Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1901-02-27
GILT EDGE NUGGETS.

Ralph Kellogg, formerly paymaSter
at the New Year, Maiden, Spotted
Horse aud Whisky Gulch mills, now
has headquarters ut WHISKY Gulch
ana will look after that and theSpot-
ted Horse.
\ lively race occurred on the street
Saturday evening. From out of
Schneidcr's butcher shop came Cor
don Grnbb, hatless, with l.. Cooper
about ten feet behind him, and closely
following them was Dcputy Sheriff
Martin. No one had n stup-wHtch,
80 the time was not taken. El.snon
caught them and a hearing Will he
had ON Monday.
Last Thursday morning occurred
thedeath uf Peter Lacousier. He was
workingin theWhi ky Gulch mIneand
cametotown Jan. 30th. Pneumonia
was the cause of his death. He was
a member ofJudith Mountain Miners
Union No. l0T. The dodge was out
and about fifty marched tn thclowcr
end Of town and four carriages ne
compauied the remains to Lewis
town, where the body was laid to
rest In the Catholic cemetery. De-
ceased was well known in and about
LewistOwn several years agO.
Following Is the report of the
schnpIa far tho mnnth nf EpbrunrN.
Primary grade-Number enrolled, -;
average attendance, ~. Intermediate
grade-Numbcr enrolled, u; average
daily attendance, -. Grammar de-
partmcnt-Number enrolled, -; aver
age daily attendance, y. Total en-
rolled, 93; average attendance, Ga.
Regular literary exercises were held
Thursday, AZ there was no school ON
Friday. Grace Green was president
and Mary McGec secretary. For the
next exercises Susie Dunn was elected
president and Edna Challen secretary.
At the MASQUERADE.
AhOut one hundred people were
masqGed at the ball given by thcGIlt
Edge band ON Feb. 22nd. Eighty
tickets were sold and one hundred
and seventy-iivc ate supper at that
popular hpstclry, the Gilt E1gchotcl,
OF which Fred QuibclI is proprietor.
Most of them were IN the hall mt y
O'Clock. when n grand march was
announced. The door was well filled
aud the ladies wore such beautiful
costumes and such dainty white slip
pers ana daisy bows, such elegant
fringe and rullies In rows. 1t made
them so attractive aud fascinating
that even such stuid old bachelors Ms
Charley Archer ana Jack Chandler
sat down and wept. Sam Hurvl'ch
went homt and Rufus Smith thought
he could stay and Ovcrcume his preyi-
ous troubles and yet win back the
shining rose, but poor TulIy had to
go on shift aud run that COMPOUNDED
old engine, so he left with tears In his
eyes.
Following Is II list of the costumes
worn: Cassie Dahl had n suit mndc
Of copies of the ARGusand So arranged
that the big letters 'ARGus' were
conspicuous throughout the make
up; Bertha McCune, Faith. Hope and
Charity; Ernie McCunr, very Oldlady;
Ruby King, girl Of long time ago;
Miss Lyons. n mask; Mrs. sweeney, II
nurse; Austin Nannest, u clown; Viii
liam Young, clown; Murch Dryden. "A
big BOBBY baby with his nurse bottle;
William North, Big Indian, Me, Mrs.
Calph, Sunny; Lizzie Mungall, flower
girl; X. Newman, jockey; Add Moran,
the maid; Ole Erickson, n mask: Mrs.
Erickson, mask: Walter Johnson,
comic; l.. ID. Wllkerson, Mrs. Nation;
Robert Willard, mask; Frank BigleD.
Jack Connolly and John Sweeney
were the colored crap players; John
Wilson was ahappy sailor before the
mast: that little GipSy was Mrs. VIII
son; Tony Mills, mask; Mrs. Mengcl-
koch, Pocohantas, with bow and
arrow; Gladys King, fancy dress; A..
Kelly. Montana cadet; Rene Frame.
red suit; Lilly Noble. mask; Mrs.
Hutchings, ballet girl; Miss Hutch
ings, fancy suit; Miss Edna Hutch
ings, ballet girl; Mrs. Franklin, musk;
W. j. Graham, clown, Mr.. Spatz,
Clown Mrs. Nannest, mask: j. W..
Hughes, musk: Bernard llcdtgan,
clown: DR.. Attix. Gladstone; Charles
Meyerslck, comic; Il. Thompson,
clown; Mrs. Willis, IL To |; rillie
WEIGH, mask; William Page, jolly old
tar; Mrs. Trlller, tea girl; Henry
Gouln, brightcolors; II. Willis. clown;
Mary Green, mask; Steve Bullock,
monkey in the pit; l.. W. King, re.
Gently from Cork; DR.. TillotsoD, sew
entecnth century girl, sweet as n
peach; Claude Duvall, red, white and
blue; III. German, old soldier; Charles
and George Dunn, masks; j. W. VIII
liums, Gnggenheimer, and don't yUu
forget it; j.. IL. Hoffman, tramp;
James Skaggs, tramp;Charles Skaggs,
Spanish bull tighter; william Skaggs,
day and nlght;John Skaggs, darkness:
A. II. Hendrickson, gay lady: Oscar
Butts, mask; Mrs. Walter Cox, Uncle
Toms Cabin; Laura Archer, gypsy;
Mary Oulette, mask; Hulln Berkey.