Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1894-01-18

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the Nj. E. church at the Lewistown
hotel, Friday evening Jan goth.
The members of the Ladies' Aid So
ciety are requested to be present at a
called meeting at the home OF Mrs. Par
rott Friday, January 10th at 2 p. m.
For a good shave or hair cut call on
Branson & Beverly. Mr.. Beverly,
who recently became a partner of Mr..
Branson's, is a barber OF many years
experience and is painstaking and
skillful with the razor. Shop or Main
street near postofice.
Bob Doggett paid S31.2O for a pair
Of overshoes this week and then lost
them. He attended church Sunday
evening and at close OF service helped
himself to a pair of overshoes. They
were the property OF G. A. Parrott,
who had the fellow arrested. Doggett
pleaded guilty and was fined $50 and
costs by Justice Gudgell. Tuesday he
was among his friends making a raise
to save doing time.
A number of local creditors of the
Gilt Edge Mining company issued at
tachment papers against the plant
yesterday morning to secure the
amount of their claims, amounting in
the aggregate to about $4,000. The
monthly output is said to have
passed through town early in the
morning. Deputy sheriffs were sent
out to overhaul the team.
The Sunset Club, which was organ
lied last November, has now included
in it's membership a large proportion
OF the society ladies and gentlemen of
Lewistown. The members find their
club home a pleasant literary and So
cial resort, while the card parties
being gwen by the club are unrivalled
as successful social features. This
promises to be the germ of n library
as well as affording sport.
The Great Falls Mining Company
was organized yesterday with l.. q.
Phelps, DR.. f. Crutcher, William
Roberts, Frank Coombs, ii. K. Collett,
and S. X. Jensen as incorporators.
The capital stock is fixed at $500, 900
at a par value OF 81 per share. The
company will operate mines in Cas-
cade, Meagher and Fergus counties.
The principal business Office will be in
Great Falls.-Great Falls Tribune.
George Pirrie got back Thursday
from an eastern trip. He has been
taking care of several thousand sheep
at Trevor for three months past and
was fortunate in selling on a close
margin OF profit. He says some
Others OF those Montana sheepman
now at Trevor and who have been
there since early fall, will have to
walk home or borrow money to pay
for their grub as the sheep will eat
their heads off in a few more months
and the market gets no better.-Bil
lings Gazette.
The Sons of Veterans held a meet
ing at the X. of p. hall last Saturday
evening at which the following officers
were elected for the ensuing year and
installed by Past Col. E. G.. Worden:
Capt, Geo. b. Brown: 1st Lieut.,
Mason Gudgel; End Lieut., j. w. Sell
vidge; Camp Council. Jacob Fishburn,
J. NJ. Reynolds and John Fishburn;
Delegate to division encampment.
David Scott; alternate, Mason Gud.
gel. Captain Brown appointed part
Of staff as follows: LIST Sergt., Clar'
ence Tooley; End Sergt., w. III. Kelly;
Sergt. OF Guard, f. G. Worden. The
order has thirty-one members in good
standing.
The editor OF a paper at Storm
} Lake, Iowa, is now hiding in a swamp
near that place in consequence OF the
way he mixed up the reports OF a cat
: tie show and a concert. His paper
said: "The concert gwen last night by
{ sixteen OF Storm Lakes most beauti
full young ladies was highly appre
ciated. They sang in a most charm
, ing manner, winning the plaudits of the
entire audience who pronounced then
3 the finest bred short horns in the
country. A few are OF a rich brown
color, but the majority are spotted
, brown and white. Several OF the heif
/, ers were able-bodied, fine-limbed ami
, mails and promise to provegood prop
erty."
: The second OF the series of lecture,
e to be given this winter under the aus
pices OF the musical assembly was helo
at the Methodist church Friday even
ing last. Frank E. Smith delivering al
able review of the life and attain
ments of John Quincy Adams. Mr.
Smith was admirably prepared an,
greatly instructed his hearers in tn
history OF an ex-president who
4 though little appreciated in his da,
and neglected since, was one of tn
$ ablest men and truest patriots VIII
3 have adorned the presidential office
The musical program included a sol,
by Mrs. War; and two selections b,
the assembly. Miss Blodgett enter
tanned the audience with the recitin
of "The Burning of st. Michael's,
and Mrs. G. NJ. Stafford commando,
their attention and applause in recit
ing Tennyson's LADY Clair" TIL
attendance was good, though no
equal to that which assembled t,
hear Prof. Loar in November. OWN
y no doubt to the very bad walkin.
q Rev. Edwards will deliver the next {
the series at the Presbyterian churc