Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1897-03-31
RGUS AND INTER OCEAN, $3.50
IN RGUS AND COSMOPOLITAN $2.75
] ARGUS & LESuIE'S WEEKLY, 1915
TOWN AND COUNTY NEWS.

Pupils of the public school are en-
joying a vacation this week.
The Rev. Vigus will lecture Sunday
evening on the Significance of Kiss
ing" All are kindly invided.
DIR. $. b. Stone has moved his
office from the Richards building to
the rear of A. j. stephens drug store.
Rev. Van Orsdel has been conduct
ing services i'm the Methodist church
the past week, large congregations
attending.
The school board has appointed /.
NJ. Hobensack, ID. A. Meagher n
John Foster as judges at the annual
election Saturday next.
Mr.. Bailey. representing the A. l..
Babcock Hardware Co.. of Billings,
was in town last week and reported
good sales among local merchants.
A full attendance at the next regu-
lar meeting of Judith Lodge, No. 80,
l.. q. q. F., Monday evening, April
9TH. is desired. Two limitations and
work in each degree.
The household furniture belonging
to II. j. Weir, which was ratified
Saturday night was won W VIM.
Netting. The furniture was valued
ut SlGO and cost Mr.. Netting 81.
The contract for filling i'm and
strengthening the road near the
brewery, which was washed out last
week, was let tn A.. w. Forsyth at
$40. Considerable rock work will
he done.
ON Friday evening there will be a
free magic lantern exhibit i'm the Nj.
T.. church. After which IL large
missionary cake will be sold. Pro-
ceeds for the missionary society. All
are welcome.
David IIilger returned from Helena
Thursday, where he had been in at
tendance upon the meeting of the
board of sheep commissioners. He
seemed well pleased with In start
made by the board.
In reply to a request from County
Attorney Cheadle as to the method
of assessing irrigating bitches, the
attorney general holds that they
should be assessed separately from
the property which they improve.
There will be a special meeting OF
Big Spring Camp los, Woodmen of
the World, Friday evening April End.
Every Woodman is requested to be
present as there is some very impor-
tant business to transact. Wood
men, don't forget the date.
b. c. White and family who have
been visiting friends in Lewistown
for ten days past, will leave
for Miles City this week, where Mr..
White will assume his new duties as
SUPERINTENDENT of the reform school.
The best wishes of many friends go
with them.
The Lewistown Brewing Co. have
decided to build a malt house the
coming season., which will be OF
stone, about 5Ox25, and be erected
near the brewery. They desire to
give notice to farmers that they will
purchase this fall AT least 1000 bush
els of first quality barley and pay
cash for the same.
A suitable reward will be paid
II reader who can furnish a salts
factory answer to the following
question, which was propounded to
n witness by Attorney Blackford
last week and ruled out by the court
IF a man is drunk, how drunk doe,
he have to be in order to De SO drunk
that he cannot remember that III
was drunk"
senator T.. Il. Chandler was In
from Deer creek last week, shaking
hands with his many friends. Ill,
saws his health has been improvin,
all winter. While pleased with tn
result of the Legislative session 80 ia
ia his gambling bill and other meas
ures are concerned. he does no
speak very fiattering of the lowe
house. as u whole.
Alex Lehman and George Hall
whom il was announced last weel
had gone to Helena by private con
veyance, returned to Lewistowl
Thursday, having found the mud an
snow so deep that they turned bacl
after going as far az Martinsdale
from which point Mr. Chas. Lehman
proceeded by coach. The boys mad
another start Tuesday.
Dave Dcaton has accepted n posi-
ton with Sam Garvin OF Yellow
stone county, who has been i'm Fer
gus county for IA month past buying
stock cattle, and left for Stanfor'
Monday night from which point h
will m the drive of n portion
of the stock purchased. Mr.. Gar
WINS ranch is on the Big Horn an,
Mr.. Deaton will be located in tina
vicinity.
Big Spring creek was on a tea
Friday last; flooding many cellars
several streets and threatening t.
carry away or destroy considerable
property. Thecold wave ofSaturday
however, Gained h turbulen
waters and the stream subsidized
The bridge across the ditch near tn
was overfiowed and tn
read badly washed out, demanding
the immediate attention OF Surveyo
and road boss" Hoagland, VIII
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