Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1897-07-21

The m that q game Oh Ddi
was played in Lewistown Sunday
between the regular nine and q
picked nine club at which h score
was 4 to 0 in favor of scrubs, is un'
founded. A few of the regular play
ers gathered at the grounds fol
practice and four innings were played
with scrubs and regulars playing on
both sides, but the meeting should
not be dignified by calling it "A bal
game.
The board of county commission
ers should have met Monday last at
"A board of equalization, but only
Chairman warcham was present and
adjournment was taken to Monday
next, when it il thought the whole
board will he present. Commits.
sioner Goodell was unable to attend
this week, owing to the serious ILL
ness of his wife. and Commissioner
Bower was detained at his home by
business matters.
Edmund Wright. of the
Lewisiown ball team. received word
from Belt last week that the coal
h%eavers'' would meet the home team,
August 2nd. Bird and 4th. An effort
il being made. however, to- have
these dates changed to the 9Th. 9TH
and Sth, " hich will he more conven
lent for the home team and it IL
Thought game on the latter days
will prove more profitable from a
financial point.
Frank Lamb of Lewistown, who
has run the Lewistown hotel at
that place for several years, has
leased the Cottage Inn i'm this city
for a term of years, which he will
take possession of On the Goth inst.
Mr.. Lamb VIII move his family to
Billings at once, is n good and ex-
perienced hotel man, will make an
excellent citizen and will no doubt
increase the popularity of the Cot
tage Inn.-Billings Gazette.
W. w. Parrott, from north of the
Missouri, is i'm town this week. on
his semi-annual visit among Fergus
county friends. Mr.. ParrOtt says he
sold his wool clip for twelve cents,
but believes that had he marketed 1t
at Chinook instead of at Harlem, or
held for a short time. he would have
received from one to two cents more
per pound. However, twelve cents
is considerably better than seven
cents, the price received last year.
The first northern Montana, NUT
ton shipment of the season will be
made ron the Benton stockyards
the early part of next week by Col.
j. III. Rice, the outfit consisting of
about 5000 head, the greater part of
which was purchased from parties
near Augusta. Another mutton
transaction of recent date was a
sale by Williamson Bros, of Big
Sunday, to Messrs. Julius Lehfeldt
and Sonksen, the price paid being
about $3.50 per head.-River Press.
j.. L. Stuart and Oscar Stephens
were in town Tuesday. Mr.. Stuart
says it is a mistake that he sold his
wool to C.. NJ. Caverly through David
Hilger. agent, for II cents. He says
his wool is not sold nor will it be un-
til he sells 1t himself at the market,
where he will go next week. Mr..
Stephens says that the report in the
River Press that he had sold his
wool to Caverly for II cents is also a
mistake. He left for Benton today
to dispose of his clip.
Mrs. Malinda Bowman died at her
home on East Fork Saturday night
and was laid to rest i'm the Lewis.
town cemetery Monday afternoon,
Rev. Vigus officiating at the services
Deceased was born in 1919, being a
years and eight months old at the
time of her death. She leaves a hus
band, large family of sons and severa
daughters most of whom are resi-
dents of this county. She was &
very devoted mother and friend, ant
gave her hest to her country wheI
in the hour of civil combat she sen
forth husband and sons to battle fol
the flag.
John Laux is engaged in ~erectin,
at the brewery a malt house 15x1'
feet and IA malt kiln 25x5O feet, tn,
> former two stories in height and tn
latter 30 feet. Both are being bull
of stone. Negotiations are pendin,
for the purchase of a boiler and en-
CINE and with these in place tn
!, brewing company will purchas
,, home barley and manufacture thei
own malt. Mr.. Laux says that tn
capacity of the brewery will be in
:, creased shortly I'm order to NEE
local demands, as at present the
are but able to supply the demand
from day to day.
The black horse stolen from Dav
Deaton last week was found on Roe
creek Saturday and on Sunday &,
cured by Mr.. Deaton. The horse b,
:. longing to w. d.. DeatOn, stolen q
the same time having been foun
early last week, it is presumed til
thieves rode the animals a short dil
lance and turned them loose, eitht
securing other mounts on which
proceed in their escape or after cacl
- with the %populace and may be not
great distance from Lewistowl
While the sheriff's office is wOrkin
upon n clew, nothing definite hs
a been given out.
The entertainment given at Gu
ver's hall Friday evening of La
week was attended by a large an
appreciative audience. the compaI