Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1900-05-16

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ton Reporter says the wool market
isdull, growers throughout the west
holding their clips at a higher price
than the Boston market warrants.
Medium woods are quoted at so and
50 cents.
Note the advertisement OF the
Goodrich Lumber Co. on the second
page. For years this popular firm
has done n large business with Fer
gus county people and merchants
and are again in the field for the sale
OF lumber and manufactures OF lum-
Der.
Supt. G. II. Pnrmort, Of the New
Year mines, who Is in town today,
says that he expects Mr.. AS. Wright
and about a dozen mining magnates
to arrive from the east Saturday
night and spend two or three weeks
Mt the New Year and mt other points
Of interest In this section. Special
teams will be dispatched to Martins
dale to meet them.
Edward ]. Griurod, one Of the
Company ! boys who remained in
the Philippines after his comrades
left for home last fall. has reached
Helena. His return WIS made via
the Suez canal AMI Europe. In Ma
Mia he had accepted n position ms
stenograper to Lieut.. Commander
Braunersreuther, but soon found the
life monotonouS and expresses him
self ms pleased To- bebackln Montana.
The Goodrich Lumber company Of
Great Falls, through the columns of
the ARGUS, desire to thank thepeople
generally and those OF Lewistown in
particular for their generous support
and large patronage during all Of
last year which greatly exceeded their
expectations, and 10 state that this
year they will cndcavor to make
prices even lower than last year.
The company keeps adding to and
improving theiriactory ut Great Falls
and hope to be able to promptly fill
all orders.
A. II. LedouS, Of New York. the
principal stakeholder in the Great
Northern Mining & Development Co.,
ut Gilt Edge, passed through Lewis
town last week en- routet to the mines.
Mr.. Ledoux IL very heayilyintercsted
in mining properties In the west, his
holdings being in oregon, California,
Nevada, South Dakota, Montana
and British Columbia. OF his Gilt
Edge mines the gentleman had little
to say aside from that he was well
pleased with the management and
with the results OF the work. Refer
ring to the Improvements contem-
plated he said that II WAS that bust
ness which brought him to Gilt Edge
at this time and that, Of course, he
was not In "a position to announce
plans until he had visited the mill.
He went on to Gilt Edge Thursday
afternoon.
Itob't Sharp and wife and Mrs.
Rice Dougherty, Of Gilt Edge, who
were in Lewistown yesterday, met
with what might have proved n
fatal mishap on their return journey.
When descending the Gilt Edge hill
and at the point where an old min
er's cabin Ia Immediately below the
road, INT horse SHE'D, tipping the
buggy. Mr.. Sharp and his wife
jumped safely on the upper side. but
Mrs. Dougherty went down with the
horses aud rig. Notwithstanding
the serious fall, she was only bruised
though when Mr.. Sharp reached her
she was pinned down by "A large
rock which rested on her shoulder.
Ed. Bowmer came along about that
time on his way from Gilt Edge and
Immediately turned back with the
ladies and MI. Sharp. The buggy
was badly broken and one horse in
jured.
Dolor Brabant has received his
patents for the United States and
Canada on his invention Of shifting
thills for wagons and light vehicles.
The invention has been previously
described here, consisting of a simple
Arrangement by which thills may be
enabled to travel In the double track
without causing an uneven pull upon
the vehicle. The appliance is one
which will be found very useful, espe-
ciaIly In this western country, where
the roads are usually rutty and un-
even out Of the track, making IL hard
for II single horse to travel and dlsa-
greeable to those travelling. Mr..
Brabant has spent much time and a
considerable sum oi money in ecur-
ing the perfection and granting oi
the patent and Is now prepared To
supply the appliances to those who
may desire ii. lie yesterday recelv-
ed necessary supplies and may be nd
dressed nj Lewistown. lie has nj
ready received requests for permits
sion 10 manufacture, but prefers 10
give the patent local introduction
first,