Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1901-09-25

G. NJ. Simmons of Albany, N. ", is
visiting his brother-in-law, p. w.
Korell of Utica. Both gentlemen were in
Lewistown last week transacting land
business.
William Jenkins, the popular ton
serial artist, has placed another chair
in his up-to-date establishment on Main
street, owing to the rapid increase of
patronage,
The supreme court has sustained the
decision Of the lower courts in Judge
DuBose's case, and the judge will have
to serve out the remainder of his SEN
tence in the Alameda county Jail.
f. E. Smith, who this summe OBJ
tanned a position for James Reed, Jr.,
in the works of the General Electric
Co., at Schenectady, N. Y, received
word from there Tuesday that the young
man was very seriously i'll with typhoid
fever. His father, James Reed, is also
very i'll at his home, down the creek.
]. Frank Sage of Maiden returned
Monday from Chicago, much improved
in health and looking better for his
long rest and the result of the difficult
operations which he had undergone.
Mr.. Sage had not been east in many
years and naturally found a great deal
of interest in the lake metropolis. He
went on to Maiden today.
Frank 4. Smith, Frank Day and Dom
aid Fowler returned Monday from the
meeting of the grand lodge of Masons
at Helena. Mr.. Smith was further adj
vanced in the roster of officers of the
grand lodge and for a year will hold
the place of right worshipful deputy
grand master, but one removed from
the highest Office, this year occupied by
Geo. I. Slack of TT. Keogh.
The statement is published in Boston
that the party af Chicago, Burlington
e. Quincy surveyors who have been for
some time engaged in seeking a right
of-way from Billings to Great Falls re-
port that one has been selected which
will permit of easy grades, says the
Great Falls Tribune. Thegreat scarcity
of laborers in the west will, tits feared,
hinder temporarily at least the begin
ming of actual work on the line, but
with the end of the harvest season the
labor supply will be better.
Chas. Lehman & Co. will shortly
commence operations on an addition to
their store, which will occupy the lot
lately purchased by them from the
Power Mercantile Co. and ten feet of
the old property which is at present
occupied by a small addition on the
north side of the store. The structure
will be a one-story building 6Ox9O feet
in dimension and will have a 60-foot
plate glass front. The addition will be
used as a department devoted to dry
goods, millinery and mems furnishings.
Ed Quigley has the contract for the
stone work, and the building will be
ready for occupancy by Feb. /, 1909.
George Tivies, a stranger, died in
Boulder Tuesday afternoon of noun
tain fever. He hailed from Red Lodge
and was on his way to Granite, but was
taken sick and stopped off in Boulder.
Deceased was about 40 years of age,
of medium size, and is now at Powell's
undertaking o awaiting informa-
ton from friends at Red Lodge, If he
had any there. Mr.. and Mrs. Powell
are practical embalmers and have the
body in an excellent state of preserva-
ton, so that embalming will be COM
paratively easy. He belonged to the
Maccabees, and presents a good APP
pearance. A George Tivies who an
swers the description given above is
well known in Lewistown, having
work in the capacity of cook in this
city about six years ago and, a short
time before leaving Lewistown, ran a
restaurant and bakery on Main street.
He was married by Judge Meagher,
who at that time was probate Judge, 70
a daughter of Ed. Wells, a rancher in
the vicinity of Lewistown.
A serious accident happened to the
family Of o. w. Ellis while driving
down the big hill at Castle creek last
Thursday, in which Mrs. Ellis and one
of the children were severely injured.
About a third of the distance down the
hill the horses SHE'D at some object
alongside the road and broke the
tongue off short; Mr.. Ellis jumped out
Of the wagon in order TO hold the
horses, in which he was unsuccessful,
being dragged for a distance of 200
yards down the hill, when the horses
got completely beyond control and
dashed frantically down the incline.
On reaching the bottom the portion Of
the broken tongue caught in the rocks,
the wagon IA upset and the occupants
thrown violently to the ground. When
Mr.. Ellis arrived on the scene his wife
and the oldest child were unconscious,
while the baby was u~ninjured and cry
ing Justify. AS oon as assistance could
be obtained the family was removed TO
the Root ranch, which is in close prox-
unity TO the scene Of the accident, and
where il was ascertained that Mrs. FL