Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1891-11-05
LOCAL HAPPENINGS.

w. ID. Deaton was in town SATURDAY anu
Sunday.
Jack Farrell wa. over from FL. Maginnis
Tuesday.
f.. j. Morrison came in from Fhilbrook
Tuesday.
C. L.. and II. Coder were in from Alpine
last Friday.
Harvey Dadmuu was in from Trout
creek Tuesday.
$. S. Hobson was in from his ranch on
the Judith last week.
Phillip Laux is building a neat residence
near the head of Fifth avenue.
Johnny Sellers was ih from Mcdonald
cIeek Tuesday after supplies.
Anthony Brooks and family came in
Monday evening from Salt creek.
Report OF the proceedings OF the Teachers
Institute will be found elsewhere.
r. w. Clifford came in Sunday to procure
a coffin for the remains OF VIM. Logan.
Mr.. and Mrs. J.. NJ. Croft, of Stanford,
were registered at the Day House last Fri
day.
Joseph Mason's residence has been We
neered with brick, giving it a neat appear
ance.
Hosea Fisher and Henry Maltby were in
business.
Ed. Wright, OF this city, has just received
an appointment 40 notary public from
Gov. Toole.
Charley Powell attended the funeral Of
William Logan last Monday, and assisted
in the burial service.
BoRN-To Mr.. and Mrs. w. II. Peck. OF
FIT. Maginnis, on Thursday, Oct. %, a boy;
weight, nine pounds.
F. f. Wright, w. H.. Kelly, r. Won Tobel
@nd Wm. Newton attended the funeral of
- VIM. Logan last Monday.
II. H. Yaeger, arrived from Helena on
Wednesday of last week to take a situation
in the law office OF f. ". Morrison.
!. NJ. Parent has purchased OF Charles
Long the corner lot adjoining his property
ON .Ianeaux street. Consideration S125.
MARRIED-At Lewistown, on Oct. Goth,
Herbert Smith, OF Cottonwood, tn Miss
Ida Wills, Of Lewistown, Judge Brassey Of
f%iciating.
MARRrEp-On October 2Sth, at Lewis
town, Mr.. Warner u. Zero to Miss Leila b.
Cook, both OF Spotted Horse, Judge Gudgel
officiating.
Stiles n Waldorf are building a 20 X 30
warehouse adjoining the mill for the stor-
age of wheat, which is coming in very
rapidly.
IN NTaaUkap hos pnrcha sod nf Robert
Mills sixty acres of land adjoining his ranch
property on the east. The judge paid 5000
Tor the land.
Duck hunters have been quite numerous
during the past week. TIL freezing up OF
pools has caused the birds to seek the run
ming streams.
Barney Logan, an uncle of VIM. Logan,
who met with a fatal accident last Satur-
day. was in town Tuesday, accompanied
by !. B. Dawkins.
The Uplinger ranch on Spring creek, con-
sisting of 100 acres OF fine hay land, was
recently sold to Geo. Culver. OF Mcdonald
creek, for $1,000.
James b. Elliot, Of Highfield, was intown
Tuesday looking after oats. Mr.. Elliot is
one of the prosperous woolgrowers Of the
region south of the Snowies.
MARRlED-At the pnrsonag in Philbrook,
Mont, October 20, 1891, by Rev. R. NJ.
Craven, John Widdicombe and Miss lose
phine Thompson, all OF Fergus county.
VIM. slower has taken the contract to
fence the grave yard. He has the posts on
the ground and is now digging the holes
The fence will be of barbed wire principally
s. NJ. Emery. wife and son, of Lake City
Mimi, registered at the Day House last
Sunday. Mr.. Emery visits this section
every fall in the interest of the Lake City
nursery.
G. VI. Stafford will have one OF the finest
residences in the city when completed. Mr.
Watkins has done some artistic work oil
the ~portico. II speaks well for his skill a.
a mechanic.
At the meeting OF the Sons OF Veterans
last Saturday night but six were present
A few preliminary matters were attended
tn, and enough money raised to buy q
charter. The meeting adjourned subject to
call.
A private letter from Rev. Geo. Edwards
who in spending his vacation at his old
home in Des Moincs, Iowa, states that h
expects to he back in time tn hold servic
here on the fourth Sunday in this month
the 22d.
Register Burg and VIM. Newton returned
from the upper Judith last Saturday. Mr.
Burg found trout fishing very good, bu'
reports a scarcity of game. Mr.. Hersey. O
Philbrook, who was with the party, killet
"A deer.
The register OF the Lewistown land ofiic
il in receipt of n letter from Commissions
Carter, which directs that all application
to the secretary of the interior for permit
to cut timber should first be filed in tn
local land Office.
W. Hawson was in from Philbrook Tues
day. Mr.. Hawson is making preparation
TO give a dance on the evening OF Thanks
giving, to which everybody is cordially in
vited. Good supper and good music. Sc
advertisement elsewhere.
F.. p. Chandler, Harry Kendall, Richar
and Vincent Giles were in town Monday oi
business connected with the Cave GrouI
Mining From these gentleme
we learned that the smelter would be read,
to start between the 9Th and 10th inst.
C. W. Sparr. of T. C. Power & Bro, lei
for the east Tuesday. to be absent severa
months. He will visit relations in Chicago
Kansas and Ohio. and take a trip to FIor
ida before returning. He went to the raj
road in company with Jack Mcdonald. A
W. War; takes his place as book-keeper.
D. 7. Kane returned from Billings Tues
L. ..bara ba want IN confer with his ma ri