Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1893-06-08

stopped to put in his crop while the roads
were drying up.
w. G. Preuitt pulled in from Fit. Benton
Tuesday driving three yoke of oxen. He
had n load OF over 6 1000 pounds of freight
for the Montana Hardware Co. 1t will
not be long before the bull team will be a
sight of the past.
The temperance lodge will give an ice
cream and basket social at CuIver's hall in
about two weeks. They had hoped to be
able to hold il during court, but each night
next week seems to ha We bean already set
aside for other a~musements.
james II. Moe returned from the east on
the LIST inst. lie spent three days at the
fair. but said it would require thirty days
to see it all, as it was n big show. lie
thinks the Montana building a disgrace to
the state and says the Iowa building could
have been purchased for thousand dollars
less than our state building cost.
II. Won T"ble returned from the railroad
the first Of the week, accompanied 10y +.
n. Chedle, an old college friend. Mr.. Chedle
is a resident of Brninerd, Minnesota. where
he was superintendent of public instruction
for "a number of years. Heis much pleased
with Lewistown and the Judith Basin, and
declared his intention of locating here next
fall.
Children's Day will he observed at the
Presbyterian church next Sunday morning
and evening. The service will be n bell ex-
e%rcise, especially a%pproprite because the
| ,E;Ilr.p an Tnt.raatal in rntsfpu
money to aid in purchasing the church
bell. Much preparation has been made
and it is hoped that the church will be
crowded.
At the school board meeting held Satur-
day afternoon the employment of teachers
was postponed until July LIST. Applica-
tons we're considered and the clerk in
structed to correspond with several and
also with references given. The board de-
cided to put "A hot-air furnace in the build
ing, il it could be done reasonably, and the
clerk was ordered to advertise for plans
and bids.
Children's Day, June 18th, will be OBJ
served at the Methodist church. Exercises
both morning and evening by the children.
An excellent program has been prepared
for the evening. "Columbia's Deienses," in
which the Misses Richards, Corbly, Jack
son and Lutz and Messrs. Hassett, Par
fridge and Hall together with a number OF
children will participate, will be a special
feature of the evening.
Much trouble has been encountered by
Superintendent Parent in locating the
boundaries OF the several school districts
of the county, in many cases the lines in
tersecting and the districts overlapping.
To straighten and rearrange the proper
boundaries is a task which Supt. Parent
and Clerk Kelly have had in hand for some
time. The revised plat has been approved
by the commissioners and is now on file in
the clerks office.
The p~roprietorship OF the Arlington
MeI company has been transferred
to Messrs. b.. A. Robertson and John L.
Athey, who will carry on the businss i'll the
future. This house has an extensive trade
in eastern Cascade, southern Choteau and
the western part of Fergus counties. Mr..
Athey is well known in this section and his
many friends will wish him success in the
business he has been chiefly instrumental
in establishing. Note what the new firm
have to say in their advertisement on this
page.
We received a pleasant c%aIllast Saturday
from J. +. Fitzhugh, who, with his wife, is
visiting his sons, Clint and Ed, and his
father-in-law, S. b. Flowers. Mr.. Fitzhugh
resides in Roseberry, Douglass county,
Oregon, u miles south Of Portland. He
is "A pioneer of the west; having gone To
California from Illinois, his native state,
in 1852, soon after theI rst gold discoveries.
He likes this portion OF Montana very
much, but think Southern Oregon has a
little better climate. Mr.. Fitzhugh is a
very intelligent and entertaining gentleman.
William NJ. Dolliver and Miss Jessie r.
Stafford were married last evening at nine
O'Clock ut the Congregational parsonage
by Rev. w. e. Shoppe. The bride is II
Montana lady and only daughter of Capt.
j. V. Stafford, OF Canyon Ferry. For sew
eral years Helena has been her home,
where she is exceedingly popular and her
friends are numerous. Mr.. Dolliver is
cashier OF the Mutual Life Insurance Co.,
and as business man is widely known
throughout the state. The happy couple
left this morning on n brief bridal tour TO
California. Upon their return they will go
to housekeeping in n lovely home prepared
by the groom.-Helena Herald. The bride
is a sister of Geo. NJ. Stafford of this place.
At two o'clock last Friday afternoon the
closing exercises of our school tool place.
The rooms were tastefully decorated with
flowers and green's. The children deserve
great credit for their interest and zeal in
gathering the flowers to SO prettily adorn
the otherwise pare walls of their school
mendation for their efforts in preparing an
attractive program. There were marks of
great Improvement in the primary grade.
| Although rather difficult to near many,
still all seemed to know their parts per-
fectly and recited them freely. The motion
song THE Big Base Drum was gayly
sung. In all was shown much hard work
on the part OF Miss Dwight and it is re-
gretted by the children, parents and people
generally that she does not wish to remain
another year in her former capacity. Mrs.
Helsing's grade Joined with Prof. Hoag-
lands in the latter's room, several selec-
tions meriting credit. The singing OF Mary
Sweetland, Orpha Noble and Ernestine
Burg was quite sweet. Master Hall recited
well and Grace McHugh showed much spirit
in her selection. There was a goodly num-
Der OF visitors present, showing the inter
est of patrons and townspeople. If all the
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more distinctly the exercises would he far
more enjoyable. The teachers babe their
scholars a formal farewell, Rev. Hawk
made n few appropriate remarks and the
school was over for another year.