. +. Whiting arrived from st. Paul last
Saturday to take charge OF the mechanical
department OF the AEGrs.
Hon. James Fergus celebrated with rs
He looks M young and vigorous rs he did
at Lewistown's first celebration.
II. T.. Brooks has completed n ten foot
Sidewalk across the creek from the Lewis
tnwu Hotel tn his new brick building.
our enterprising merchant, w. W. De
Witt, has added IA new delivery wagon to
meet the demands of his growing city trade.
Mrs. Alice Barrows, of TIBET, aecompan-
led by Mrs. ii. Goodspeed. visited the
connty-seat Tuesday, returning home yes
terday.
Percy Kenneth arrived from Helena last
week, and spent the Attn in Lewistown.
Percy still holds the medal as the cham
pion wing shot of the state.
Frank Day won nearly $500 including
purses and side money on his horse Hide
away He challenges anything IN the
county for half a mile and 5000 a side.
~FouNp-Near Trout creek, about three
weeks ago, a small yellow hand satehei
owner can have same by proving property
and paying for this advertisement.
Horace Phillips OF Philbrook, was in
town Monday. His family are visiting
with Mrs. MarioA Burke below town. Hoo
says he was too busy to get over on tht
4th.
W.. II ely "ih ~
Falls, TO be absent several days. He wen
by private conveyance and was accom-
panied by +. +. Wright, who is en- rout'
east.
The Buchanan brothers came in from tht
North Moccasin to spend the 4th. lheS
are still working their placer ground with q
good head OF water, and are doing larry
we'll.
Road Supervisor Sloan is busy layinl
cross-walks between sidewalks lately onil'
by our progressive citizens. This enconr
ages the building of them aud gives us a
sititied appearance.
w. d. Allen, Of Omaha, a young friend o
w. Il. Miner, wac in town a couple oil days
this week. He lie rnsticating in the Bell
mountains and will not return to Omaha
before September.
Miss olive Barrows, who has been attend
ing school at Faribault. Mimi for tn
mast two years, is visiting her mother a
rhst during vacation. She will return Il
her school in September.
w. II. Culver has purchased {, I. Noble
interest in the Lewisto~n Hall. MIR. 'ui
yer will spare NO pains toward making !
a popular resort ior lovers oil dai''hR
We wish him every success.
Nsls Jensen came in from the Dry VOL
mining region last week to spend the 4th
He brought ia SON fine locking rock iron
the prospect in which lac IL Interested Will
j. II. Moe and u. NJ. Crowley
We understand from parties in from u
On that the dance given by Breathltt IRA.
ON the evening of July Sd was largely at
tended, and was one of the most enI"yhbl
parties ever given at that point.
Mrs. Frank Day desires us to say tina
she will make Lewistown "a present OF
large and beautiful flag If our people wi
erect "A pole at some prominent point j
an town. Let ne ha We IA pole raising.
At a meeting of the board ofcounty com
missioners held al the :ird inst, w. ii
Babcock was awarded the contract T.
build the bridge across the Judith at Pin
brook for $500. Charles +. Hess will d'
the iron work.
Cal Dickinson came npfrom Judith Land
ing TO spend the 4th. He says the Nilsson
ri has "A better stage of water at presen
than for a number of years. A government
supply boat is the only boat expected "a
this year, however.
F.. f. Smith and wife returned from thei
visit to Helena on Wednesday oflast weei
They were accompanied on their return b
his aunt, Miss 5. f. Jennings of Scheme
tady, New York. who will spend the sun
mer with the family.
We have information to the effect tina
III. G. Clement of Flat Willow, received
dispatch from his wife, last week, at Scrai
ton, Penn, advising him of the birth
twins. Mr.. Clement left at once for Il
east. Under such circumstances we shou
have gone west.
Maurice Sullivan returned Tuesday aite
noon from Ross Fork where he wentto a
rest Edward Royal, who is charged wi
abliterating brands. Royal was lodged
isil to await an officer from Meagh
county, where he will be tried for the offens
George b. Mclaughlin, a typo and jour
alist recently from Ohie, but who has bet
spending a few weeks at Fitzpatrick ranc
7 on the Musselshell, arrived in town Tue
day and will leave Friday for Fort Bentt
to take a situation in the office of q
River Press.
The horse race which took place {
Wednesday of last week between Butte
fields bay Dan aud Walkers "Pntsey
was won by the latter by about II nee
Distance. quarter of n mile stakes, SloO
aide. Dorm. and Robert Jackson were Il
Judges, and James Dempsey starter. Pa
.ey was the favnrite among the sports.
Pbilip Iaux, the city butcher. has !