Fergus County argus., 1898-02-23


ing his saw mill crew and plant
from Beaver creek to the head Ol
Cottonwood creek, where he will
operate the coming season.
F. r. Warren, of Utica, expected tc
join W. ID. Symmes and G. j. Wiede
man at Benton tonight and journey
eastward with them. Mr.. Warren
goes to meet his wife, who has been
spending the winter in Indiana.
George Wiedeman left this morn.
ing for the east to purchase goods
for the Montana Hardware Co. Mr.
Wiedcman will spend some time al
his old home i'm Ohio and he absent
from Lewistown about a month.
Tuesday evening the Sunset Club
gave one of the most enjoyable
parties of the season, the opportu-
nifty being taken of observing Wash
ington's birthday and giving those
who will observe lent the pleasure OF
dancing the last evening before that
season OF abstinence began. Re.
freshments were informally served.
Those In attendance were: Messrs.
and Mesdames Smith, Long, Stiles,
Miner, Tillotson, Wiedeman, Mrs
Stafford, Misses Long, Mackey, S.
Mackey, Fergus, Wiedman, Richards,
| Tavenner and L. Tavenner, and
Messrs. Walker. Symmes, Arthur,
Barton, Waldorf, Watson, Croft,
Davis and Others.
| The general land Office has promul.
gated a new ruling relative to pat.
ents for mineral claims. Under the
old ruling the expenditure of $500 on
one claim, where there is a group
aud which expenditure has tended to
develop the entire group, would
have been sufficient to- answer the
requirements of the law. The new
rule now in force is that there must be
an expenditure of $500 for each claim
in the group, and where it is desired
to confine the entire expenditure tC
one claim in a group of claims there
must be such an expenditure on the
one claim as will equal in the aggre
gate the expenditure of $500 for eacf
and all of the claims in the group
To demonstrate, where there art
three claims and it is desired to con
fine the work to one Of the three
81 800 must be expended.
The Knights of Pythias ball Fri
day evening last was a most en-
ljOyable event, an unusually larg
number participating and continuin,
the dancing until six o'clock Satur
day morning. The management
was excellent and the supper one q
, the finest, If not the best, which ha
ever been given at public hall
Owing to the large number attend
. ing, many did not get to the tabl
before 2:3O a. IN. but still the quaint
ty of good things seemed not in tn
least diminished and the late one
. were as well served as those win
, dined before midnight. The Knight
are noted for their entertaining an
fully sustained their reputation FIR
, day evening. Tasteful souveneir
were given each guest at the suppe
table, but the event will be remen
bered long after the souveners ar
, lost.
The sinking of the Maine in Havan
harbor last week, was reported eA
| clusively in these columns, our cor
( temporary not having heard any
> thing about this. one of the creates
= naval accidents in history, until til
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!, and Saturday, the news being cage
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