Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1897-07-07

Latest advices from the Billings
wool market are to the effect that
the clip of the Lake Basin Sheep Co.,
amounting to 10000 pounds, was
sold for u cents and the clip OF the
Willowdale Co. sold for h SAME
price, the latter amounting to 4,OOt
pounds.
Franklin Steiner, the free thought
lecturer. will be in Lewistown next
Saturday and Sunday. He has
chosen the following subjects for
his discourses: christian Evidence
Tested "Unbelief as IA Factor In
Progress" Morality Without Su-
perstition." The lectures will he
free and the public IL invited to at
tend.
Rev. Pfaus returned Thursday last
from the east where he had visited
for two months past. He was i'll
the greater part of his vacation and
says he came back to get well. Large
audiences greeted him ut the Prpsby-
terrain church Sunday morning and
evening. He will fill his regular ap-
pointments at Philbrook and Utica
next Sunday.
Sunday morning VIM. Walling and
Miss Lena Nash of Philbrook were
united i'm matrimony by Rev. Pfaus
at the Presbyterian church. Mr..
Walling il IA gentleman well and
favorably known to the residents Oh
the Judith, while Miss Nash has
made herself very popular as a school
teacher i'm that section for some time
past. Mr.. and Mrs. Walling have
the best wishes of a host of friends.
James POppleton, for many years
employed as a stage driver in Mon
tana, and for several months past
holding the reins between Philbrook
and Lewistown on the Great Falls
line, died at the LewistOwn hotel on
Friday last of quick consumption,
after an illness of two weeks. Mon
day his remains were sent to Wells
| vile, Utah, where his parents reside,
W. f. Burgy taking them to Great
Falls.
Few accidents are recorded ms a
result of the Fourth ofJuly, probably
in N great measure owing to the rain
fall. which prevented the children
from playing with fire as much as
usual. George Anderson's boy and
w. ii. Culver's daughter were both
injured in the eyes by unexpected ex-
blossoms of crackers. At first it was
thought each would lose an eye, or
be permanently affected, but entire
recovery nov seems probable.
DIR. W. F. Hanson returned from a
two weeks trip i'm the Musselshell
country last Saturday, where he
went with c. W. McNair on insurance
business. He reports the Musselshell
valley looking well above Lavina
but not SO favorable below that
point. Recent rains, however, have
probably improved the streams and
the ranges. He says the people gen.
orally are feeling good i've the rise
in the prices for cattle sheep and
mutton.
Sandy Carr of Gilt Edge had "A
very unpleasant experience with a
cannon f~irecracker ON the 4th. While
fooling with one that was supposed
to be unlighted it exploded in his
hand tearing off the end of the mid
die finger and injuring the thumb of
his right hand. He was holding the
cracker close to the head of a friend
named Rich at the time and the con-
cusssion rendered him deaf though
he may have recovered ere this.
Kerr came to LewistownS Sunday and
had his injuries repaired.
The gamblers now stand about
with long faces, while the cappers
wonder how they will make n liv-
ing. The Chandler anti-gambling
law went into effect Wednesday
date, the playing of any card or dice
game for money, or representative OF
money, even to prizes is strictly pro-
hibited. also the shaking of dice for
drinks or cigars. Heavy penalties
are imposed by the act and it will
prove decidedly unhealthy for any
one to be caught violating it's pro-
visions.
Robert Leavens was i'm town
Saturday and Sunday shaking hands
with old friends. While mere Mr..
Leavens transferred the office of the
Billings Stage Co. from C. +. Little's
to G. III. Williams and the latter gen.
tleman will carefully attend to any
business entrusted to him. Mr..
Leavens is anxious to improve the
service on the line and is working to
that end. Goods should be ordered
shipped via the Northern Pacific or
Burlington lines and marked in care
of W. j.. Reifenrath, Billings agent.
The stage makes connections at
Billings with the trains on both
roads going east or west.
Breathitt Gray was in from Utica
Tuesday and reports that the citi-
zens of that prosperous village were
disappointed in regard to their cele-
bration of the Fourth OF July quite
as much as were Lewistown people.
A pavilion 40X60 had been erected
and arrangements made for dancing
Friday and Saturday evenings,
speeches by Messrs. Cheadle n Cort
ON Saturday and a general good
time. The rain commenced Friday
afternoon and continued without
intermission until Sunday, completely
frustrating the plans. Anew couples,
however, attended the dances and
ntI.ln- A.-onipar tho SI.nnInrS ON fnr-