Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1893-05-18
C HAPPENINGS.

Woul SACKS, soc. at DeWitt's.
Read notice OF man aud wife wanted.
Court has been set for Monday. June
18th.
Tom Duffy Was over from FIT. Maginnis
Monday.
Bergen & Balls BBA sheep shears, sI.25,
at DeWitt's.
Read what +. G. Power & Bro. have to
say in their ad. this week.
The annex to T. X. Carson's saloon
building is going up rapidly.
Henry Girard and Tom Kerr, of Maiden,
visited the county seat Monday.
Freight teams are arriving almost daily
loaded with goods for our merchants.
sheep crooks. 81 90. at DeWitt's.
Landing is progressing finely at present
and woolgrowers have no kick coming.
Prof. j. NJ. Parent expects to go east
about June LIST for a months vacation.
George W. Cook visited his sheep ranch
last week. He reports good success with
the lambs.
John Pearson and Chas. Belden came in
from Utica last Monday to attend the
roundup meeting.
w. T. Mcfarland, as referee, is taking
testimony in the case of James Sheridan
W.. Brooks Bros.
w. W. Dewitt is having some new signs
printed On his store building and the old
oIes embellished.
Several teams loaded with the machinery
for the Gilt Edge company passed through
town last Sunday.
Two hundred pieces OF calicoes, &c. per
yard at DeWitt's.
Guy Norman returned from the Falls Sum
day night accompanied by his father and
Mr.. and Mrs. Bebb.
Miss Winnie Luton has been engaged to
teach II term OF school at Findon and Miss
Nellie Clancy one on upper Beaver creek.
George Stone came in from the Judith
last Monday. He reports lambing now
progressing finely in the western part of
the county.
The base ball fever bids fair to become
epidemic. Lewistown has the material for
two good mines. if no other place in the
foAhiN II abl W tOtlpttc NiN Us oH iut
diamond.
On first page will be found the card of
pr. C.. Lindsey, physician and surgeon.
The DIR. is now located in the room for
merIy occupied by Edward Brassey in the
bank building.
{. L. Richards new hearse has arrived
aud is a very handsome affair. One would
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the thought OF being Inferred in the Lewis
town cemetery.
Seven hundred pieces Of embroidery, D,
10, IL and 20 cents per yard at DeWitt's.
j. NJ. Campbell has returned to Lewis
town from his ranch near Stanford and
taken charge of the books for the Montana
Hardware company. His family will fol-
low about the first of June.
Mrs. Emma Brown is now proprietress OF
the hotel and restaurant ut Maiden, for
merly run by Mrs. Belanger. The former
excellence of the place will be maintained.
Good beGs and excellent table. Meals at
all hours.
II is about time our citizens took steps
toward procuring some means to suppress
fires. Had the fire on last Saturday morn.
ing orcurtI two hours later, after the wind
had risen. - whole block would undoubt.
eddy have been swept away.
Ttity ,3uzrn ladies fast black h"se, Toe,
per iair at u, Wits.
While assisting III adjusting the machin.
cry la the Mugiunis null on Thursday o
last week Peter Manson had the index finger
~ iis lief, hand smashed under one OF the
stamps. lie came down to Lewistowna ana
DIR. STONE aruputated the finger near thu
first joint.
A. b.. Hopkins was in from the North
Moccasin first oi the week. Mr.. Hopkins
has some very rich placer ground in Iron
sulch which he is getting in shape for sluie
ing as soon as the spring rains set in. Botf
quartz and placer miners in that district
are in good spirits this spring.
W. h. Cooley. of the Musselshell, and d
;. Cooley, vi Huron, ). d.. brothers of the
Deceased +. II. Cooley, arrived here yester
day. 1t is their intention to offer a reward
OF 81, 900 for the arrest of T. A. Barney
who killed f. H. Cooley, and is believed I,
have left the country.-GaZette.
Two hundred pair ladies slippers, s1.Ot
per pair at DcWitt's.
John c. Bebb who represented the Lewis
town encampment OF the Sons of Neteramt
at the Falls last week, returned with d,
bride. The happy lady was Miss Rachae
Milholland, al Clay Center, Kansas. Tn
wedding occurred on Wednesday evening
the 10th inst, Rev. W. b. Coombe, ofiici
atiag.
\ fire broke out in the roof of the dwell
house next To Jenkins barber shop last
Friday morning but was quickly suppressed
by the crowd that gathered. The hous'
was occupied by DIR. DAILY and sister aud il
the property of James Washburn, O
Maiden. A detective flue is said to hav,
been the cause Of the fire.
James Wnshburn, of Maiden. visited thu
county seat first Of the week. From hin
he learned that the Magrnnis and Spotted
Horse mills started last week crushing ores
The latter closed down for a few days t.
make some repairs but is now in operation
The Gilt Edge company has n large fore,
"f men Mt work on it's plant.
Five hundred pair ladies' shoes. broker
I"t-. reduced 80 per cent at DeWitt's.
Some miscreant has cut the rope used t.
hoist the school house flag. As the fla
was never hoi-ted anyway, perhaps tn,
fellow thought il was a useless appcndnge
aud he may ave wanted n picket rope
Let us live ia hope that some day enougI
Patriotism will hr gathered beneath tn