Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1894-02-08

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Richard Gies OF Maiden was at the
county seat Tuesday.
A ranchman was seen blowing a few
days ago-snow blowing.
w. w. Dewitt is expected home
from California next month.
A registered pharmacist will fill
your prescription at Little's.
jeff Nichols returned from Warm
Springs last Saturday evening.
The best Montana flour at Charles
Lehman & Co.'s for 50 per hundred.
For seasonable goods at cost read
advertisement of Il. C. Power & Bro.
There is a temporary lull in the
wheat and flour controversy this
week.
5. :. Hobson spent a couple OF days
at the county sea during the past
week.
Remember the concert at the Pres
byterian church tomorrow friday
evening.
The wind of the past few days has
made the hills bare, exposing thegrass
to stock.
The weather prophets say the back
OF winter is broken and we will have
an early spring.
This is probably the last chance
you will have to get goods at cost. Il.
c. Power x Bro.
Don't fail to attend the masque ball
February 22nd. Tickets, including
good lunch supper, only 81.
The mountain gorges are filled with
snow to tine great delight of placer
miners and ranchmen.
1t don't cost anything to look at
the Meerchaum and Brian pipes and
smoking articles at Little's.
Rev. Largent will hold religious SER
vices in the court house next Sunday
morning and evening at the usual
hours.
y. NJ. Erickson left for Benton Mon
day morning by private conveyance.
He will visit Helena before returning
home.
II. Thoreson OF Edmund, Wis, is
spending a few days in Lewistown on
business connected with the estate OF
Ole Thoreson.
VIM. Newton and Henry Lapham
came over from the Judith last Thurs
day to attend the funeral services OF
f. w. Morrison.
A special meeting OF the Ladies Aid
society of the NJ. E. church is called
for Friday afternoon at 2:3O sharp
by Mrs. G.. w. Anderson, secretary.
Thee Nichols came in from TIBET
Monday and is spending the week at
the county seat. He reports stock OF
all kinds looking well in that section.
The Cantata OF Bo-Peep is being
prepared 20 be presented to the public
by the Methodist society about the
third week in March. Particulars
later.
The Anaconda Standard has our
thanks for a copy OF their almanac
for 1894. 1t is full OF information
from cover to cover and n credit to
the publishers.
Rev. w. w. Van Orsdel will hold the
third quaterly services OF the NJ. E.
church at Lewistown on the 25th and
oath inst. Preaching at Cottonwood
on the 25th inst. at 2:3o p. m.
We continue the announcement of
goods sold for cost. A few of these
articles can still be had at prices an
nounced. Read advertisement OF T.
C. Power & Bro. for information.
Read the large advertisement OF
James Mcmillan & Co. on editorial
page. They are proprietors OF the
Minneapolis Sheapskin ~tannery and
lea in hides, pelts, wool, furs. etc.
George T. Chambers, accompanied
by Mr.. C%ornhauser of the wholesale
liquor firm OF Roth e Cornhauser OF
Livingston, arrived in Lewistown on
Thursday OF last week and remained
until Sunday.
When you need a coffin or casket
remember that the Montana Hard
war company keeps on hand a full
supply OF eastern goods and is pre-
pared to respond to any and all calls
day or night Tor such goods.
Len Lewis. who has just returned
from his feeding experiment at Trevor,
Wisconsin, says that Montana sheep
are only netting from so to 10 cents
per head through the method of ship
ping east and feeding.-Husbandman.
Elsewhere will be found the program
of the concert to be given by the Musi-
cal Assembly at the Presbyterian
church tomorrow evening. The con-
cert bids fair to be one of the best
ever given and those who attend can
expect a treat Turn out and encour-
age home talent.
On last Saturday afternoon a de-
lightful musicale was given by the pu-
pills OF Miss Edwards and Mrs. War;.
Some very pretty instrumental and
vocal numbers were given, the younger
pupils rendering some especially pleas
ing selections. The musicales will be
given once every two weeks.
A recent issue of the Chicago Blade
contains a picture of Lawyer Ammon
driving at breakneck speed across