Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1898-11-02
ADDITIONAL LOCAL.

has removed to the Hanson building,
next door to Telephone Exchange.
G. NJ. Stafford went to Deerfield
this morning, where he will meet his
wife this evening. Mrs. Stafford is on
her way home from an eastern visit.
Notice has been posted in the land
Office calling for bids for running,
measuring and marking, according
to law, the lines of the following I'M
surveyed subdivisions: Township 3
north of range p east Bids will be
received up to- and including Nov. "a.
Smith & Thompson have received
the first consignment of their mann
moth stock of new furniture. Owing
to the small place obtained to open
up in. and to make room for the
large amount of goods en- route,
they will offer great inducements to
the people of Fergus county for the
next 30 days.
DIR. Lindsey. Sam Weaver and Fred
Bourbon, of the party of hunters
who have spent three weeks i'm the
brakes of the Missouri. returned last
week, reporting the killing of seven
teen deer. all black-taiI. While the
game is not plentiful. the sport was
greatly enjoyed. The hunters pre-
coded the game, which did not arrive
until Monday.
Returns from registration show an
increase of about 10 per cent in the
county over that of two years ago,
while in the Gilt Edge precinct the
increase is about so per cent. The
list in Lewistown includes AIT names,
Gilt Edge 1874. Utica 154 and Cotton
wood ITO, these being the heaviest
precincts.
DIR. E. A. Long will visit Gilt Edge,
November 8, 10 and II, when all de-
string dental work will have their
nncecIs attended to in the efficient man.
ner of which the doctor has proved
himself capable. He will visit Utica
on the 18th, 14th and 18th inst. pre-
pared to attend to the wants of all
patrons. This will be the DOCTORS
last visit to these points this season
and should be taken advantage of by
all needing dental services.
Sunday morning last, Rosa, the
three-year-old daughter of VIM. Cliff
of Gilt Edge, while playing with
matches near her fathers coal claim,
was 40 severely burned that she died
within a few hours. The little one's
clothes caught fire and in attempt
ing to teal them off. her hands as
well as her face were terribly burned
and she expired in great agony. The
parents were nearly m%addened with
grief and the disaster fell like a pail
upon the gold camp.
Mr.. Spencer johnson, formerly a
resident of this county and located
near Ubet, died at Warm Springs.
Deer Lodge county, on the 2lst ult.
Mr.. johnson sold his property to
Perrine, Green & White buffalo
Creek Sheep co., several years ago
and moved to Deer Lodge county.
where he engaged in horse raising.
The cause of death was bronchitis
and heart failure. Deceased was in
comfortable circumstances at the
time of his death and leaves a wife
and two adopted boys to mourn his
loss. Always an exemplary citizen,
he is fondly remembered by many
old settlers.
,no, AZ CnbolI <f Tho l(opfno
Hardware Co. has beer offered and
has accepted the management of the
Utica Mercantile Co., at Utica, this
being the name under which the Bach
interests. recently purchased by the
Power Mercantile Co. have been in
corporated. Mr.. Campbell needs no
introduction to the people of the
Judith or any wherein Fergus COUNTY !,
For years "a faithful and popular en-
pluye of the Montana HardwareC Co.,
his promotion to to the are OF large
interests comes as a deserved recOg-
milton of his fitness and attention to
duty. The new company has already
ordered large stocks and will make
the Utica store headquarters for
every buyer in the western end of the
county. /!
Monday night the EMAIL boys. and
we regret to say, some of the young
men of Lewistown celebrated hollo-
ween. Honest fun and inoffensive
sport, such as taking gates off OF
hinges and ringing door bells, while
q source of amusement 1T is entirely
harmless, but when boys of fifteen
and sixteen years carry the sport 80
far az to destroy property and inter-
fere with business, they should either
no SoyaraIv nupished Inv naroufs pr