Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1903-06-03
Cool, refreshing sodas at EDGE.
combe's.

A. c. S%toutenburg, of Utica. was
a business visitor to this city the first
of the week.
Go to the Acme Cafe for short or.
ders.
A fifteen pound boy was born 10 Mr.,
and Mrs. William Smith, of Beaver
creek, Sunday morning.
George Detert has purchased an in.
terest In the Owl restaurant and hopes
by close attention to business and
first-class treatment of his customers
to make the venture a success. George
has many friends in this cry WHO will
wish him the best of luck.
The Norwich Fire Insurance Society
OF England Is one Of the strongest in
the world. Kelly & Moulton. agents.
Samuel Hurvitch was down from
Gilt Edge Friday and Saturday. He
says they are 10 sitting around wait
ing for the mines to reopen in Gil.
Edge, but are ~transacting some bust.
ness and that no one is thinking Of
leaving the camp because Of the pres.
ent temporary shut down.
Why wait a week or ten days for
your express to come from the rail-
road when the Benton Stage company
will bring 1t on arrival at Benton?
Dick Lausch returned Friday nigh.
from Stanford, where he has been
working for James Croft for the past
month. He says that some of TIE
losses from the storm in that section
were as much as SO 1-3 per cent, but
the general loss of lambs did not
amount to that. He states that shear
ing is in progress in that section this
week.
The Benton-Lewistown stage com.
pany are now the bonded carriers of
Great Northern express and ask for
a share of your business.
Tommy Mason was in from the Two.
Bar the latter part of the week. He
was over in the brakes across from
Rocky Point during a part Of the
storm of week before last, and says
that when stockmen who had cattle
and sheep ranging over In that section
go to count up their losses they will
find them larger than they at first
imagined. Hundreds of cattle and
sheep mired and died in the boys on
the other side.
Have all express packages marked
via Benton and secure prompt de-
livery.
The old. but ever good-natured riv-
airy between the Power Mercantile
company and the Montana Hardware
company, will be the cause of several
good base ball games this summer,
the first to be played on the Sunday
before the Fourth oil July, II II is a
nice day and Pitcher Dick Hanke has
his deceptive drop thoroughly devel-
oped by that time.
Kelly & Moulton have some excel
lent bargains in lots, houses and
ranches.
George Pfunder, who was arrested
in Kendall last week by Under Sheriff
Martin on the charge of petit lar
ceny, the particular crime being the
stealing of a window and other small
articles around the Dougherty livery
stable. was arraigned before Justice
Mcfarland Thursday afternoon and
pleaded guilty. The Judge assessed
his fine at SIS, which Pfunder paid
and was discharged-perhaps a better
man.
| have the C. H. Williams books for
collection. Persons indebted please
settle at once. s. w. Pennock.
The Methodist Sunday school gave
a reception to the members of the
high school graduating class Thurs.
day evening. five members Of the
class being members of that Sunday
school. Ice cream and cake were
served and the members of the Sum-
day school saw to II that every one
of the large number of visitors pres.
ent had al enjoyable evening. The
church was neatly decorated for the
occasion.
C.. H. Barrows wishes to announce
that he has recently installed a new
shearing plant n and one-half miles
southeast of Ubet. He has thirty of
the latest improved Stewart machines
and an experienced nan in charge
of the plant. Among other advan.
tages are over 1900 acres of decided
and leased land, plenty of water and
public dipping tanks. For further in
formation call upon or address G. II.
Barrows, Ubet, Montana.
II may not be news to all. but it Ger.
tainly will be to many. that instead
of owning lots along Main and other
streets in the original townsite. they
have an equal amount Of ground In
the old cemetery. This being rush
ed into the graveyard, without warn
ing or service, is awful, but it's fact,
At the council meeting Monday night
the statement was sprung, apparent
ly after full investigation, that when
the original townsite was plated by
Francis %Janeaux. the tract "a de
scribed in the wrong section and is
situated on the hill, where the old
cemetery is located.