Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1892-07-28
JUDITH VALLEY LOCALS.

George Stone is in Billings watching the
wnul market.
The Utica people have built a neat fence
ibont their cemetery.
The schools mt PhiIhrook and Pleasant
Valley closed last week.
The hum uf the mosquito Is somewhat
mitigated 10y the hum uf the mower.
The SehaaI'S gave "a very pleasant dance
at their hotel ia PhiIhronk Friday night
last.
Judith r~anchmrn have finished ruttin.
their alfalfa and ARE now at work upon the
upland hay.
Bishop Brewer writes that he will hold
services al rhilbrnuk ON the evening al
August 23rd.
Elisha Clark returned last week from Bill
lings. He sold the clip al his Ross Fork
ranch for seventeen renis.
I.aspberries will soon be ripening ia great
abundance in the foot hills. This is the
first crop Of this fruit in three years.
A party Of fourteen people from Dhven-
port, Iowa. will spend the summer at Mr..
Hobson's. They arrived last week.
Ed Moran left last week with twenty-five
head of horses for the Dakota market. lie
loaded an the railroad at Great Falls.
A few trout are now bcingtaken from the
Judith. Twill Ice but "a few years more
when trout fishing will he only a pleasant
memory.
During II recent thunder storm lightning
struck IA large stack al hay ON the ranch al
Wm. Mailing. The timely arrival Of neigh
bors stopped what would otherwise have
been quite n contlasration-
A couple of sheep shearers from the crew
at Sage creek were brought to Philbrouk
last week for surgical treatment. In both
eases they had acridrntly cut themselves
with sheep shears.
Philbrook long since took upon herself
he responsibilities al metropolitan man
ners. However, it WIS not until the Me
,iinley's came that We felt Thoroughly at
ease. We can all now hum the girl ia the
Moon and "Ta-ra-ra H"om-der-ay."
John Schaal. Philbrook's %snloonist,
may not always be successful in fureirlling
the color and denomination ofan a%utaeou-
ist's burie, card, hut when il comes to "a
ri file for :: crazy quilt hc is strictly in il.
John has won every quilt that has been up
during the last two years.
INV TtilIssAl SuINtNfiN INV i''fhAlN
been ordered from the Judith to IA distant
point on the line near Billings. We sre
through the matter quite clearly. The
change is only II playful deceit On the part
"r the railroad officials to prevent the i'm
pending massacre al the whole survey ing
outfit the instant "a r~anehman's mower
continues to run amuck among the hun
,lr..l.f nf atalaa In. aEIryaN,rs luyR. Iapn
So industrinusIy planting in the meadows.
This il "A true story aud il is told on the
proprietor oi "a certain death joint" situ-
ate,l not more than u thousand miles from
the Judith river. His WHISTLES and cigars
we're f~ea,rfulIy and wondrrinIly made and
are warranted! to have an immediate effect
ar no sale. 4 stranger recently stepped in
and laid upon the bar the price Of "A tIag-
sett Havana. The ~s:,Ioonist eagerly
watched the strangers expression "f c"un-
i,nince as he unsusIectingly lighted hs
''~stink-atI"ra." Say stranger sail the
bar-krrper. adding insult to injury, those
cigars ar. not very good so y"m had better
take along three ar fur
Sunday evening last two Il about eight
ana INtlNt YEARS III isfs h''S''' NV
weary, came into rhilhrn"k and began al
once taking in the Sights 81 the town.
They had been here but a few moments he
fore they rounded mp - half dozen whisky
bottles which, they disposed 81 1T the sa-
loon for thirty cents. They siid they were
en route Ia The worlds lair and that moth
ing could Intervene to prevent their having
a Jolly good time. The yonnge one proved
"A son nf W. II. I.ackey. Of Running Wolf,
far the irtre father soon came upon the
scene AMI il is probably not too much t"
say that ere this the parental slipper has
caused an entire change of program in the
mind nf this romantic young man. TIL"
Older lad il still at large aud it is likely
that his presence on Running Wolf will not
hr missed.