Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1897-07-07
RGUS AND INTER OCEAN, $3.50
~ RGUS AND COSMOp Lillian $2.75
ARGUS & lESLIe'S WEEKLY, 1915
TOWN AND COUNTY NEWS.

n IDTIlpn Oh y. W. StDt11lTul :
wool clip Of 10000 pounds reached
town Tuesday IN route to- the Falls
Felix McGinn yesterday sold t.
Engle Bros. p head Of cattle belong.
ing to the estate of John McGinn, at
the rate of $3.50 per head.
W. II. Peck was i'm town first OF
the week. His wool clip has been at
the Falls for some time and Mr..
Peck will go there next week to look
after its sale.
HaIsey X. Watson of the ARGUS,
returned Saturday last from the
meeting of the Montana Press asso-
citation and the excursion to Utah
and Colorado.
\ writer i'm the Ladies' Home
Journal says that lightning rods
usually do more damage than good.
And the lightning-rod shark seldom
eve visits the same locality twice.
Geo. NJ. Hatch of Big Timber has
accepted IA position with IA Chicago
live stock firm, and is located in Bill
lings for the purchase of sheep and
cattle for eastern markets.-Billings
Times.
George NJ. Stone of Pnilbrook was
in town several days last week. MIR.
Stone sold about $1,000 pounds of his
wool for ~ the wool being damaged
somewhat by rain while en- route to
the Falls. 1t is thoughtquite anum-
Der of clips have had a similar eX-
pcrience.
Walter Smith passed through Lew
istown last week with his family en-
route to the Black Hills. his future
postoiiice being Lead, 5. ID. At
least for IA time he will remain in that
section, where he formerly lived and
which he abandoned to come to
Maiden.
While attempting to ride n bicycle
Sunday Treasurer q. W. Cook was
thrown by the silent steed and sui
fered "a fracture of the leg, which will
confine him to- his bed for some time.
pi'bh II hot toiilouhu ohC
and Mr.. Cook is doing as well az
could be expected.
Sam Phillips reports that the
balloon which was sent up from Lew
istown Saturday evening was found
by his boys on the following day, at
IL point near his home on Pike creek,
u straight four miles from Lewis
town. The balloon was uninjured
but for n slight tear.
Three SONS of j. N. Brown, the
pianist, Messrs. Percy, Jack and
Arthur, reached Lewistown from
their home in st. Paul Saturday
last. The boys are all performers
and singers. Mr.. Brown expects
two other musicians to arrive shortly
and he will then organize n musica
company.
DIR. and Mrs. W. A. Long left last
Friday for New York City, going al
far as Belt by private conveyance
From the Falls they will 60 Il
Duluth where they will take 4
SNtftiltl IA HIN tTlD. lIt uoCIol
goes east to attend n course of lee
lures and will he absent six weeks ol
two months.
Sam Phillips returned from Great
Falls Saturday, where he had dis
posed OF his wool clip, as quote,
last week. Mr.. Phillips il not in
clined to argue the question, bein,
satisfied with the effect, whateve
may be the cause. Last year he sol,
for cents and this year equally n
good but no better clip for liz cents
According to latest advices from
Austin W. War; he was nj Chicago
from where he will proceed by LAX
to Detroit, thence by canal, the ST
Lawrence and Hudson rivers to- New
his eyes will have received sufficiCa
rest to make treatment easier AM
recovery mor certain Of attainment
While in Great Falls last weel
Sam Phillips made arrangement
with j. ID. Holiday, the gentleman
who is operating the sheep shearin,
machines ON the Power ranch in Car
cade county, to give the machines
trial run at the meeting of the fai
association next September, til
woolgrowcrs association to furnis
necessary power n sheep. MI
Phillips foresight is admirable; no
only will the exhibition prove of ad
vantage to the grower, but IA cor
siderable attraction to all.