Fergus County argus., 1892-04-21

fear Of setting ire to the grass along the
road.
II you contemplate buying a piano an
organ or anything in the musical line,
writ" t"I. =. lises Big Timber Montana.
Nir. E"r> represents the "td reliable house
"i Dyer a Bro, -. Paul and Minneapolis,
and is prepared t" give way down figures
"u goods III their irc. Se.- lar.,I motto
! elsewhere.
Enbt. Wsddell arrived from Great Falls
saturday and expects To make hi- home in
I."wist"wu. The gentleman is stone
| mason and W. understand WAS secretary
%. the stone rnnspn's union ia the Falls
city. H. has leased "a stone quarry and
desires contracts for furnishing material
aud laying stone work.
Tie calico ball al Stanford last Friday
Ioyouing is reported q having been a very
-urr"--iul affair and attended hy 81 large
rululu.r notwithstanding th" condition ni
the Weather. Prizes for the prrttieSt COS
Tunes wer,. awarded the following ladies;
Miss Nancy vauu. Mi,- EcrIie Burgess
and Mis- p'.lir Vnnu.
i. Howard Severance, al East Milton.
/ Mass. who had been visiting his uncle
| Fred. VI. Severance "r Okla. Tor some
u"uDhs. died last. saturday at the ranch,
/ ui p"rituuciis alter "a short illness. DIR.
! Hanson WAS eummoncd &" "ntl,aln tho re-
waiu~, Which will ~. s"nt 4" The parents IN
! Massachusetts, f"r burial.
! rh.rl,-s I.chlcn aud .T"lru Pi"r-"n, e.,ttlr-
mru "( lhe Judith, were il town last Satur.
! my. They report St"rk well in that region.
! Nr. Ecldru says hr has ridden over the
ruu.a good deal this spring and that n
.ir.rd animal Was "a rar. thing, while he
never saw 80 many calves. With - good
/ u rl,ct thi- tall rlttlcmon will luugh ont
l"ud.
At meeting ni ihc NT"ccasin Roundup
Associatiuu held ia l.rwistown last Friday
| the iulluwiur officer werr chosen for the
nii-uing y,rr Andrew Fergus, president
H. J.. stuart, secretary aud treasurer; w
-. D,.rt,u, captain. II was decided e.
,mmcncr the spring roundup on May
| suth. oscar stephens Withdrew from tl,
,s-uctution aud will join the Flat Willow
roundup, the majority Of his cattle now
ranging in that region.
The Lower Musselshell Stock Association
bcltl % meeting on Saturday, April gth, and
urr.uerd i"r the spring work. The lnwrI
Hus~el>hell roundup will start May 2Otl
from D"uEhcrty cuulcc and work the head
of IIIIibreed aud Fattic creek. and down
| Hawk creek to the NIussellshcll. then nj
the south side OF the Musselshellto Lavina
aud back down the north side. Jesse Oil,
was chosen captain Of the round-up.-
Gazette.
El-eN here will he found the advertise
'neut of the Gem Shaving parlors, AleXan
Ter Brausuu, proprietor. Mr.. Branson il
Irxprrting :; frst-class "artisi" from til,
Falls in few days. and will soon lie pre-
pared to accommodate his numerous pa
irons as in the past. Hot and cold bath
can br had at all times. He has also Just
received fresh stock OF BARRIERS supple,
aud has more on the road. The Gem i.
one cr the neatest aud best equipped bar
her shops in eastern Montana.
W. W. parrott. formerly Of the wool
growing lirru of Blanchard & Pnrrott, wa:
ia town last Monday. Mr.. 'arrott Is now
located ia the foothills 81 the Littl,
RurLire. about twenty-five miles frors
Malta. lie has put in the winter buildin.
sheds, fencing his land and otherwise max
ing preparations for his band OF sheep
which hr will drive over about the first o
June. lie reports sheep and cattle lookiui
well in that region, and everyone in guol
spirits. There is quite colony OF Fergui
county people near Malta, aud more arr
expected during the summer.
At the meeting or the stockholders Of th,
Fergus county A. NJ. Il s. Association hrlC
last Saturday afternoon, the capital storl
was raised from $1,000 to $1,000, and tl,
trustees were authorized to negotiate :
loan III not Ia exceed 81, 400 for the pur
pose uf liuuidatiug all outstanding indebt
cdue~s. Clas. ~, Eaylies resigned as trus
toe aud Az. i. stephens was elected to I'll
the vacancy. At a meet lug Of the TRUSTEE;
held Tuesday evening committee wa'
appointed 10 ascertain what buildings wcr'
nrr,lcd for the eyhiIdti"m aud to Obtain
the probable cost "f samr.
.lanrs u, Grant, "f Fort Maginnis, ha,
Sold his ranch aud sheep interests to Wm
Fergus the consideration bring ia th,
u-i.hhnIhou, uG SIJ,uOu. The gentlemen
WIRE IA tnwn hast Thursday to make Tia,
transfer 81 property. Mr.. Grant left or
Friday i"r oregon and California tn Visit
relatives, and may possibly remain on th,
r"nst. Ills eyes have been weak for {
number "f years, and he is anxious to tt,
a change ui climate in the hope Of obtain
Ing relief. Mr., Grant said il was possible
ie might courlulr 10 return To Montana
again; ii so hc would drive in a baud q
sheep from Oregon. The county loses
good citizen.
NJ. w. Hatch, editor ol the Big Timbc
Pioneer and i. T.. Eees, representing W. j
Dyer X Bro, music dealers were in towI
last Thursday. 1t was their first visit t,
Lrwistown and Fergus county. They wer,
greatly surprised at the size Of I.ewist own
and are highly impressed with what the,
saw Of the county Ell route here. From
Mr. Hatch we learned that the telcphon
wire of the Midland company was struni
ls far as the Mussrl~heIl, and that In,
work was progrt tssing at the rate Of ffv,
miles a day when not interrupted b,
storms. II il thought That the line will III
completed before the middle of May shoulC
the weather prove favorable. 1t is alsC
thought that the mail route will he estab
lished At an early date. Mr.. Hatch say,
Big Timber is enjoying good business ano
a healthy growth. and that the outlool
for the coming year is better than ever he
fore.
Republican Primary,