Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1903-02-25

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land proofs. See advertisement.
Kelly & Moulton for lots. for hous.
es, for insurance, for surety bonds.
Hair Work made to order-Mu. a.
Mcleod, Boulevard. near Third Ave.
Wanted-Desirable house to rent will
pay s25 per month. Address X Argus
office.
Kelly & Moulton represent two of
the best old reliable fire insurance so.
cieties in America.
j. NJ. Parent, the Kendall mer.
chant, made a business trip to this
city Thursday returning Friday morn.
ing.
The Great Northern has adopted 4
new schedule which shortens the time
between New York and the Puget
sound by twelve hours.
The altar society OF st. James Epis.
copal church will meet at the resi-.
dence OF Mrs. George Bach on Thurs.
day afternoon at 2 o'clock sharp.
City Engineer Stafford made a test
Of the reservoir last Monday and Il
was found that 1t is absolutely water
tight, there being no noticeable leak
age.
James Murphy, the mining man, re-
turned yesterday morning from a
business trip to Chicago. st. Paul and
other eastern points. He has been
gone since the first of December.
ely & Moulton have sold the w. S.
Powell ranches near Ross Fork, con-
sisting of 500 acres, to John P.
Barnes. The sale was made for the
Conrad Stafford Company of Helena.
Mr., Newton, elocutionist. and his
advance agent and business manager,
Mr.. Thomas, made this office an ap-
preciated call yesterday morning.
Both gentlemen have eel the great
er part of the world In their different
tours and talk very entertainingly Of
what they have seen. Mr.. Newton
said that, In all probability, he will
come to Lewistown again IS SCOT al
the railroad Is completed.
The Red Men gave an elaborate ball
at Culver's hall last Friday evening.
The order is young In this city and
this was the first time they made an
especial effort to entertain their
friends, but their entire success Is
voiced by the hundred or more guests
present. The hall YVES decorated with
the colors of the order and dancing
began promptly at 8 o'clock. The hall
was crowded, nevertheless, the dane.
ing was enjoyed to the utmost. In
the small room adjoining the hall, re.
freshments were served, the tables
simply staggering under the variey Of
good things. At the conclusion OF
supper dancing was resumed and con.
tinued until a late hour. During the
evening several members of the or
der presented a tableau representa-
tive of a historical incident In the
days of the real Red Men 1t is esti-
mated that one hundred and fifty peo-
pie were present.
Edgar Boardmaa. formerly a post
master in Maiden, and at present in
terested in mining, and Mrs. c. G..
Chute, of Spokane, Washington, were
married at the Presbyterian Manse
by Rev. Henry Quickenden yesterday
morning at 10 o'clock. When Mrs.
Chute first arrived in this city some
one was mean enough to say that the
marriage was arranged through the
accommodating columns of Heart and
Hand, but when eel by a reporter
the lady emphatically denied the allie.
CATION. She said that she and her
husband-tobe were old friends and
that the end of her trip was but the
elimination of a little romance car.
ried on through the usual medium OF
Uncle Sans p. o. department for
several years. She Dlushingly con
fessed to forty-two years but doesn't
look it at all. She was quick to make
friends and cordially invited all whom
she met, to the approaching nuptials.
The happy young bride and groom
went on a wedding journey to Maiden
and will spend their honeymoon in
that vicinity.