Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1898-05-04
ADDITIONAL LOCAL.

car load to FennO Bros. & Childs,
and one to Harding & Caverley, of
Boston. The owner was g.. w.
Stone of Bean, Montana.
A. j. Jackman, an expert wood
worker, is associated with Phillip
Laux, blacksmith, and desires an OPP
sportunity to prove, to anyone need
ing work in that line, the superiority
of his workmanship. Note his adver-
tisement in another column.
Lieut.. Alex McCrackin of the gun
bout Marietta, which is now on it's
way with the Oregon to join Capt.
SIMPSONS fleet, is a brother of w.
w. McCrackin of Hamilton and
formerly of the Silver Bow National
bank of Butte.-Helena Herald.
River Press: Parties from Judith
report that G. r. Norris has some of
the finest alfalfa fields in that part of
Montana. From about 26O acres he
cut over 700 tons of hay last year,
and he is SO well satisfied with the
result that he is seeding another 100
acres to the same crop this season.
Billings Times: Charles Stewart
of Fergus county, rode in Monday a
distance of 80 miles to join troop A,
and was surprised to hear that they
had not yet received orders to go to
the front. He is a nephew of the
famous confederate general Stuart,
and is a skilled horseman and just
the material for the cavalry.
Temporarily, at least, the project
for active telephone exchange has
been abandoned, owing to the illness
of Mr.. A. w. War;, who had the
matter in charge. The poles are
ready for setting and the material is
either already here or en- route from
Great Falls, but it will be necessary
to postpone the installment of the
exchange until Mr.. Warr's return.
James Washburn, who will be
manager of the new Gilt Edge Mer-
camille Co., as announced last week,
was in town Friday. He says he
hopes to be open for business by the
18th inst. +. A. Barnes, has been
employed by the company and his
popularity will be Of much value to
the new firm. The application for
Incorporation has been forwarded to
the secretary of state.
While many vacancies have been
filed there is still DON for a few
doctors, preachers, lawyers, printers,
BARRIERS, clerks, stenographerS, drug
gists, county officers, miners, cow
boys, capitalists, etc, to take the
places vacated temporarily by the
boys who left this morning in
answer to their cOuntry's call. SUI
ficient politicians are left at home, SO
none of these species need apply.
All sheepmen agree that the re-
ceipts of wool at Great Falls this
year will far exceed those of any
other season; in fact, it is confidently
expected that w 80 per cen of the
entire clip OF the state will be
marketed here, and even those less
sanguine predict that the mark of
III, 200 900 pounds will be surpassed in
the receipts at this point.-Great
Falls Tribune.
River Press: Preparations for the
spring roundup have been made by
local stockmen. The Mcnamara and
Circle outfits will work together,
starting from the mouth of the
Marias on May 18th, and working
west. The Kohrs & Bielenberg and
Flowerree & Lowry outfits will start
from the foot of the mountains on
the same date, working "a until
they meet the roundup from this end
of the range.
w. F. Hanson broke ground last
week for the erection of one of his
new buildings on his lots adjoining
the land Office. The structure will
be 40x4O, of stone, with brick front,
and be occupied when completed by
Brassey & Little, brokers. AS soon
as this building is completed and the
firm has moved therein, the frame
building now occupied by them, will
be moved and another stone build
ing of the same size erected on that
ground, these quarters to be rented
by the land office.
Billings Gazette: c. Clifton, the
Musselshell cattleman, returned Sun
day from England, where he spent
the winter at his old home. He says
the present crisis between the United
States and Spain is causing almost
as much excitement in Great Britain
as it is in this country, and that the
opinion prevails in English circles
that a universal war is imminent.
He confirms the reported friendliness
of England toward this country and
says that II the continental powers
come to SPANS assistance, the Unit