Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1893-03-23
LOCAL

Senator ~I'aylies left Monday for Helena.
The Old Folks c. ncertH we're way up.
Remember the concert tomorrow even
ing.
w. H.. Watson is spending a week in
town.
Coy" Brooks returned from Helena
last week.
Assessor Gilkerson will start on a tour
among Taxpayers in a few days.
Oranges, lemons and apples at Thomas
Vehawn's. Call on him.
Edw. c. Russell. the Helena attorney, ar
rived Tuesday to attend court.
First harbinger of spring: ranchmen are
beginning TO look over agricultural machin-
cry.
Judge DuBose and S~tenographer Mettler
arrived from Fort Benton last Sunday
afternoon.
The Moccasin Round Up Association held
"A business meeting in Lewistown last
Saturday.
Attorney George w. Taylor arrived from
Great Falls last Tuesday and is in attend
ance at court.
1t looks now as though spring-but we
refrain from any %prophesy regarding the
approach offspring.
Samuel Phillips wears a pleasant smile
owing to the arrival OF a little girl at his
home a few days since.
Wanted-A young man to work on "A
farm. Must know how to milk. Apply to
NJ. Gibson, Maiden, Mont.
Contractor Boyd has commenced haul
ing poles for the electric light plant. Sew
eral loads have reached town
Miss Laura Downing has finished her
term Of school on Warm Spring creek and
on the Bird prox. will begin a summer term
on Breed creek, Lewistown district.
Hon. James Fergus and son, j. L. Stuart,
and Dave Deaton were in town last Satur-
day to attend the roundup meeting.
Owing to the withdrawal OF Mr.. c. l..
Coolers subscription the ARGUS is greatly
crippled, but will not suspend publication.
David IIilger and family came in from
Dog creek last Friday. Mr.. and Mrs. Hill
ger attended the Knights of Pythias ball in
the evening.
George French was taken before Justice
Mcfarland last week on the charge of being
drunk and disorderly. lie given eleven
days in the cooler in lieu of fine and costs.
Attorney John Il. Barrows, ofthe firm Of
Wade * Barrows, of Helena, arrived in
town Tuesday, after spending IA few days
at Ubet. He is attorney in the Bolles-
Marshall case.
Milton Bradley was up before Justice
Mcfarland last Saturday on the charge of
vagrancy. lie having no coin of the realm
in which to pay fine and costs was given
fourteen days in the bastile.
Mrs. c. A. Burg has received from Mrs.
Richards "a receipt for S11.50, this being
the total amount SO far collected in Fergus
county for the erection and maintenance
OF a children's home ut the Worlds Fair.
Mr.. John Lehman, h owns one OF the
finest hay ranches on Spring creek, from
which he put up about $50 tons of blue
joint, has disposed of his last ton. He
found a good market in Lewistown during
the winter.
j. T. Evans writes from jackson, o.,
that his little child died before his arrival
home, but the remains were held. He ex-
poets To return to Montana as soon as his
wife, who is i'll, sufficiently RECEIVERS to per-
init him to leave.
George Ray Mickey Doodle) and Henry
j. Cannon, were arrested Monday, on the
charge of petty larceny and committed to
n .-....s. a-...,... D. 49,. s-l
scqucntly fined $500 and costs and given
thirty days in the county jail. Cannon
WAS discharged.
The Old Folks concert will be repeated
tomorrow friday evening v it'll new solos,
duets, trios and quartettes and the best
selections from the programs already given.
\ better piano will be brought into service.
The anvil chorus will be rendered with the
aid OF AN anvil.
\ synopsis OF the law to protect game
and fish will he found elsewhere. 1t will be
seen that it is unlawful to fish during the
months Of May and June, presumably be-
cause fish are spawning during those
months. The law should also nave pro
hibited winter fishing.
~ LAshAhc HhN "iNs WI viva aiiS-
passed through Lewistown first of the week,
en- route to Maiden, whore Mr.. Hanks goes
to look over the Maginnis property, in
which he has ii leased interest with w. III.
Burgess. a fine body of ore was recently
struck in the Ora Cache.
The general report OF woolgrowers in at
tendance at court shows "A very light loss
in sheep and in no instance crippling, In
some instances there was quite a loss in
lambs which did not go into the winter in
good shape, the early fall weather being a
little more severe han usual.
During the past ten days Austin w.
War; has suffered from a heart difficulty,
which at times has caused sudden spasms,
interiered with his breathing and been very
painful besides threatening serious results.
His many friends hope soon To see him
fully recovered and again among them.
w. II. Culver continues to add improve
ments to the Lewistown hall and each &C.
ctsion finds it looking better and more
attractive. For several weeks James Sher-
idan has been placing handsome carvings
on either side of the stage, also carved Pill
lars and Il tasteful corniee above the cur
tain. Mr.. Sheridan was the designer and
the results are excellent.
Since January LIST the merchants ofGreat
Falls have purchased outside of the state
over 81, o worth of potatoes, $4,000 in
butter and $4,000 in eggs. Here is S16,-
600 worth of ranch products that could
have been furnished by the Judith Basin
had we railroad connections with the Falls.
There is no limit to the amount of ranch
products that could be raised here were an
incentive given to make the effort.