Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1898-06-15
ADDITIONAL LOCAL.

Eead notices for i for building
school houses.
Freight team have been rolling in
at a rapid rate Tor the past few days.
much to the qualification of our
merchants.
j. ]. Seyler. son OF John T. Seyler
of Twin Bridges, was in town dur
ing the past week, looking after his
fathers cattle interests.
A ranchman who sowed some
single nails earley in April, says
there is every indication OF a good
crop of spikes, owing to the heavy
rains.
The Beaver creek Sunday school
will hold childrens service Sunday
afternoon. A concert will be given
in the afternoon. All are cordially
invited.
The guns of the American navy are
not sighted in the old fashiond way,
but by range-finders. One of our
cowboys who was slightly ver
come a few nights since by a Dewey
cocktail, said be wished he "had one
of them blasted rangefinders just
now"
Johnny Sellers arrived in town
early Sunday morning with a badly
injured hand. He was leading a
fractions horse TO pasture when the
animal suddenly pulled away
catching his thumb in a loop of the
halter. He may lose the member
above the first joint. The wound
was dressed and Mr.. Sellers returned
home in the afternoon.
River Press: A Washington dis
patch OF yesterday u the
appointment OF Thos. A. Cummings,
of this city, as additional paymaster
in the volunteer service with rank
OF major. The appointee was kept
busy all of today, acknowledging the
congratulations of his many friends.
Major Cummings has at present no
advices as to where he will be
stationed.
Len Curl, Bob Rumsey and Tom
Jones left on the stage this morning
for L~ewistown. where they will
erect a shearing plant. The parties
are expert clipper men, having clip
ped at South st. Paul and Casper,
Wyo., previous to this. Their many
friends gave them a warm send off
on their leaving the Great Falls hotel
and hope they may prosper and
break the worlds shearing record
Leader.
According to the Milwaukee Sen
tinel the Dewey cocktail, red, white
and blue, is now made in New York.
The color effect is obtained by using
raspberry juice, maraschino and
cream Yvette. The new drink is
said to be almost as popular as the
Manhattan and the Mertini, and one
dose is warranted to make a ram
pant patriot out of a peace-at-any-
price citizen. The latest cocktail
will probably be known as Hob
choice" |
Geo. H. Scott, formerly a travelling
correspondent and solicitor for the
Rocky Mountain Husbandman, and
who had visited this section in the
OF that paper, died at
Seattle. Washington, on June 9Th, of
He was to accompany
and Mrs. j. v. Stafford to
Alaska, but vas taken i'll before en-
barking. Mr.. Scott was an
energetic and capable member of the
newspaper fraternity, and his I'M
timely death will be regretted by all.
A party comprising nine young
of Lewistown, explored the ice
last Sunday, which is situated
in the summit of a Judith mountain,
nine miles east of Lewistown. The
has two apartments, the
dimensions of the first being about
The first part or entrance
to the ice has a rock bed while the
second part has an ice bed as has the
apartment, which is so large
that a man cannot throw a rock
across it's lake. We were not able to
enter this apartment, because during
the past five years the ice has raised
SO high al to almost close the
This appears to be due to
the caving-in of two air holes which
were at the foot of the mountain,
from which flowed a stroag and ice
cold draft; these holes were not SO
large as to allow the entrance OF a
man. When returning the party
stopped at the Kelly ranch where
they were enioyably entertained and
served refreshments by Mr.. and Mrs.
o. W. Kelly.