Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1902-10-01
Sporting goods at Judith Hardware

Sporting goods at Judith Hardware
Co.
The w. C. T. U. meets at the home
of Mrs. Won Tobel Monday. October
9Th, at $3.50 p. m. A large attendance
Is desired.
The Judith Hardware Co. have the
finest line of lap robes, blankets. &c.
in town.
T. j. Johns returned TO the city on
Monday after having spent many ays
on the tumultous e of politics in
Butte and Bozeman.
Select your heating stove from the
Judith Hardware Co.'s line. They
have stoves to suit all customers.
J. D. Waite and F. e. Wright return.
ed from Great Falls yesterday. where
they participated in the political whirI
at the Republican state convention.
.. C. Bebb, the candidate for sher
in on the Republican ticket, who will
make his headquarters in the sherif's
office after election, is visiting Ken.
dali.
The hardest frost which has been
recorded this fall occurred last night
and it was woe betide the 'spuds'
which were not gathered and safely
placed in the root house.
j. l.. Crowder and family left for
Idaho last week. where they will prob.
ably make their future home. Boise
City is their objective point, at which
place they will doubtless spend the
winter.
Anderson Bros. of White Sulphur
Springs have disposed of their ranch
interests at that point to NJ. Donohue
of San Francisco. The deal involves
s100,0 00 and the ranch will be man.
aged by Mr.. Walsh of Butte.
Chas. Lehman G. Co. have sold the
wagon scales which have been in po-
sition on Fifth venue for several
years. The purchaser is II. Smith of
Kendall and the scales were Sent to
the North Moccasin on Sunday.
There seems to be a decided incli.
nation on the part OF the Democratic
state delegates to the convention at
Bozeman to forget the rebel" windup
to the talk made by John NJ. Ev-
ans in his speech of acceptance.
Mrs. DR.. Frank, oculist, is en- route
to Lewistown and will arrive within
a few days. She comes well recon-
mended and her expected arrival ear.
lier was only delayed by a large
amount of work encountered in other
Montana cities.
e. HI. Crabtree, assayer. examina.
lions, reports. assays, promising prop
critics wanted to list for sale, informa-
ton furnished regarding properties in
the Fergus county district, cyanide
propositions a speciality. Best refer
ences given: Lewistown, Montana.
A business session of st. James
Guild will be held at the residence of
Mrs. W. A. Long on Friday afternoon
at 2:30 o'clock, at which the annual
election of officers will take place.
Members are requested to come pre-
pared to pay their dues.
J. l.. Stuart returned from an ex-
tended trip to Crooked creek and the
surrounding country or Friday. He
was in that section of the country
for the purpose of looking after his
sheep interests and reports that
though the range is very dry, that the
feed is good.
Chas. Sumner Druggan, represent
ing John ID. Morris & Co., a book firm
of Philadelphia, was canvassing the
last week. Among the volumes
sold by Mr.. Druggan was Modern
Eloquence" by Tom Reed, for which
there seemed to be a ready demand.
Joseph Parsons of New Mexico and
]. C. Flock of Missouri are looking
this section of the state with a
view to acquiring a ranch which will
be suitable for the headquarters of five
or six hundred head of cattle. So far
they have not been successful but 1t
is very probable that a suitable loca-
ton will be found among the fertile
ranches and rich ranges of Fergus
county.
The show window of the Lewistown
Commercial Co. presents a very uni
que appearance this week by reason
of the presence of a family of waltz.
ing Japanese mice, which were import.
ed expressly for show window pur-
poses by the company. The little fel-
lows are enclosed in a glass cage and
seem perfectly at home and indulge
frequently in queer gyrations which
has entitled them to the name OF
"waltzing" mice.
Alexander Branson left Lewistown
the first of the week en- route to Wash.
ington. ID. c., in order to be present
at the encampment of the G. A. r..
which is to be held there from October
9Th to 18th. Alex. Lranson is a well
known citizen of Lewistown and is one
of the G.. A. r. veterans left in this
section of the state. He served dur
ing the war with the 54th Mass. reg.
iment in the capacity Of color bearer,
The regiment did excellent service and
was the first colored regiment recruit
in the north. II was under the com.
mand of Col. Shaw, after whom old
Fort Shaw was named.