Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1893-12-14
C HAPPENINGS.

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Ten below zero Monday morning.
BE sure and hear the Peaked Sisters.
Go to Richards for Christmas goods.
:. ). Hobson is spending several days in
the city.
Old clothes will be at par tonight at the
poverty ball.
j.. T. Arlington was overflow Gilt Edge
first of the week.
The Peaked Sisters are on their way
from Pixies Peak.
The Belle OF Poverty Flat" will attend
the party tonight.
Frank Scott will have charge of drug de-
partment at Little s.
thermometer were in mighty low BUSH
ness first Of the week.
Don't fail to read Little's ad. this week
and notice date OF opening.
BE sure and see the Peaked Sisters next
week at the Presbyterian church.
Church fair next week in the Presbyterian
parlors. Don't fail to take it in.
Proceedings OF the board of county COM
missioners will appear next week.
You can ''dance to free trade music" to-
night. See notice OF poverty ball.
The Mason saloon property on Main
street will be sold next Saturday.
You can find something you want at
Little's. No trouble to show goods.
Candy Candy! Candy. The best assert
mcnt in town just arrived at Vehawn's.
Ed Fitzgerald of Okla was taking in the
sights of the metropolis first OF the week.
Coasting is a favorite amusement these
DAYS aud nights with the lads and lassies.
Judge Mcfarland left for Helena last
Saturday to be absent ten days or two
weeks.
The Peaked Sisters will give an enter
tainment next week in connection with the
Ladies' Fair.
A number of patients were conducted
to the KecIy institute on the hill Tuesday.
They came away sober.
Rev. Father van den Heuvel will say
mass in the school house at Maiden next
Sunday at 1890 a. m. Everybody in
vited.
have a large aud nice assortment OF
Christmas gifts which | willsel very cheap.
Call and look my stock over before buying.
C L. Richards.
II you are in receipt nj IA little bill from
the printer, don't place it in the family
bible where il will never be seen again.
There is danger of forgetting all about it.
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Tibet on December 29th. A general invita-
ton is extended for all to come and cele-
brate the holidays in the happiest man
ncr.
Benz. W. Poole has a finely arranged dis
play of crockery, glassware and notions on
his center counter. Everything is marked
down to closing out prices and must go for
cash.
Walter Waite has purchased John Fo-
garty's band of sheep, numbering l,I5O,
the price per head being S1.5O. The sheep
passed through Lewistown last Saturday
EN- route to Utica.
II you are in need of letter heads, note
heads, bill heads, circulars, cards or any
thing in the line of commercial printing,
send in your orders. All work given
prompt attention.
NJ. +. Trask, manager of the Willard
Live Stock Company at Lavina, was in
town last Saturday. Mr.. Trask said that
his company received good prices on the
beef shipped this year.
While working at the Elkhorn Livery
Stable last spring Edwin Lee loaned an In
dian gray overcoat to a party. II that
gentleman chances to see this he will please
return the overcoat to the Elkhorn stable.
II the party sending a communication
signed Citizen" will forward us his name
his letter will appear in print. This is an
established rule of all printing offices. The
name is not required for publication, but
as IA guarantee of good faith.
Alonzo r. Dearborn, who has been in
the employ OF Geo. w. Cook for some time,
was in town last week. Mr.. Dearborn has
experienced enough OF Montana's winters
and lea AYES this week for New York state,
where he will engage in business.
A. b. Hopkins of the North Moceasin, is
spending "a few days at the county seat.
Mr.. Hopkins has a gold prospect which he
is developing and which he considers a boz
nanza. He says there is already a foot
aud one-half ot snow in Iron gulch.
Tuesday afternoon the warm turn OF the
weather seemed to have a bad effect upon
many, as our deputy sheriffs were Obliged
to make several trips to the county bastile
accompanied by belligerents of both sexes.
The accommodations were exhausted by q
o'clock.
). b. Flowers returned from North Da-
kota last week where he went several
months ago with a band of horses. He re-
ports "A very poor market and no cash,
but managed to dispose OF his band ON
first class paper. Mr.. Flowers brought
back a fine biooded t~rotting stallion,
which he calls Prince George.
Jno. f. de earle, secretary and treasurer
of the Ryan Hardware Co., of Miles City,
Montana, paid Lewistown IA hasty visit
last Thursday. He returned Friday trav.
cling via coach to Billings. This was
his first visit to the Judith Basin and he
expressed himself as greatly pleased witt
the country and it's populace.
Christmas buying cannot now be long de
Iayed, ten days only elapse before the holi
day season will be upon us. TIC. Powe
Il Bro. this week make special efforts fol
holiday business. The prices on all fancy
goods has been greatly reduced in order tO
sell the entire stock before Christmas
Read the ad., it contains good news.
VIM. Lloyd. butcher of the east side, met
with "A serious accident Tuesday evening
While returning from Gilt Edge on horse
back and when within about four miles o
town his horse stumbled. throwing tn,