Fergus County argus., 1902-10-22

lnOS, NICHOLSON OF fnllDrOOk is In
the city.
The ladies Aid Society will serve
both dinner ana supper on election
day.
II. w. Fellowes and Miss Fellowes
were in the city from the Horse Shoe
Bar this morning.
At noon today 2ll new voters had
registered and fifty requests for can
collation. were on hand.
l.. S. Woodbury. OF Great Falls Is in
the city looking up some mining prop
critics In which he is Interested.
o. l.. Arnold. a mining man who Is
well known throughout this section.
was visiting Lewistown this morning.
G. J. Gjerde is In the city from Box
Elder. Mr. Gjerde says tnat the sheep
In that section are in srst.class con.
dition.
Bertrand & Laux are making prep.
arations TO move into the corner OF the
old Power Mercantile Co. building be.
fore the first OF the month.
The d. NJ. Crowley saloon building
and the lot on which II stands has
been purchased by T.. c.. Schneider
for consideration OF $4,000. The
deal was completed yesterday on a
basis Of 1925 per foot including the
building. Mr.. Crowley has occupied
the saloon for twenty years and will
now center his attention to his ranch.
ing interests.
A description Of the various culverts
has been left with Messrs. Cook &
Hilger and bids will be received on
the construction of the same for some
time to come. All the iron work In
with their construction
will be supplied by the Montana rail
road company and the specifications
call for what is known as a solid tim
bered culvert.
+. T. Robertson. chief constructing
engineer of the Montana railroad and
James McShane. Of the firm OF Nc
Shane. Elmore & Co.. were in the city
yesterday. having paid visit to this
section in order to look over the sur
vey at this end. Mr.. Robertson stated
that grading had already commenced
on the Harlowton END OF the road and
that general operations would be In
progress as soon as possible.
Deputy State Veterinarian Nash OF
Helena paid a visit to this section
this week owing to suspicious case
of horse disease at Kendall, which was
by Stock Inspector Mich
OILS last week. The animal In question
is the property of Tom Walsh and
seemed to have bad case of glanders.
However. on an examination being
conducted by Mr.. Nash IL was discov-
cred that the trouble originated from
a freak tooth which was pressing on
one of the main nerves Of the nostrils
Of the animal and caused a chronic dis
charge of mucous.
Miss Francis L. Colgan. instructor
in shorthand and typewriting. is To-
Gated in the Electric building. Main
Street and Sixth avenue, and may be
found at any hour of the day by those
desiring to arrange for a short or full
course in either or both Of these
course in either or both branches.
Miss Colgan has had seven years ex-
perience in giving instruction and has
been successful in Helena. Kalispell
and Great Falls. She comes well rec
and already has received
a number of pupils.
A Kansas school boy is credited with
saying that his father had very re-
markable COW. He said that the COW
had particular fondness of apples
and that on one occasion after she
had gotten into neighbor's orchard
and eaten all the apples she wanted,
his mother MIXED her. churned the
milk and got three pounds of apple
butter. On another occasion the cow
ate of the tail of an old rooster in the
stall with her and the next morning
in the place of giving milk she gave
a gallon and a half OF the finest cock
tail.
Harry Lemon. lineman TO the Lew.
Falls telephone Co. re.
turned to the city last week from the
Great Falls end of the line, where he
has been busy for some time epast.
The repairs on the Great Falls and
and the Neihart lines have
been completed and the entire system
put in thoroughly good working order.
A small excitement was caused on
the camping ground back Of Weber's
blacksmith shop on Thursday by an
between some breeds and
Pete Johnson. Before the trouble had
assumed any magnitude the city Off.
GERS Strengthened the matter out and
separated the combatants.