Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1902-03-19

Power Mercantile Co. 10 offering
bargains In all lines.

Power Mercantile Co. 10 offering
bargains In all lines.
New dress trimmings and silk
waists at Power Nero Co.
C. r. Frost of Omaha is visiting his
sister. Mrs. Thomas Shaw.
World Almanacs are standard au-
thority-35 cents at this office.
Mrs. c. Hagerty. located in the
brick laundry building on east Main
street, desires day boarders.
Watch for the announcement of the
opening Of the Judith bakery by Ber-
nard Niemeier. opposite Mcdonnell &
Hogl's buffet.
Mrs. Flora Acly wishes to obtain
some plain sewing; satisfaction guar.
anteed. Apply next door to John
Laux residence on Fifth avenue.
Leave orders at Culver's for arts.
tic piano tuning and repairing. Or.
ton Bros tuner will be back again
for a few days about March 25th.
Your little girl has outgrown that
organ. Swap It on a new piano at
orion Bros sale to be held soon al
Culver's Studio, and make her happy
The opportunity to have your eyes
examined and glasses fitted will only
last a few days, during which DR..
Stearns will be at the Lewistown
hotel.
Charles Denyes, the genial book.
keeper of the Montana Hardware Co.,
has been suffering from a severe at
tack of rheumatism, but, We are glad
to say, is improving rapidly.
Finch David and Johnny Cravens
of Utica passed through Lewistown
this week en- route to Kendall in or
der to inquire into the business pos
sibilities of the camp with a view to
locating there.
Miss Bessie Marshall, sister to Miss
Dina Marshall. who has resided on
the William Fergus ranch for some
time past, arrived from Wisconsin
last week and has accepted a posi-
ton with the family of David Hilger.
James Weaver and wife returned
from their wedding tour last Friday
after a very enjoyable trip to Butte.
Spokane and other points Of inter-
est in the west. Mr.. and Mrs.
Weaver will at once commence house
keeping in the comfortable residence
owned by Mr.. Weaver.
Z. A. Foster has purchased the en-
tire interest owned by w. r. Woods
in the firm of Foster & Woods and
will conduct the business in future
under his own name. Mr.. Woods
has not made any further business
arrangements as yet, but states en-
phatically that he will not enter the
political arena this fall.
John Sipple disposed Of his ranch
on Trout Creek to the Rev. A. B.
Sheldon last week and will In the fu-
ture run his cattle in the bad lands
about twenty miles from the mouth
Of the Judith. Mr.. Sipp,o will. in con-
junction with his own cattle. handle
a good-sized bunch for Isle Smith.
the entire herd numbering about eco
head.
The snow storm of last week was
welcomed by the stockmen and farm
ers and supplied much needed mois-
ture to the ranges. Reports from tho
upper Judith are to the effect that
there is a large quantity of snow in
the Belt mountains, all the gulches
containing large quantities Of drifted
snow as the result of last December's
storms.
j. r. Cook of Spokane arrived In
Lewistown last Wednesday afternoon
direct from San Francisco, stopping
in Spokane en- route in order to take
Mrs. Cook to their home in that city.
Mr.. Cook states that this section Of
Montana Is attracting considerable
attention in the business and mining
world at present and that there will
undoubtedly be a great influx Of bust
ness men here in the spring.
Some farmers have found the rails
ing of grain on bench land without
irrigation more profitable than from
bottom land. Henry Danioth of Beav-
err creek said last week that he *
pected to break forty acres this
spring and SOW on the sod. Last year
a farmer on upper Beaver creek
threshed over As bushels of winter
wheat to the acre of bench land cul-
tivated. while his bottom land yield
ed less. Others report similar ex-
periences. They say that the bottom
land yields too much straw in proper
ton to the grain.