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

The firm of Stuart & Wells has COM
pleted their extensive improvements
and is now well equipped for handling
the spring trade. This firm is the only
house in Lewistown that makes a bust
ness solely of gents furnishings, the
varied and assorted stock which they
have secured in that line having made
il necessary TO add extensively 10 their
shelving and storeroom accommoda-
tons. Mr.. Wells handled the gents
furnishing department at the Power
Mercantile. Co, store several years and
has a thorough knowledge of the bust
ness. The shoe department, which is a
Especial feature. will be presided over
by Mr.. Stuart. who is an old and eX-
pericuced shoeman. They have alarge
stock of j. p. Stetson hats in all colors
and shapes and viii fit you II it is pos.
sible. \ large assortment of hats man
ufactured expressly for Stuart a Wells
will also he kept in stock at prices to
suit all buyers.
Take your fine watch work to Hemp
hill, who guarantees all work.
The annual school election in all the
districts Of the county occurs Saturday
next. In Lcwistown the polls will be
open from . p. m. to i p, m. Two trust
ccs are TO Ice chosen. Messrs. Robert
Jackson and L.P. Slater retire and they
have decided to ask reelection. The
only other nominees are j. ID. Waite
and l.. W. Eldridgc. Messrs. jackson
ard slater voluntarily come before the
people of this district asking endorse
ment of their acts. They ask thatevery-
thing done by the board for three years
past be given approval, including the
extravaganza in the expenditures OF
public funds, the Illegal and unwar.
ranted payment of bills, the manage.
ment of the schools and Of the build
ings. This they ask. Messrs. Waite
and Eldridgc are dissatisfied with the
progress of their children, they are OPP,
posed to the enrichment of the trustee,
at the expense of the district: better
schools and more care in financial bust
ness is their platform, II is true that
both men are s%uritics ON the bond OF
Contractor Sheridan. They are anXiou,
that the validity VI that contract b,
tested. it would afford them an opport
unity of shedding light upon affair
which could no, otherwise bc accomp
lished. Mcssrs. Jackson and Slater
stand for the suppression of this and nj
other shady transactions of the board
Ii is for every citizen, man or woman
10 choose. Waite aud Eldridge are in
tcrcstcd in the schools Of Lewistown
Their election would mean n complete
reversal of many of the detcstablc poll
cics Of past years.
llemphill. the matchmaker. doe
nothing hut high grade work.
state superintendent Of instruction
: Welch recently submitted a question t,
Attorney General Donovan for his opin
ion rs To the legality af using schoo
houses for other purposes than schoo
; uses. The question vas answered a
: follows by the attorney general; II
seems clear To me that 80 one could oh
iect to using a school house for churcl
services, lyceums or social gathering
of any kind. when these are conducte,
: in a decent and respectable manner.
occurs 10 me that very few people woul
object to holding prayer meetings in
t school house or church services, and
= You are to use them for any purpos
/ other than for a school purpose, the
{ could be used for all purposes that ar
of a decent and respectable character
1t is much better for the state and tn
ul0llltAHl u tiN ltlilpAtI NttllDllN vi vi
p state To use the school houses for socia
gatherings. such as debating societie,
Z singing schools and dancing, than (
have the boys loating around saloon
I and other places where they woul,
likely be found il there were not othe
attractions to keep them away froI
> such places cannot see any reaso
why the people of a~community who dc
sire to use a school house for any of tn
I above mentioned purposes should b
prevented from doing so. This, how
ever, is a question to be settled by tn
district itself, and If the purpose fo
| which the school houses are being use
are in any way detrimental to the we
fare of the community in which tn
> school houses are situated, then thos
: who have a grievance against such use
t have a proper recourse in the courts"