Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1902-09-17

the arrival of a fine baby bow AZ an
early hour this morning.
Fred l.. Stephens passed through
the city this morning from Kendall
en- route to the l.. w. Peck ranch at
the head of the Judith.
Horace Hill, who lately disposed of
interests in the Silver Dollar saloon,
has purchased the Schneider & Phil.
lips interests in the Big Bear.
e. r. Cleveland, editor and pro.
prietor OF the Kendall Chronicle. left
on Monday morning for Spokane.
where he will remain until November.
In last weeks rush a very important
! arrival was overlooked In the shane
of a winsome girl. who arrived az
the home of Mr.. and Mrs. David Hill.
ger on September 9th.
". w. White is confined To his room
with a sprained ankle, The injury
was received in New York while back
there a few weeks ago and has been
getting worse for some time past.
A social" will be held at the Pres.
byterian church on Thursday even
ing under the auspices Of the Chris.
tian endeavor. All strangers invited
who are over the age of eleven years.
]. L. Burk is in the city attending
10 business connected with the suit
for damages instituted against him by
the Spotted Horse Co. Of the Mon.
tana Central Mines Co.
Arthur S. Clifford left last week fer
a visit to his former home at FaI
mouth. Mass. He will remain there
with his parents for about six weeks
before returning to Lewistown.
The Lewistown Meat Market has
changed hands and will be run In the
future by Bryant Bros. Of Big Timber.
who have purchased the interests own
ed by ]. C. Bebb and Jos. Lebert.
Louis Lehman left the first part of
the week. for Walla Walla, where he
will purchase a supply OF apples for
Lehman e. Co. Later he will visit
San Francisco and may take a trip
to Honolulu.
A special inspector from the land
department at Washington is making
strict inquiries In Cascade county
concerning final proofs. He is expect
ed in Fergus county in a few weeks
and will conduct a rigorous investi-
cation.
Ed. Thurley was arraigned this
morning in Justice Netherlands court
on a charge of chastising his wife.
He plead guilty and will be tried on
4 charge of assault in the second de-
gree. Thurley is a piano player for
the demi monde.
Arthur Sweet. formerly with Man
del Bros. of Chicago. has accepted a
position with the Power Mercantile
Co. Mr.. Sweet is a frst-class decorat-
or and has displayed his talent in that
direction to advantage in the dry
goods department of the store.
Grant Keller. while driving out on
the road to Kendall last Saturday,
met a runaway team attached to a
heavy dray OF the bridge by the fair
grounds. The buggy driven by Kel.
Ter was smashed to smithereens and
some of the furniture on the wagon
also got a rough deal.
Herman Schnick has resigned his
position with w. S. Smith and left
last week for Helena, where he will
purchase a stock of furniture. He will
go into business with Jos. Pratt and
has already secured a location on
Main street: the building now occu-
pied by the Chinese restaurant.
School services were held at the
Presbyterian church on Sunday. In
the morning Rudolf Won Tobel and
Prof. Busenburg addressed the assem-
bled congregation and a sermon was
delivered by the Rev. Quickenden. In
the evening the Rev. II. C.. Cheadle
occupied the pulpit owing to the in
disposition of the regular incumbent.
The first edition of The Judith Basin
News will make its appearance to.
day. The paper. under the manage
ment and editorship of j. II. Walsh,
the proprietor. will adopt an independ,
ent policy. Mr.. Walsh was formerly
part owner of the Democrat and for
aeysral months past has been employ
cd by the proprietors of that paper
as Job foreman.
While Jerry Lambert was speeding
his driving horse on Sunday evening
the animal became unmanageable and
started at a swifter pace than Mr..
Lambert had on the program. He
was using a road sulky and at almost
the first jump "a thrown out and
sustained a severe cut under the ear.
The rig was wrapped around a tele-
graph pole or two and looked like
a scrap pile when the horse was stop
ped near the Crowley barn.