Fergus County argus., 1894-03-22
The Manning Bros. are erecting a

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owns some prospects in the Cone
Butte district. We hope he will be
come millionaire.
1t is not difficult to see where the
newest and most desirable spring
goods are to behad. A perusal of the
Power Mercantile Co.'S advertisement
will be very profitable. Staple goods
adapted for immediate use are offered
at prices which surprise and please
their many patrons.
The preliminary examination o.
VIM. Deterling charged with assault
with a deadly weapon upon Henry
Hames, was held before Justice Gud
CELL Monday. Defendant was held to
await the action of the district court
f. f. Smith appeared for plaintiff and
X. Won Tobel for defendant.
James HI. Moe returned home from
the east last Saturday being accom-.
panied from Utica by S. 5. Hobson
He visited San Francisco, New York
and Washington while away. Mr..
Moe has lost the sight OF his left eye
and returns without any encourage
ment from celebrated specialists as to
its restoration.
DIR. A. Z. KRONER, surgeon dentist,
arrived in Lewistown last Saturday
from Helena and has taken rooms
with DR.. Hanson on 5th avenue. The
doctor practiced in Helena for three
years and comes to Lewistown to
remain permanently. He is prepared
to do all work in his line in skillful
manner. A professional notice will
he found elsewhere.
F. II. Colver recently received u let
ter from his wife who has been spend
ing the winter in Wisconsin stating
that a son had been born to them
and that mother and child were doing
well. Another letter dated the 9TH
contained the painful news that the
child had died on that day from a
cold contracted from it's mother. AT
last accounts the mother was doing
well.
| The decision of the register and re.
ceiver OF the U. 5. land office in the
case of Chas. NJ. Kelly VS.. Jacob Hoff-
man, has been affirmed by the honor.
able commissioner of the general land
office. This Is the case arising out oi
Hoffman's jumping Mr.. Kelly's ranch
on upper Boyd creek, which was tried
before the local Office last fall and in
which decision was rendered for Mr..
Hoffman and Rudolf Won Tobel for
Kelly.
The Great Falls correspondent OF
the Anaconda Standard writes as fol-
lows: "The engagement of Miss Rena
Healy and F. w. Mettleris announced.
Miss Healy is the youngest daughter
OF John J. Healy, now OF Alaska, and
has grown from a babe to womanhood
at Benton. Mr.. Mettler is court ste
nographer for Judge DuBose and well
and favorably known IN northern
Montana. The MARRIAGES. announced
to occur early in April and the couple
will reside at Benton"
Elsewhere will be found the cast OF
characters for the cantata OF Bo-Peep
to be given at Culver's hall Tuesday
evening of next week. The operetta
being OF itself both interesting and
pretty and the cast including musical
talent and natural ability will both
tend to render the performance enter
tanning. Admission has been placed
within the reach of all. The enter
taInmeDt is given by the Ladies Aid
Society of the Methodist church and
a reasonable profit is assured should
the public extend their patronage.
Owners for the pocket book and
boot advertised in last weeks ARGUS
have been found, the former belonging
to Mrs. Jacob Holzemer and the lat
ter to Dick Priddy. 1t has been truth
fully said that if the printer was to
set in the smallest type made the SEN
tence that some local merchant "was
so close listed that he wanted to pros
per at the expense of other merchants
who upheld the newspaper by adver
tising" and placed the lines in the
most obscure part of the paper, it
would be known by all of his patrons
in twenty-four hours after publica-
ton. 1t pays to advertise.
Wednesday evening, March 14th, a
number OF young people attended a
surprise party ut Mrs. Leard's, the
occasion being the lady's birthday.
Misses Corbin and Gray had invited
the guests and provided the entertain
ment, which was an old time candy
pull, all joining heartily in the merri-
ment. The evening was u very pleas
ant one although the roads were at
their worst. The Leard home is about
two miles from town and traversing
this was found by at least one party
to be not altogether pleasant, their
vehicle breaking and its occupants
walking the greater part of the way.
Shelby Ely billiard gets after his de-
| linquent subscribers in the following
gentle manner: "Will the gentlemen
who are in arrears to the New Idea
please hand the little amount to the
business manager OF this religious
journal. We do not desire the filthy
lucre simply to swell our already drop
sical purse, but merely as a guarantee
OF their good faith. II any other
patron finds himself in the esame canoe