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


Monday. will leave this week for the
east with a consignment of horses
which he will market. He intends
to return by the first of July.
Joe King and family left Monday
for Switzerland, where they will
travel and visit with relatives for six
months and possibly a year, to be
determined by Mrs. Kings health,
which has been very poor for some
months past.
G. NJ. Stone has given S. II. Powell
a bond on the mex neh of section IL,
the nwK nwk OF section IL, tp. 10
north OF range Is east. The consid-
GRAFTON stated Ii $6lO, of which $500
wos paid and the term Of the bond Is
until June 2, 1902.
G. III. Purmort returned Saturday
from Martinsdale where he had TAX
en- his wife and family who have gone
east. Mrs. Purmort has been very
III and was taken to Martinsdale in
a bed. Her trip is for the purpose Of
receiving special treatment. Mr.. Pur.
mort went on to tho New Year mines
Saturday.
The county commissioners Monday
allowed the road from Garneill to
the county line, connecting with the
wagon road to Harlow and Twodot.
the former being eight and the latter
ten miles from the intsrsection. This
will enable travellers who 40 desire
to cut off several miles by travelling
the Garnsill instead ofthe TIBET route.
j. G. Sherman, OF Flatwillow, was
in town this week talking politics
and attending to business matters.
"Si' Ia one OF tho leaders among the
Republicans OF eastern Fergus coun-
ty and IL much interested 10 the com.
ing political battle. Like all Others
he thinks that the Republicans will
carry the county with a whoop II
the right character OF candidates are
named.
Billings Gazette: J. b. Elliott ar
rived In the city Saturday evening
from his sheep ranch in Fergus coln-
ty. He says the lamb crop is a large
one, the percentage OF Increase In his
fiocks being owe 100 per cent, and
that the grass and feed were never In
better condition. He expects t ocom-
mence his shearing about June 10th
and will have his wool on the Bill.
ings market the latter part of June.
Adjt. J. II. Croft who IL this week
engaged In taking census in the Lew
istown district, says that the firm OF
Croft Bros. K Co., OF which he Ia the
senior member, has purchased all the
real estate and personal property OF
the firm OF Maltby x Croft. OF Stan
ford, Mr.. ID. f. Maltby, OF Water
bury, Connecticut, retiring from the
wool business In Montana. The sale
dates back to February 18th.
Col. Bates arrived from Missouri
last week and will be employed az
editor OF the Democrat. The gentle.
man is a native OF Ohio, but has
made his home In Missouri for a mum.
Der Of years. He served in the Union
army In the war Of lS6l-65. Col
Bates Is an attorney and an editorO
experience. He brings very strong
credentials from Senator Vest, o.
Missouri, several Missouri congress
men and others in public life.
Manager Hanke. OF the LewistowI
Commercial Co., informs us that ar
rangements with the Knights d
Pythias have finally been closed anC
the company will erect a second story
for occupancy by the lodge. Tn,
second floor will be the full 80 by "
feet and built according to the plan,
OF the lodge officers who will take 9
three years lease thereon. The arch
fleets r now completing the PLAN
and bids for the building will short
ly be called.
Monday morning two sons Of ]. J
Thomson, Johnnie and Frank, wer,
severely injured while riding on /,
wagon, the former suffering a frac
ture Of the leg and the latter severa
painful scratches. The boys wer
riding on the running gear of tn
wagon and as the wagon dcscende,
the hill ear Frank Days residenc
the reach broke precipitating them t,
the ground and dragging them som
distance. DR.. Long was called an,
attended to the injuries.
Mr.. and Mrs. ID. T.. Hemphill, &C
conpanied by their boarders an,
Mr.. and Mrs. Ii. C. Brown, Mr.. an,