Fergus County argus., 1901-07-31
4 Gown, County ano state \
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Z. G. Schneider and family have left
for an extended tour of the Yellowstone
park.
Mrs. j. B. Rauch Of Fort Benton, is
visiting with her sister, Mrs. David
Hilger.
The large warehouse of the Missoula
Mercantile Co. at Missoula was de-
stroyed by fire last week. The loss is
estimated at S95,000
Asa Carpenter and George W. Hall
have entered into partnership and will
conduct business in the building lately
occupied by +. c. Stiles.
Mrs. Chas Lehman entertained the
Sixty-Three Club Tuesday afternoon in
honor of Mrs. Childs. Mrs. Childs will
return to Helena this week.
Miss Clara Main left Lewistown this
morning for the biological station on
the Flathead lake, where she will re-
main until school commences.
The Misses Cameron, who formerly
worked in the Milwaukee hotel at Great
Falls, have taken charge of the dining
room at the Lewistown hotel.
ID. ]. Arnold of Helena is at present
in the city. Mr.. Arnold has number
of thoroughbred bulls for sale which he
has lately imported from Iowa.
After the lst of August R. ID. Young
will have three furnished rooms to rent
which are well suited to light house.
keeping. Enquire at ARGUS office.
Andrew Fergus, who had his leg
broken last week by a .stampeding
horse, is much better and is being well
cared for at the home ranch at Box
Elder.
J. ID. Losekamp of Billings is endeav-
oring to secure re-opening of the mail
route from Lavina to Ubet, and Senator
Clark has promised to give the matter
his support.
Secretary Belden of the fair associa-
ton announces that the gates to the
grounds will be left open and parties
may temporarily use the track for driv-
ing purposes.
William Brown, rancher living on
Alkali creek, near Red Lodge, was ar
rested last Friday on charge of Grim
inally assaulting Lizzie Long, the 1G-
year-old daughter of a neighbor.
William Fergus and Miss Nellie Fer
gus will leave Lewistown about the
1st of September for visit to Scotland
and on their way will visit the Pan
American Exposition at Buffalo.
Elmer Nelson, who is charged with
the murder of Hoxley Drabbs os Hins-
dale last summer, while on a wolfing
expedition, was arrested on Saturday
at st. Paul, Mimi, by Sheriff Griffith.
+. E. Smith, who attended the ma
tional convention of Elks at Milwaukee
last week, has extended his tripto Buff
falo and Schenectady, n. Y, visiting
his mother and brothers at the latter
place.
Ed. Wight of Philbrook arrived in
town last Saturday with two fine bay
horses which he had sold to Frank
Scovel who will use them on his fast
freight line between Lewistown and
Harlowton.
William Jackson, Jr., of Utica paid
visit to the city on Monday for the pur-
pose of buying an automatic hay stalker
which will be used in the gathering of
the large hay crop Of Jackson & Sons
this season.
Mr.. and Mrs. Dan w. Slayton of Fol-
som left last week for Buffalo, New
York, where they will visit the exposi-
tion and probably continue their jour
ney to Virginia, where Mr.. Slayton's
mother resides.
Frank Lye, Ubet woolgrower, was
in the city Monday and stated that he
lost 40 head of yearlings this season
through injuries received when being
sheared, blood poisoning setting in as a
result of the injuries.
The Great Northern train robbers
were at Park City, on the Northern Pa
cific, on July 7th, is the story told by a
travelling man by the name of Hart,
who says he saw them board train at