Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1901-09-11
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T. L. Halbert of Gunton was in the
city this week.
Frank Smith and wife will start for
Helena on Saturday.
Miss Sheppard of Great Falls is visit
ing Mrs. j. l.. Mears.
Ike Brewington and family of Irene,
Mont, were in the city We sterday.
Oscar Stephens will ship 500 head of
beef cattle and about 5000 sheep from
Custer station mex Saturday.
John Made, a wolfer, was in town
this week accompanied by a three
quarter grown wolf, which is as docile
as a dog.
Miss Dowden, of the Children's Home
at Helena, while in Lewistown recent
ly, succeeded in raising in pledges and
cash Sl,252.
Miss PEBBLES, the county superin-
tendent, visited the Trout Creek school
on Monday and today has gone to the
Maginnis district.
Persons having books belonging to
the Lewistown public library will
please return them Immediately to the
librarian, Mrs. Sloane.
Ex-Judge Dudley DuBose was granted
a rehearing last week, and filed several
afidavits tending to show that he was
unjustly convicted of contempt of court.
G. E. Moody arrived in town yester-
day with a wagon load of fine water
melons which he raised on his ranch I
miles below the mouth of Warm Spring
creek.
Frank Day, Donald Fowler and +. +.
Smith have been chosen by the local
Masons to attend the meeting of the
Masonic grand lodge at Helena Septem-
Der 18th and 10th.
Mrs. III. +. Dadmun and sister, Mrs.
Keever, visited Lewistown this week.
Mrs. Keever left yesterday morning on
the Kendall stage to visit the famous
Kendall mining property.
The county superintendent of schools
informs us that the Kendall district has
petitioned for a school and the matter
will be brought before the board of
&x,Anae 80 that Iiptrint an Gafnrlav
next.
County Attorney Belden will leave
tomorrow morning for a six weeks va
cation. While away Mr.. Belden will
visit his old hons near Lincoln, Neb.,
and then make an extensive trip
throughout the east.
Frank Day and Frank Tullock re
turned on Monday from a trip to Hunt
er's Hot Springs. Both gentlemen are
greatly benefited by their visit and have
much to say in favor of the medicinal
properties of the springs.
James Campbell of the Utica Mercan-
tllc 70. TcluTntu ldSI NSSh rum a. Iiip
to the Canadian side of the line. While
in the north Mr.. Campbell visited Ed
monitor and brings back very favorable
reports from that vicinity.
DIED.-Infant son of Mr.. and Mrs.
Carl Anderson, aged seven months and
two weeks, died at the home of his par.
ents Tuesday evening of cholera in
fantum. The little one suffered greatly
and it proved impossible to prevent the
fatal elimination.
1t has been decided by the county
board of health that all children who
attend the public schools must be vacci-
mated and any children who have not
been so treated must have the opera
ton performed before they will be al
lowed to attend school.
Another accident with firearms oc-
Cured at Choteau last Sunday, which
resulted in Miss Ella Richards and Will
liam Richards, her brother, receiving
bad wounds from a bullet which came
from a 22-caliber rifle which was care
lessly laid in the bottom of the buggy.
This section was visited by a slight
touch of winter during the past week
and fur coats and winter underwear
are again in demand. No snow fell in
the immediate vicinity of Lewistown,
though the surrounding hills were
crested with white on Friday morning.
On the south of the snowies and in the
Musselshell country a heavy snow
storm is reported while on the upper
Judith rain and sleet were prevalent
for several days and on Saturday night
a heavy rain fell at Utica which rem
dered the roads very heavy and thor
oughly drenched the surrounding coun-
try, putting a complete stop to har-
vesting operations.