Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1900-07-25
ADDITIONAL LOCAL.


A very newsy letter from w. Il.
Walker, now at Cape Nome, appears
this week.
Republicans, attend the league
meeting at the court house Satur-
day night.
The ladies Of the Altar Society of
st. Leo's church, will give a a dinner
and supper on election day.
Sam Hurvitch came in from Gilt
Edge last night and attended the
meeting OF the Republican central
committee as representative Of j. b.
Washhurn. He reports that a poll
OF the camp shows n great gain in
Republican voting strength and that
1t Is probable that an adverse mnjOr-
lily can he turned into a Republican
majority next November.
The registry agent in the Wilder
district will have to make n bignight
ride some day during registration
period this fall. His office at Wilder
must be kept open until p. m. and
bet ween that and 9 "A. m. the next
day he must betnke himself and his
books To Vincent, sixty miles distant
by road. Jas. Fisher has been nam
ed for the place. but he has not yet
signifed his willingness to accept.
The Republican county convention
has been called for Saturday, August
18th and the Official call appears in
this issue. At that lime delegates 10
the state convention and a full set of
county officers will Ne named. This
date was determined upon by the
county central committee after "A
meeting of Republicans held last
evening, when the situation was dis
cussed. Primaries will be held
August 18th.
Vt a meeting OF The state board of
land commissioners on the 18th inst
at Helena, land in dispute between
John Ross and q. II. Ketchncr was
divided between the two parties.
The land is located near Stanford.
The protest OF jacob Knerr against
leasing l2U acres Of land near stan
ford to Lee Balm was decided in fa-
o OF the former. The board sold
100 acres Of school land near Fort
Maginn!s to James Fergus, at so
per acre.
Inspector Green was in town last
week looking over The business at
the United States land office for the
last year. After n rlrciul checking
up Of all work h. complimented
Messrs. Brassey and Eldridge on the
condition OF work AMI assured them
that his report would be even more
favorable than nm q, *. His report
will show that business during the
past fiscal year was Is and n irac-
tlpnai per cent greater than during
the previous year.
IL. III. Hodgson has decided to
make his home in Salt Lake City and
accompanied by Mrs. lIodgsun will
leave Lewistown about the riddle of
August. Two months will be spent
in eastern Montana and North Da-
kota looking after business interests,
and later they will go to the Nor
mon capital. Mrs. Hodgson's health
il such that a lower altitude is con
sidered essential to her welfare.
None Of Mr.. Ilodgson's business ai-
fairs in Lowistown will be effected
by his change.
Great Falls Tribune: News has
been received here OF the murder, at
Cape Nome, OF John Nolan, said to
he OF n prominent family of Coving-
ton, Ky. Many here believe that
this refers to IA man who formerly
resided in this city at various times
and was well-knOwn in Montana
AMI the northwest territories. He
resided in Montana, besides in Great
Falls, at Butte, Helena, White Sui
phur Springs, Martinsdale and other
towns and formerly was Interested
in "a stage line between Martinsdale
and TIBET.
A dispatch from Houston, Texas,
says: The Post tomorrow will print
reports from various points in Texas
showing that 1000, 900 pounds of
wool nre being held in the state be-
canse the growers refuse to accept
the current prices, and that there IL
probably as much more held at un-
counted points, The growers have
held II conference at ampassas and
have agreed to hold the entire clip
indefinitely. They claim that there
il u shortage of wool and that the
manufacturers will come to their
terms rather than import.
Since the ARGUS was established in
Lewistown three buildings have been
occupied by it, the old DeFr8te house,
then on Fifth avenue, where the rear
Of the present Office now stands, the
Power building on Main street, then
near ID. NJ. Crowley. and the present
home quarters. Some years ago the
DeFrate building was moved to Main
street aud last week the Power
building was moved up n block and
now the two buildings stand side by
side, but two lots intervening from
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