Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1894-06-14

tility OF the government at Washing
ton. Good crops are now almost as
sured, while the outlook for prim,
beef never looked better.
John Arnold and James Reed lief
Tuesday for a prospecting tour on TIN
lower Missouri. They believe the ole
Kies diggings are in hat region an6
are going to make a long and diligeni
search for them or other good grounds
We wish them success.
Elsewhere will tie found the adver
tisenent of the Elkhorn livery stable,
Brooks Bros, p~roprietors. Mr.. John
Mengelkoch is in charge of the stable
and will endeavor to look carefully
after the interests of his patrons.
Centrally located aud rates reason.
abe
Miss Anna Edwards accompanied
by Miss Mary Evers left for White
sulphur Springs last week, the latter
on her way east and the former to
visit at the Springs until Rev. Ed
wards return early in July. Rev.
Edwards will be accompanied by his
mother on his return from the east.
J.. w. Gray received n dispatch from
c. b. Felt, superintendent OF Sails
bury's stage lines, Salt Lake
City, on Monday stating that n four
horse coach would be put on the line
between Lewistown and Great Falls
on July 9th, leaving the terminals in
the morning and arriving the same
evening, making the run in sixteen
hours.
The lumber for the band stand ar
rived on the ground last evening and
work on the building will he COM
menced today. Nearly enough money
has been subscribed to build a neat
stand, octagon in shape, twelve
feet in diameter with shingled roof.
Several carpenters have subscribed a
days work each. If work is begun to-
day it will be ready for occupancy
early next week.
The Great Falls Tribune of the 10th
instant contains the following: "On
Wednesday, at Helena, Richard Giles
was married to Miss Isadore Turn
blade OF Belleview, la. Mr.. Giles is the
brother OF Charles Gies of the Mon
tana Bottling works in this city and
he lives in Maiden, where he not only
has built up "A nice business but is n
prominent mine owner in the Cone
Butte district" We extend our
hearty congratulations to the bride
and groom and wish them many years
OF happiness.
Our citizens should give the new
Benton and I.ewistown stage line their
hearty support and there will be full
reciprocation for the patronage ex-
tended. Merchants and Others hav-
ing express can rely upon rapid tran
sit. irties having freight at Benton
which they are i'll n hurry for and can
not wait for teams ran have railroad
charges paid there by the stage com
pany and the goods hurried through
on the coach. Don't overlook such
You money and a great deal ofanxiety.
The success of this enterprise depends
greatly upon the patronage of our
people. Give it your hearty support.
The Fort Benton band and party,
who went to Lewistown with Oscar
Johnston's coaches returned last even
ing and are fnll OF praises OF the Lewis
town people for the flood OF hospital
ity extended. Mr.. Johnston was high
" pleased with every act of those
people toward himself and party, and
regards it as m suspicious omen OF
the favor which the Benton & Lewis
town stage line will meet during
the coming four years. The Fort
Benton crowd were not allowed to
pay for anything and were given the
best in store. As for the Lewistown
band, the Fort Benton musicians de-
that it is without doubt the best
organization in the state, and
of the salaried organizations,
it has few superiors anywhere. Onthe
return home, the boys stopped We'd
nesday night at IL. +. Dents ranch,
on Wolf creek, where a big dance WAS
held. They reached Fort Benton on
Thursday, about Up. m.-River Press.
4 letter was received from W. A..
Hedges last Thursday bringing the
painful news of the drowning of his
little daughter in Careless creek on the
day previous. The Independent of
the 9th contains the following in rela-
ton to the sad accident: "W hen Mr..
Hedges went to work this morning
the child followed him, he not seeing
her until he had crossed the creek a
short distance from his house. He
told her to 90 back home. and as she
started back he paid no more atten-
ton to her. About fifteen minutes
later the mother, missing the child,
started out to look for her. Calling
her name but receiving no answer, she
raised an alarm and all the people Oh
their and the adjoining ranches began
the search for her. Her u bonnet
was found in the creek, but her body
has not been recovered. They dragged
the creek tor a mile and a half and
searched the brush along the banks
all day. but all in vain" MIR. Hedges
writes that search for the body was
prosecuted by the aid OF all his neigh
bors for twenty-eieht hours and the
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