Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1897-09-15

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40 YEARS TIE
The Fair association offers purses
for bicycle races as follows: one mile
dash, purse SIS. $40 to first, IS to
second, for single riders only; slow
race, o~ne-fourth mile, purse IS, slow
est rider under the rules to take the
money. No entrance fee required in
either race, but there must be four to
start. In the slow race a rider fall
ing, turning around, interfering with
another rider, or who shall not ride
in as direct u line as practicable will
be declared out Of the C Should
no contestant ride through the en-
tire distance within the above rules
no money shall be awarded.
John Whipple. aged 81 years and
10 months, died at the home of his
son. H. H. Nipple, on Beaver creek,
September 9th. Deceased was born
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moved to Michigan, where he lived
thirty years. He then went to Mis-
souri,, remaining 20 years and in 1890
came to Montana, since making his
home with his son For over GO
years he had been a member of the
Baptist church, but later united with
the Disciples, of which denomination
he was an active member until he died.
The funeral sermon was preached
Friday by Rev. Vigus In the Beaver
ment took place, the attendance OF
relatives and neighbors being very
large.
Saturday LAS Manager Culver OF
the Opera house, received Il message
from Dick Sutton of Butte, to the
effect that he would accept the fair
dates and present his stock troup in
an attractive repertoire. The New
York Clipper, speaking of Sutton's
company in it's issue of September
4th says: "The opening" of the
Pavilion theater, twill be by the
Sutton Stock company in The Gal
ley Slave Among the new members
this season will be May Nanary,
leads, Josie Sullivan, G. Lincoln
Chalmers. j. C. Henderson, E. j.
Holden, j. Edison Furst, and from
last seasons company the best have
been retained In Frank Linden, Lulu
Sutton and Emm Whitney" Fur
Their announcement Of the plays to
be presented during Fair week will
be made next:week.
"a few days ago W. A. Shaules,
while engagaged in sinking a well ON
his Fergus county ranch, struck a
body Of water at a depth Of q feet
which upon examination developed
into a genuine artesian well. The
volume IL water emitted from the
Sbaules well is sufficient to supply
the entire town of Lewistown. A
great deal of interest Ia manifested
in the new well and more will in all
probability be sunk in the same
neighborhOOd." The foregoing IL
clipped from the Great Falls depart.
ment OF the Standard and is repro.
duced to show how easily a small
circumstance will be enlarged until II
makes quite a sensation. The foun'
dation for the story is simply that
the well driven underneath w. A
Shaules new building emitted 9
stream of murky water for q few
hours, evidently having tapped ar
toward the coulee, rs the Laux well
a few rods further up hill, went
dry the samea afternoon. LewistOwT
will have to depend On some othel
source for a supply of water.
David Hilger informs us tina,
DIR. j. H. willard last week re
ceived a letter from his son. Harry
at Fort Custer, conveying the intel
: ligence that two companies ofcavalr,
from that post also intended to pa,
LewistOwn a visit fair week. Tn
|, companies having been detailed for
= practice march and learning of tn
N vi ~
troops, decided to meet their com
rades at that time. Lieut.. Williar,
regretted his inability to accompan.
them, saying he had been detailed t.
go with another party. Will
, neither of these companies will prob
. ably have a full complement, the.
, will, nevertheless, add some $50 t,
the number of Uncle Sans boys il
, blue, who will be camped here fai
week, not only enjoying themselves
9 but giving pleasure to the many cit
zens who will attend the meeting
1t is the intention to request tn
commanding officers to give dree
parades, manPuvers, target practice
t or any other attractions which thei
e troops may be able to present. The
are certain to be one Of the bigges
cards of the Fair. All subordinate
are colored, while the officers al
white.