Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1893-11-02
C HAPPENINGS.

c. w. Mcdonald of FIatwiilow visited
Lcwistuwn FIRST Of the week.
The dining room at the LeNistown Hotel
closed it, doors last Friday.
Read what Hobeusack Il Sloan have to
say in their new advertisement.
Philiq SAUNDERS and Dick Gics Of Maiden
visited the county seat Tuesday.
Note the change in the Montana Hard
ware Cos adj. See the cut al the Round
Oak stove.
The new board of county commissioner
will meet on Wednesday Of next week Tor
the purpose OF organization.
The Round Oak stove handled by the
Montana Hardware company, is the best
stove ever brought To Montana.
.Inhn Ranch. who has been down on
Ross Fork for a couple of months, has re-
turned to town and taken a position with
Rem Poole.
Dinh Clark was over from the Gilt Edge
MONDAY. lie reported everything running
along smoothly in the new camp. A big
pay day is expected soon.
&c. Huutnon. n prominent lawyer oil
Detroit. Michigan, has formed "A partner
ship with j. A. Lrrsent OF this city. He
will arrive un Monday.-Great Falls Trih-
une.
fire at Big Timber Tuesday evening de-
struyed Thcmpson's saloon and restau-
rant, Maturity saloon and another build
ing. The fire burned up the Big Timber
hotel.
David Hileer visited the county-seat
Monday and Tuesday. He found his new
residence nearly completed and expects to
become "A resident Of Le~wistown within a
few weeks.
Rev. j. NJ. Largent has returned to Lew
istowu after spending two months at his
home near Great Falls. Mr.. Largent will
nreach at the court house next Sunday
morning at IL o'clock and evening at =
o'clock.
W. q. Norman, who left for the east
about three weeks ago, is expected home
this week accompanied by Mrs. Norman.
The bride was formerly Miss Teresa DAILY.
who spent "a year in Lewistown with her
brother, DIR. DAILY.
Those sharp cash buyers who know a
good thing when they see it, are advised to
take advantage of the close bargain prices
which T. C. Power & Bro. tell about in their
"ad.' To keep abreast of the times 1t is
necessary to read this lad. weekly.
\ burglar entered II newspaper office in
Iowa a short time ago, only to find an old
~evolver and IA di~lapidated flute. Burglars
ought to know better than to attempt to
find anything Of value except intelligence
and wisdom in a newspaper offce.-Ex.
Columbus ReeIi was in town Monday.
He recently returned from Chicago where
he sold his beef cattle, realizing $3.50 per
hundred. This week he closed out the
bunch of cattle belonging 10 the August
Miller estate to K. A. Duncan, receiving
S14.75 a head.
Charles Meyers of Bull creek, was brought
to town Friday night suffering from a
broken leg. He was thrown from his horse
the evening previous and lay out all night
not being found until Friday. The leg is
very severely shattered. He WAS taken tc
the hospital on Saturday.
Hon. James Fergus came in from his
ranch last Friday accompanied by Mr
SLATED. Mr.. Fergus reported wolves and
coyotes very numerous and doing great
damage To the stock industry in his local
ity. He keeps one man employed putting
out poison and hunting down the pests.
Chas. Severance of Okla was in town first
of the week on a business trip. He reports
the telephone line doing a good business
despite the hard times. Mr.. Severance Ii
making arrangements to feed 10000 heat
of mutton sheep near st. Paul, to be placed
on the Chicago market during the winter.
W.. l.. Selvidge retired from the manage
ment of the Lewistown hotel Tuesday
evening, Wednesday morning Mr.. Horton
being in temporary possession pending &
lease or sale. a gentleman has been her.
from Dillon, Who is DESTROYS OF renting th'
hosiery, but no arrangements have beer
closed.
Among Fergus county visitors at th'
Montana exhibit during the week prior to
October 18th, Will Sutherlin in his Letter
to the H~usbandman mentions: Mr.. anc
Mrs. J.. G. Sherman of Flatwillow, Johr
Dawes of Ubet, T. A. Call, \. NJ. Erickson
and wife and Frank +. Wright and wife o
Lewistown.
Miss Lillian Brassey handsomely enter
tanned a small number of friends ut hei
home on Fifth avenue Monday evening
last. the occasion being the celebration o
her sixteenth birthday. Dancing was in
dulged in until midnight when refreshments
were served, including many delicaciet
elegantly prepared.
\ story WAS circulated the first of the
week to the effect that Tom, a Chinamar
who accompanied the Selyidge hunting
party into the bad lands ten days ago
had been accid emily killed while taking
gun from the wagon. An effort was mad
to run the story down but without sue
cess and we presume it is IA fake.
Saws an editor who knows how it is him
self Newspaper editing is II very funn.
business. II you give n man a pun he neve
sees it. but let one line against him appea
and he sees it before the paper is off tn
press: and while he would not have tim
to stop on the street and say thank you,
lac has time to run all over town to dc
nounce the editor who seeks To print "a
the news
+. ". Riggs came in from Gilt Edge cit
last evening. He says that this new cam
il fust coming to the front as "A great gol
producer. The development OF the Gil
Edge property is attracting capitalists I
the camp and they are beginning to inves
their surplus cash. Several properties tina
have been lying idle for years are now be
ing successfully worked. Gilt Edge city i
bound to be a great gold producing camp
Tribune.
ON Wednesday evening Of last week tia
IeMistnwn Nusicnl Assembly met at th