Fergus County argus., 1901-08-07
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Chas. A. Ring and wife of Highfeld
are in the city.
]. b. Ritch left on visit to Great
Falls this morning.
Z. w. Warren has gone to Hunters
Hot Springs for the benefit of his health.
r. A. Hanke of the Lewistown Com
mercial Co., left on the Harlow coach
this morning for Chicago where he will
purchase fall stock.
A. J. Slough of Stanford visited Lew
istown this week. Mrs. Slough, who
has been visiting with Mrs. Chas. Will
liams, returned home with him.
The Warm Spring creek ditch is over
half completed and in short time op-
erations will be commenced on the elec-
trical plant which will provide the
power to force the water through the
underground pipe line to the Kendall
mines.
Samuel Anderson who is travelling
for the New York Nursery Co., says
that there is a cow on Upper Cotton
wood, owned by Blessing & Beatty,
which has given birth to six calves in
the last three years at the rate of two
each year.
Charles Turner, a gymnast who was
in the employ Of the management Of
the Midway at the Butte street fair,
was arrested in Missoula last week on
a charge of criminally assaulting 10
year old Aggie Cummings who he en-
ticed away from Butte it is claimed a
few days before.
Miss Floretta Doyle has accepted a
position with the Lewistown CONNER
cial Co., and will go east in few days
in order TO- purchase millinery and
fancy goods. On her return Miss Doyle
will occupy the position in the COM
pany's store which is now ably filed by
Mrs. Laidley, who will resign.
Anthrax, one of the terriable plaques
of ancient Egypt has been discovered
amongst the cattle of South Dakota and
State Veterinarian Knowles has urged
upon Governor Toole the immediate
necessity of establishing a quarantine
along the Dakota line in order to pre-
vent the spread of this most infectious
disease.
On Thursday evening of this week,
Alice s. n. Barnes of White Sulphur
Springs will address the people of Lew
istown on the work of the Woman's
Christian Temperance Union, with the
view to organizing a union here. The
lecture will be at the Presbyterian
church. A cordial invitation is ex-
tended.
The two Sprague boys were brought
into the district court Monday and on
the promise of their uncle, John Smith
of Rock creek to take care of them they
were discharged. The court informed
them that IL they reappeared in Lew
istown in the near future he would con-
slider it his duty to commit them to the
reform school.
Rev. Geo. Edwards of Stanford and
former pastor of the Presbyterian
church in Lewistown will occupy that
pulpit next Sunday morning and even
ing. The following Sunday, August
IS, Rev. C. L. Richardson of Great Falls
will conduct services in the same
church. Rev. Pfaus is absent on his
annual vacation.
Prof. Oscar J. Craig, the president OF
the University of Montana, was in the
city last week. He expressed himself
as much pleased with the city, and sur
rounding country on this, the occasion
of his first visit to Lewistown. The
professor mentioned that the Univer-
sity was iu first class shape and giving
satisfactory returns.
Lieutenant Z. V. d. Murphy, form.
erly of the First Montana, who recently
received an appointment as second lieu
tenant in the regular army, has been
appointed to Company ID, Twenty-sev,
enth infantry. at Pittsburgh barracks,
New York. Lieutenant Murphy en-
listed in the volunteer service, at the
outbreak of the Spanish-American war,
in Company at Helena. Prior to his
removal to the capital of the state he
was United States commissioner at
Augusta.