Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1900-06-06
ADDITIONAL LOCAL.


Judge j. Is. Leslie presiding.
C. +. Bender, the Flatwillow stock
man, was In town this week.
The Homeworkers Society vii
| give a c~hicken-pie supper at the Pres
byterian church Tuesday evening,
June 10, at $50 O'Clock.
Horace Hill, alderman OF the Sec
ond ward, and one OF heproprietori
OF the Silver Dollar, secured q swell
tailor made suit in the L~ewistowI
Suit Club meeting last Saturday
The next drawing will be held at tn,
Silver Dollar Club Rooms, June 9th
at S p. m.
Edw. J. Grindrod, who served with
distinction in Company /, has re,
turned to Lewistown and Ia employ
ed by County Attorney Smith, from
whose Office he retired when he en-
listed In the service. His comrades
and admiring friends are pleased "a
see him relocate In Lswistown.
The applicants for membership in
the Catholic Order OF Foresters are
requested to meet at the Catholic
Priests residence next Friday even
ing at 0 O'Clock sharp. All Catholic
men Of Fergus county, between Is
and % years OF age, are requested to
be present and to join the st. Leo's
Lodge OF the C. o. F.
The citizens Of upper Cottonwood
will celebrate the Fourth OF July
near the mouth OF the canyon, about
three miles above the school house.
The site Is n lovely n and a field
for the grazing Of horses will be pro-
vlded. There will be the usual Fourth
OF July sports during the day and a
ball in the evening. Everybody cor
daily invited.
On U sixth page will be e n
double column advertisement of W.
s. Smith, the exclusive furniture
dealer. He expects to receive two
car loads of furniture this week and
offers some special inducements In
handsome single pieces and sets. His
line of carpets contains some beauti-
full designs, while he carries the larg-
est line OF wall paper in the county.
Read bis ad.
The Tuesday club was entertained
last evening by Mr.. and Mrs. F. f.
Wright. Nearly the full membership
of the club was present. Progress
i've euchre was played until a late
hour when refreshments were served.
Geo. NJ. Stafford and Mrs. j. d.
Waite carried of the prizes, the FORM
er receiving a pretty picture frame
and the latter a handsome pitcher
vase. TWAS a most enjoyable even
ing.
Commissioner Slayton arrived
Tuesday evening having been delayed
by the serious illness of his brother,
ID. F., who has been suffering from
Inflammation ofthe bowels since May
Goth. For a time his condition was
quite alarming but now he is rapidly
improving and 10 believed to be en-
tirely out of danger. Mr.. Slayton
says he has already sheared one band
OF sheep and the wool ia now In
Billings.
Bert Young, who had been driving
a coach to New Year for some
months past, shook the dust of Fer
gus county from his feet last week
and knowledge Of his whereabouts
would be quite welcome to the Bank
OF Fergus County and thercreditors.
Young was using four horses which
he secured from Joe Lebert, paying a
small amount down thereon and
giving a mortgage o the balance.
He left one of these teams in town
and on May 18th started for Billings
with the other team. At AL Bou.
chard's stage station below Living
Springs he left the team, saying he
would return for them. and took the
coach to Billings, leaving Billings
Wednesday morning. Not until late
Wednesday night was the case given
to the sheriff and by that time Young
was far away. Sheriff Shaw got the
team from Bouchard and the wagon
was attached by the Montana Hard
ware Co. Young left several other
creditors, among them a man to
whom he had given a check for 800,
which was not presented until Fri
day after he had gone,