Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1893-09-07
C HAPPENINGS.

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the moon blush.
Attorney Dounelly Of Fl. l'enton, is in
attendance at court.
The prevailing smoke is attributed to
arr in the Belt range.
.Jas. IL. Moe left for Helena Monday to
be absent "A week ar ten days.
See ad vertisement in relation to the ex-
hibits of the Fair association.
Noble aud Fitzhugh are rendering excel
lent music at Carson's place this week.
Rev. Van Orsdel was around shaking
hands with his numerous friends during
the past week.
Only five heating stoves left at the Bank
rupt Sale. II you want one cheap hurry
APP and get one.
John Power of Fit. Benton and Joe Nc
knight, of Great Falls, visited Lewistown
last Saturday.
Cash will go farther just now for hard
ware at Hobensack & Sloan's than any
other place in town.
W. Meade Fletcher and Ransom Cooper,
Great Falls attorneys, arrived in town
Monday TO attend court.
J, 5. Huntoon, accompanied by his son,
j G. Hnntoon OF Detroit. Michigan. is at
the county seat attending court.
Won want a nice bedstead and mat
tres. cheap go at once TO the Bankrupt
Sale, only ak left.
W. II. Culver will give another OF his
popular dances next Saturday evening.
Tickets SI.0O. Everybody invited.
The horse race did not take place last
saturday owing to lameness of Mr.. fratt's
flyer. The race is down for next Saturday.
There were IS 900 mutton sheep ON the
Chicago stock market week before last to
3I.O1u the corresponding week OF last year.
Blankets and quilts at less than whole
sale price at the Bankrupt Sale. Read adj
vertisement on editorial page.
6. NJ. Gondell, W. V. Lewis. Wm. Walling
and Ed Raw expect to leave Arlington
next week for Chicago with beef shipments.
Pat O'Connell came in from Tibet last
Friday with IL broken leg and is now at the
county hospital under the care of DIR.
IIanso1i.
a hummer hl WbOleToNers nave rccciNtu
notice from commission houses OF a rebate
"u an advance of eight cents. This is
pretty rocky.
A.. J.. Dickcrman and George Treat were
over from the Gilt Edge Monday. Mr..
i,~iekrrman is taking a little outing among
the bsrls and fishes.
Letter heads, bill heads, note heads,
cards, circulars aud all kinds of CONNER
.ial printing execotad with neatness and
dispatch at this office.
Mrs. Z. Won lobe returned from the
east Monday accompanied by her father
e. T.. Iilisch. OF Burlington. Iowa. VIII"
comes To spend the winter.
". ". Parrot of the Little Rockies was
in town Monday and Tuesday shaking
hands with old friends. lie returns to his
home the latter part of the week.
Chris Eegcn. Of the firm OF Yegen Bros,
aud Miss Laura Clark, daughter OF Mr..
and Mrs. X. W. Clark, of Billings, were
united in marriage on August 27th.
No SnooTIEG ALLowED-Notice is hereby
gwen that hunting is strictly forbidden in
the pasture OF the Horseshoe Bar ranch
by order Of the Judith Cattle company.
Judge DuBose arrived from Benton Mon.
day noon. He was accompanied by Judge
Frank y. Armstrong. of the Bozeman dis
trict, who will occupy the bench during the
trial of the David case.
Hon. T. L. Collins and Gold Curtis. re
ceiver OF the First National bank of Great
Falls, were in town Sunday. They visited
Chas. +. Severance at Okla Saturday. Mr.
Curtis accompanied Mr.. Moeto Great Falls
Monday.
j. W. StuIts. came in from White Sulphur
Springs Monday. lie had not visited Lew
istown for three years and was much sur
prised at its growth and evident prosperity
bat depiored the fact that our hotel facili
ties we're So inadequate.
Electric lighting is bound to he n great
feature in Lewistown's future. Our enter
prising citizens are to he congratulated or
the immense Improvement. 7. [. Power q
Bro. have something to say about electric
ity in their adj. This week. Read it.
Remember the Fair dates are approach
ing. Make up your mind to comes and have
Al good time. Bring your pretty girls, fast
horses and blooded stock. The former
not necessa rily for exhibition, but To- add
grace aud inspiration to the occasion.
When the full voltage was turned on al
the court house Tuesday evening the elee
iric lights shonc well "a short time and
then suddenly went ont. Efforts to resus'
ritatc them proved unavailing, "A defect in
III" transformer hich was remedied We'd
ucsday.
Edward Mills. son of Rev. Mills of Boze
man, accompanied Rev. Van orsdel on hi'
quarterly tour through the Basin. Mr.
Mills is a young man studying for the min
istry and addressed the Epworth league
sunday evening, ui which society he j,
president ior Montana.
Commissioner McCourt, who came il
from TIBET Monday, says about Al week age
his brother, while out hunting horses, saw
another hurseman ON the prairie ant
-pnrted Hp to overtake him. To Mr.. Me
%s'uurt's SURPRISE the fellow increased biz
speed. Having the better horse Ton
urged him on aud soon gained on the party
who, seeing that he would he overtaken
turned ia his saddle, drew his gun aud or
drrcd MIR. McCourt not To approach. Il
proved tn he Maddox. the party who wal
implicated in the plot to rob the bank. Il
is said he il still somewhere in the Mussel
shell country.
John Hull. who has kept "a bakery will
one after another Of our citizens, SaturdH,
rio.ed his brilliant career in Lewistown
lie had succeeded la gaining "A little none,
in questionable ways and last fall married
a Mrs. Stevenson. 1t is understood tina
his wil.'s child. "A girl OF about fourteen