Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1898-06-29
ADDITIONAL LOCAL.

town last week and is looking after
subscriptions and collections for tina,
able paper.
The gun club appears to be non ct
quebedo this year. Surely not all oI
the members have gone to shoot
S%paniards.
ALI. j. Stephens drug storeis being
papered 10y Hill & Surprenant, the
decorators. 1t will he a great i'm.
~provement.
While in Lcwistown last week G.
X. Norris purchased about 100 head
OF cattle from 5. ). HobsOn, w. ID.
Deaton and Joe Magallon.
A. Mcleod, a brother of Mrs. j. NJ.
Campbell, arrived from Oakland, Cal
ifornia last week and has taken
charge of the books for the Lewis
town Commercial Co.
C. c. Skaggs' barn in the foothills
of the Judith mountains was de-
stroyed by fire last Friday night.
Whether accidental or of incendiary
origin we are unable to learn.
The Beaver creek camp meeting
will open Thursday evening and con-
tinue over Sunday and Monday. One
thousand people are expected on the
grounds ON Sunday. Lunches will
be served each day to the public.
Elsewhere will be found a cOntinu-
alton of the notice for bids for a
Forest Grove). The bids submitted
on the Goth inst. were % high, being
beyond thelimit of the amount voted.
Bids will again be received until July
IL.
At a meeting of the Presbyterian
Home Workers, held last week. it
was decided to give a strawberry fcs-
tival early in July; also to serve din
ner and supper the second day of the
fair. They also arranged for Il cook
ing school, tn be part of the regular
work OF the year.
Mrs. DR.. w. A. Long returned from
Great Falls on Mondays Benton
coach. She extended her visit to
Helena, where h attended the con-
clave of the Episcopal church. Mrs.
Margaret Connor, of Great Falls, ac-
companied her home and will visit
with the family for severa weeks.
C. McDaniels, representing the Chi
cago commission house of George Adj
ans & Burke Company, received n
telegam yesterday to the effect that
on Wednesday his house sold Texas
grass sheep on the Chicago market
message stated that the market was
ten cents higher and strong, with an
upward tendency. The price at which
the sheep sold is the highest figure re-
allied since the repeal of the Mckinley
bill five years ago.-Billings Gazette.
The annual '~'Children's Day. exer-
cises took place at the Methodist
last Sunday evening, and,
while the programme was a very
good one, the result of much thought
and practice, it was not SO elaborate
in former years. The remarkable
memory of the small children, most
worthy OF mention, also the recita-
tions by two of the Vinson boys, and
Anderson. Among the older
participants Belle Mclaughlin re-
u difficult poem remarkably
well, and Mr.. Gilmore's solo was of
course enjoyed. The reading of the
Scripture lesson by one of the schol-
lrs was a pleasant innovation, and
Dut for the low voices of some of the
children, the entire programme was
good.
The stage which left Billings for
yesterday morning met
a mishap aboutfour miles north
the city. One of the tugs gave way
and the team took fright and madea
successful dash for liberty. The
dropped down, snapped asun-
Ter as it ran in the ground and over
went the stage with it's load of pas
Iengers. Fortunately the horses got
from the vehicle just at this
uncture and the only person injured
vas h driver, f. n. Nolan, who sus-
aimed a dislOcation of the shoulder
numerous bruises by being pinned
lnder the stage, The passengers
we're Mr.. Parr and Mrs. b. C. White
two children, of Miles City, who
we're en- route to Ubet. After getting
he driver out from under the stage,
'Ir. Parr walked back to Billings and
conveyance was sen from Smiths
Ter children. The stage horses were
aught and returned to Billings, one
II them being quite badly injured.
Gazette. Mrs. White is ex-