Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1893-06-22
C HAPPENINGS.
Fire Works at Lehman's.


commissioner proceedings on first page.
Don't forget the celebration at Maiden on
the 9TH.
Sam Phillips wool clip is en- route to
Arlington.
ID. A.. Mcagher's new brick residence is
approaching completion.
We will put the Crown against any
mower in Fergus county.
If you want the best mower ever
manufactured buy the Crown.
D.. Quinby has the foundation laid for
his new residence on Fourth avenue.
The wool clip of this county will be bulky
but light. according to present indications.
one hundred dozen BBA sheep shears at
Montana Hardware company's, going at
SIPS.
Tom McShane was in town first OF the
week. He recently returned from n trip to
Chicnso.
Road the advertisement OF the Maiden
celebration. Full program OF exercises
next week.
II. :. Sherard, manager of the Gilt Edge
Co. was in town Monday accompanied by
his wife and child.
George W. Jackson, the Helena music
dealer. was ia town during the past week
on q business trip.
John Ross. III Denton, was in town last
Monday. His WOO clip was hauled to
Arlington for shipment.
a. T. Lloyd, of Maiden, was at the
county seat Tuesday making arrangements
To celebrate the 18th at that place.
Misses Maggie and Grace Balm, of Wolf
Creek. were guests of Mrs. T. +. Carson OF
this city last Thursday and Friday.
Geo. NJ. stafford and Thomas Gregory
are completing the survey of the ditch for
the Lcwistown Irrigation Company.
Rev. Geo. Edwards will preach at Weld
mans ranch on Armell's creek Sunday,
July End. at II "A. IN. and 2:3o p. m.
A change occurs this week in w. W. De
Wits advertisement. this page. Read
what this enterprising merchant has to
say.
Pres Lewis, Morgan and Hutchinson
came in from FIT. Benton Monday morning.
Their teams were loaded for t. c. Power *
Bro.
Tony Seibert, who started a butcher
shop at Maiden. has sold out and is now
in the employ of Mr.. Petersen, of this
place.
II. o. Wareham came in from Wolf creek
Saturday accompanied by Miss Sherman.
who spent Sunday with her cousin, Mrs. T.
K. Carson.
Sheriff Deaton left for Deer Lodge first of
the week with Percy DeWoli, sentenced at
the last term of court to one year for
grand larceny.
An iron front is now being substituted
Tor stone in the Carson building. When
completed work on the second story will
be commenced.
Teams passed through town first of the
week loaded with the wool clip of the Nc
Donald Greek Sheep company. The wool
goes to Fort Benton.
Hopeless Case-The full grown young
man that calls his mother his Nav" and
his father his Paw" None of that class
trade trade at DeWitt's.
w II. Peck. of Fort Maginnis, was at
the county seat last Friday and Saturday
purchasing supplies. He will shear this
week and ship tic Fit. Benton.
We call attention of our baseballists to
the challenge of the Spotted Horse nine to
be found elsew here. Here is "A chance to
get action on your money and muscles.
MARREp-At the residence of Edward
n hien on Wednesday. June 14th, Francis
!. Lewis to Miss Pima f. Hummer, both
of Deertield, Rev. Geo. EDWARDS officiating.
John Douglass, who has been working
at the b~Iacksmithing trade at Grass Range
for nearly a year, left Tuesday for Mil
wauker, Wisconsin, accompanied by his
two sons.
The stockholders OF the Mud Geyser
Company met in Lewistown last week and
reelected the present officers for the bal.
ance oi the year. No dividend on the
stock was declared.
1t would he a handsome thing for as
many Of our people who can to join the
citizens Of Maiden in celebrating the 18th OF
July. Last year a number of Maidenites
spent their 4th in Lewistown. Reciprocate.
Mrs. F. Z. Wright accompanied Mr.. and
Mrs. J.. d. Waite to their home on the Ju-
dith Monday. Mrs. Waite and children
and Mrs. Wright will lea We for the east this
week To spend the summer They will
will he Joined by their husbands later in
the season.
c. A. NorIin. the shoemaker. seems to be
filling a 'long.felt want as he has been
kent busy since his arrival. He is "A good
workman and an accommodating gentle
man. Call Mt Foster n Roberts store next
to d. NJ. Crowley's livery stable for any
work in that line.
Fourth of July is coming and if you want
to celebrate, which you ought to, go to
Lehman & Co.'s and look over their stock
of fireworks. The best line ever brought to
Lewistown at reasonable rates. Rockets,
t~orpedoes, crackers, pin-wheels, colored
lights and a great deal more.
member of the California s~heep-shear-
ing crew of fifteen. which has been working
in this section, made us n pleasant call
Tuesday. The crew began in Nevada in
March and worked toward Montana. They
have recently sheared for the Mcdonald
creek sheep company, Sam Philips and W.
IL. Leard. At the latter place they sheared
1850 in "a little over ten hours. The crew
left Tuesday for the western part OF the
county, where they will shear for Hobsou
& Gray. Sage Creek Sheep Co., Walter
Waite and Fred Warren.