Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1897-05-05
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] lRGUS & IESLIe'S WEEKLY, So rs
TOWN AND COUNTY NEWS.

Mrs. John Rauch has gone to Box
Elder to visit her father and family
for a fortnight.
w. w. White is selling his house
hold goods. See his advertisement
in another column.
A. A. Campbell. travelling solicitor
oil the Helena Independent has been
in Lewistown and vicinity forseveral
days.
Mr.. and Mrs. r.. +. Hamilton
arrived from Helena last week and
are receiving the congratulations of
friends.
The law firm of Won Tobel x
Cheadle has been dissolved and each
gentleman will hereafter practice in
his own name.
VIM. Fergus was in from Box
Elder Monday and reports h sheep
men of that vicinity very busy with
the woody youngsters.
The new schedule on the Great
Falls and Billings stage lines went
into effect Saturday, stages leaving
and arriving on time up To date.
Jack Morgan of Gilt Edge, was
run over by a team last Friday and
had his left leg badly injured, though
not broken. DR.. Stone is attending
him.
Next Tuesday is Arbor day. Let
every householder set out IA few
trees. With rare they can lie made
to grow and your place will be beau
tilted.
Read tn, new ud Of the Power Mer-
camille company. They are offering
great bargains i'm new goods. Their
stock il larger and better than v
before.
T.. j. Morrison was in town several
days last week. He is looking for n
good location in Fergus county. pre-
fering to- buy IA ranch already stocked
with sheep.
DIR. q. =. Crowder, dentist of Hell
ena, arrived during the past week
and will remain at the Day House
for two weeks, prepared to do any
work in his line.
Services at the Catholic church on
Sunday May 9th and 10th. First
mass at s u. m. High mass at 1880
n. m. Benediction and lecture at
7:3O y. m. Everybody cordially in
vited.
Calamity Jane was i'm town this
week selling a book which purports
to be her life" As the biography
of a pioneer of Billings the work
meets with a ready sale.-Billings
Time.
VIM. Gaddis sold a nice lot oi
young Herefords to Oscar stephens
recently. Mr.. Stephens is taking the
right course in improving his cattle
by the use of pure blood animals
Husbandman.
J. +. DAILY, brother of DIR. T.. r
DAILY, arrived from Chippewa Falls
Wis, last week and has rented tn,
Kicks ranch on East fork. Ii salts
fled with the profits upon his laboI
his family will join him in h fall.
The local schoo board will NEE
on the 18th inst. for h election O
teachers for the ensuing term. Owe
fifty applications have been received
though it is generally conceded tina
some of these instructors now EN-
ployed will he retained.
Alex Branson will this week NOV,
into his old quarters on Main stree
add open his t%onsorial shop for tn
patronage of the public. He viii
have in his employ n young giant
an adept in his line, who arrived il
Lewistown some time since.
A mutton transaction occurred n
Big Sandy recently, J. B. Long pun
chasing about 1000 read of two-year
old wethers from X. w. Mack. TIL
deal called for delivery before shear
ing, and the price paid is said T.
have been $3.50 per head.-Rive
Press.
Lambing is now in full progress
and, if the favorable weather pr,
walls throughout the season, full
100 per cent of increase is expected
Among the heaviest raisers is Sheri
Waite. whose crew is now lambin
10000 ewes on his Judith rive
ranches.
Five cent beer does not go; it
still 10y cents "a glass, the proprietor
of the brewery mt the retailers ha'
ing reached an agreement. Frida
it seemed probable that the brewer
would he b~oycotted and importe
beer retailed at five cents, but cool,
heads prevailed.
AT the recent meeting of Montan
stockmen. the following were al
pointed as county committeeman
the stockgrower's associations: &. .
Mcnamara and G. w. Price, of Oh,
teau county; $. s. HobsOn and II.
Hamilton. of Fergus county; NJ.
Miner and Il. l.. Blackman, Of Va
ley county; and w. X. Floweree,
Teton county.
Beginning Tuesday night the Lev
istOwn Electric Light company
furnishing an all night service i
stead of shutting down at l a. m.
heretofore. This was accomplish
through the efforts of a number
the company's best patrons, inclu
ing business men and householder