Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1894-08-16

John Beverly was examined for in.
sanity last week, the commissioners
being +. i. Chandler, g.. W. Cook and
Dr. ). b. Stone. lie was found to be
insane and on Monday <. A. Ganti'
started for Deer Lodge with him going
via the Benton stage line.
Gustave Lehman, eldest son OF
Charles Lehman, arrived Friday even
ing from Nashotah, Wisconsin, where
he has been attending school for two
years past. He will visit at his home
for about two weeks returning to
Nashotah early in September.
Next Sunday evenlnga at 1870 Father
van den Heuvei will lecture at the
Catholic church entitled, "Man and
Woman or Courtship and Marriage"
A collection will be taken the proceeds
OF which will be given to IA widow OF
the own to enable her to equip her
children for school.
John II. Athey OF the Arlington
Mercantile company WAS in town
Sunday and Monday on business. He
reports the strike still on at the Belt
coal mines when he left home, but
thought the difficulty would soon be
amicably settled. The strike arose
over some new cars put into use and
which the men claim hold o than
81 LA o,ns ,ukt.b u.ara Loaded at On
stipulated price.
An old-timer who attended the Pop
ulist convention at Great Falls re-
Gently was heard to remark aiterward:
al am greatly pleased with the plat
form. 1t should, however, have gone
a little further and declared that
wheat should always sell for 81 a
bushel, that every acre should pro-
duce twenty bushels and every COW
should have twin calves every year.
Some such addition would have helped
the matter"
Charles A. Burg, eN-register of the
Lewistown land Office, is in the city
and report says is here to stay. Mrs.
Burg and family will Join him in about
thirty days. Mr.. Burg is negotiating
for the purchase al "A hall interest III
Fay Ransom's saloon. Ii is expected
that the deal will he consImmated III
Il lew days. All friends, and every
body is his friend, will welrome"thar
ley" back to his old stamping ground.
-Iivingst on Post.
The FERGUS ColNTY ARGUS has
passed The eleventh mile post of it's
existence and enters upon the twelfth
year with as bright prospects Tor the
future as any newspaper III the state.
Under its present able management
the ARGUS has eve been loyal to the
principles OF Repnblicanism. Always
and consistent, it enjoys a
wide circulation and is deservedly
popular with the good people OF Fer
gus county, whose interests it so ably
Post.
A forty-eight page program and
premium list is now III the hands OF
the printer for Use during the coming
county fair, Five hundred will be
semi through the mails about the 25th
OF the month. The pamphlet will con-
tain advertisements OF the leading
business houses of Lewistown and will
prove not only valuable as a guide to
lair amusements but also display the
leading inducements offered by mer-
chants. The data isfurnished official
ly by the secretary and heads of de-
partments and its accuracy may be
depended upon.
Somebody who wants to explain
what the editorial tive" signifies says
that it has d variety OF meanings and
varies to suit the circumstances. For
example, when we read that "we ex-
pect our wife home today, 1--WE" re-
fers to the editor-in-chiet; when it is
are a little late with our work."
includes the whole force, even to the
devil and the towel; in"we are having
a great hoom," the town is meant;
received over 700, OOOimmigrants
last year." embraces the nation; but
1--WE have hog cholera in our midst"
only means that the man who takes
the paper and does not pay for it, is
very Hex.
The Fort Benton baseball club has
decided to accept the proposition OF
the Fergus County Fair association
and play two match games OF ball on
the fair grounds at Lewistown on the
the 9th and eth OF September. For
these games the association has hung
up a purse OF $50 per game, to go to
the winning club, and also guarantee
$50 toward defraying the expenses OF
the Fort Benton boys on the trip.
The club from this place will present
almost the same nine that played
here on the 18th inst River Press.
The games will he held on the 18th and
9th of September instead of the 9th
and Tth in order that the Benton
boys may return by Friday mornings
coach should any feel compelled to
return home at once.