Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1897-06-02
Miss Maggie Walker of the Judith

is visiting with Mrs. w. A. Long and
receiving treatment for IA dislocatet
elbow. Miss Walker was standing
upon the ground holding the reins o
a team, when the horses suddenly
started throwing the lady down and
injuring the arm as above noted.
Promptly on time the June rains
arrived and although the days ART
cool the month promises to be a fOr
tunate one for vegetation, az the
clouds are hanging heavy with mois.
ture. We should lie glad to learn oi
atmospheric conditions in other pOr-
tions of the county from our cores
pondents.
Mrs. W. G. Runzler, who has been
visiting her parents i'm Memphis and
relatives i'm Chicago and Milwaukee
for severa months, has returned n
is visiting her aunt, Mrs. John Carr,
in the Boston addition. Mrs. RUM
Ter will depart for LewistOwn i'm a
few DAYS, where she expects to re-
side.-Great Falls Tribune.
W. b. Peck of Wolf creek was In
town Tuesday, having come for
George Ketchner, who had been in
Lewistown for some days receiving
surgical treatment for his knee, he
having fallen upon a nail and the
incision allo wing the joint water to
escape. DR.. Lindsey says the injury
will be but temporary and Mr..
Ketchner will soon have former s
OF the joint.
called to the advertisement of Messrs.
Hall and jerks, live stock brokers of
Great Falls which appears in
another column of the ARGUS. Both
gentlemen are well and I~avorably
known and stockmen can rely on
prompt and honorable business like
treatment from the firm which solic-
it's correspondence on all matters Of
interest to stock growers.
Horace Hill has been doing some
fine work about town in the wall
papering line, one of the most artis-
tic Jobs being i'm the bar room Of the
Lewistown hotel, which has been
finished with handsome paper and
blended border, the castings and floor
painted and laid to correspond.
Since the opening of the season Mr..
Hill has been very busy, his services
being i'm constant demad.
Saturday afternoon the Great
Falls telephone line became discOn-
nected near the Beaver creek pass
toward Philbrook. was requested to
temporarily repair it, until linemen
could be sent out. Mr.. Stone did his
work well and for twenty-four hours
communication was established by
means of a barbed wire fence, the
wire being utilized for about 100
yards.
Thursday last the deal between
concluded and the latter assumed
control of the Lewistown Hotel On
that date. MI. Lamb contemplates
going tn Butte or Red Lodge, but
thinks he will return tn Fergus
county again to make his permanent
home. Mr.. Carson will strive to- keep
up the good reputation of the house,
and make it agreeable for the travel
ing public.
We learn. though rather Indirectly,
that the Montana railroad company
has passed it's darkest days and that
very soon it will be on it's feet and
in shape to commence the aggressive
once more. 1t seems probable that
considerable Improvement will be
made to the line i'm the way of sta
ton and freight houses, and it is
Just possible that the road will be
extended into Fergus county this
fall.-Husbandman.
The annual meeting of the stock
holders of the Lewistown & Great
Falls Telephne & Telegraph Co. was
held at the offices of the company in
Lewistown Tuesday last. The old
board of directors was reelected and
the same officers chosen for the en-
suing year. During the past year
the company has replaced the origi-
nal line from Great Falls to Belt with
a metallic circuit rendered necessary
by the mineral character of the
ground. and built a branch line from
Mann's to Neihart, the property be-
Ing much improved in consequence.
A dividend was passed.
d. c. Van Buren,, a former resident
of Maiden, but for several years
located at White Sulphur Springs,
made "A trip to this section last week
on his wheel. He vas evidently
very f~avorably impressed with the
mining outlook at Gilt Edge for ON
his return the Husbandman quoted
him as follows: He says notwith-
standing the Gilt Edge mine is in the
hands of a receiver it is a wonderful
success. The ore is reported to be
the best cyanide ore in the world,
the deposits are large and the CON-
pany is gradually liquidating it's in
debtedness. He kinks the mining
outlook of that region is very good
indeed"
The result of preliminary examina-
ton of Arthur McCarty ON thecharge
of enticing n minor away from homo
for immoral purposes. occupied the
attention of Judge Gudgell's court
four days last week, at the cOnclu'
sion the defendant being bound ove
i I'm the district cnurf which meet,