Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1901-03-27
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Andrew Fergus of Armells was in
town Tuesday.
Joseph Meredith and wife of New
Year were in the city Tuesday.
Samuel McComb and wife of Stanford
were at the county seat Monday.
Frank Sink, a Big Coulee sheep man,
paid Lewistown a visit yesterday.
l.. w. Peck was down from the upper
Judith, visiting his friends in Lewis
town.
Miss Orr of Utice came to Lewistown
Sunday and left for Kendall Tuesday
morning.
Charles Frost,a brother of Mrs. Shaw
returned to Lewistown from Omaha
where he has been residing since his re-
turn from the PHILIPPINES.
August Westvelt,a stockman Of Grass
Range was in the city yesterday. Mr..
Westvelt says that water is scarcer in
his district than it has been for the last
twenty years.
Doctor r. S. Hedges will, in the near
future, erect a private hospital on the
outskirts of the city. The hospital will
have in the neighborhood of twelve
private wards and one large general
ward.
John Sullivan, who was accused of
completely in the wholesale thefts of
horses by the Stevenson gang in Teton
county, has been acquitted and freed
from all blame in the matter.
Andrew Fergus sold ffty-one head of
well broke saddle horses to w. IL.
Walsh yesterday. The horses which are
a fine sample of Montana horse flesh
are to be used for army purposes.
A Masonic temple is to be built this
summer in Butte. 1t is to cost $1,000
and the competition for plans is open
now. The first prize will be the posi-
ton of superintendent of construction,
the second 500 and the third $50.
A choral service will be given at the
Presbyterian church on Sunday, March
3lst, it being Palm Sunday. Special
services will also be given on Easter
Sunday, on which occasion an appropri-
ate sermon will be delivered by the
Rev. Pfaus.
Gordon Shafer, who formerly was in
the bookkeeping department of Chas.
Lehman & Co., has accepted a position
with the Judith Basin Bank. Mr.. Shat
err, who is an expert accountant, takes
the place Of Robert Henderson who re-
tired on account of i'll health.
Because of an entirely unexpected
lack of assistance this week and an I'M
usual rush of important work which
could not be delayed, the publication OF
the ARGUS was necessarily deferred
from Wednesday until Thursday. We
always try to have the ARGUS on time,
but once in a long time we fail; acci.
dents will happen.
BY means of information derived
from a discharged prisoner, an attempt
to assasinate Judge Clancy and County
Attorney Breen,i in open court wasfrus-
trated. A prisoner who was to have
been brought before the court at Butte
last Monday, had become possessed of a
revolver with which he intended to kill
the Judge and attorney.
The Epworth League held a social at
the residence of Professor Silloway last
Wednesday evening. A very enjoyable
social time was spent, parlor games OF
every description passed the evening
away pleasantly. Toward the end Of
the evening light refreshments were
served with coffee, the evenings enter
tainments ending very pleasantly at II
o'clock.
In all probability a branch OF the
Great Northern Railroad will be run
from Columbia Falls, TO the Kiutla LAX
oil and coal fields. A party of survey
ors are now surveying a line which viii
follow the north fork of the Flathea,
river on the west side, almost as ia.
north as Starvation creek, pass Kintl;
lake, and il a suitable pass can be found
go TO the west TO Tobacco Plains.
Governor Toole appointed William I
Scott Of Deer Lodge, to the position o
state game and fish warden,an appoint
i've office created by the late Legislature
The appointment was made on Monda,
March "a, becoming effective as o a
Mr.. Scott files his bond and oath of OF
fee. The game warden has the appoint
ment of not less than five and not NOR
than eight deputy game wardens.