Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1893-07-20

Chris King was in town yesterday will
Strawberries. He has a fine crop, some oil
the berries weighing an ounce.
One train a week il now running between
Great Falls. Neihart and Barker. 1t leaves
Great Falls at 1870 IA. M, Mondays, re-
turning at "a p. IN. Tuesdays.
w. H.. Culver, leader of the Lewistown
band, offers to give an open air concert
gratis as often as once IA week if the citi-
gems will erect a grand stand. As the stand
could be erected for SIS or $50 the offer
should be accepted.
On July i the Great Northern placed on
sale at it's principal ticket offices, o0O
mile tickets at rate of two and one-half
cents per mile, or $40 each. They will be
good for the personal use of the original
purchaser, limited to one year date of
issue, and good over all roads under the
Great Northern system.
Guy Norman has rented the Palace Ho-
tel to w. +. Sherman, of Castle, the latter
taking possession last Sunday. Mr.. Sher-
man is a hotel man Of many years exper-
fence and will endeavor to place the Palace
among the best in northern Montana. Mr..
Sherman's family is still in Castle, but will
soon make their home in Lewistown.
At Billings on Wednesday evening OF last
week Joseph l.. Asbridge and Miss c. a..
Ring were united in marriage, Rev. c. ii.
Cook performing the ceremony. The bride
came from the east about six months ago,
and has been the guest of his uncle, Lean
der Jacobs, the wool grower. The ARGUS
extends congratulations to the happy pair.
W. Meade Fletcher, an attorney of Great
Falls, was in town on Friday OF last week
and filed attachment suits against Brooks
Bros. as follows: Conrad Bros. SIS, 900,
Northwestern NatioralB Bank $40. 900. Jas.
7. Stanford 500. A settlement of the
suits was reached by Brooks Bros. secur-
ing the plaintiffs by mortgages on a large
amount OF property.
The highest advance made here on con-
signments of wool this year seems to have
been ten cents to g. 5. Smith. S. S. Hob
son received eight cents and W. III. Leard
seven cents, while others gave no figures.
Great Falls still remains the best market
in the state. From Big Timber comes the
cheering news that 1,OOO,O 900 pounds are
there and the buyers beyond optical range,
and the advances are the same way, being
six cents. A Billings the same feeling exists
and eight cents advanced makes the grow
ers feel happy.-Great Falls.
Andrew Fergus and X. S. HI milton and
son. Emmett, were in town on Monday
from the roundup. These gentlemen gave
US somei information regarding the cattle
losses. The loss in steers over two years
old will not exceed ten per cent; in year
lings about fifteen per cent; while in she
stock the gentlemen say there are none,''
which probably means that the loss is in
the neighborhood of go to 10 per cent.
The calf crop is very light. As an evidence
of the loss, they state that a year ago the
Circle Bar branded $500 calves while this
year the number was between 400and 500.
The kodak fever has struck Fort Benton
with great force and thu boys are swapping
at everything in sight. The Indians have
an aversion for the act, and dodge when.
ever an effort is made to ia Ike their photos.
Yesterday three kodak fiends were taking
views of the old fort, when suddenly they
espied Pres Lewis big freight outfit OF four
wagons and fourteen horses. 1t was a
splendid subject, and all three of the ko.
bakers gave chase. After "A hard run of "A
hall mile under a hot sun, the racers over
took Lewis just as he was going over the
hill toward the fiat beyond the butte.
Pres allowed them to take pictures OF his
outfit in every conceivable shape; but non,
of those pictures will be half so amusing a-
would n view OF the kodakers, running till
the presperntion poured in streams, in
their frantic endeavor to catch him.-RiveI
Press.
H~usbandman: The Cosmopolitan Merry
Makers and Bijou Concert Company ar,
said to give the best entertainment OF any
similar show on the road. They are under
the management OF Mr.. +. Clarke, n show
man OF long experience. The principa
features are a concert orchestra of solo ar
lists; Prof. Frank, ventriloquist and ma,
gician; Madam Fannis' educated cauin,
wonders, the greatest musical clown ex
tant, aud the most unique and costly stage
settings ever in use. The entertainment i,
always followed by a promenade concert
aud social dance. No citizen should mis-,
so rare a treat as is offered by this comb
nation. They will visit White Sulphur
Springs early in August and make a toul
of the Judith country from here. Som,
sample sayings: Those black and tan dog
{ are wonderfully intelligent" That clowI
just makes 'em howl" II wonder how h,
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till you dance after that ira" etc
The usual prices will prevail, the trebl
value will be given.