Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1902-12-03

Two ase OF scarlet fever are re
| ported In Kendall.
Cash paid for hides and pelts by
Bryant Bros, Main street.
Home rendered lard is the hest
ut the Lewistown Meat & Provision
Company.
w. Z. Bean, the F1atwillow sheen
man, was in the latter part of the
week on a business trip.
Rev. W. W. Van orsdel went over
to Kendall Monday and held services
in the school house that evening.
Walter Bright of Columbus. Ohio,
lately employed in Duluth, Mimi. Il
in the city visiting his uncle, John
l.. Bright.
A few beautiful patterns still in
stock at Madame Gleason's will be
closed out at exceptionally low prices
1t will pay you to investigate.
There will be no Sunday school At
the Presbyterian church next Sun.
day, but the Y. p. s. c. Z. will be
held as. usual, as will the regular
church services.
Mrs. Huffman will give class les.
sons in dancing at Culver's hall Mon.
day and Thursday evenings, classes
beginning at s p. m. Children's class
saturdays from 2 to 5.
Thomas Pratt has opened his black
smith shop on Main street, second
door below the Argus ofIice. He has
secured the services of Patsy Dwyer,
an expert horse sheer. and r~espectful-
ly solicits your patronage.
L. s. Woodbury. of Great Falls,
president of the Great Falls Iron
Works, and largely interested in min
ing in this county, came in from Gilt
Edge Sunday, where he had been look
ing after some prospects.
For Sale-A six room house and
lot for sale. New and convenient.
Have got to sell before January LIST,
as owner is going away. Cheap for
cash or easy terms for right party.
Apply at the Argus office.
DIR. E. C. Hill of Garneill is going
east and will on December 18th sell
to the highest bidder his house, house.
mold goods, six lots, stable. corral,
etc. All are well located and will be
a bargain. See his advertisement
elsewhere.
Undersheriff Slater returned yester
day morning from Deer Lodge. where
he went last week to take Thurley
Dazelle, STANCE and Marshall to the
~penitentiary. While in Butte he saw
Judge Du Bose, whom he says is look
ing very well.
Treasurer Croft announces that up
to date the same number of tax re
ceipts have been issued as wer issu
ed up to thfs time last year, but the
amount collected exceeds last years
amount by about $4,000. A detailed
statement will be given next week.
Theo. Mueller. the Warm Springs
stockman. recently purchased a thor
oughbred eight months old Durham
bull from C. NJ. Goodell of Philbrook
Mr.. Goodell is acquiring quite a rep
utation for raising good stock AND
has no difficulty in readily disposing
of whatever he wishes to sell.
The cook books which the Home
Workers are getting out are unac
countably delayed. They have beer
in the hands of the printer since tn,
first of October and should have beer
received before this. The ladies have
done all in their power to get then
here and trust they will arrive short
ly.
w. C. Waldorf. the well known min
ing man, received a message Thurs
day announcing the death of his moth
er. who lived in Monroe. Mich, She
died last Tuesday but Mr.. Waldorf
was out in the mountains when the
message reached here and 1t vas toe
late to go back after he finally die
receive the word. His mother was
quite advanced in years and her death
was caused by a general break down
due to old age.
At the social session of the Elks held
in the Masonic hall Wednesday even
ing. Rev. Bell announced that the
iIrst Sunday in December. which
comes on the seventh. is the date fol-
the holding Of the annual session OF
the Lodge of Sorrow, observed by
Elks everywhere in memory Of their
departed brothers. The session will
be held in Masonic hall and all Elks
their families and friends are invited
to be present.
The month of November has been
rather an unusual one from the view
point of the police magistrate. In
his police jurisdiction he has not had
a single ease before him for trial.
All the vags seem to have not found
1t convenient to MAKE this town. II
there have been any DRINKS they
have been so well taken are of by
their friends that the officers never
got next and even the festive peace
disturber. for thirty days, quelled his
desire to fracture the quiet OF his
neigtibor. Such things speak well fol-
the law abiding record Of the citizens
OF our town.