Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1902-08-13
Pianos and organs at Culyer's.


E. W. King left on the Harlowtor
stage this morning for a short bust.
ness trip to Helena.
G. j. Gjerde, the Dog creek sheen
man, was in the city yesterday on
his way back homS from the Great
Falls wool market.
wanted-Dining room girl, s25 per
month. Apply Day House.
Miss Agnes Ruth, the clerk at the
local land office, returned to Lewis.
town on Sunday after spending a
pleasant vacation al her home in ST.
Paul.
Word was received at the Judith
Basin Bank yesterday that Gordon
Shafer was successfully operated on
for appendicitis at the Columbus hos.
pital at Great Falls on Monday.
Next Sunday there will be special
services in the Catholic church. IL be.
ing first commune, day. At 1880 d.
m. communion mass. At 1890 a. m.
high mass, procession and renewal of
the baptismal VOWS.
Ernest Ebbage and wife Of Kendall
arrived in Lewistown last night and
this morning Mrs. Ebbage left on the
Harlowton stage en- route to Butte.
where she will visit for some time
with relatives and friends.
An extremely heavy electrical
storm, accompanied by a fifteen min.
utes downpour, visited this section OF
the county last FIR iday evening. II
was the cause of telephone commun-
ications with outside points being
entirely cut off for several hours.
In your spare moments drop into
the big store of the Power Mercantile
Co. and look over their stock OF Boss
Of the Road overalls at sixty cents.
The Passion Play" will be repro
duced in Lewistown on August goth.
For further information see reader.
w. d. Deaton returned yesterday
morning from Hunters Hot Springs,
where he has been located for the ben.
eft of his health for the past two
months. "Bill' is looking more like
his old self than he has for many
a day.
A sheriff's sale took place at the
Elkhorn barn yesterday In order to
satisfy a claim of $3.50 in the shape of
a mortgage which was held by the
Lewistown Meat Co. on a team, buggy,
harness and cutter. the property of
Frank Lamb.
William Braid, the well known
North Moccasin mining man. returned
to the city yesterday accompanied by
a charming bride whom he had per.
suaded to leave England and share
his fortunes in the far west. Mr.. and
Mrs. Braid left this morning for Ken.
dali.
Frank +. Wright returned from 4
business trip to Great Falls and Hell.
ena yesterday morning. When inter.
viewed as to what Information he had
CLEANED concerning the Republican
state convention. Mr. Wright mention.
ed that 1t would not. In all probability
be held very early this fall.
On another page will be found the
conclusion Of the notable speech OF
Senator Gallinger of New Hampshire
on the benefits Of protection to Amer
lean labor and American industries
1t is a masterpiece of forceful argu.
ment in favor OF the protective policy
of the Republican party. Both issues
of the ARGUS containing this speech
should be preserved for future ref
erence.
G. w. Cook, l.. w. Eldridge and
Halsey Watson started for the rail
road about 5 o'clock last Friday morn
ing en- route for Salt Lake City where
they will participate in the Elks
celebration. It will in all probability
be a shade more sultry during the
progress of the festivities at Salt
Lake than 1t was on the morning 81
their start from their Lewistown
home. George Fitzpatrick also accom-
panied them.
Gordon o. Shafer, who went &c
Great Falls a short time ago to un
dcrgo an operation for appendicitis
writes an interesting account Of the
prcjiminaries INDUCED in at the Col
umbus hospital before the maIr
event. He says the management
seems to take a playful interest Il
starving him and limited him to decI
draughts of cool air and a plentif1
supply of wall paper scenery for {
couple of days prior TO the operation
and mentions the fact that the frs
boarding house that gets hin afteI
his escape from medical surveillance
will have a contract on It's hands 4
supply him with sufficient nourish