Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1903-07-29

Ph"Seoh' hhduiiS ~ Nhio OuICt.
Hereafter the Lewistown public II
brary will open Saturday nights from
Z to 8 o'clock for the accommodation
Of its many patrons.
c. E. Bell came into town Monday
to confer with contractor Tubbs con.
corning the new high school building,
for which Mr.. Bell furnished plans.
He returned to Helena yesterday.
F. e. Smith, wife and two children
left yesterday for Helena, where an
E-ray examination will be made of
the arm of his little son, Otis, who
recently suffered a %dislocation from
a fall while playing.
There will be a meeting of the la
dies Of the Sanctuary Society next
Friday evening at the home Of the
vice president, Mrs. Schneider. All
are kindly requested to be present.
Miss Mary Meagher, Secretary.
AS the Rev. A. w. Bell is away on
his summer vacation there will be no
services or Sunday school In st.
James church during the month of
August. II necessary telephone him
at Forest Grove n Mcdonald creek.
r. Won Tobel left Friday for Ber-
call to serve notice on p. |. Moule of
a permanent injunction granted in de-
cree in the Pirrie VS.. Moule water
right case recently issued by Judge
Cheadle. He returned home Sunday.
Walker Wells took a trip over into
the Judith country the first of the
week. having started out horse back.
Walker has about arrived at the con-
clusion that a buggy is a dangerous
thing to have along with him on a
trip.
Charley Allen, of Kendall, is in the
city to day mixing arrangements to
let the contract for the new business
building which he and Grant Robinson
are going to erect on Main street be-
tween Lehman's department store
and the Golden Rule.
Father Vermaat has appointed Lee
Sullivan agent for the book recently
written by Richard H. Clarke on the
Life of His Holiness, Pope Leo
Kill" Those who desire a copy OF
the book will see or address Lee, who
will see that your order is promptly
filled.
In last weeks issue of the Argus
a mistake was made in writing the
obituary notice OF the late George
Heiserman, the notice reading that
Mr.. Heiserman was a resident OF
Stanford. He did not live In STAN
ford but for more than twenty years
had been an honored resident of the
Judith valley.
viii Quigley, Tommie Mason, Tom
mic Huffman and Jim Connolly, were
in from the Two-Bar outfit Monday and
Tuesday. Quigley and Huffman have
recently returned from the southern
part of the state and say that the
country all looks well after getting
up this side of Miles City about If
teen miles.
The Lewistown base ball team will
leave Saturday morning for Utica.
where in the afternoon a game will be
played with the team of that place.
The Uticans were victorious in their
game in Lewistown and the locals are
going to try to make the games a
stand-off by giving the boys of the
western village a beating on their own
grounds.
The registry books of H. A. Moul-
ton, who was appointed registry agent
for the special election to be held on
the 31st, Friday, for the purpose Of
voting on the proposition to bond the
city, were closed last night and con
tanned the names of but forty-six tax.
payers. There is no doubt that the
bond proposition will carry over
whelmingly.
In response to information received
from Under Sheriff Buckley, Of Cho-
teau county, Sheriff Slater sent Under
Sheriff Ed. Martin to Stanford last
Friday to arrest Samuel Wells. want
ed in Choteau county for obtaining
money under false p~retenses. Martin
found his man in Stanford all right
and turned him over to the Choteau
county sheriff when the latter arriv-
ed there Saturday.
An informal musical was given by
Mr.. and Mrs. John NJ. Vrooman at
their home on Boulevard Friday ev-
ening. About twenty-five Of the musi-
cally inclined ladies and gentlemen
of the city were present and a de-
lightful evening was enjoyed. Those
who helped to pleasantly pass the
time with vocal and instrumental Sc
lections we're Misses Alice Stephens,
Stella Mickey and Hazel Smith, Mrs.
w. II. Leard, Mrs. DR.. Stoll and
Messrs. Peterson. Lehman. Hoffman
and Hopkins. Refreshments were
served at the usual hour, after which
there was some more music before
the guests took their leave.
]. X. Young went into Walker
Wells place Saturday and upon the
representation that he had some
money coming to him from the Fer
gus outfit, where he had been shear
ing for the past month. secured some
clothing. He left the next day for
work and finished up yesterday. Wal
ker. in the meanwhile, learned that
Young was "stringin" him about hay-
ing something coming and went on the
trail of the fellow. He was located In
Kendall, where he went from the
shearing pens and Sheriff Slater went
over last night and got him. Rather
than take his chances IN a trial on the
charge of obtaining goods under false
pretenses, Young Is rustling around
10 get the matter Strengthened out.
Henry Sutton. Of upper Wolf creek,
has recently received the sum OF 5000
from the state of Oregon, which sum
Is given as a pension for services in
the Ino.an wars of -J5-56. Mr.. SUIT
ton volunteered in Oregon In ,he
years mentioned when all the Indian
tribes on the Pacific coast were at
war with the whites. The veterans
Of this campaign have looked to the