Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1898-01-26
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I ARGUS AND lESIIE'S WEEKLY 1915
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TOWN AND COUNTY NEWS.

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Additional local on first page.
AS soon as spring opens w. +
Hanson will erect another building
to extend from his present orner I,
the alley. the new quarters to be oc
cupied by Brassey x Little and the
United States land office. The builCi
will be fire-proof and the full depth
OF the lot.
Damas Taillon has purchased a
one-half interest i'll the Lewistown
Hotel and that hostelry will here
after he conducted under the firm
name of Carson X raillon. Mr.. Tail
Ion is "a popular gentleman and well
adapted for the exalted position OF
''mine host"
Hermann Pearson, formerly travel
ing solicitor for the prominent hard
ware firm, Hubbard, Spencer &
Bartlett of Chicago. arrived last
week and has accepted IA position
as salesman for the the Montana
Hardware Co., succeeding X. A.
Hanke, who is going into business
for himself.
Cal Dickerson, for some time book
keeper for 4. e. Power 4 Bro. in
the Power company al Belgrade, is
going 10 Dawson City, Alaska, ac-
cording to the BoZeman Chronicle.
He has procured a position as book
keeper in that city. His many Fer
gus county friends wish him success.
Clerk Wright OF the district court
is doing Il land office business lately
in the matter OF marriage licenses.
Monday the following were licensed
to wed: Chas. l.. White and Miss
Frieda Fluckiger OF Utica; Willio
Carter and Miss Leila Burnett oi
Lewistown, colored; William ).
Coffman and Miss Rebecca Cox of
Cottonwood.
The Glendive Independent reports
the following sales of wool: Jas.
G. Ramsay, representative of Fenno
Bros. x Childs, received the follow
ing e returns from wool clips
shipped last season: +. w. Smith,
1903; Reno Swift, 1909; f. X. Park
hurst, 1896; H.. NJ. Sykes. 1854;
Chas. L. Wood, 16.9S: Charles Kurg,
Il; Al. Wright, 1907; Chris A. Mason,
15.53." How is that for Republican
prices?
The assertion, on the part of some
that high grade merinos are not
good mutton sheep, seems to be dis
proved by the recen sale OF the Sage
Creek Sheep Co. to j. b. Long o.
two bands of wethers-all twos ex,
cept about GOO threes. One band ot
222l averaged l19A pounds withou,
culling; all averaged 113z pounds
These were heavy shearers and il
was estimated that they would cliI
not less than > 1900 pounds of WOO
if kept the full year.
The articles OF incorporation of tn,
Citizens Electric Co. having beer
duly filed by the secretary o
state and the board of directors
now being legally qualified to act
the board will hold a meeting
Saturday afternoon to proceed a
once with the preliminaries to til,
installation OF a complete electri,
light plant. The first move will b.
the obtaining of plans and estimates
for which purpose a representative o
one or more of the manufacturer,
houses will be sent to Lewistown.
Lewistown is surely to have
boom this year-not an unwarrante,
initiation, but a growth commensu
rate with the needs of the town ant
surrounding country. Several resi-
dences are now building-more ar
projected-a $780, 200 school house,
new business block-several new
firms including the Lewistown Com
mercial Co., gents furnishings; Thos
y. Brown. dry goods, millinery ant
notions; Brassey K Little, brokerage
insurance and collections-new furni
ture department by the Power Mer
camille Goa telephone exchange
mail service seven lines a week afte
July 1st-and several other enter
prises not yet made public. Further
the incorporation of the town vii
be voted upon next month and. ii W
mistake not the signs, the PROPOSE
ton will carry.
Supt. Parent Informs us that tn
matter OF selecting a site for the ney
school houses will be left, ACCORDING
to law, to the qualified voters of tn
district, thus relieving the trustee
of the settlement of an oft times en-
barassing question. The board wi
call for proposals of sites and there
after will give due notice and tn
voters will pass upon the matter
As regards the site for the Cast
Butte and Boyd creek schools there
not likely to be any division {
sentiment, though such may develo
later, But upon the location of tn
Lewistown school a pretty tight
likely to take place. While no site
have been .authoratively mentioned
IL is expected that one will be offere
by Jos. Pratt on the fiat north {
town-and another by parties owl
ing a block near the foot of Thir
avenue Other sites may also |
offered.