Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1898-02-09
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I ARGUS AND IESlls'S WEEKLY 1915
TOWN AND COUNTY NEWS.

II A. uanke and James Laidley
left Friday last for the east in be.
half of the Lewistown Commercial
Company.
Mrs. Chas. Bcssy, who has been in
Iewistown for some time, under care
of DIR. Tilotson, returned home this
week, feeling fully recovered.
A runor reported last week to the
effect that q. NJ. Stone had purchased
rho Hamilton interests i'll the Sage
Creek Sheep Co., vas denied by Mr..
Stone.
Great Fall Tribune: A. w. Bower,
tho stanford wool
grower. accompanied by his wl1e, re-
turned last night from a visit TO .he
east.
NARRIEp-At the NJ. L. parsonage,
February Sd, William +. McCollum
and Mrs. Henrietta rev
Virus officiating. Mr.. ana Mrs'
N.rnl,um will make their home on
Cottonwood.
Michael Welsh was given a nearing
to-day before Justice Mcfarland upon
tho charge al assault upon b person
of Albert Barden, h ofiense peine
,rered to have been committed on
East Fork. The hearing was o
concluded when we went to press.
River Press: Archie Mccormick,
who was brought in from Fergus
county a few days ago and placed IN
st. Clares hospital, is reported 10 be
progressing nicely. He was bauly
cut in the leg by a barb wire fence
the accident being caused by the fall-
ing OF his horse.
Tasteful invitations were Issued
this week for the annual bail oil the
Knights of Pythias. to be given at
CuIyer's hall on the 18th inst. This
event has been a very enjoyable one
i'm past years and there seems every
reason to believe that the 1898 "a
and banquet will be no exception.
Bozrman Chronicle: Thos. Barton,
who has been working for the Cou-
ricr during the past four months,
left on Monday for Lewistown TO
work on the ARGUS. Mr.. Barton is
not only II good printer but a relia-
BILE young man, who mas won many
friends at Bozemau. Well wishes go
with him to his new home.
\ meeting uf the stockholders Of
the Citizens Electric company was
held at the office of the secretary, :.
f. Little, Friday evening last, at
which time the bylaws were amend
ed and approved. The directors have
interviewed the parties from whom
the right of way and location for the
plant must be secured and have re-
ceivcd very acceptable propositions
from each.
Notwithstanding the efforts OF the
weather clerk to visit this section
with storms, our fine weather con-
tinues with the exception of n light
fall ofsnow Tuesday. Prof. Hicks, who
entirely missed his guess on January
weather, is "A little chary of forecast
ing this month. He predicts very
unsettled weather and does O seem
sure ON any dates. His general pre-
d~ictiuu, however, is for a warm
month, with little exception.
Prof. b. r. Hathaway, OF Great
Falls, will deliver a lecture for the
benefit of the Public Library, Tues.
day evening, Feb. ID, at the Presby-
terrain church. Subject: Fifteen
minutes consideration OF the life and
character of Bismark; John Bright,
condition of the wal in Cuba,
present aspect of the Nicaragua
canal" The professor is an able
speaker and should command a
large audience.
State superintendent Carleton has
apportioned among the several coun-
ties of the state the amount derived
from the leasing and sale of school
lands during the past year. The to-
tai is SIS, $50. IS, which dis
tributed on the basis OF 62 cents per
child OF school age in the state, gives
Fergus county 81 .004.40, which will
be apportioned among the districts
by Supt. Parent, together with such
amounts as have been received from
taxes and other sources since the last
apportionment.
John Raw, father of James, Alex,
and Richard Raw, of Philbrook, was
i'm town Monday and made a pleas
ant call at this office. Mr.. Raw
makes his home with his boys and
says he has IA small army of his own,
having great grand children old
enough to vote. The old gentleman
was born in Yorkshire. England,
and came to this country in 1918,
coming west to Wisconsin, here he
lived many years. Prior tn the war
he was a Democrat but when the
rebs fired ON Fort Sumpter it was
% much for Mr.. Raw and he Joined
the Republican party in defense oi
the Union. Mr.. Raw talks enter
tainingly of the early days and OF
the great changes which have taken
place since the war. Though eighty
years old Mr.. Raw gives promise oi
living many years more.