Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1898-08-31
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Mr. anu ATs- al Stousu vi StdI-
ford, were visitors at the county seat
last week.
Monday next is Labor Day. Its
general observance in this section is
much doubted.
Sheriff Waite vent to Oregon last
week in search of 20, 900 ewes, but has
returned disappointed, finding sheep
propnrtionately as high in Oregon
as in Fergus county.
The machinery for the c. O. d..
laundry arrived Monday morning and
is now being installed in the Lehman
building on the east side. The laun-
dry will be open for business in two
weeks or possibly less.
The period allowed by law for the
registration of voters Tor this falls
election only extends over five days,
being from 8 a. m, Monday, October
9th, to- 8 p. m, Saturday, October
18th. Election day falls on Novem-
Der Sth.
Supt. Parent has received a letter
from ID. E. Sanders, professor at the
state normal school at Dillon, to the
effect that he has been designated as
one OF the instructors and that he
will attend the Fergus county insti-
tute this fall.
This section has experienced some
very unusually hot weather the last
two weeks, and as not a drop of rain
has fallen for three weeks the dust is
something terrible. One day last
week the temperature was 1O2o in the
shade about 2 p. IN.
Sam Hurvitch was in town last
week. Mr.. Hurvitch feels much i'm
proved since his return from Califor-
mia and has opened a tailor shop at
Gilt Edge. He carries a nice line of
samples and is a very good tailor.
The patronage of the residents of the
gold camp and vicinity is solicited.
Another mining deal las been
made on the New Year group in the
Judith mountains, this time with
Denver parties. For private reasons
the parties do not wish the par-
ticulars of the deal made public at
once and the papers have not been
filed with the county clerk.
Mrs. G.. F. Royce, OF southern
Iowa, reached Lewistown Sunday to
visit her brothers, Tom and Mike
Riser in the Moccasin mountains.
The boys had not seen their sister
for from eighteen to twenty years.
Both were i'm Lewistown to welcome
her.
Links OF the several strands of the
endless chain, started by Mrs. Grace
Fisk Bryan of Helena, for the benefit
of the Montana regiment, have been
received in LewistOwn. One of the
numbers received was number six
and another bore the number nine,
showing that the several chains were
being carried through to completion.
We may soon expect to hear areport
from Mrs. Bryan.
Notice Chas. Williams advertise
ment on our local page. MIR.
Williams makes "a generous offer to
his patrons. Beginning today every
person making a % cent purchase
will receive a free ticket bearing a
number, and to the holder of the
lucky ticket Mr.. Williams offers your
Or gents'), $50 in merchandise or $50
in gold coin. The dra wing will take
place about the holidays. We pre-
sumo that should the winner refuse
to take the money of the pluto
crat,'' Mr.. Williams will accommodate
them with 81 'dollars of our
daddies."
Among the parties who left this
week tt attend the Trans-Mississippi
exposition at Omaha were: David
Hilger and family, j. H. Charters and
family, William Fergus. Andrew Fer
gus, Miss Fergus, Mrs. j. B. Rauch,
George Wright and family, John
Rowley and family, S. j. Harding
and family, Mrs. Edward Brassey,
Mrs. Marion Burke. Mrs. HASH. All
parties went by private conveyance
to Billings and expect to go east Fri
day on the Burlington. William Fer
gus. son and daughter, and Mrs.
Rauch may possibly extend their trip
to Louisiana, while the others are
expected back within the 15-day time
limit allo wed on h excursion tick
It's.
Sergt. Herford, who went from Bill
lings with Grigsby's cavalry, has re-
turned to his home on sick leave, and
an interesting interview with him
was published by the Gazette. In
speaking of the regimental hospital,
Mr.. Herford said it was not his dis
position to complain. but their hos
pital was overcrOwded and the one