Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1897-12-15


40 YEARS THE
Monday evening DIR. Monahan was
summoned tn attend Emmett Hamil-
ron, who, according to the messen-
ger, had been run over by a loaded
wagon and his arm and in W crushed.
At noon today the doctor had not re-
turned from the Hamilton home, near
which the accident occurred.
Saturday evening, pursuant 70
public notice. a meeting of citizens
vas held at the court house ''for the
purpose of discussing the i~ncorpora-
ton of the Citizens Electric Co." At
least SO the notices had read, hut it
appearing that the meeting had no
business to transact and sufficient
stock already having been subscribed
to assure the Incorporation of the
company, adjournment was early
taken. Some fifty citizens were
present. Tuesday evening a meeting
! of the stockholders of the proposed
company was held and several COM
mittees appointed to- take prelimi-
nary steps to Incorporation of the
company and the gathering of neces-
sary data concerning an electric
plant. Another meeting will be held
Tuesday evening of mex week, for
the purpose of receiving the reports
of these committees and the election
of a board of directors for the first
three months. Cyrus Stiles, owner
of the existing electric plant, has sig
nified his wish to make the new
company a proposition and this
matter will probably be considered
Tuesday evening. Every subscriber
to stock is urged to be present. The
total amount subscribed up to date
is about 81, 900 and the balance of
$4,000 will be taken by some who
have already subscribed, should not
other citizens desire it.
Robert Leavens, for many years a
popular young man of Ferguscounty,
and for three years past connected
with the stage line from Lewistown
to Billings, was married Thursday
evening of last week at Billings, the
Times of that place containing the
following notice. The ARGUS wishes
Mr.. and Mrs. Leavens long years OF
unalloyed marital happiness: Last
Wednesday evening witnessed a very
pretty wedding at the home of Mr..
and Mrs. Geo. T. Lamport at this
city, when their Oldest daughter,
Miss Ella, was united in matrimony
to Mr.. Robert Leavens. Rev. w. ID,
Clark, pastor of the Congregational
church, performed the ceremony,
The bride, who is a charming and
beautiful young lady, was gowned
in white silk null, and worew white
gloves and slippers. She carried q
beautiful bouquet of white rOses
She was attended by her sister, Miss
Ida, who wore white null trimmed
in pink ribbon, and carried pale pink
carnations. The groom wa,
supported by Mr.. John Hughes
The only other guest besides thu
members of the family, was Miss
Newman. The house was elegantly
decorated with roses and pottet
plants, and a sumptuous wedding
banquet was served. The happ.
couple, who have the best wishes q
} everybody, have gone to housekeep
ing in a coy home On the south side
Last week IA petition or the com
m%issioners to take the necessar!
steps looking to the Incorporation q
Lewistown, was generally signed b,
our citizens and the necessary To-
signatures being secured, the boart
ordered w. r. Mcfarland to take I
census. At the January session q
the board a date for the election viii
probabely be set and there SEEM
little doubt but what h PROPOSE
ton will carry, it having failed tn
first time by me vote. The LAM
sought to be Incorporated as tn
town of Lewistown is as follows
seA seA sec 10, neA, nh seA, nk swK
81 neA. neA nwA sec Is n, rg Is e
: These lines will pass between tn
residence of Frank Day and the plat
: ted lands on the south, between tn
ranch of Robert Jackson and tn
4 plated lands on the east, includ
: all the plated lands In the north en'
e of town and exclude the Crowde
property on the west. The petition
t divided the TOWNSHIP into wards a
4 follows: LIST ward-all that portion
} lying south and west OF Thir'
I avenue and Main street; End ward
that lying north and east of Thir'
e avenue; 3rd ward-that lying soutl
and east of Third avenue and Mail
street. Already much well grounds
e opposition TO the Incorporation ha
8 developed, but as the election canno
be held before February, abundanc
of time will intervene for the argu