Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1898-07-13
ADDITIONAL LOCAL.
New hay is arriving on the market

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james Charters, resigned.
f. W. Mettler, court stenographpr
OF this district, was admitted to the
bar by the supreme court on the 9Th
inst.
DIR. Monahan expects to leave with
his family for Salt Lake, Utah, about
Aug. 1. wher.. he will locate perma-
nently.
The Lewistown hotel is receiving
a new coat of paint. The hotel has
been generally renovated and re-
paired.
Rev. DR.. F. H. Gwynne. of Great
Falls. will preach i'm the Presbyterian
church on the 9th and 3lst of this
month.
Halsey r. Watson, of the ARGUS,
was in Washington. ID. c.. last week.
He reports the thermometer 103 in
the shade.
Stuart < Pauling received a large
invoice of clothing on Friday OF last
week, and another shipment is eX-
pected soon
Louis Myers, an F-Bar foreman,
returned from New York Sunday. He
reports that Mrs. Myers will follow
in September.
Don't forget that we are going to
have a fair this year, the premium
list for which will SOC be published.
All exhibits should surpass those of
any previous year.
Barney Mcdonnell has purchased
the Lewistown brewing plant OF
John Laux and took possession to-
day. The consideration is said to he
in the neighborhood of 81, 900.
l.. q. Phelps, accompanied by his
son Eugene and Mrs. E. w. King,
passed through town Sunday on
their way to Gilt Edge. Mrs. King
will remain with her husband at the
mining camp a few weeks.
Notice will be found elsewhere of
the sale of school lots, authorized by
the school election ON June IL. The
sale will take place next Saturday,
the 10th inst. A chance to purchase
some desirable business lots.
Read the mammoth advertisement
of the Montana Hard Co. Every
rancher and stockman who intends
to take advantage OF hcsituation to
gpther an abundant hay crop should
look over their hay machinery.
w. H.. Culver has for sale reproduc-
tions of a photograph Of Co. 1, taken
in San Francisco. 1t is IA fine picture
of the boys. although some of them
do not appear to have had their uni
forms at the time the company was
taken.
civil action before Judge Mcfarland.
1t is one OF the few cases arising
where it is necessary that the cor
oner should serve the papers on the
sheriff. he being the only one quail
fed by law to do so.
1t was only a few weeks ago that
the editor Of the Mud Geyser while ON
one of his drooling DRINKS, which are
of frequent occurrence, was cussing
Register Hilger" (behind his back for
giving the ARGUS any OF the land
business, though Mr.. Hilger was
serving under a Republican admin
istration.
The plant for the new Lewistown
laundry has been shipped from Chi
and the proprietors expect it to
arrive in time to begin operations on
Aug. L. +. W. Freeman, of Lake
City, Mimi, a practical laundrynlan,
will be in charge. w. f. Gilmore. l..
Richardson and Lhas. Martin are the
promoters of the new enterprise.
One of Camille Hogue's new build
ings has been rented for the plant.
Lieut.. Col. John NJ. Hamilton,
Ninth cavalry. killed in front of San
tiago, was a lieutenant OF Capt.
troop which, under Col.
Baker, charged a Piegan camp on
the Marias one cold winter morning
some years ago and created a great
in the a owing to the killing
OF women and children. Col. Baker,
under Gen. Sheridan's order
''to hit them hard" had followed or
ders and in charging the camp, as
above described, the killing of women
and children could lot be well avoid
ed. 1t was known for years as the
'.Piegan massacre" 1t had the ef-
of effectually subduing the Pie
gans, who ever since have been very
quiet. Gen. Sheridan gallantly de-
the course of the officer in
charge and assumed the responsible
ity and saved Col. Baker from a
court-martial. Col Baker was after
ward i'm command of Fort Maginnis,