Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1901-03-27


Just place them side by side Monday
next and size 'em up.
An s00-acre ranch near the city for
sale cheap on easv payments. Must he
sold soon. See Cook & Hilger.
Is there anything under the sun,
moon and stars that Parent would not
run for II he got the chance? Please
mention it IL you know.
viii Polly and wife Of Utica paid
Lewistown a visit last week. Before
returning home Mr.. Polly made a trip
to Kendall in the Moccasin mountains.
After April LIST the fare on the Nickel
Plate line between Lewistown and Gilt
Edge will be sl.5O, SO it is announced
by Mr.. Wentworth, one of the proprie-
tors.
Alfalfa seed at the Judith Hdw. Co.
Clarence Goodell and wife stayed in
town a couple of days last week. While
here Mr.. Goodell transferred his inter-
est in the Harlow stage line to John l..
Mears.
A grand entertainment and ball will
be given at the Living Springs opera
house Monday evening, April list. A
good time and the best OF music. Don't
forget the date.
The case of Percy De Wolf, accused of
stealing a large number of cattle from
both Indians and whites on either side
of the international boundary, has been
continued until the June term.
Baled hay at the Judith Hdw. Co.
A party of immigrants which arrived
from Oklahoma last week accompanied
by Thos Stapelton of Rockford, were in
town Monday. Several of the party
have filed claims for ranches on the
Rock creek bench.
At the Choteau district court last Fri
day Dan McGinnis, Cuthbert McGinnis
and Joseph Deschamp, convicted of the
illegal killing of cattle near Depuyer
last fall. were each given a two years
term in the ~penitentiary.
Before Justice MACEDONIAN Saturday
morning Arthur Jamison, colored cook
at the Day house, was charged by the
marshal with being drunk and resisting
an officer. He was fined IS for being
drunk and $50 for resisting arrest.
Fresh lime at Judith Hdw. Co.
Indian Agent Smead says that the
Indians on Dayton creek on the Flat
head reservation r rapidly being
wiped out by disease. Many have died
of diphtheria and there are fourteen
cases of smallpox at the sub agency at
Roman.
In the Choteau district court Satur-
day morning Judge ID. + smith SEN
fenced James II. Stevenson. convicted
of grand larceny, to Imprisonment in
the penitentiary for fourteen years,
which was giving him the full limit of
the law.
An electric light plant has been com
pleted at Fort Benton and will shortly
be in operation. The plant is owned
and will he operated by Causey Bros,
who have put considerable money into
the plant, which Is very complete and
well built.
Seed oats at Judith Hdw. Co.
James Weaver arrived in the city Sat
urday from Helena, by way Of Harlow
ton. He visited Hunters Hot Springs
while away and among other friends
there met John Ritch, who formerly
occupied the position of ''local scribe
on the ARGUS.
Four new townships were opened up
last week in Flathead county. These
townships contain a great amount OF
good timber as well as first-class agri-
cultural lands. The townships contain
four hundred claims, which have already
nearly all been taken up.
Billings Gazette: After soliciting
subscriptions and patronage for the Gal
latin County Democrat, a paper which
T. j. Johns of Lewistown claimed that
he was going to publish in Bozeman,
Johns has pulled out for greener pas
lures, says the Avent Courier.
Robert Walsh, who is buying horses
for government use, is in Lewis
town today. The kind Of horses wanted
are well broken saddle horses weighing
from nine hundred to one thousand
pounds, for which a good price will be
paid. No white or light grays will bs
bought.
Garden seeds at Judith Hardware Co,
George Hall got back from Helena
Sunday morning. Mr.. Hall came bach
by way of the Falls and says that II
showed SO heavily Saturday night thai
the stage driver lost his way a short
distance the other side of 0denwald',
station, it requiring no little maneuver
ing to find the road again.
A. p. Hall, who has worked at tn,
Whisky Gulch mines for some time past
has purchased stock and wagons anC
will put Il four-horsc coach on the road
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