Fergus County argus., 1902-07-30
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description and price. Address "
Pulec, Lewistown. Mont.
Mrs. Edward Brassey, Mrs. J. l.
Raw and Miss Wunderlin returned
yesterday from Salt Lake City. The
rest of the party, including NJ. l..
Woodman and J. T. Wunaerlin and
their wives are in Great Falls for a
few days.
At Fort Benton last Saturday Chas,
Perry was found guilty OF manslaugh.
ter for the killing of Allen on the
Blackfeet reservation last March. The
jury fixed punishment at one year In
the penitentiary. The verdict was q
surprise, an acquittal or a disagree
ment having been anticipated.
III. L. Woodman and wife of Hell.
ena were at the Lewistown hotel Sun.
day and Monday. Yesterday they
went to the Walker ranch on the Ju.
dith for a short visit. Mrs. Woodman
is a daughter of A. NJ. Esler and spent
a portion of her childhood days at
Maiden. Mr.. Wocdman is a nephew
of ]. C. Walker.
Kendall Chronicle: j. M. Gaunt
and DR.. Ferguson of Great Falls paid
Kendall flying visit yesterday. They
visited the Kendall, Barnes-King and
Kendall King mines and were favor
ably impressed with the prospects of
the camp. They are shareholders in
the Kendall King Co. and expressed
themselves as being well satisfied
with the outlook.
Last week Bernard Mcdonnell pur-
chased of Mrs. Jennie Carson two
lots and the buildings thereon stu.
ated on the south corner of Fifth
avenue and Watson street. The price
paid was $500. Mr.. Mcdonnell will
make extensive repairs and additions
to the house, improve the property
and lease it. II is one of the best
corners in the city.
Mrs. Osler Of Frankfort, Indiana
daughter of Justice w. T. Mcfarland
arrived Saturday last and remained
until this morning visiting with her
father. Mrs. Osler was very anxious
that her father should return east
with her but he pleaded the severe
heat prevailing in the east and an
nounces that he will make the trip
next fall.
Thos. Nicholson and Pat Nihill. two
wool growers from Philbrook, were
in Lewistown Monday settling up bus.
mess after disposing of their clips.
Mr.. Nihill says he did not consider
his clip of this year as good in quail.
ity as that of the year before, but
nevertheless he received 15A cents
this year as against IA cents before,
an advance of sf.75 per hundred,
which on a clip as large as his
amounts to a considerable addition to
his profits. Both gentlemen we're well
satisfied with the prices prevailing at
Great Falls this year.
The water works gang is now
trenching on Eighth avenue, and an
other crew is laying pipe from the
lower plant to the reservoir. The
city engineer has a crew at work on
the well at the power plant and the
work at the reservoir is progressing
satisfactorily. At the next regular
meeting of the council Monday night
the matter of fixing water rates will
probably be taken up and at a later
meeting a schedule adopted, enabling
property owners to decide what taps
they will require and put them in at
the same time as the pipe laying is
done in the streets.
Miss Gail Laughlin, the equal suf'
fragist spoke at New Year and Maj.
den on Wednesday and Thursday ev.
ening OF last week. At the forme.
place a club of fifteen members was
organized. She desired to visit Ken.
dali but her route and places for hold
ing meetings were dxeu by the state
association and she had to follow the
schedule. Following are the officers
of the New Year club: President
Mrs. ]. Meredith; Vice President. Mr.
j. w. Akerley. Corresponding Sec
retary, Mrs. Zola Decker; Recording
Secretary, Miss Mertie Hassett;
Treasurer, Mr.. Charles Akerley; Au
ditor, Mrs. Chas. Mereditt.
The long expected street sprinkler
arrived Tuesday evening from Fort
Benton and is today in the hands OF
a blacksmith for some needed repairs
Tomorrow Mr.. Pick says II will be In
use and he guarantees to henceforti
keep the dust down on Main street
at least. Every possible annoyance
has been encountered in procuring