Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1893-05-04
C HAPPENINGS.

Now for the frisky lambs.
See notice of estray elsewhere.
1t may be safe to say spring is really
with us now.
The Tyler Bros. came in from Grass
Range last Monday.
w. +. Brainerd, of Maiden, is spending a
few days at the county seat.
The programme for memorial services
will appear in our next issue.
A number of commercial tourists have
been in town during the week.
Note the change in the Montana Hard
ware Co.'s advertisement in this issue.
}. W. Arthur now has charge of the gents
furnishing counter in T. c.. Power * Bro.
Freight teams arrived from Billings this
week loaded with barb wire for w. w. De
Witt.
w. w. Dewitt and George NJ. Stafford
have placed new awnings in front of their
stores.
Horace Phillips and George +. Wright, OF
Phiibrook, were at the county seat last
Monday.
Sam Houston ia eng ged in laying the
brick on ID. A. Meagher's new residence on
the bench.
Teams are en route from the Falls loaded
with Charter Oak stoves for the Montana
Hardware Co.
AL Hutchinson arrived from Big Timber
Monday loaded with hardware for Geo. T.
Chambers Il Co.
W. W. Dewitt has placed a hitching rail
near his store for the accommodation OF
ranchmen aud others.
T. l.. Halbert and wife and Mrs. 5. c.
day on land business.
Freight teams arrived from Billings Mon
day loaded with hardware and farm i'm
plsments for Hobensack Il Sloan
The contractors for the Anderson build.
ing rave moved the debris from the lot
and intend to push work on the building
as last as possible.
L. C. Power & Bro. are having some
large lettering done on the east and west
side 1.-THE store building. Smith and Akely
are doing the work.
j. w. Searles, OF st. Paul, agent of the
Great Northern Ry. Co., has been in the
city the past week looking after cattle ship
ments from this county.
Father Dolls, of Great Falls, will visit
Lewistown May 14th and conduct services
at the Catholic church morning and even
ing, and high mass at 1870 a. m.
Cohen, the cigar man, arrived in town
first of the week. He vas exhibiting a new
invention in the way OF a breast collar for
horses. Our li~verymen regard it as a good
scheme.
Hon. James Fergus came in from his
ranch last Saturday with Patrick Holland,
who has been an invalid for several weeks
past. Holland was taken to the county
hospital.
During the past week E. w. Morrison
has enclosed his half-bIock on Jauneaux
the same street giving that end of town
less OF an out door appearance.
James III. Moe left for the east last Satur-
day to be absent six weeks. He will take
in Chicago, New York and other eastern
cities and visit his mother who resides in
the nortehrn part of Pennsylvania.
Stone is being hauled for the new Brooks
building soon to be erected over the creek
east OF Hobensack Il Sloan's hardware
store. Real state is SO valuable on Main
street that it is necessary to cover the
creek.
III I.ln-.Ca
the Butts Bros. a new outfit Tor their saw
mill. The outfit consists of a new Is horse
power portable engine, one 81 inch saw
and one 20 inch surfacing and matching
planer.
Thos. Garwood and wife of Sage creek,
were in town several days during the past
week. Mrs. Gerwood was making proc
on her desert land claim, the proof being
contested by John z. Barnes, OF Philbrook
on the plea that it was coal lands.
The Montana HardwareCo. will havet tn,
Walter A. Wood Tubular Steel Mowers
this season. This mower is SO far ahead
of the ordinary cast iron mowers that tc
entertain "a comparison would be absurd
You will make u mistake il you buy NOW
ers before seeing the new Wood Tubular
Steel machine.
A four horse team loaded with too
chests. bedding and the personal effects o
seven miners and mechanics passed through
town from Great Falls last Friday, ell
route to the Gilt Edge mine. The gentle
men evidently walked most OF the way
Judging from the load on the wagon. TIL,
new company means business.
l.. H. Hamilton. Of the Sage Greek Sheer
was in town last week on land
business. Mr.. Hamilton and his family
have been living at the Falls for the past
year, though he makes frequent trips to
Sage creek to look after his immense sheer
interests. Mr.. Hamilton reports his losse,
light, but thinks they have been greater
for the month of April than during thu
winter.
Do the ranchmen, stockmen and mer
chants of this section know that the ARGui
Job department can furnish them with 4
neat line OF Stationery and envelopes will
their card printed thereon, almost as cheaI
as they can buy the plain, poor article
Try US and see. Large assortment OF al
classes of stationery and the best line o
lob type in central Montana.
John Newman vas upfrom Tibet Sunday
w. ]. Stratton, recently OF Ubet, but a
present OF Red Lodge, has formed a part
nership with Mr.. Newman for the sale OF
novel cigar holder invented by the latter
1t was hoped to get them manufactured IL
time for sale at the Worlds Fair, but east
ern manufacturer are so rushed that the,
will be unable to have them on the marke
before July at which time both parties will
go to Chicago
w. ii. Kelly received ahandsome Column