Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1894-02-15
C HAPPENINGS.

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these days.
Take or send your watch to LittIe's
for repairs.
Laux & Mackay's blacksmith shop
is enclosed.
The coaches are again running on
regular time.
A registered pharmacist will I'LL
your prescription at Little's.
Read the new advertisement OF the
Montana Hardware company.
Do not overlook the lecture Friday
evening at the Methodist church.
The best Montana flour at Charles
Lehman & Co.'S for SO per hundred.
Parties over from Gilt Edge Tues
day report times quiet in that camp.
Masks or masquerade suits for rent
at Richards. Call at once to get first
choice.
n. II. Smith came in from Box Elder
Tuesday. He reports snow very deep
and travelling difficult.
II. C. Power & Bros. offer great bar
gains in blankets this week. Read
their ad. on first page.
j. C. Huntoon, a member OF the
Great Falls bar, arrived in town last
week on a business trip.
1t don't cost anything to look at
the Meerchaum and Briar pipes and
smoking articles at Little's.
The Sunset boys are hustling for
their dance on the 9th of March. AL
though "a little early tickets are being
rapidly engaged.
Remember the masquerade ball on
Feb. %. No pains will be spared to
make it "A grand success. Tickets, in
Guiding good lunch, 80.
C. C. Long is getting out a fine lot
OF sawlogs this winter and anticipates
n fair demand for lumber notwith-
standing the hard times.
In this issue will be found communi-
cations on the wheat and flour con-
troversy by Hon. James Fergus, F.F.
Colver ana Peter Weydert.
l.. Landt left Monday to attend the
Midwinter fair. He will visit the chief
cities on the coast before returning
and will be absent six weeks or more.
So far as can be learned stock is
wintering well in all parts oil the
county. Wolves and coyotes have
probably done more damage than the
weather.
b. C. White visited the county seat
first OF the week. He was looking
over the field with a view TO opening
a law office, but arrived at no definite
conclusion.
Frederic Blenis and Amiel Kromroi,
charged with killing a cali belonging
to Shields Bros, were examined on
Sth inst. before Judge Mcfarland and
were held to answer to the next term
of the district court. Bail was liked
at 81, 900 for each.
Rev. w. W. VanOrsdel, superinten-
dent OF North Montana mission, will
hold services as follows on third quat-
erly visit: Philbrook, Feb. Is and 16,
Beaver creek, 18th and 18th; Lewis
town, oath and 25th; Cottonwood,
Sunday Feb. 25th at 2:3O o'clock.
w. III. Lands, formerly OF Okla, died
at Great Falls on the Sth inst. Of
heart tailue. He was an old timer
and we'll known in this and Meaghel
counties, and was for a while inter
ested in the Ubet and Martinsdale
stage line. He was 43 years of age
and unmarried, but had brothers and
sisters in Greencastle, Ind.
The noted Kitty Lee has finally left
town and county, much to this sec
tions's advantage and to the peace o
mind of officers and courts. She went
to Neihart, where no doubt her reigr
OF terror will break out anew. Ii
parting she left IA fond farewell mes
sage for Judge Mcfarland, the con
tents OF which he only makes known
to his most intimate friends.
At the Methodist church next Fri
day evening Prof. Parent will lectur,
on the subject, "The Study of Sciences
in our Public Schools" This lecture
will be the fourth in the series and il
is safe to say will be as c~ultivatin!
and interesting as those previously
delivered. As usual the Musical AS
sembly will furnish the music ant
other numbers for the evenings enter
tainment.
The Rev. DR.. Parkhurst has writer
an article for the February number o
the North American Review in which
he points out how ''ring rule" may b.
overthrow in New York. 1t is en-
titled "Our Present Opportunity
and is bracketed with "a paper entitled
Juggling With the Ballot" by JohI
w. Golf, counsel to the committee 70
the prosecution OF election frauds
who describes in a most interestln
anu various ruses resorted to b.
fraudulent voters in the last election
in New York city.
Maurice Sullivan returned from
Washington on Thursday evening o
last week. He returns feeling quit
confident that he will secure the de
sired appointment, which will proba
bly be made some time this month
Mr.. Sullivan met a good many cor
gressmen and senators and reports
pleasant time at the capital. He ha
the Endorsement of Speaker Crisp
Wilson and nearly the entire George
aaIaoatiop "a well as representative