Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1903-08-26
Use sharpless Tubular separators.

Go to the Eagle Cafe for a nice
short order meal. Jas. F. Skinner,
Prop.
John Fitzgerald has sold to Bessie
L. Geer lots IL and ~, of block s..
0uellette addition TO the city of Lew
istown. Consideration $3.50.
Try our home rendered lard. You
will like it. Lewistown Meat G. Pro.
vision Co.
Emma p. Stowell has transferred
to n. +. Smith and Il. w. Laraway
lots | and ., sec 3, lot 4, and the swL
nwh, sec ., tip Ism, r % e, containing
in all 1888 acres.
Creel & Briggs handle the finest line
of window shades and room mould
ings.
F. l.. Hardenbrook, a mining and
mill expert, passed through this city
Thursday on his way to Gilt Edge.
where he has taken a position with
the Gold Reef company. He will be
employed in the mill.
Mr.. and Mrs. E. w. King went 10
Bozeman Thursday. Mrs. King re-
manned in that city for a few days,
while Mr.. King went over to Manhat.
tan and the Little Rockies to look af-
ter his paper mandatory and mining
interests.
Wentworth & Decker, proprietors
of the Nickel Plate stage line, oper-
ating between Lewistown and Gilt
Edge, have had a new top put on one
of their transportation wagons. Il
adds to the appearance Of the wagon
as well as to the comfort of the pas
sengers.
There will be a marble works es.
tablished in Lewistown within the
next few weeks. Those desiring any.
thing in this line will do well to hold
their orders. as they will soon have
an opportunity to ~patronize a home
establishment and save all commits
sions. For further information see T.
d. Baker.
Rev. r. W. Anthony, who has been
preaching in Kendall this summer.
passed through Lewistown Monday on
his way east. where he will continue
his studies in the Auburn Theological
Seminary. Rev. Albert Pfaus. of this
city, occupied the Kendall pulpit last
Sunday and will probably continue to
do so indefinitely.
Frank Currie returned Sunday
night via the Benton route, from a
trip along the river on a prospecting
tour. in company with l.. O. Lermond.
William Maynard and William Cock
stetter he left this city July 18th and
arrived in Rocky Point seven days
later. They remained with Uncle
Jimmie Tyler long enough to build
two boats. in which they sailed down
the rievr to Culbertson. They looked
the country over but at Culbertson
Currie and Gockstetter quit the boat
and returned 10 Lewistown.
]. NJ. Haverield, received notice
from Superintendent Stewart, of the
Great Northern Express company
that the Benton Stage company will
once more be allowed to carry NORTH
ern Pacific express. The express bus
mess via Benton was discontinued a
few weeks ago but the merchants and
business men OF this city, who ship
in a great deal of their goods by ex.
press, entered such a strong protest
that the express company recinded
their order and placed the Benton
Stage company nee more on the list
of express carriers.
A Charlton Iowa. paper tells of a
man who m~ortgaged his farm to buy
his wife a pair of diamond earrings.
The wife took in washing to pay the
interest on the mortgage, but in do.
ing the job she lost one of the
sparks in the first suds whereupon
she tried to hang herself from one of
the rafters in the barn. The rope
broke and she fell on a jersey COW
worth $3.50 and broke its back. Her
husband then undertook to shoot the
cow to end its misery. but the gun
burst and destroyed his eyes and his
wife ran away with a tightening rod
artist. The mortgage is still OF the
farm.
There has evidently been some one
in the jail under the county court
house recently who wanted out and
had made all preparations, by the aid
of an outside confederate, to effect
his escape. Deputy Assessor Orn.
baum, while going by the window the
other day discovered two case knives
lying on the window sill. They had
been made into pretty respectable
saws and If the a S had been suffi-
GENTLY urgent, could have been used
successfully in saving the iron bars
in to. They have never been used. 80
some n probably got out by legal
process sooner than he thought he
would.
The log building by the side Of Ber-
nard McDonnell's building. and for
the past four months occupied by
Walter Knight with his tailoring es,
adjustment. was moved n of the
way this week to make room for the
new stone building which is being put
up on the ground. When the Knight
and Sloan buildings are completed
the ton front including the Melon.
nell building will be ninety feet in
length. and as all of the buildings are
two stories high they will form one
OF the best looking blocks OF buildings
in the city. The %postoffice building
is also nearing completion and when
they are all up and equipped Fourth
avenue will be one of the 'swagger'
th%oroughfares of the town.
There's music in the air these
nights and for some time to come the
| Lewistown people, irrespective of age,
: color. previous condition of servitude
or location will be RECALLED with the
/, undying melodies Of the merry-go
round. The outfit landed Monday AM
by Z o'clock were ready for business
J They did business. too. for try as
: they would. resolute as they might
: the old as well as the Young of Tho