Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1899-04-26

Saturday evening, members OF the
local order Of Elks concluded their
regular business mt an early hour
and marched in a body To the home
OF Mr.. and Mrs. Tom Shaw, where
they were met by the happy bride
and groom, and I'm a few well chosen
remarks, Exalted Ruler +. +. Smith
presented Mr., and Mrs. Shaw, ON
behalf of the order, a very handsome
onyx top brass table and a beautiful
parlor lamp. Mr.. Shaw was quite
overcome with qualification and it
devolved upon Mrs. Shaw to accept
the gift, which she did in IA very
graceful manner.
The long delayed mail arrived
Saturday evening, letters dated
Minneapolis from the 10th to the 18th
Inst. reached their destination at the
same time. The delay was caused
by washouts on the Great Northern
and for some time the eastern mail
had been Sent out via the Northern
Pacific and Helena. When the coach
left Great Falls Friday morning
they had - sacks of mail, II of which
were brought to Lewistown, the
remainder being for intermediate
points. While in this large consign-
ment was included mail for Gilt Edge
and Maiden, the great portion was
for town distribution, and Post
master Stephens and his assistant
were kept busy for several hours. 1t
IL said to be the largest mail ever
hauled here.
Sheriff II. NJ. Shaw and his bride,
nee Miss Edna Frost, reached Lewis
town at a late hour Wednesday
afternoon OF last week, having driven
directly from the Frost home on Me-
Donald creek, where the marriage
ceremony had been performed at 3 p.
IN. by Rev. Vigus, in the presence of
a number of friends of the contract
ing parties. In the evening a noisy
demonstration, punctuated with
rifle and pistol shots, was made be-
fore the Shaw home in true western
fashion and the groom appropriately
responded. The best wishes OF a
host OF admiring friends have since
been rendered to the happy couple.
j. NJ. Blackboard, younger brother
of Attorney w. NJ. Blackford, arrived
Monday evening from GRANVILLE,
Illinois, and will enter partnership
with his brother, the latter's con-
stantly increasing practice demand
ing assistance. The younger gentle
man received very complimentary
notices in his home paper when he
left for the west and is spoken Of as
an able young lawyer. He Is u
graduate of the classical department
of the Indiana State University and
took his degree as lawyer from the
Illinois state law school at Bloom
Since reaching Lewistown
he has created n very favorable i'm
preston upon all whom he has met.
Some hypercritical persons, who,
for reasons well known, delight in
the floating of malignant stories,
have caused the report to become
current that Rev. Brown of the
Presby terrain church, refused, Satur-
day last, to conduct a funeral in his
church. The facts are that Rev.
Brown had some time before been
notified by Health Officer Stone not
to hold public funerals Of ANYONE
dying from cerebro-spinal meningitis,
the same notice having been served
upon Rev. Vigus. The latter had
previously been called upon to con
duet such funerals and had secured a
restriction of the order from DR..
Stone. When the request was made
of Mr.. Brown he promptly sought
the health officer but, owing to the
latter's absence from town was I'M
able to secure the necessary permis-
sion until late in the day, In the
meantime the parents Of the deceased
having secured Rev. Vigus. Rev.
Brown merely desired to show re-
spect for the officers OF the law, and
his conduct Is hardly open to
censure.