Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1901-01-02

De given AZ CDtt ETludy evening. Jan
uary 18th, TO which a general invitation
is extended. There will be a good time
and doubtless the attendance will be
large. Remember the price is 5000
A letter from Commissioner Slayton
dated at his home December eth, says
that the new Lavina bridge is almost
completed and that il is a beauty"
lie adds that no snow has fallen in the
section along the Musselshell since
November.
A. $. Wright and II. T. Kellogg of
the A. S. Wright Co., Col. Nelson ofthe
New Year Gold Mines Co. and c. C..
Spragg, of Cincinnati, also largely in
terested in mining affairs in the Jul
diths, have been spending the past
week in town.
II is reported that ]. &. Morony of
Anaconda, at present state examiner.
will remove to Billings for the practice
of law shortly after the termination of
his official duties. Mr.. Morony was i'm
Billings a few days ago and after look
ing around decided upon coming here
TO locate permanently, Billings TIA
zette.
December was a mild month in this
section. The coolest was ten below
zero on the both and the warmes 81 de-
grees above on the 9Th ult. The mean
temperature for the month was 30 de-
grees. There were fourteen clear days,
eight partly cloudy and nine wholly
cloudy. The wind, as in all previous
months, no matter what the season.,
was generally from the northwest.
Nine inches of snow fell, while the pre-
cipitation did not reach one-tenth an
inch in any one day.
The Democrat, which suspended pub
LEGATION Immediately after the election.
will make its appearance again this
week under the proprietorship and edi-
torial management of j. II. Walch who
comes TO Lewistown from Idaho. but
who was formerly engaged in the news
paper business ut Red Cloud, Nebraska.
Mr.. Walch is a practical printer as is
also his wife who will assist in 1.-THE pub
lication of the Democrat. Mr.. Walch
is a gentleman of pleasing address and
we extend to him not only the New
Year greeting but our best wishes in
his efforts to resuscitate the Democrat
and in making it worthy the support of
the Democracy of Fergus county.
An apparently well-foundcd report is
abroad that II. L. NELL. representative
of Finch & Campbell Of Spokane Falls,
who was here last week, secured short
time working bonds on many of the
best prospects in the Moccasin noun
tains and that he also got a bond from
II. 7. Kendall in which the figures are
placed at half million dollars. Before
leaving Sunday last Mr.. NELL was seen
concerning the results of his visit, but
was very reticent. The other parties
thereto-if deals have been made-are
either out of town or equally noncom-
municative and the report cannot be
confirmed. Some time since Mr.. Ken
dali, when asked TO put a price on his
property, replied that it was not for
sale, but when pressed named S500.00 o
Without doubt the property is worth
it.
Pullets & Pellan, proprietors Of the
Pulletsville Poultry Ranch, near the
foot Of the Judith range, last week re-
ceived from the east a large shipment
of poultry, as well as a pair Of Belgian
hares. The lot arrived in good shape
and is probably the largest shipment of
high bred fowls ever brought to the
county. Included was thirty chickens
Of light brahma, buff cochin. wyan-
dotte, Indian game and barred Ply
mouth Rock varieties. The light brah'
ma cock weighs 1872 pounds. There
were Toulouse geese, the gandcr weigh.
ing "a pounds, Emblem geese, mammoth
Bronze turkeys, the t~wO-year-olt
gobbler weighing forty pounds, This
fowl will weigh sixty pounds within ;
few months. Several mammoth PekiI
ducks and the pair of hares complete,
the lot. The firm now has three hun
bred laying hens and are prepared u
furnish eggs. Settings from the new
stock will be ready for sale early in th,
season and those desiring 10 procur'
large or small lots can communicat'
} with Pullets a. Pellan through til,
Lewistown postoiiice. Both Of tn
proprietors are experienced poul
trymen and they have made adequat
preparations for the care Of the fowls
Work on the souvenir edition, Fer
gus County illustrated" is progressinI
as rapidly as possible considering tina
sickness in the Argus force has consid
; erably interfered and Mr.. Hoffman
who has been attending To Il large par
of the work, has been confined To hi
home by illness several days during ia
! past week. Some people have obtaine
J an erroneous impression regarding ia
edition and we have received sever
orders for our holiday number
D was the desire TO have the work issue
as early in the new year as possible
5 but in an undertaking Of its characte
I and wide scope considerable time is r.
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