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

/ Thu recent mushroom crop Was a great
success.
Rev. Craven and family returned from
Bozeman Saturday last.
Old timers say that the present crop OF
grass is the best in ten years.
Wool haulers are now pulling theirfreight
with much difficulty and tired teams.
Clarence Goodell has enclosed his beauti-
full residence with a highly ornamental wire
fence.
Mrs. job NJ. Vrooman and Miss Maggie
Walker visited last week with Mrs. DR..
Long of Philbrook.
Owing to a s~uperabundance of fluid ia
vors from Jupiter Pluvius our roads are
in a very bad condition.
The carniverous mosquito, more blood
thirsty even than ever. is with us again
humming the same old ditty.
Baptists and temperance cranks are
highly pleased with the present abundance
of water; so is the man with a duck ranch.
The season thus far for terminating and
growing has been very backward, but the
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Flora Davidson, da lighter of Mrs. John
5. Barnes. returned last week from Port
land, Oregon, where she has been for two
years past.
Lawson the photographer spent last
week at Philbrook. He did very little
work, however, owing to the inclemency of
the weather.
The elevation of the stage" so success
fully carried out in Fergus county demon
strates the fact that We ha We actors nf no
mean ability.
The Montana Stage company now con-
ducts it's business "n the percentage plan.
The accepts the percentage; the
drivers keep the balance.
That very beautiful though rare phe-
nomenon, IA lunar riinbow, was witnessed
in the eastern hra vens last Thursday even.
ing in Philbrook about IL o'clock.
The railroad survey recently located
across the Judith at Mr.. Hobson's has
been decided at headquarters as being too
expensive. So says the Railroad Age.
Carrots. potatoes and other garden
truck carried over from last year have
been for some time floating about in our
DOT houses, seemingly a. happy as CLAIMS
at high tide.
There is now positively no excuse for
men or women limping about with corns
on their feet. Soak them thoroughly, and
after sharing with a sheep hook remove at
your pleasure.
NrS u.aua f.a-l.II .,t.-.l =. r..
friends at her residence in Philbrook on
the afternoon and evening of the fourth.
The time was agreeably spent in croquet,
music and refreshments
The Burlington K Missouri surveyors,
consisting of seventeen men, crossed the
Judith last week about four miles below
Philbrook. Our populace continue on the
tip toe of expectancy, and are a~nxiously
awaiting the time when they ran look out
for the locomotive when the bell rings"
The New York Press recently called at
%tention tn lawlessners he it exists today
in California, and cites as an Incident four
successful stage robb-ries within mir ety
days. This leads us to the query, What's
the matter with eastern Montana, with a
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short space of thirty days. California may
successfully boast of her climate, her fruit
and her cereals, but when it comes to hold-
ing up a mail coach she 10 not ia it.
Utica celebrated Independence day ia her
usual happy manner. Quite a eoncuurse
of people congregated early at the sport
ing center" some of whom lost no time ia
striking their gait, which was Kept up
until the small hours of the following morn
ing. The orator who was expected to be
on hand and make the eagle scream in the
usual way did not show up, so that inter
esting part of the days doings went by de-
fault. The feature Of the day was the
tight rope walking by Prof. Wiley.
Did it ever accur to you that we of CEN
trail Montana live upon an island? Con
suit your map, and with the fore finger oil
the left hand at the mouth of the Yellow
stone as a starting point follow up the
course of the Missouri to its head waters
ia the National Park; then with the index
finger of the right hand trace the course OF
the Yellowstone tn its fountain head, and
yon will find that you have encompassed
the heart ,f this great state-the future
empire of millions OF happy, contented and
prosperous people.