Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1897-11-24
The Sunset Club pleasantly enter
tanned at cards Tuesday evening.

The Sunset Club pleasantly snte
tanned at cards Tuesday evening.
A heavy snow storm set in tn
morning and there promises to
fairly good sleighing for Thanksgi'
ing.
Hobensack & Sloan contemplat
the erection of a frame building o
the corner Of Fourth avenue an
Watson street, to be used this viii
ter for the storing of grain and i
the spring to be finished as a dwell
ing house. They purchased the 10
from Chas. C. Long.
A. j. Stephens Sunday asst receive
his commission as postmaster an
Is now empowered to take possession
of the office. The department re
quests, however, that he defer tax
ing charge until the first OF the month
az transfer at that time will entail
much less work on himself. the out
going official and the department
owing to the monthly reports. This
request Mr.. Stephens will observ,
and for n week longer the offic'
will remain where it has been fo'
eight years.
Prof. Lawrence, hypnotist ant
mind reader, entertained small
audiences Thursday and Frida.
evenings, Thursday evening waking
his sleeper whom he had placed i'm al
unconscious state and exhibited in
HObensack & Sloan's store window
the previous day. Many wonderful
feats were performed by the PROBES
sOr and his assistants led into most
peculiar actions, probably his great
est feat being the ''hypnotizing" of
the stage company agents and other
business lei
A few weeks ago we referred to a
plan of j. H. Charters to build a tele-
phone line from Grass Range to Gilt
Edge, TO connect at the latter point
with the Lewistown and state lines.
1t is now probable that the plans
will be changed and a line run from
to Grass Range and the
Cruise ranch, via Big Spring creek,
East Fork and the Mcdonald Creek
Sheep Co. Should the several tele-
phone lines now contemplated be
erected, this country will be a net
work of wires and communication
the different points will be
come very convenient.
Two decisions were rendered by
the local land officials during the
past week: In the matter of the pro-
against final proof submitted by
Sabbington on homestead
in Sec. Z, TIP. IL N. Rg. IL E., the hear
of which had been several times
continued by action or stipulation
and when finally called claimant
only appearing and his testimony
being satisfactory, protest vas dis
and proof accepted; in the
matter OF final proof Offered by
o5SDh buii5IloES VII houltbtcdd III
Sec. %, TIP. Is Ng. IL E. and protested
by Alice Razor, protest is dismissed
andproof accepted.
Conrad Bros. Of Great Falls have
a letter to all the deposit
tors in the Northwestern Bank. of
Great Falls, advising them that If
they will sign their receivers certifi-
Gates in.blank, have their signatures
and forward the certifi-
Gates to Conrad Bros, they will re-
the balance due on their certifi-
:ates at once. From the date of
the failure of the Northwestern the
Conrads have considered themselves
morally responsible in a consider
able degree and have aided the re-
continually in his efforts to
the Indebtedness. and their
latest move will result in all depos-
itors being paid in full in less than
one year from the date of the failure.
The stage due here Saturday at 2
p. m. arrived Sunday at noon, and
coach did not reach here
until Monday noon, each % hours
time. 1t was reported by
Sunday morning that
mail had left Uticaf for Lew
istown early in the morning, but
why 1T did not come through has
not been explained. A gentleman
who came in from the Falls one day
week said that the horses on the
drive into Philbrook were so weak
that it was impossible to urge them
from a walk except for a few mo-
ments at a time. II the company
has no regard for the citizens who
desire better mail service. they should,
at least have some little cOnsidera-
ton for the poor beasts which haul
the coaches.
Friday evening December 3rd, Hon.
W. A. Hedges of Yale, will deliver a
lecture in Lewistown on the subject
of Montana, Its Past, Present and
Future 'for the benefit of the Library
association. For the entertainment
several attractive musical numbers
will be provided, among those al
ready arranged being a duet by the
Misses Mackey, solos by Percy and
Arthur Brown and one OF more man.
dolin and piano duets by the Messrs.
Brown. The completed program
will be published next week. At a
meeting of the library trustees held a
short time ago a selection of 100 of
the latest and most popular novels
was made and the books are ex-
pected to be received in a short time.
As few of the books contributed were
novels Ii was deemed hest tn first