Fergus County argus., 1902-12-24

"A rev street mats still on sale at
Madame Gleason's at half price.
Edward. better known as "Kid .
Royals was found guilty OF horse
stealing Friday night at Great Fails
and his sentence fixed at three wears
| In the penitentiary. Had he been dis.
charged ut Great Falls the MeaRher
county officials would have taken
him In custody for stealing horses
from @. r. Wilson OF Two Dot
Home rendered lard is the best
at the Lewistown Meat & Provision
Company.
Nathan Godfrey. right OF way man
for the Montana railroad company
was In the city several days last
week on right of way business. Thus
far he has not found II necessary to
institute condemnation proceedings
against a single foot OF the proposed
route and has the papers for about
two-thirds OF the distance. Mr.. God.
frey also has the contract for fur.
nishing the ties for the road.
II you buy the Mcdonald Creek coal
you will make no mistake. Leave or.
ders at Norman's Jewelry store.
Miss Gertrude Gird, who has been
trimming for Miss Gleason the pres.
ent season. lett Thursday for her
home In rawnee City. Nebraska, to
spend the holidays. Miss Gird is
very popular in social circles OF Lew
istown and her friends are glad to
know that she is to return to this
place In March. after first spending
several weeks In Chicago looking up
the latest In millinery.
Sheriff Tom Shaw returned from
Livingston Sunday morning being &C.
companied by Colonel Cal Lewis who
was arrested In Livingston Thursday
on the complaint of Arthur T. Harvey
charging him with bribery. The pre-.
liminary hearing Of Lewis has been
set by Justice Mcfarland for Satur.
day the 9th. In the meantime he Is
out on bail and expresses himself as
not being seriously apprehensive as
to the outcome of his trial.
Buy your coal of the Mcdonald
Creek Coal Co. Office at Norman's
jewelry store.
Frank Dunn and Dummy Rowan,
two hefty Montana pugs. gave a far.
cical exhibition Of what was schedul-
ed to be a prize fight at Sutton's thea
ter In Butte, Thursday night. They
biffed each other around In a friendly
sort of manner until the seventh
round when Dummy got one on the
submaxiliary which gave him an ex.
cuse to lie down while the referee
counted ten. The followers of fis-
tiana in the metropolis pronounce 1t
one Of the tamest ever.
Hickory nuts OF Burke & Edge
combe's. Just received and going
fast.
Merchants who come into Lewis.
town from adjacent towns and vii.
lagos within the past few days have
expressed themselves as highly
pleased with the aate-holiday bust.
ness this year. From every indica.
ton the Christmas beginning this eve
will be one Of the happiest ever
known in the bounds of old Fergus
Good crops, rich strikes and favora.
Bile stock and range conditions and
the consequent prosperity OF the town
and city industries have prepared the
hearts Of all for q season Of holiday
and good cheer.
The Butte Miner came out Sunday
with an eighty page holiday edition.
II Is a comprehensive compendium
Of the industries Of Montana and Also
gives a brief review Of some Of the
most important Industrial features
Of several Of the neighboring states.
The three chief Fergus county In.
dustries, stock raising. agriculture
land mining, are literally treated,
many Of thei Illustrations being taken
from the pictorial edition Of the
Argus. Honorable David Hflger,
sheep commissioner for Fergus coun.
ty, contributes an excellent paper IN
the sheep industry. Altogether 1t Is
a most creditable edition and the
Miner Ia to be congratulated for its
enterprise.
A most unique Christmas window
is the one put IN for Lehman's by
Avery Armstrong. An imitation
mansion covered with snow and
adorned with pendent icicles stands
by a snow covered road leading down
through the hills. Looking through
the window at the Christmas tree
loaded with all the things dear to the
.eart of childhood Is a little girl
whose dress is tattered and torn and
shoes filed with snow. Little foot
prints alore the woodland path tell
how she has come from some lonely
cabin back in the forest to feast her
gaze on the things fate has denied
her. For original conception and
artistic workmanship. the display is