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

Emmett Hamilton, of Deerfeld, was Wis
iting here last Friday and Saturday.
Mr.. Frank Barnes, of Boise City, Idaho,
is visiting with Judge Dougherty and fam
lily of this place.
The dance at the International Hotel on
the evening Of the 18th was a complete
success. The calico garments displayed by
the ladies were not only gotten up in an
artistic manner but we're becoming and
beautiful.
One evening last week, after being engs ged
in a very interesting game OF razzle dazzle,
and somewhat under the soothing infiu-
ence of a liquid known as "barbed wire, ="
we retired to the sacred precincts of our
bed chamber, soon found ourself iIr the
arms OF Morpheus, and was waited into
dreamland. During our %sojourn in the en-
chanted land the boom came. We were no
longer compelled to- give Dick a stand-ofi
for three diamond, +" or hang Johnson up
for our hoard. But We had money plenty,
having converted some OF our mining prop
erty into cash. We lost no time in array
ing ourself in cloth and fine linen aud deco
rating ourself with costly jewels; and thus
arrayed We could look back over our days
of overalls and sour dough clothes, beans
and bacon. The comparison can only be
imagined. At the time of our poverty we
we're painfully aware that in the wheels Of
pI ogress We cut no figure whatever; but in
our present capacity as a capitalist we
realized, or al least imagined, that we were
the main spokes Of the wheel. And why
shouldn't we? Have we not been instru-
mental in building the railroad into the
Judith mountains Has not our name
been connected with every industry in the
vicinity' Our office is rowde at all
times by capitalists seeking our advice and
profting by our experience. We employ
t~wenty-three type writers (the most beau
tiful applicants were selected by us), and
they are kept busy answering our cores
pondence, which extends over the four
quarters of the globe. Why should not the
outside world be interested in cur welfare =?
Here we are today one of the most pros
porous mining camps on the face of the
globe. Where only n few short years ago
our mountain sides were covered with the
lofty pine, now here and there are studded
the tower ing smoke stacks of the hoisting
works of the numerous mines. The iron
monster is belching forth IA breath of fire
| and smoke in it's laborious attempt to as
| cend the mountain side after its daily pro.
duction of ore, carrying the same down
| Warm Spring creek to the various smelters.
And as we cast a glance at the calendar in
our office and find it registers 1902, we
| earn hardly realize where the time has gone.
Looking over some old papers we aeci,
dentally ran across a back number OF the
Daily ARGUS, dated March 16, 1896. Aud
in looking over the Maiden locals this is
| what we find: 1.-THE electric railroad is a
| complete success......The cable road run,
| ming from Maiden to the Spotted Horse
has added some very attractive and hand
\ some cars to their line. They were bull
in Lewistown by the Spring Greek Building
association......The c~ommodious hotel
erected on the site of the old I~nternationa
by W. Z. Johnson is one of the finest in the
state. 1t is equipped with an array %
employees, 100 girl walters of the most
beautiful type being in attendance....Mr
Dick Gies has retired from the saloon bust
ness, and will turn his attention to his
vast mining nterests.....Th banking firm
OF Poland & Son are doing a good business
"...Ex-Mayor Dougherty and family will
spend the summer in Alaska......City Mar
shall Bob Valentine is now sporting a fins
silk tile. Phil Saunders, general manager
of the transfer company, received last
week two hanson cabs froIn the east
which will be placed on the line runninl
from the depot to the otel......Ru Pc
land, our young city attorney, left last
week for the east, and dame rumor reports
that he will return accompanied by a Mrs
Poland. They will occnpy the neat littl,
cottage on Society avenue lately erected
by Mr.. Poland......Rice Dougherty, of the
police force, is doing duty at the Crane
Opera House. Rice is a terror to evi
doers......C Charles Drosch has moved his
stock Of boots and shoes into the large
brick block Just completed by him ON Mon
taua sfr-et.-...P. W. Meadow has opened
- news stand gu the corner of Smell avenn.
and BLUM street Bang. Bang, Hi
there, Are you going tn sleep all day
It's the gentle voice III the chamber maid
aud we are aroused from our dreams @
bliss and hurled back into our old haunts
Of poverty and poor clothes. And in tax
ing an account of stock we find "a cheek
Good for one drink only IL is not nee
essary Ia add that check is not now in cir
culatinn.