Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1901-01-23
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Monday. Mr.. Kelly has leased the
store, hotel aud ranch at Flatwillow
station from Mr.. Shermon for a term Of
five years and will conduct the business
hereafter. Mr.. Sherman will remain at
Flatwillow until spring, but has not
yet fully determined upon his course
for the future. Mrs. Sherman will pos
sibly go east for the winter.
Louis Landt, moved his wholesale
liquor business Saturday from the
building he has long occupied to the
room in the building next door, that
was used as Democratic headquarters
in campaign times. Mr.. Landt has
leased the store room just vacated to
Messrs. Aikens & Jones Of Deer Lodge,
who will put in a stock of goods on or
about February LIST and conduct a gen
eral merchandise business.
o. p. Lambert, representing the Min
nesota Linseed Oil Paint Company of
Minneapolis, was an arrival on the
Wednesday afternoon stage from liar-
lowton. Mr.. Lambert has visited Lew
istown several times before and says
that with each visit he ismore impress
ed with the future greatness OF our
town. In no other place of like size in
the state has he observed so steady and
continuous a growth as in Lewistown.
Assessor Donald Fowler is in receipt
of a letter notifying him that the AS
SCISSORS Association of the state of
Montana will hold their annual meet
ing in Helena January Goth. A cordial
invitation is extended to the members
OF the board of county commissioners
to meet with the assessors, and the
State Board of Equalization will also
be in attendance. Assessor Fowler
stated that he would be present at the
meeting.
Mr.. John l.. Kelly, Of Flatwillow, re-
ports that the range water supply in
that part of the county is very limited.
The snow fall has been very light in
that section and the chinooks have
worn the greater part of it away al
ready. The smaller streams are frozen
to the bottom and in some of them the
flow of water has ceased entirely, but
otherwise the conditions are very good
and the losses S far are much lighter
than usual.
c. ii. Perrine of TIBET, who was in
town Friday, informs MS that he has
disposed of all his interests in the Buff
falo Creek Sheep Co. to Cbas. II. Me-
Clave of Elmira, n. Y. Mr.. McClave is
a brother-in-law of Ii. C. White, man
ager of the company. Mr.. Perrine has
long been identified with the wool
growing industry in this section, and
his many friends will be more than
pleased to know that his intentions are
to remain in Fergus county and prob
ably in the sheep business.
Readers of the opening chapters of
the story, ''The Mystery of Agatha
Webb" nov running in the ARGUS pro.
ounce it very interesting and already
anxiety for the continuance and end OF
the story has been awakened. The
authoress, Miss Green, is a pleasing
writer of much ability, and many of hei
previous stories have commanded large
sales. We have now on hand a number
of copies of the last issue, containing
the first chapters, and will endeavor t.
supply all who may later become inter
ested and desire to procure missing
numbers.
Jas. L. Miner, who has for a number
of years been identified with the stool
interests of the lower Musselshell val
ley, is preparing to dispose of all hi
interests there, and leave the cemin,
spring with his family for southern
Idaho, where he has a brother who i
the promoter of a million dollar irriga
ton and arid land reclamation enter
prise, Of which Mr.. Miner expects Il
assume the management. Mr.. Milne
has many friends in the section il
which he has so long resided who will
wish for him unlimited success in hi
new field.
Ranchmen living along lower Cotton
wood and Beaver creeks and other
travelling the road from Philbrook I
Lewistown have frequently complaine
during past years of the condition G
the road at Won Tobel coulee, tw
miles from town. This winter tn
place has been especially aggravatin
and 1t has been practically impossibl
to haul loads over that road. In pas
years the commissioners have made a
effort to improve its condition and
piece of land was purchased from &c,
NJ. Stafford, which would admit of
crossing higher up the %coulee, but TIL
seems not to have obviated the diff
culties. The snow lies heavily on on
side, causing a deep drift, throug
which a wagon cannot be pulled, an
on the opposite side the snow blows o
the brow Of the hill entirely SO thu
travel by sleighs is impossible. La
week a freighter called and suggeste
that a grade and bridge might prov
effective and requested that attentio
called to the condition of the road
that point.