Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1898-01-05
PERSONAL AND OTHERWISE.

PERSONAL AND OTHERWISE. /;
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Best bluejoint baled hay for. san
by Burke & Bromley. Sis
Buy your shingles s 81 '1snn Tong ss
Prices low and quality guaranteed
The finest tine of candies Ii at Der
trand & Hopkins. Come and try
them. III
Miss Lillian Cook went to- Helene
last week to make a short visit with
friends. F.r.ts,o
GIRL WANTED-A girl to dogeneraI
Homework. Apply at onc to Mrs
G. NJ. Stafford.
John Laux left for Great Fallt
Tuesday and will visit Helena before
returning home.
For the best quality of hams ant
bacon call on Burke & Co. They
keep a supply constantly on hand.
The Montana Hardware Co. keep
on hand a full stock of Caskets and
Collins, and will attend to all de
mands, day or night.
r. w. Jones and Eugenia Merry
field Of Gilt Edge, e married Tues
day, January 4th, Judge Mcfarland
officiating.
The popular hardware firm O
| Hobensack & Sloan has distributed
among their friends the past week
some very tasteful calendars for thu
new year.
River Press: John Lehfeldt',
Judith wool clip has been sold in
Boston at q price that netted hin
Is cents u pound. This is more thar
he was offered last summer.
For that cold feeling,
Use an %overcoat;
One of the Philadelphia
Kind made by Wanamaker &
Brown. Apply outwardly
Before venturing in the air..
NOBLE NJ. WALKER, Agt.
Remember the office of the Billings
stage line IL now at c. FL. Williams
drug store. Do your express bust
les 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.
River Press: j. H. Lander, chief
brand inspector for Montana at the
Chicago stock yards, reports that he
and his assistants have this year in
spected 6.723 cars of Montana cattle,
estimated at a total of 147, 972 head,
In 1896 he and his corps inspected
1SO, 1886 Montana cattle, and in 1895
they Inspected 235, GA head.
Choteau Chronicle: Major Nc
Laughlin and party, the Messrs.
Cook, Pendergast, Parsons, Van
Zandt and Jackson, will begin pre-
parations for their Alaska trip as
as the new agent assumes
charge at the agency. They Will
leave with go head of horses and a
two years supply of provisions. and
will go by the Edmonton route, and
do some prospecting in the Peace
river country next summer.
Don't forget the Art Loan Exhibit
to be given at the Presbyterian
Several hundred beautiful pictures
will be displayed on the wall, and
many novel and interesting features
| will form part of the entertainment
the reproductions of fine art which
| will be sold at auction. The HON,
| Workers will serve luncheon during
the evening. Admission, including
luncheon Is % cents.
The annual meeting OF the stock
holders of the Fergus County Agricul
will be held next Saturday at 2 p. m
at which time the officers for thu
ensuing year will be elected. Mucl
pains should be used by the stock
1 IOlucIb III tuC CiONtiou VI lIIVFt 'bilitCtl
for upon their selection will largel,
depend the success OF failure OF tn
annual fair. Personal pOpularit,
should enter largely into this selec
ton, for to the president, more thar
any other, will the residents O
Fergus county look to for encour
ment in bringing exhibits and enter
ing horses for the races.
Last Sunday, while watching tn
shoeing of u fiery broncho, Geo. Allen
of Denton, stepped into a coil of rop
and became last at the ankle. Tn,
horse broke loose and dragged hin
about 200 yards when he struck
post, breaking both bones of the lei
below the knee in two places causin,
a compound comunated fracture
DIR. &. A. Tillotson was summoned
and reduced the fracture, and at las
reports Mr.. Allen was resting com
fortably.
In Olden Times
peOple overlooked the inheritance q