Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1901-04-03

last night and informed the proprietors
that he had been instructed to enforce
the new anti-gambling law, andin con-
sequence we can no longer find anickel'
~in-the-slot machine in which TO put our
copper pennies and hattened buckshot,
NOTICE: Any one interested in the
organization or a reorganization of a
Sunday school in his or her community,
or IL desiring to form Home Glasses, he
or she would do well tocorrespond with
Edwin NJ. Ellis of Helena, Mont, who
is prepared TO render assistance TO such
persons anywhere in the state Of Mon
tana.
A. Lipsker of the New York store,
who has been travelling in the east for
the last few weeks, arrived in Lew is
town Monday. While in the east he
visited many of the large cities, among
which were Kansas City, New York and
Chicago, in which mercantile centershe
bought a large and well assorted stock
for his store on Main street.
1t is rumored hat the Great Northern
has purchased the Great Falls & Canada
narrow guage railroad. If the deal
goes through the Great Falls & Cana
dian will be widened into a standard
guage, enabling the Great Northern to
run directly into the territory of the c.
p. r., despite any nov that the par
lament or the C. p. r. could make.
There was a happy reunion of COM
pany G, LIST Montana Volunteers last
week in Butte on the occasion OF the
anniversary of the capture of Malolos,
two years ago. The stars and stripes
were raised in Malolos by company G.
under circumstances attended with
much g~allantry. A lively evening was
spent and good fellowship .eigned sup
rene.
The funeral of Randolph Thompson,
the late private secretary to Gov. Toole,
took place in Helena last Saturday. A
large of friends attended the
services, which were held at the family
residence at 212 East Sixth avenue. The
floral tributes were numerous and very
beautiful. The services were conducted
by Rev. w. w. Love, rector of st.
Peters Episcopal church.
John Mesncr of Utica paid a visit to
the city last Monday. The nature of
the business that brought him to town
was presumably a land contest. But
there are other things besides land con-
tests which might aus Mr.. Mesner to
make a flying trip to Lewistown. The
old adage is ever true: I'm the spring
a young mans fancy lightly turns to
thoughts of love-" and marriage Ii
censes.
Bishop l.. r. Brewer, of the Episcopal
diocese of Montana, has been left a le-
gacy of $1,000 by Mrs. Fred Emerson,
of Watertown, N. Y. Bishop Brewer
was in charge of the church of which
Mrs. Emerson was a member for eight
years, and his p~astorate ended twenty
years ago.. The estate of the deceased
lady amounts to SOS, 900, most of it is be.
ing distributed among charitable insti-
tutions.
William Phillips, who has been work.
ing in the vicinity of Utica for the past
three or four years, has been found dead
at the Spring Coulee ranch of the ST
company, near Choteau, where he was
working. The deceased was found lying
on a pile of lumber q short distance
from his cabin and the sheep shed.
| Death had resulted from natural causes
and it was thought unnecessary to hold
an inquest.
Walker Wells and Robert Henderson
made a trip away below the Stevens
ranch in the Blood creek country last
week. They went with the intention
of looking after some horses and visit
ing their friends in that section of the
country. Both gentlemen report n very
enjoyable time and Mr.. Wells brought
back a fine bay horse of the Quigley
stock which has been running there for
some time.
The Democratic party Of Lewistown
is in the same fix as were the false
prophets of old whose prophecies failed
them and whose prayers availed them
naught. They are divided among them
selves and mutual determinations are
the order of the day. Verify, and 1t has
come + pass that the wisest of them
acknowledge the corn and frankly
own that the party is not what it might
be. Election day was conducted in a
very orderly manner and was conspicu-
GUS in the absence Of any disorderly
celebrations. 1t was clearly n ease OF
.'the best man wins" or ''the survival
Of the fittest."
A rather unique group wa seen on
the court house steps one day last week.
A litter OF wolf pups had been caught
by one George Lefevre in the mountains
near Gilt Edge, who had brought them
in to obtain the bounty. In order to
comply with the law it was necessary
to kill them and Lefevre was about to
execute the offspring of the willy mar
auder, when Clerk Wright decided tc
buy one for use as an Office ornament
They were turned loose on the court
house steps so that Mr.. Wright could
make his choice; while there Mr.. Kelly