Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1892-03-24
LOCAL HAPPENINGS.

We shall have !" r,ll him Pars"n Saw.
yer hereafter.
First class dry sixteen inrh wood lie
Iyered q" amy part ri Irwietuwu. Apply
To Chas. !. Powell.
MIR. Ed G. Russell, the Helena attorney,
arrived last Tuesday, aud will remain
through the court session.
Donald Fowler, los. Mosrr aud John
Altman came in from south ri the sn"wi-s
Monday on land business.
Judge DuBose and Steuograpler MritIrr
srrived IRON Benton last saturday even
ing by private conveyance.
A. w. Bower. oi Bower Bros. visited tIr
county seat first "f the w,eE attending L"
matters ia probate court.
Pres Lewis and Morgan's freight teams
started Tor Benton last Friday. They viii
load with merchandise Tor 4. q. t'"wrr 4
Bro.
Ia local mention ui Ell. e.. Russell ia lt-t
weeks AKGus, the words ''arttlera' patent
inr invention were used. IT. should hhy"
been letters patent instead.
Steps are an loot l." "rganilr IA l"dg" of
knights of Pythias. About thirty have
zieniticd their ~ Willingness to lT-r"mr mem
b-rs, ami it is probably II ga.
EI Braszry was kept busy n portion al
Tuesday punching the hides "f wolves,
coyote aud bob eats. They were not
futures. - hut the genuine pelts.
Attorney +. VI. Pierce arrived from FL.
Benton last Saturday evening aud will re-
main during the term Of court. He is much
pleased with Lewistnwn and It's surround
ings,
Note the change IN u. j. Kune's mdvcr-
tisrment. Mr.. Name will hereafter handle
the DANDY all steel wind mill. when is
warranted Ia nun twenty-five years with
nut oiling.
The Juvenile hand is rrhearsing nearly
every night ia the week and is making eN-
ceilent progress. our people will lie sur
prised when the kids" make their first
public appearance.
The date for holding the meeting OF the
Moccasin roundup association has been
changed to April 18th instead of the 18th.
Those interested will be governed accord
ingly. See change in notice.
NJ. +. Wheeler, A. c. Lyman and W. S.
Perkins and wife, of Flatwillow, were in
town Tuesday for the purpose of making
transfer of property in the sheep and ranch
deal mentioned elsewhere.
:. =. P~anton, of Bnzemau, and j. u.
WheIpley, of Helena, representing the
Equitable Life Insurance Co., arrived in
t,Su MnuIuy nm "A lnsippsa trim Mr.
Whelplcy was formerly "a resident of the
Judith.
The Williston Hardware Co., Of Billings.
is sending out to it's patrons II beautiful
souvenir portfolio of the Worlds Column
bian exposition. 1t contains twenty pages
Of handsomely colored autographs oil the
buildings and grounds.
&. l.. Hassett was in tow last Saturday
an business connected with the Judith
Stock Co., which was recently Incorporated.
MIR. Hassett says the company WAS formed
inr the purpose Of engaging ia the she-p
business instead Of horse raising as was
stated in the ARGUS.
W. ;. Perkins. Of Flatwillnw. has sold
his ranch and | 900 head Of sheep to Al
Lyman and NJ. F. Wheeler. The consider
alton as near as We could learn ia ST. ,oou.
Mr.. Perkins still retains Loo head. W.
hope Mr.. Perkins will not gave up hiz resi-
dence in the county.
&. v. Peck has sold out his interests IN
the Willowdale Ranch Co. l." hls partner,
Eol. Hudnutt. Mr.. Peck also recently snl,l
$500 y~ear1ing sheep to Chaa. O'NeiIl. al
Billings for $3.50 per head. These were the
lambs purchased in the Smith river valley
last summer at s2.22 per head. This it
making good money quick.
Pop" Wiiliston, OF the Williston Hard.
ware Company, OF Billings, arrived in tow
Sunday, after being laid ups week With the
grippe at Ubet. He is ON iis spring rnund-
up among his customers in this cngnty,
and reports a good outlook Tor trade. His
house carries az large IA stock AZ any other
in the state, and cnnnnt lie beaten ia
prices. See double column advertisement
elsew here.
Mrs. DIR. j. Fl. Willard, who has been
suffering from diat,etis for some weeks, IL
now ia "A critical condition., and friends are
becoming alarmed. Her sister, Mrs. High,
land Smurl. arrived from Deer Lodge sun.
day evening last. Mrs. Williard's son
Harry has been summoned. bat is too sick
To come at present. We trust, ere MANY
days, to hear encouraging reports of the
iady'sc condition
Cyrus Stiles returned Sunday from a
visit of several months with his family at
Monroe. Michigan. He reports quite a
severe winter in that state. His family
will remain in Monroe this summer. Mr.,
Stiles says there is plenty of wheat coming
in and the mill will he kept running to its
full capacity. The -four is constantly i'm,
proving and the demand for it is increasing
rapidly.
II. F. Clement, now a resident of Billings,
but who has large sheep interests on Flat
willow, arrived in town last week on land
business and is incidentally taking in a few
DAYS OF district court. Mr.. Clement, while
n prosperous woolgrower, is also a mem
Der OF the legal profession, and has opened
a law Office at Billings. II. F. is the proud
father of two handsome twin boys born to
him last June. Their photographs impress
one that it would require a high board cor,
raj to hold them ia "a few months.
The Buchanan Bros. and Tom Riser
came 10 from the North Moccasin Monday,
and are spending a few days in town. They
report everybody busy working claims in
that camp and properties improving in APP
pearance with every stroke OF the pick.
Riser and Arnold have "a tunnel in about
80 feet on the Anderson and while they
have some ore do not expect to strike the
main lead for some time. Mr.. Riser had a
miraculous escape from death by the fall
ING of about a ton OF rock and dirt a lew
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