Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1901-02-20
4 Gown, County and state +

C. E. Hess and Mrs. Emma Waddell
of Philbrook were attending to land
business in Lewistown Saturday.
BY the terms of document filed with
County Clerk Kelly the Musselshell
Cattle Company, an Illinois corporation
operating in southern Fergus county,
appoints w. X. Sudduth its agent, sue
ceeding David Fratt.
F. II. Bean, the Beaver Creek ranch
man, called at the ARGUS Office Monday.
Mr.. Bean says he contemplates moving
to Lewistown next summer and giving
his children an opportunity of attend
ing the schools here.
r. A. Hanke, manager of the Lewis
town Commercial Co., contemplates
leaving for eastern markets in a few
days for the purchase of spring and
summer stocks and incidentally enjoy
ing metropolitan life for a few weeks.
Owners of horses in northern Mon
tana are preparing for their spring
roundup and intend to cover the same
territory as last year. The roundup in
Fergus county did good work last year
and doubtless steps will soon be taken
for another gathering.
Samuel Hurvitch, the Gilt Edge post
master, came over to Lewistown Satur-
day morning, returning the same after
noon. He has been SO busy attending
to Uncle Sans duties in the gold camp
that he has not been able to get even a
half day off for three months.
Lent begins today. As proof of devo-
ton the local scribe has determined
that during the next forty days he will
not take a drink unless it be offered by
another, that no cigars will be smoked
unless omeone else pays for them and
that he will go to church at least once
Last fall somebody borrowed from
this office a set of rubber type and
stamps and has forgotten to bring them
back. In the rush and hurry of election
time the identity of the party was not
''chalked down." but II this item is
noted by them they will doubtless re-
call the circumstance.
After the social at the Elks' hall two
weeks since several pairs of rubbers
and overshoes were found which had
been left by guests. Owners of a por'
ton of them have been found, but there
has been left at this office one pair Of
ladies overshoes and one pair of gentle
mans rubbers, which may be secured
by the owners.
Jos. Pratt informs us that the chill
dren and adults are all now welcome
to skate upon his ice pond and enjoy the
cold weather sport to their hearts con
tent. Some time since he vas com
PEELED to keep them off, as the ice wa
being injured for sale, but having nov
finished his contracts he will be glad t.
see the skaters have a good time.
Beginning Tuesday morning the Lew
istown & Harlow Stage Co. put on al
extra passenger coach. which nov
leaves Lewistown at o o'clock ever,
morning, reaching Harlowton the SAM
afternoon in time for transfer Of pas
sengers to the train. The mail coacl
leaves at Q p. m, the same as for sever
al weeks past. This change makes
daylight run to the railroad.
Three above night one night when las
the temperature did not fall below
thirty-nine and light furries of snow
have marked the weather of the pas
week. No one has suffered and still /
is an improvement on some weather o
the past month. Friday noon Their
was sharp rain for a half hour and tn
creek rose considerably, smaller stream
evidently beginning to break loose
Montana climate is decidedly freaky.
A bond for a deed on the four claims
the Golden Eagle, Golden Eagle Exter
sion, Forsaken and Ruby, in Rub
gulch, upon which some rich discover
les were made ten days ago, has bee
given by Brock Ornbaun to Williar
Maynard. The terms are the paymen
by Ornbaun of 81, 500 to Maynard with
in n year from January 18th, whe
Maynard is TO give Ornbaun a deed 70
his one-half interest in the propertie,
The Great Falls Tribune says tina
Capt. j. E. Moran, formerly Of con
pany A, First Montana Volunteers, an
more recently captain in the Thirty
seventh regiment Of volunteers, ha
reached San Francisco and is still SUI
fering considerably from wounds n
ceived in service. He is expected !
Great Falls in a few days. His servic
has been marked by exceptional ga
lantry and he retires with an enviabl
record.