Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1897-09-15
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ARCUS & IESuIE'S WEEKLY, 1915
TOWN AND COUNTY NEWS.

Monday for a brief vacation.
Sunday morning Rev. Vigus will
speak on "Klondike and Its Lessons"
All are cordially invited.
Guy Hoffman left for the east this
morning to resume his studies at the
University of Pennsylvania.
An attractive list of special pre-
miums is being made up by Lewis
town business houses and will be
published next week.
Prosper Lapine last week sold 100
acres on Big Casino to j. p. Barnes
for $500. This is the third claim that
Mr.. Barnes has purchased in that
section.
Frank Z. Smith and Frank Day
left by Mondays Benton coach for
Helena to attend the annual meeting
of h Masonic state lodge, which
meets the 18th inst.
JEFF Sherman, who has disposed of
Bromley, says he will remain in Lew
istown until spring, at least, and
may engage In business.
Attorney General Nolan has de-
cided that county officers should be
paid monthly as well as deputies.
This plan has beef followed in Fer
gus county for some time past.
j. NJ. Croft, Rev. Albert Pfaus and
Dick Hanke returned Sunday from
Willow creek, where they had been
hunting sage hens and snipe for a
few days. They reported great sue
cess.
L. j. Hatton was in from Tibet
Monday and says the report that he
has closed his blacksmith shop is en-
tirely false. Patsey can be found at
his old stand, and his work is better
every day.
Rev. Vigus returned FROM Utica
Tuesday where he had been called to
officiate at the burial services of Mr..
and Mrs. Harry Luckett's two-year-
old son, who died from s~trangula-
ton Sunday.
Il. A. NARROW has resigned the
presidency of the Montana National
bank at Helena and been succeeded
by A. l.. Smith. Mr.. NARROW desires
to give his whole attention to pri-
vate interests.
Frank Spragg passed through
Lewistown Thursday of last week
on his way to Bozeman to attend
the agricultural college. He and
Fred Schmitt, who has also gone to
Bozeinan for the winter, graduated
from this school last spring.
The last issue of the Belt Times,
which came to hand, contained an
attractive, illustrated, four-page sup
plement descriptive of Belt and its
big coal output. The matter was
very interesting and the supplement
u credit to its publisher.
Frank Pick of Maiden, who left fOr
IA east last spring with his family
returned to Lewistown Tuesday and
will be employed in Mackey's black
smith shop. His family is now In
Great Falls. but will soon follow him
Frank says, 1--WE all get back"
John T. Williams Of Douglass,
Wyoming, arrived in town first o.
week and is looking after lambs and
wethers, chiefly for feeders. Mr.. vii
liams was in the county last fall buy
ing wethers, but says he has now tC
pay nearly as much again as he die
then fors sheep.
Elsewhere will be found a call fol
the annual meeting of the Fergus
County Woolgrower's association
which is set for Fair week by resolu
ton passed at the meeting last spring
1t is a most opportune time ant
there should be a good attendance
An interesting program has beef
arranged.
Supt. Parent Tuesday receives
word from DR.. James Reid. presiden
OF the Bozeman Agricultural colleg
that he would attend b Fergu
county institute next month and de
liver a lecture one evening. DR.. Reit
promised to attend last year, blu
failed. 1t is hoped the effort to oh
tain him will be more successful thi
year.
The land office last week had n
inquiry from a New York party DE-
string information about the adaI
liability of this section for growini
grapes, saying that about 200 Hun
garians were soon coming to Amer
lea and desired a location for crap
culture. The officers were muc
pleased to be able to reply tina
grapes would not mature I'm this cl
mate, neither would the Huns.
Manager Stiles OF the LEWISTON
Milling Company says he is now buy
ing the fall crop of wheat as fast q
it is offered and is paying $l.25 pc
hundred therefor. He says the GRO
is fine and generally large, probabl
low average for all raisers woul
run much higher. The mill starte
Monday and will run night and da
as soon as the new wheel arrive,
Merchants who have heretofore hal
died about one-half of eastern c
Great Falls flour intend to redut
this proportion materially and pus
the home product. With whes
bringing $1.25 cash, the farmer IL IA
better on than In some years with
easy recollection.