Fergus County argus., 1898-02-23
a RGUS AND INTER OCEAN, $3.50
~ RGUS AND COSMOPOLITAN S2.75
~ RGUS AND LESLIE'S WEEKLY 1915
TOWN AND COUNTY NEWS.

L.G. Phelps came in from Great
Falls Saturday night and went to
Gilt Edge sunday.
II YOU want the news read the
ARGus; il you want, well, most any
old thing" read our contemporary
Deputy Assessor Plum moved his
family from Maiden Saturday ana
will occupy the Parrot residence ON
Janeaux street this summer
Yesterday, being the anniversary
of the birth OF the father oil our
country, the schools, bank and publlc
offices were closed, and flags were
lying.
r, 4. Sloan returned Thursday oil
last week from Hunters hot springs
where he has been under treatment
for several weeks. Mr.. Sloan returns
much improved in health.
Rev. Pfaus, who attended meet
ing of Presbytery in Great Falls last
week, returned Saturday, but the
trip had been too much for him and
illness prevented his filling his pulpit
ON Sunday.
Ed. Foster returned Thursday
from Hunters Hot Springs. He re-
manned away as long as possible,
but could not miss the annual ball oil
the knights of Pythias, OF which he
is a prominent and worthy member.
e
furnishing department OF the Power
Mercantile Co., received al telegram
Saturday morning announcing the
death of his father at Macomb, IL
linuis. Many friends rendered their
sympathy to the popular young
man.
Monday morning opened warm
and pleasant but as soon as the
weather man heard OF it he hoisted
the storm flag with falling tempera-
ture and before p. III. snow was
falling and the ground was freezing.
Having gratilied the weather clerk 1t
cleared up within two hours.
The Chicago man who furnishes the
weather forecasts for Montana made
a great break last week, ordering
thecIear and warmer flags hung out
whereas the following twenty-fouI
hours were clear but much colder
the temperature dropping Friday
night To lO degrees below zero.
A. w. Stoddard has purchased t
4. Sloan's one-half interest in the
hardware firm of Hobensack &SloaI
and will take possession this week
Mr.. Sloan has sold his ranch proper
ty ON lower Spring creek, amounting
to 40 acres, to X. T.. Hamilton, th'
sale including improvements but n,
stock.
1t is quite amusing Wednesday
evenings to see two or three would
be prominent citizens in this town
among them professed attorney
sneaking around borrowing
friends ARGUS i'll order that the,
may read the news. They woul'
not steal. oh, no,-they simpl.
borrow"
George NJ. Stone and DIR. W. A
Long have recently purchased ol
Bedford, Levi Sweetland and Pose.
Elston ranches. all of which form
compact body OF well improved an
excellent hay and general farming
lands OF 1900 acres. The price pai
was good, round sum.
Walter Cox was quite severely In
jurcd Saturday last. While drivin
on a load of logs, the load tippe
and rolled partially over him, brui.
ing him about the chest and spraiI
ing one ankle. Considering til
circumstances il is a great surpris
that several bones were not broker
DIR. c. \. Tillotson attended him.
Last week t. A. Sloan received
letter from Judge Meagher, who
spending the winter at Arkansa
Hot Springs. The Judge writes tina
the physicians at the Springs dias
nose his case, not as brights diseas
but as a coating on the bladder an
stomach from continued use OF I'll
alkali water in this section. He say
he is feeling much better and intend
starting homeward about March i
A convention OF wool men will /
held at The Dalles, Oregon, March
2,3, when it is proposed to organi,
the Pacific Northwest WoolgroweI
Association to- be made up of tt
states of Montana, Oregon. Wasl
ington and Idaho. Governor Smit
has appointed - delegates from tn
state, among whom are David Hilgt
j. Z. Barnes, L. Z. Wright, j. I
willard, A. w. Bower and III. {
Hussey of Fergus counly.