Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1894-03-29
c HAPPENINGS.

Good Sluer kraut for sale at Rich-
ards.
Take or send your watch to Little's
tor repairs.
Winter should NOV on, it is wear
ing out its welcome.
The snap OF the freighter's whip is
again heard III the land.
Attorney Donovan OF Great Falls is
in attendance ut court.
\ registered pharmacist will fill
your prescription at Little's.
Fresh garden and flower seeds for
sale by Power Mercantile Co.
Maurice sullivan returned from Hell
ena on Wednesday OF last week.
The bonrd OF county commissioners
met in special session this week.
IL. Giics and Robert Valentine OF
Maiden attended the Catholic ball.
BuEN-ro MIR. and Mrs. Joseph Ber-
trand on Wednesday, March 2lst; a
son.
Mrs. \. b. Barrows, the ubet host
ess, visited I.ewistown first OF tle
week.
Louis and Gorilla Belanger OF Maiden
attended the Catholic party on Mon
day evening.
WANTEp-A oma cook. Good
wages paid. For further particulars
apply at this Office.
Tie many friends OF Barr Smith Will
he sorry to learn of his serious illness
ut his home on Beaver creek.
1t don't cost anything to look at
the Mcerchuum and Brian pipes and
smoking articles at Little's.
BoRN-March Odd, to Mr.. and Mrs.
james NJ. Croft, u son. Died, March
9th, Mrs. Jennie 5. Croft, aged 3s.
Elsewhere will be found an article
on the treatment OF smut In wheat,
which will undoubtedly be OF interest
to our farmers.
Mails during the past week have
been very irregular, owingtothe wash
outs on the Northern Pacific and bad
roads overland.
Charles Unger, brother OF Mrs. DIR.
Monahan, left for his Minneapolis
home Friday last after an extended
visit III Lewistown.
Somebody's hogs are running at
large in Lewistown. This is in viola
ton of the statutes and the owner is
liable to prosecution.
About II dozen freight teams came
in from FIT. Benton Monday morning
loaded for the Power Mercantile COM
pauy and the Montana Hardware
company.
Hon. James Fergus spending the
week at the county seat. He says
this has been quite a severe winter
on stock and hopes we have seen
the last OF it.
+. X. Cheadle returned from Helena
last Saturday. While there he was
examined for admission to the bar
and ON Monday oi this week was for
maIly admitted by the supreme court.
The Catholic ladies provided an
abundance OF good things for their
supper Monday evening. A glance at
the delIcncies and substantials al
most dispclled the thought OF hard
times.
Joseph Ralston received a telegram
Wednesday OF last week bearing the
sad news of the death OF his father at
Philadelphia. Time was too short to
allow Mr.. Ralston to be present at
the funeral.
There will he mass next Sunday in
the Catholic church at 9 and 1890 a.
m; sunday school at 3 p. M; vespers
and sermon at 1880 p. M; Father
Van den Heuvel officiating. Every
body cordially invited.
Last weeks HuSbandman contained
"a notice of the death of VIM. Rand,
who n n resident OF Utica for a time
and a~fterward engaged in the drug
business Mt White Sulphur Springs.
lie died Mt his home in Maine.
Ten thousand pounds OF seed pota-
toes wanted. The Montana Hard
ware company will pay in trade or re-
ceive on account good potatoes at &c
per pound. They will also pay lie per
pound for good oats on the same
terms.
4 blizzard set in early on Tuesday
morning and ragged all day with unre-
lentine fury. 1t is to be hoped the
severity OF the storm was confined to
this immediate locality as range stock
are not in shape to stand many such
storms.
We have had a reply from James
Fergus to Chas. L. Colver's last article
which we could not get into the last
ARGUS for want OF space. Mr.. Fergus
now %withdraws it, saying there has
been too much published on the sub
ject already.
j. :. Huntoon OF Utica has returned
from II visit to his family in Hamil-
ton, Ontario, and is in Lewistown for
a few days. Mr.. Huntoon reports a
fine winter in Ontario, but looks
gloomily on his business prospects in
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