Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1897-09-01
RGUS ANO INTER OCEAN, $3.50
IN RGUS AND COSMOPOLITAN $2.75
] ARGUS & IESue'S WEEKLY, 1915
TOWN AND COUNTY NEWS.

TOWN AND COUNTY NEWS.
l.. q. Phelps and +. W. King went
to Benton this morning.
Louis Landt and wife returned
from the National park Tuesday
evening.
Mrs. F. &. Stiles returned home
Tuesday, after short visits at Benton
and Utica.
j. q. Sherman and wife of Flat
willow, have been visiting Mr.. and
Mrs. jeff Sherman for II week past.
Sheriff Waite and prisoners Schnei-
der and Dean. were passengers on
the outgoing Benton coach this
morning.
Note the change In Hobensack &
Sloan's advertisement on first page.
They now handle caskets, collins and
trimmings.
Bean and Daniel Bean of Grass
Range, have been In Lewistown
several days.
The following cash patents have
been received at the land Office:
Thos. Wells, Frank NJ. Caven, Chas.
B. Anderson and Stephen Thelen.
Judge DuBose and Stenographer
Mettler returned to Benton this
morning. The next term OF the dis
trict court will November
Sth.
County commissioners meet In reg
ular quarterly session next week.
This will be the last regular meeting
of the present board, the new MEM
bers taking office in November.
1t is now lawful to kill ducks, geese,
brandt, deer, antelope and Rocky
Mountain goat. or the latter three,
no more than six of either may be
killed by any person In one year.
There was filed in the county
clerks office the past week a transfer
of the Canyon quartz lode claim In
Spotted Horse gulch, from Edgar
Boardman to j. L. Bright, consider
alton So.
Geoge NJ. Stafford has offered the
Episcopal society a lot on Fifth
avenue, nearly opposite the A. W.
War; house, upon which to build a
church. The offer has not yet been
accepted.
Tom Bromley has resigned his
position in Chas. Lehman's store
and has under consideration a prop
osition from Mr.. Lehman to go to
Yogo and work the Lehman quartz
locations for a time.
Daniel Bean OF FIatwillOw was In
town Tuesday and reports that he
sold 1000 lambs recently at $1.65,
without the buyers seeing them.
This is evidence of the eagerness with
which sheep buyers will purchase in
these days Of rising prices.
County Superintendent Parent re-
ceived a letter from State Superin.
tendent Carleton this morning,
stating that he had arranged the
Fergus county teachers institute
for five days, beginning October 4th
and would attend the session.
The proposed deal between ". del
Benedict, Moshner & Butts Bros
and Schmitz and Netting for the
transfer to Mr.. Benedict Of the lat
ter's interests at Gilt Edge, is said
to be off, at IA SO far rs MoshneI
x Butts Bros. are concerned.
DIR. Monahan and family left Mon
day for Big Timber, from which
point Mrs.. Monahan will take tn,
cars for Minneapolis where she hal
been called by the serious illness o
her mother. The DR.. Will visit Helens
before returning to Lewistown.
c. F. Stockers of Big Timber cam,
in Monday and on Tuesday vent tt
Utica. He is looking for sheep Hnt
is offering 1926 for yearlin9s ant
from S1.5O to $1.65 for lambs. H
was unable to make any purchase
from growers about Lewistown.
W. ID. Deaton and crew returned
Thursday from Billings where the,
had delivered a bunch Of cattle to W
A. Hampton of Nebraska. Mr.. Dea
ton says that driving to Billings thi
fall Is almost impracticable. Owini
to the lack of water and the short
ness of feed.
Manager Culver of the opera hous
received a telegram from r. Sutton @
Butte, Tuesday. requesting that fai
dates be held for him pending col
respondence now or the road. MI
Sutton is organizing a stock drs
matte company and Mr.. Culver bt
lieves arrangements will be made 70
their appearance here fair week.
Lewistown experienced a shar
wind storm Monday afternoon
which seemed to have been followe
by rain in various sections of tn
county. After the lust had cleared
the summit OF the Moccasins wa
noticed to be quite white. This
very early In b reason o b ar
pearance of snow, eve on the mouI
tains.
The following sheep sales hav
been reported the past week: Charlie
Maloy to Elmer b. Carter. ], 6OOlamh
at $I.60. $50 lambs at 81, 700 2-yeal
olds at $2.55, $50 yearlings at ..
Brooks Bros, W. H. Peck and N. ]
Smith, to E. B. Carter, each sellin
2-~year-olds, yearlings and lambs 9
the following prices, respectivel,