Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1891-09-10

mayd is now a resident of Empire. Lewis
& Clarke county.
Camille Hogue desires us to state that he
VIII pay a ~easonab reward to nyone
furnishing Information as to who has been
hauling of and appropriating fencing and
lumber from his ranch on Rock creek dur
ing the past season.
Burke and Butler are making good prog
ress with the race track ofthe Fair associa-
ton. They will have 1900 feet finished
this week. G. Whitiord has completed his
contract Tor posts. and has done his work
10 "A very acceptable manner.
Miss Charlotte s. Watson, daughter o,
Col. and Mrs. w. H.. Watson of this city,
arrived last week from Philadelphia, Penn.
she has been spending a week with her
father in the Moccssin mountains. but is
Is expected in Lewistown today.
The firm OF Murray & Smith, ~Woolgrow-
ers north Of the Judith ange, has been dis
solved by mutual consent. Mr.. Murray
will conduct the business hereafter. Mr..
Smith passed through town last week OF
his way to New York To spend the winter.
Mr.. A. b. Hopkins is working some rich
placer ground on Iron creek, in the North
Moccasin mountains. The great difficulty
oow is the shortage of water, but he will
open up considerable ground and be pre-
pared for "A splendid cleanup next spring.
F.. W. Morrison will ieav for Fit. Benton
and Helena about the 18th or 10th inst,
and will he absent until about the first of
October. He will attend court at Fit. Ben
ton and then go on to Helena, where he
will make an argument before Judge Du
Bose ia the Cruise water right case.
MARRIED-On Friday, Sept. 18th, Mat
thew Flaherty, Of Lewistown, to Mrs. Liz
zie Sulphur, Of New York city, Rev. Geo.
E dward s officiating. The groom is at pres
emit foreman for DR.. j. II. Willard in the
sheep business. The bride ca me direct from
New York. arriving III Fridays Billings
coach.
5. :. Hobson and George Falligan drove
in from Utica yetsrday. Mr.. Falligan re.
Gently visited Neihart, where he is putting
| up a building to engage in the butcherine
business. George Jays Neihart is the best
small camp in Montana. Hecomes to look
after the beef cattle purchased in this Sec
ton some weeks ago.
Chas. Ball, OF Billings, and b. H. Ferris.
| OF Denver, have been furnishing some very
superior music for j. o. Gilkerson during
tile past week. The latter presided over
the piano, while the former used the bow
with the finest effect. Mr.. Ball was at
Maiden years ago and is well known among
old timers. He is certainly one among
many as a violinist.
David Hilger, accompanied by his family,
started last Monday for Minnesota. where
they will visit for about six weeks. Mr..
Hilger has not been back in twenty-five
years, although he is but a young man.
Mrs. VIM. Fergus, Mrs. Hilger's mother,
went with them and will pass the winter
with her daughter, Mrs. Landreu, of Madi-
son, MINI.
Rev. W. w. Van Orsdel held services in
the NJ. f. church last Sunday morning and
evening, assisted by Rev. Robt Craven. OF
Philbrook. In the evening the church was
crowded. Mr.. Craven desires everyone to
| open their mouths and sing, and those who
| can't sing must whistle, and all who can
| neither sing nor whistle must hereafter pat
their foot; in fact anything to make a
noise.
The Judith cattle owners who moved
their stock to the range north of the Mis-
souri, last year, proposed making a radical
change in their business this season. 1t
was intended to ship all the bulls east this
fall, and eonfine themselves strictly to ma
turing steers for market; but the abundant
grass crop has encouraged them To delay
the change until another season.-RiveI
Press.
Harry Kendall came down from Maiden
yesterday. He says the Gave Group Min
ing has purchased the smelter o
Mr.. O'Brien and expect to have the prop
erty in operation in thirty days. If thi,
plant can be operated successfully it will
prove "A great benefit to the miners OF thu
Judith and Moceasin mountains. There
are la rye quantities OF smelling ore in thes'
ranges and plenty on the dumps ready TO
treatment.
j. H. Charters. the Grass Range mer
chant, wac in town last Thursday on busi
ness. Mr.. Charters is building a store-roon
20 \ so, with a hall above suitable TO
1 udnClilk dtu holiih6 hlcthihBo. - DhoNee
arrived from Wisconsin a short time sine
to form a partnership With him. MI
Charters will leave for the east this week T.
purchase a winters supply Of goods. III
reports IA rapidly growing buainess.
/ W. II. Peck wac over from Fl. Maginni
b. yesterday. Mr.. Peck, as well as a humble
of Others in that section, complain tina
49, a. not .ac..ya tba ARnus until "a wee
i or ten days after it is published. There
Q no rood reason for this delay. The ARGU
bundle leaves here on Thursdays coach
reaches Maiden the same night, and shonl'
be at FIT. Maeinnis by 8 o'clock OIL Frida'
morning. The trouble must lie mt Maidei
d or Fl. Maginnis.
Rev. Wilder Knitting. wha was statione
u here by the late NJ. f. conference, will prof
ABLY he considerably delayed in taking hi
e charge. He has a contract as editor wit
G he proprietors of the Local Issue, OF Boz'
I IAN, for one year from last an
{ unless some one can be secured to take hi
place. it may be winter before Mr.. Muffin
. will be able to leave Bozeman. In tn
g meantime Robt. Craven, Of Philbrook, wi
o conduct services here on alternate Sunday
n John Lamott. who for a number OF year
was a resident OF upper Arrow creek, wa
d in town Tuesday with "a wagon load
W watermelons, which he disposed OF in sho!
A order a. fifty cents each. Mr.. Lamott hs
We a ranch at the mo.th OF Eagle creek, o
the Missouri, where the melons are raise'
=, He informs us tina he has a fine crop
Dent corn fully matured, and as good
crop OF tobacco as can be raised anywher
,e not excepting Virginia. Great is Montana
climate and soil.
al &. L. Richards has sold his stock OF ge
Is eral merchandise to Paul McCann aud WI