Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1892-03-03
JUDITH VALLEY LOCALS.

Ed Hersey is in Minneapolis.
Green grass has made it's appearance.
The Rev. n. s. Hawk has taken up his
abode among the denizens of Dubuque.
wife OF Charles Smith. of Beaver creek, a
son, weighing seven pounds.
Messrs. Wright, Donaldson and Supple,
young men recently of Iowa, arrived last
week upon the Judith, where they will
make their homes in the future.
Saturday next the hotel will be taken
charge Of by Mrs. Murphy. George Will
hanson, the late proprietor, will with his
family move to his ranch on Beaver creek.
1t seems that gentle spring, with ethereal
mildness in her eyes, has really come. So
has that tired feeling" the first gentle re-
hinder OF spring fever and a torpid liver.
Mrs. Craven, wife of the Methodist pastor
at Philbrook, left Saturday evening last by
coach for Bozeman by way OF Great Falls
and Helena. Mrs. Craven goes to attend
her daughter, who is seriously i'll.
The pressure of hard times does not seem
to affect the weather prophets of Phil
brook. They bob up serenely and with
one accord give out that next winter will
be a hard one" 1t is always well to set
tie things one way or the other, and the
sooner the better.
The first day OF March ir this year of
grace and hard times camein Just the same
as any other day. Neither the lion nor the
lamb showed up, which omission leads ms
tn believe that they have gone out of bust
ness along with that foxy old chump and
fraud, the grounding.
Wednesday last was the fortieth birth
day of Breathitt Gray. The occasion was
6ttingly celebrated by Mrs. Gray. who
gave at Utica a dinner to all of Mr.. Gray's
friends. Tn festivities wound up with a
ball in the evening. The affair was very
largely attended, and everybody enjoyed
themselves to the utmost
Thursday morning last, as Frank Cum
ninglIam was returning home with his best
girl from the festivities of the previous
evening at Utica, one OF his horses became
unruly, and while trying to get him within
the traces again the animal kicked Mr..
Cunningham over the right eye, emitting d
cash three inches long, that required six
stitches to bring the parts into speaking
distance of each other. For over a week
Franks personal beauty was somewhat
married, bnt then yon know he has a more
definite insight into the ''straight-back''
force OF the festive broncho.
The seventeenth of March promises to be
a red letter day for P%hilbrook. Everybody
knows that that is the annual occasion for
parades, he imbibing of red eye" to coax
a glimpse OF the '~snaiS" that st. Patrick
banished, and a great general howdy-do all
| around. In the absence of the regular A.
o.. H. Messrs. Dan Coreoran and Thomas
Mulvey, both of Utica. have eonsented to
be present to give the days proceedings an
Erin go bragh" expression of countenance
| The doines of the day viii he supplemented
by n grand ball in the evening, at which
music. Everybody is invited to come
early aud stay late.
The Philbrook sinner, and his name is
legion, seems to he pretty thoroughly en-
trenched behind the breastworks al sin
| The Methodist guns that numbered and
were planted in the vicinity OF the public
hall about two weeks ago keep up an inces.
SAINT laundering against the high battle.
ments Of ~wickedness, yet up to date not
even the devil nor one of his cohorts has
shown so much as a white feather. If they
have we know nothing of the occurrence.
With Sunday nights engagement ostilities
ceased, but it was not because the enemy
spiked their guns. oh, no; they are only
resting on their arms, awaiting reinforce
ments in the person OF Bro. "Nan," who
comes today Thursday, when the firs
| will be doubled all along the line.