Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1901-03-06
G. II. WILLIAMS.
The Leading
Druggist.
LewistOwn, nOntana.

the handling of real estate to their in
suranee business and now solicit
the listing of any real estate with them
which the public of Lewistown may
have for sale. The firm is composed Of
two of the most energetic and capable
business men Of Lewistown and their
taking hold of the real estate business
will be Of advantage both TO them
selves and the public.
Mr.. win Gray of Philbrook, who has
lately returned from Spokane, attended
the funeral of Mrs. Silas Gray here
Monday last. Mr.. Gray is at present
taking a vacation, he being employed
by the firm of Grant Smith Co. of
Spokane. He also mentioned the fact
that Spokane is o~vercrowded with men
seeking employment in winter months
it being the terminal point of many
lines of transportation. Mr.. Gray will
resume his position in Spokane shortly.
John Gavin, who has been assisting
Frank Pick in the blacksmith shop for
the past few months, received a dis
patch last Wednesday night from Min
nesota informing him of the serious i'll
ness of his mother and that she was not
expected to live. Mr.. Gavin left Thurs
day morning over the Harlow stage line
so as to be at her bedside with all pos
sible haste. In all probability Mr..
Gavin will bring his wife and family,
who have been living there, back with
him.
Doctor L. c. Hill of Garneill. on be-
ing interviewed by the ARGUS news
r~ustler, remarked that the city of Gar
neill was in a very thriving condition
and far from being divided against
itself as has hitherto been the general
idea. Mr.. Hill further made mention
of the fact that the school district was
in every way satisfactory as it was and
that there was no intention of dividing
it, the Garneillites having made up
their mind to fight such a proposition
to a s~tandstill. y
George Pirrie was in from his ranch
on Swimming Woman last Thursday
with four fine stations for sale, which
| comprised one ull-blooded standard
bred American horse of the noted
Wilkes family, one ull-blooded French
coach and two other horses of mixed
breed raised by himself. Mr.. Pirrie
got the full blooded stallion from c. II.
Piper of Mankato, MINI. The horses
will be taken back TO the ranch, Mr..
Pirrie returning to Lewistown with
them during the latter part of March
Through the gross mismanagement
and representation of T. j.. Johns and
the incapability of w. w. LARSEN, the
Democrat plant and its present pro-
prietor are liable to be the subjects Of
an interesting law suit, County Treas
urer Meagher having issued an order
for sale of the plant for back taxes in
Cured during the incumbency of Z. j.
Johns and w. w. LARSEN, to which the
present proprietor has great objections
to settling, though it is extremely
fortunate that it is only the financial
obligations of Johns that Mr.. Walsh is
called upon to pay and not his moral
debts, which would swamp the re-
sources of John the Evangelist.
The carpenter work on Senator Cru
wells building in Billings was at a
standstill for a while last week owing
to the fact OF Shaclielton & Whitney
having discharged all their help. The
Billings carpeaters union demanded
that the contractors discharge William
Nicholson. their foreman who had been
fined $50 by the local union for employ
ing non union men. This the contrac-
tors refused TO do and were threatened
with withdrawal of ali union men from
/ their various contracts. The foreman
re resigned but S~hackelton Il Whitney re-
fused work to carpenters belonging to
the local union which they claim has
not treated them with fairness.
Liz, y not entirely without inter
est to The newspaper men of Livings-
ton one dag last week when Calamity
Jane struck town on the war trail and
demanded to know the author of the
article de- cribing her as an inmate Of
the Iiozeman poor house. Calamity
expressed an aching desire 10 ''shoot
up the dirty eur" who started the re-
port and offered many Inducements for
him to show himself. The boss liar
was called to the front and after cxer-
cising considerable ingenuity Calamity
was persuaded that the report did not
originate in Livingston and was induced
to leave without killing IN editor ~
reducing the Office TO u smoulderin /,
mass of ruins.
Alex Mckenzie Of Great Falls and
Miles Ward Of Neihart, met with 70
very serious misadventurc in kalispcli
owing to the carlessness Of an EN-.
ploye of the Kalispell hotel bar, says
the Great Falls Tribune. A bottle %.
ammonia was placed in the refrigera'
tor by the porter who forgot TO remove
it. The night bartender mistook IL for
soda water and administered a glassful
Of the drug to both Mckenzie and
Ward as a chaser. Both gentlemen
emptied their glasses before they
realized what they were drinking