Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1892-03-03
LOCAL HAPPENINGS.
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THE stag li"e has had an easy time "I it
thir winter,
Winter Is not lingering in the lap offspring
t" any gr,sit ,stcnt.
Gtr-u grass. ''su,iz" and h"pper-"have
put ia an appearance.
The board Of county commissioner meet
in quarterly session nest week.
There were several knights Of the road
ia Lew i-tu~n during the past week.
Il. T. Nins"n aud vile and w. v. Lewis
ri rh,lbr"oE, wrrr in town Yesterday.
Mrs. VIII Powell, OF the Judith, is spend
ing the week with Mrs. Jacob Holzemer.
Geo. ". Handel, OF the Mussel-hell, reg
i-trrei at tue Lew istown Hotel, Yesterday.
There are a good many harmless fisher
men m-sni-r,ng along the creek these days.
i. :. Phillips, T. W. korell aud W. b.
Montgomery came in from Uti,a Tuesday
evening.
Vim. Hnwann, ni Philhrn"k, was in town
Tuerdny, accompanied 10y Mrs. Mrssn~r, Of
that place.
In I.npalme ia making preparations TO
ltiAilil ~ GNtlti va Nhh 'HN''N 'f@
Edward Rrnssey's.
Is,ul Ha-nrl, Percy Crosby and William
Reed, ui Flutwilluw, registered at the Lew
i-tnwu Yesterday
First class dry sixteen inch wood de
Iy-rrd &" any pant 81 Iewiat"wn. Apply
L. rhas. i. Powell.
Read rstray notice here. The var
inus spring ~rnund-ups are reImcstritotaLe
description of the colt.
Preaching at the NJ. 4. church every even
my during this week and next. Roy. Payne
il conducting the services.
The leap year party was "a marked sue
rrss. The ladies were very gallant in their
r]on,Iuct toward the gentlemen.
A drove "f hogs were seen running at
large last Sunday. This is against tn" law.
some one is Liable tn prosecution.
MIR. Andrews has closed his barber shop
in the Sharpless building, aud accepted a
position ms clerk with W. W. Dewitt.
Mr.. and Mrs. ID. l.. Shafer. George Bach
and wife and Miss Emily Bach, Of Cotton
wood, attended the leap year party
The prophet who last fall predicted a
hard winter. is like the fellow who struck
Billy Paterson" He is hard to find.
Mrs. Barrows gives a necktie party to-
morrow evening. Everybody invited to
attend. A good time car be expected.
The iuvrnile band will astonish the ma
tfves in ~ lew months. Mr.. Culver is well
pleased with the pr"rre-- the boys are
making.
Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph Moorh"Id and Mrs.
y. Bclanger and her son Lonis, came down
srom Maiden last Friday Ia atten the
leap year party.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. VI. Weldon will Civ" n
,ianc,. at their residence On Friday evening
"l next week, March nth. A general ,mvi-
tatiou is extended.
As-essnr l.. ". Eldridge has been ia town
several days making ont aliat "~itaxpayers.
lie will start ON his annual tour among
property "wurrs next Monday morning.
II. Il. Varney aud ;, II. TrumiuII were in
from thr Gap first I'll thu werE The latter
Is d talented musician and treated TIN
~townspeoplc to snmr excellent music while
sn town.
y. Erickson left Tor Chicago last Mon
day and will lie absent q month or siX
weeks. lie goes east to purchase the sea
sons supply Of general merchandise Tor T.
q. Power < Bro.
Matthew Regain has withdrawn his coIn-
plant brought last week against j. W.
Gray charging him with obtaining money
under false pretenses. Complainant was
ordered to pay costs.
+. ". Morrison returned home ir"m Hell
~ua GA last Sundays Great Falls coach.
lie reports times a little quiet at the CAPT.
tai. From all appearances he thinks Great
Falls is going to have "A prosperous year.
Elsew here will he found the advertise
Inent Ut kruse 4 Eastman, masons These
gentlemen will be found ready to do all
work ia their line in n hrst-cla=s manner.
Read WHIST they have to SAY aud give them
u trial.
The advertisement OF Chas. j. Powell
viii Ice found elsewhere. Mr. Powell will
make q speciality Of choice groceries, aud
viii sell as cheap ,s any other dealer. IL,
ala" carries other articles to" numerous Ia
m~rntinn. Give him n portion Of yonI
patronage
The raId of Miss Anna Kane ~resigning
her position aE teacher Of the intermediate
department of the Lewistown graded
rchool will I've found elsewhere. Miss Kane
WAS efficient and painstaking in her duties
- a teacher and many parents will regret
her resignation.
sheriff Sullivan expected to meet his fam
ily nj Great Falls on his return from Warn
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learned that his family had not yet started
Tor Montana. He Immediately started
east tn meet them and it will probably b'
several DAYS before they arrive in Lewis
town.
The people OF Flat Willow and Melon
aid creek should have taken steps To secur,
the establishment OF tri-weekly mail servic,
with Lcwistown. We believe il could b.
obtained were the needs of the service
strongly stated and backed bv a large peti
ton. II is not too late yet if the matter il
taken mp in earnest.
w. r. Woods has been spending "a few
DAYS at the county seat. Mr.. Woods cam,
into the county from Smith river last sum
mer with a small bunch of cattle and
horses which are ranging on the lowe
Judith. He expects to remain here perma
nently if he can secure n suitable ranch.
CLas. NJ. Russell, who will remain in TN
city until the Spencer case is disposed oil
informs ms that he intends to start a sa
loon at Chinook, and devote his time tt
his artistic labors and the new venture a
least nnti the spring roundup begins, an'
,ossibly engage permanently in the bust
nsss.-Riyer Press. Charley will not onl'