Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1898-11-16
ADDITIONAL LOCAL.

Geo. Anderson has purchased the
interests of w. f. Gilmore and l.. L..
Richardson i'm the c. O. ID. Laundry
and is now sole proprietor. Mr..
Anderson took possession Monday
and will give his entire attention to
the business, feeling sure that the
change will result in better results to
patrons.
In Choteau county the Republicans
elected their entire ticket except one
representative and sheriff, Oscar
Johnston being defeated for the lat
ter office by Tom Clary. Mr.. Clary's
margin was but a few votes and is
accounted for solely by that gentle
mans great popularity among all
classes.
Treasurer Cook has this week sent
out his annual notices of taxes due.
The date was unavoidably late but
this does not affect the date of delin-
quency and to all taxes not paid by
6 p. III. Monday evening, December 5,
a penalty of ten per cen will be add
ed. For three weeks hence work in
the t~reasurer's Office will be rushing.
Mr.. Joseph Gallagher and Miss
Pearl Dickson will be married Monday
next at the residence of the brides
mother, Mrs. A. j. Prouett, near
Philbrook. Following the ceremony
Mr.. and Mrs. Gallagher will leave
for California where they will make
their home, carrying with them the
best wishes of a host of friends.
I'VE wonder what the Democratic
convention will grant the ''Silver-
Republicans in the convention of
1900. Two years ago the allies were
given the clerk and recorder and
clerk of court and the people ratified
the designation-nit. This year the
assignments We're one member of the
legislature and the treasurer and the
What a joy it must be to be a Silver
Republican and take the crumbs
from the Democratic table.
Sunday afternoon last an interest
AhS lool tS was u Il lhO idil
grounds, the contestants being Jacob
Holzemer, mine host OF the Day
House, and w. ID. Deaton. The
booty was $50 a side and Deaton
was declared the winner. At the
outset Mr.. Holzemer threw his front
shoe, causing him to stumble and
come through in a disabled condi-
ton. Deaton flew like a meteor,
covering the 100 yards in exactly six
seconds, official time. Spectators
were many.
The new school house at Castle
. Butte is now complete and owing to
the condition of the old building the
board deemed it necessary to discon-
tinue for the present the sessions in
that end of the district. Miss PEBBLES,
who had been employed as teacher,
has gone to Cascade county to visit
with her sister and will remain until
about time to her duties as
county superintendent, to which
position the electors Of Fergus
county choose her by a majority of
nearly $50.
Report vas current Saturday last
that Mrs. NJ. j. Garrett had bee
engaged by the Lewistown school
board to- succeed Prof. Moulton in
the schools after the first of next
January, when Mr.. Moulton will re-
tire to become deputy county clerk.
Inquiry of w. f. Cort, one OF the
board, elected the information that
while Mrs. Garrett had made appli-
cation she had withdrawn it before
the board could have acted and that
Mr.. Moulton's resignation had not
yet been received. Mrs. Garrett last
week sold out he household goods
and left this morning to join her
husband in Helena.