Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1901-06-12

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Guy H~oisington has been granted a
state teachers diploma.
W. II. Barney, the Rockford merchant,
was in the city last week.
The man who predicted a dry season
is laid up with rheumatism.
The ARGUS believes in advertising:
notice our new announcement on the
seventh page.
John Murphy of Utica was in the city
Tuesday and stated that everything in
that section Of the county was in fine
condition.
1t is not often that Montana kids ex-
claim: Rain, rain, go away; come
again some other day" but they can
be excused for doing so this year.
The Great Falls and Canada railway
has been purchased by the Great Nor
thern and will be converted into a
standard gauge in the near future.
The first sale of wool on the Billings
market took place last week, when
Henry Spencer of Gebo sold to j. l..
Carey & Co. of Des Moines 1000 pounds
at 5 cents.
Ernest LuclSett and Chris Olson of
upper Sage creed were in town last
week on land business. Mr.. Luckett
says that a large hay crop is expected
in that section of the country.
The street commissioner wants it
distinctly understood that there must
be no digging or tearing up of the
streets and alleys without first getting
apcrmit from the proper authorities.
\ regular communicative of Lewis
town lodge No. 81 A. I. & A. Ms will
he held Saturday evening, June 18th.
Third degree work and a banquet. All
sojourning brethren are cordially in
vited.
Grant Robinson. who has occupied
the position of foreman at the Kendall
mines since the opening up of the prop
erty, left Lewistown this week on his
way to Cape Nome, where he intends TO
engage in mining.
Prof. p. NJ. Silloway left Lewistown
asst Monday by way of Harlowton on
his way to the Flathead lake and will
spend the vacation at the biological
station, at which institution he is on
the staff of instruction.
While the frequent transforms are a
good thug for the country they have
put ~a..quietus to building operations in
Lewistown for the present. 1t is al
most impossible to get anything from
stone quarries and saw mills.
j.. l.. Mears has purchased a large II
passenger coach which was formerly
used by the Transportation company in
the Yellowstone National park, and he
is having it repaired with the intention
of using it on the Harlowton line.
The strawberry and ice cream festival
given by the Home Workers of the Pres
byterjan church last Wednesday even
ing was well attended and enjoyed,
despite the chilliness of the weather.
The ladies realized in the neighborhood
of $50.
All bids on the construction of the
county Jail were refused by the county
commissioners at their last session.
The bids ranged from sll 900 to s?l,0 900
and were too high to be considered by
the board. which had decided not to pay
over $4,000.
Mrs. II. ii. Smurr of Deer Lodge, ae-
eompanied by her daughter and son.
are visiting Mrs. j. l.. Bright. Mrs.
Smurr is a sister of Mrs. Bright and
Mrs. j. II. willard. They will in all
probability remain here the greater
portion Of the summer.
Game Warden Scott has been making
it very interesting for the butchers in
Helena who are selling speckled trout
which they claim were raisedin private
streams. Martin Henninger has been
arrested and will be made the principal
in a test case on the matter.
The attempt to prevent the purchase
of $4,000 worth Of Amalgated Copper
stock by the Butte miners union sig.
nally failed, as Judge Clancy refused tc
issue an injunction in the matter, the
money having been paid over by the
trustees and the stock purchased before
the case was brought into court.