Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1897-09-22

mTS. AlDerL Nllller Oi buudIO creek,
is visiting her daughter, Mrs. X. o.
Shorey at Roberts, Mont.
DR.. E. A. Long will visit Halbert
on October 4th and 5th, Ubet, 9Th
and It'll, and Utica, 9th and 10th.
DR.. E. A. Long. the dentist, has de-
cided to locate with rs. He may be
at the Lewistown Hotel.
T. R. Carson returned last week
from Hunters Hot Springs, accom-
panied by his wife, who had been
visiting in the east for a month past.
Billings Gazette: William Halbert,
the Fergus county woOlgrower, is
quite Ill at his rooms on Thirtieth
street. Mrs. Halbert was summoned
and is now in attendance upon her
husband.
Billings Gazette: The Thomas
Cruise wool, consisting of three sea-
sons clips and amounting to nearly
SOC, 900 pounds, was sold yesterday
to a San Francisco buyer. 1t is said
that the price paid was Is cents.
Billings Times: r. B. Thompson,
the Fergus county fiockmaster, was
here this week on his return from
Nebraska. He has procured a place
near Lincoln, to which he will re-
move his family, returning in the
spring to attend to his sheep inter
ests.
Husbandman: j. E. Bower, of the
firm of Bower Bros, Stanford, Mon
tana, one Of the largest wool grow
ing firms in the state, arrived here
Tuesday last to close up the deal
between the firm and w. T. Ford for
his Merino ranch. He is also on the
lookout to purchase a flock of q few
thousand young ewes and would
pay a round price for fancy sheep.
Hobensack & Sloan's till was
tapped some time between closing
Saturday night and Sunday noon,
the thief gaining entrance to the
hard ware store through a rear
window. The loss was $6.65, not
much, but all there was. But a
short time ago the same company
lost a set of double harness from
their warehouse. In neither case
did the thief leave any track which
would lead to Identification. These
robberies are becoming altogether too
frequent In LewistOwn.
Sheep Commissioner Hilger last
week sent blanks to all sheep men Of
the county requesting information
concerning the number of the differ
emit kinds of sheep imported and ex-
ported from this county since March
LIST last, the amount of wool sold
and prices received, which returns
will be tabulated and included In the
report of the state board Of sheep
commissioners. Already many re-
plies have been received and Mr.. Hill
ger hopes all will be prompt. None
Of the itemized reports will be used
or furnished to any party, the totals
being all that will be made public.
Friday evening q beautiful phe-
was IN ~ IA "
our citizens on the northwestern
horizon, q ball OF fire seeming sus-
pended in the heavens for a lew
moments and then to fall, leaving be-
hind a streak like that of most bril-
liant lightning. Several said 1t was
the most beautiful sight they had
ever looked upon. By the papers IT
is noted that the same phenomenon
was seer in Great Falls and Benton,
though 1t appeared differently to all
observers. 1t is thought to have
been a falling meteor and may yet be
discovered somewhere In Northern
Montana.
Miss Clara F. Sipple and Elias s.
Smith will be married at the Metho-
dist parsonage In this city tomorrow
by Rev. Joel Vi9us. Thus another
Of u attractive young ladies is
won by worthy citizen. Miss Sipple
has been employed In various dis:
tricts In the Basin for about
two years and has everywhere made
herself most popular. Mr. Smith In
far better known a. Isle and Ia one
Of the energetic young men who
have made Fergus county their
home for a number Of years and
whose friends arc legion. Mr..
and Mr.. Smith will make their home
ON Beaver creek. The ARGUS extends