Fergus County argus., 1898-03-02
"A RGUS AND INTER OCEAN, $3.50
~ RGUS AND COSMOPOLITAN $2.75
n kRGUS AND lsSllE'S WEEKLY 1915
TOWN AND COUNTY NEWS.

Monday next the county commits
sioncrs meet in regular quarterly
session.
J.C. Huntoon has reached Utica
on his return from "a visit with his
family in Hamilton. Ontario.
l.. G.. Phelps was n passenger on
the outgoing Benton stage Monday
morning, en- rounte to Great Falls.
q. IL. Allan, OF Denton, who is
still upon crutchcs from "a broken
leg sustained nearly two months
ago, came to town Monday and will
remain for time.
Carpenters have been busy for n
week past remodeling the store oc-
cupicd by Judge Murray and the
pustofiice for SO long, for the use of
Mrs. Murray, who will enlarge her
business facilities.
The sound-proof booth for the
Lewistown office of the Great Falls
and Gilt Edge telephone lines arrived
last week and is now in use. The
appliances for the exchange are en-
route west.
j. s. Phillips, of Utica, was a
pleasant caller at this office yester-
day. Like all otht rs, Mr.. Phillips
remarks upon the wonderfully fine
winter weather we have experienced
the past three months and reports
stock i'm fine condition.
L. j. Pheeney, the rustling and
genial agent OF the Great Northern
railroad, spent several days in
Lcwistown last week, in the interest
of his road. Mr.. Pheeney anticipates
largely increased freight shipments
to Lewistown this year.
j. Z. Barnes will soon commence
the erection of his 10 room brick
dwelling on Boulevard, near Fifth
avenue. The brick il now on the
ground and the stone for the founda-
tion is being hauled. Work will be-
gin as soon as the frost is out of the
ground.
The parsonage OF the Methodist
Episcopal church was the scene of a
quiet wedding Tuesday evening,
when Geo. B. Finch, the well-known
cattlcman of TIBET, Fergus county,
and Miss Mullie Lewis, of Ashland,
Wis, were Joined in bonds hymeneal
by Rev. q. c. .Stull.-Billings Gazette.
Freight teams reached the Mecca
sin mining camp this week from
Benton loaded with a Huntington
centrifugal mill of forty tons capac-
ity to be used for grinding the ores
taken by F. E. Wright from the
mines known as the Buchanan
group and which were bonded by
MIR. Wright last fall.
a special dispatch to the STANDARD
from Washington says that Senator
Nantes bill to establish an Indian
school at Miles City has been in
dorsed by the secretary of the in
terror. Also that Mantle's bill to
open the Maginnis military reserva-
tion to settlement has been favora-
bly, reported by the senate commit.
tee.
Walker j. Wells, of the Power
Mercantile Co. whose father died
suddenly in Macomb, Illinoise, Oh
the 18th ult., left Friday morning
last for home. When Mr.. Wells left
he deemed it probable that he would
remain at home and attend to his
fathers business, but from word
received by Lewistown friends since
it now seems likely that Mr.. Wells
will return and resume his position
Messrs Lorenz and Nelson, tailors
arrived from Great Falls last week
and are now prepared to do all
custom work, being situated in the
i.ichards building, opposite the Day
House. The gentlemen have brought
with them "A large stock of suitings
and a file line OF samples, from
either of which they feel sure they
can suit their patrons. Their prices
will be satisfactory and they
guarantee all goods.
The Anaconda Standard one day
last week contained an interview
with gentleman who has beer
identified with the wool industry
of Montana for many years" relative
to Senator Mantle's remark to Editor
Nrooman predicting price of from
Is to 20 cents per pound for WOO
this year. The interviewed said he
had figured the situation very care
would be l9h cents. Judging from
the gentleman's slight difference with
the senator and his evident desire tC
appear in print, we Judge the gentle
man was none other than b. Percy
Clark.