Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1898-06-22
ADDITIONAL LOCAL.

Tuesday.
Miss Cora Barnes is visiting with
relatives and friends on the Judith.
Emil Jensen has taken Henry Gates
place behind the bar at ID. NJ. Crow
ley's.
DIR. Allen, the dentist, arrived in
Lewistown asst Saturday and has
opened his office in the parlors of the
Day House.
Children's services at the NJ. E.
church Sunday. Sermon in the morn
ing, concert at night. All are or
daily invited.
Matt Wight of Utica. accompanied
by his wife and two children, has
gone to the Grow reservation tOlook
up a ranch location.
Oscar Stephens was at the county
seat Tuesday buying supplies. He
reported everything looking well east
of the Judith range.
Mrs. VIM. Snidow and son left on
Monday mornings Benton coach for
Butte, where she will visit with her
mother for some time.
The decorators, Hill & Surprenant,
last week reprinted the interior OF
the Presbyterian church, adding
greatly to it's appearance.
william Jenkins expects to move
into his new quarters, next to d. NJ.
Crowley's saloon, some time this
week, where he will be glad to see his
many patrons. The room is now be-
ing prepared for his occupancy.
E. j. Morrison has sold for Oregon
parties $50 head of cattle with calves
by their side to Thos. McGirl. The
stock was branded at the n. P. stock
yards on Saturday and driven to Mr..
McGirl's range.-Billings Times.
There will be a meeting Of the"Ko-
dak Fiends" at the studio Of Ii. Sur
prenant On Thursday evening of this
week at 8 o'clock to consider the adj
visibility of organizing a camera
club. All lovers OF the Photographic
art are requested to be present.
Col. G. II. Norris came up from .Ju-
dith Landing Monday. He reported
plenty of green grass all the way to
the British line. The ferry at Judith
is in good running order, it being out
only two or three days. Parties hav-
ing business north of the Missouri
will find this the shortest and most
desirable route.
Breathitt Gray and j. S. Phillips,
of Utica, were in town last Friday
and Saturday. Mr.. Phillips fs Their
in-law accompanied him. The old
gentleman will soon be II, but ap-
pears to be as active as a man of 30.
They report the upper Judith look
ing better than for a great many
years. Crops are doing well now.
Senator Carter and wife will spend
a part of the summe i'm Helena, max
ing a visit to the Pacific coast before
their return to Washington in the
fall. The Hartmans will summer in
Bozeman, Mrs. Hartman and the
children starting for home on the
18th. Senator Mantle and Private
Secretary Taylor will pass some
months in Butte.
Prof. S. NJ. Emery, director of the
Montana agricultural experiment
station at Bozeman, desires to Sc
cure a list of all canal or irrigating
companies or associations i'm the
Stata that ara ro-nparafiya in char
acter. Such associations are those
i'm which two or more men, owning
or maintaining a ditch or canal, re-
ceive water from it, and they do not
embrace associations organized by
capitalists for the purpose of selling
water.
From the National park comes the
news of the death of seven bears,
caused by asphyXiation in what is
known as Death gulch. The car
casses of the animals were found by
one of the guides, who went to where
they were for the purpose of cutting
off their claws. In less than three
minutes he was SO overcome by the
gas which arises from the ground
that he almost tainted, and it was
this that furnished the clew as to the
cause of the bears death. The buf-
falo herd in the park now numbers
between 20 and 40.
In this issue will be found the adj
vertisement of Stuart & Pauling,
dealers in clothing and gents fur
nishing goods and boots and shoes.
Mr.. Stuart is an old resident OF Fer
gus county, while Mr.. Pauling came
among us last fall representing the
Grand Forks wooden mills, for which
the firm are still agents. The cloth
ing and blankets manufactured at
these mills are giving the very best OF
satisfaction, there being no chance
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