Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1897-06-30
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! ARGUS & ltSlIE'S WEEKLY, SS.l5
town AND COUNTY NEWS.

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Join us in celebrating the 18th next
Saturday.
Remember the lecture 10y Franklin
Steiner, July 10th and 1Ith.
John CLANCY is building IA new res.
idcncc ON his ranch below the poor
farm.
The man who complains nf too
much rain will put in an appearance
in IL few days,
Mrs. John I,auch AMI Mrs. David
IIilgcr are visiting for n few days nj
VIM. Fergus ranch.
Mrs. Edward I,rasscy is visiting
with her daughter, Mrs. J. IL. Char
tiers. at Grass Range.
Bertrand X Hopkins have some
thing to say To those who are going
to celebrate. Read their ad.
Few wool sales have been made up
to date. Those made were for ten
cents or better in most cases.
Ii is reported thai Cort Il Wordcn
will move into the Petersen building,
next to Burke x Co.'s butcher shop.
A well written al is interesting
and worth reading. You will find IL
sampled local page. 1t Is G. f. Lit
ties.
The Spotted Horse management
hns added more men to its force and
the camp has n much "Iivelicr appear
ance.
Some of those who were bitten by
the lightning rod fiends last fall are
telling their sorrows to listening
friends.
). s. Hobson left for Utica Sunday
and expects to go to Great Falls
this week tn look after the sale of his
wool clip.
johnson and Hogan of the North
ern Pacific were i'm this vicinity last
week looking after business for their
popular road.
The Lapalme building on Main
street, is being put in repair for
Frank MACEDONIAN, who will occupy
il ms II law office.
MARRIED-On June 9th, at the NJ.
l.. parsonage, by the Rev. Nigus,
Albert Broud and Hattie NJ. Evens,
both of Lewistown.
Clarence Sloan returned from
Bozeman last week where lie had
becn attending the agricultural col
lcgc during the winter.
There will he services in the Catho-
lie church, Sunday, July 18th, ut 5
and 1880 n. III. and 7:3O p. m. Every
body cordially invited.
Cashier Wright was on the streets
stalking oands with friends last
saturday. He will he mt his post in
the bank in u few days.
From every part of the county
now comes the welcome news oi
much better appearance.
Assessor Croft returned from south
of the Snowies first of the week and
reports the situation much improved
in that region by recent rains.
VIM. Shaulcs il excavating ON tn,
corner lot above the old school house
for II building 10 y 60 to he used as a
saloon. bowling alley and shooting
gallery.
Johnny Edwards was up from
FlatwillOw last week, He reports
good rains in that locality OF lat,
and everything looking better. This
region had been very dry up to a
week or ten days ago.
George Ayers, charged with the un.
lawful branding of IA calf. had Al pre-
liminary examination last Saturday
before Justice Mcfarland and was
bound over to the district court in
the sum of $500. Bail was furnished
Sam Houston and family expect
to leave this week forChinook, where
the latter will visit with his relatives
during the summer. Mr.. Houston
will return here soon to attend I,
somc contract work he has on hand
The state board of examiners bas
ordered II payment of all ANNA
bounty claims filed prior to June Ii
1896, amounting to Sll,S33. Since
March 1, 1885, the state has paid oI
bounty clans SlO6, O4i, while the un
paid balance is SSH
The ARGUS made an error LAS
week in crediting IA bran new daugh
ter to Mr.. and Mrs. j. l.. Ashby %
Highfield. 1t should have read Ash
bridge. We trust the proud parent,
will overlook our error in the brand
and be able to- prove property.
Fred Bourbon has rented Ale.
Branson's barber shop and will TAX
possession tomorrow. Will Huber
N tonsorial artist from Minncapoli
will succeed Mr.. Bourbon in VIM
jenkins shop. Mr.. Branson retire
from the business owing to his eye
sight watch was injured I'VE year
ago.
On Sunday afternoon a concer
was given by the children of tn
Beaver creek Sunday school. TIL
church during the week received
coat of calcimine and was decorate
by the teachers and officers of tn
school. The attendance was larg
Notwithstanding the rain storm
and the exercises were the best eve
rendered in the church.