Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1898-03-16

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E. Hemphill.
Bounty warrants wanted by
Brassey & Little.
j. L. Harmon returned last week
from u visit among relatives and
friends in Missouri.
j. G. Wiedeman, Of the Mountains
Hard Co., IL expected home
from the east this week or early
next.
On the 9th inst. a marriage license
was issued to- p. j.. Hatton and
Margaret NJ. Hatton of Ubet, prev
iously divorced.
After having your watch repaired
elsewhere and it does not keep per-
fert time, take it to d. Z. Hemphill,
who makes a speciality of putting
watches in perfect condition after
Others have failed.
A fresh stock of Northern grown
garden seeds just received by
Bertrand & Hopkins, they will sell
In quantity to suit purchasers by the
lPoSho6Cp ouhSC, Pobhu VI ou5hSi, at
lowest market prices.
Letters received from james Car
roll, who is now at Missoula, show
that gentleman anxious to get back
to Lewistown. To one correspond
ent he writes that If he had not sold
his property here he would return at
once.
Clarence Barnes and James Weaver
will assume control of the Dark
Horse Feed and Sale stable ON April
LIST, Mr.. Barnes having purchased
the stable from Maurice Sloan and
taken Mr.. Weaver i'm as a partner in
it's operation.
Remember the Office of the Billings
stage line is now at C.. FL. Williams
drug store. Do your express bust
ness over this line. Order goods
sent via Billings in care of w. J..
~Reifenrath, and you will receive them
promptly. Good stopping places
and quick time for the travelling pub
ic.
VI thio pas oPpSAhS thO w =
ment of the Lewistown Meat Market,
Barnes & Wunderlin, p~roprietors.
These gentlemen are anxious to
please patrons and trust to receive
patronage sufficient to warrant en-
largement at an early date. An ex-
perienced cutter is employed and the
best meat O~btainable for sale at
reasonable prices.
We take special care to fill pre-
seriptions promptly and correctly
and know our drugs are absolutely
pure. We take no chance on this lat
ter point and you can't afford to take
any chances in the putting up of your
prescriptions. The best pharmacist
want your prescription trade at Lit
ties Pharmacy.
Saturday afternoon last Edward
| Brassey, auctioneer. sold, under a
decree of distribution, the DeFrate
property on Main street, consisting
of one lot 5Ox90 and two buildings.
The bidders were Camille Hogue, j.
z. Shank, E. A. Foster, G. NJ. Stone
and Louis Landt, the latter securing
the property for 81. 100. 1t is gener-
ally considered a bargain.
The attorney general, in an opinion
requested by assessor Cowan of
Gallatin county, has decided that
lands purchased of the state are
subject to taxation, eve though but
a small payment has been made and
the deed has not been passed. The
point made by the attorney general
is that these lands are simply held in
trust by the state until full payment
thereof has been made, but that this
does not relieve the purchaser from
taxation therefor.
Attorney General Nolan has rem
dered an opinion to the effect that
county superintendent of schools
are not entitled to be remunerated
for expensis incurred in visiting the
schools and that county commits
~siOners have no authority to allow
expense bills of this nature. The
attorney general says that while
some provision is made for office ex-
penses and supplies, all other costs
incident to the discharge of the
; duties must be borne by the superin-
] tendent PERSONAL.
The first annual meeting OF the
stockholders of the Citizens Electric
5 Co, will be held at the Office of the
secretary, C. F. Little, on Fifth
{ avenue, Saturday evening. March
18th, for the election of a board oi
4 directors and the transaction of such
other business as may properly come
before the meeting. The secretary
c has received estimates from manu-
facturers of electric light machinery,
q which, while not final, are sufficient
indication that a first-class plant
can he installed for much less money
than was recently supposed m The
ditch work al also be secured at a
lower price than calculated upon
I The first of the week Secretary Little
was engaged in making a plat OF the
T town and some definite figures on all
work are expected at an early date.
Best of All