Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1903-07-22
Deering self dump hay rakes at Mon.
tana Hardware company.

Deering self dump hay rakes at Mon
tana Hardware company.
w. c. Draper left this morning for
Great Falls on a business trip.
Deering mowers at Montana Hard
ware company.
s. 5. Hobson, who has been in Utica
for some days, left this morning for
Great Falls on wool business.
II you need a mower or rake, buy
the ball bearing Deerlng, sold by the
Montana Hardware company.
william Fergus left this morning via
the Benton route for Great Falls to at
tend to the sale of his wool clip.
Some much needed improvements are
being made on Fourth avenue between
Main street and Boulevard street.
At the Eagle Cafe. Main street, you
can secure the incest short order
meal in Lewistown. Jas, +. Skinner.
Prop.
There will be a meeting Of the Cath
Ollie ladies who wish TO join the Ladies
Catholic 0rdero Foresters at the home
of Mrs. Bertrand next Friday. he
present.
j. A. Gordon, Lewistown, is west
ern agent for the p. N. Peterson Gran
tie Co., manufacturers OF fine monu.
ments and artistic memorials OF every
description and will be pleased to
give samples and estimates. Address
all communications to Lewistown.
Clarence Hopkins leaves this week
for his summer vacation. lie will meet
a brother at the railroad and together
they will make a our Of the park. AZ
forwards he will go 10 his home in
Butte for a short visit and then return
TO Lewistown. Mrs. Charles Lehman
Informally entertained for him last
evening, music furnishing the even
ing's entertainment. Miss stephens,
Mrs. 4. W. War; and MeSsrs. Peterson
and Long contributed in musical way
10 the pleasure Of the occasion. De-
lightful refreshments were served at
the usual hour, after which music and
social conversation rounded out the ev-
ening, which was most highly enjoyed
by those present.
Commissioner Neill Is in this week
attending a meetingof the county COM
m~issioners, who are sitting a the
board of equalization at present. To
the Argus this morning he stated that
the first load Of freight came in over
the railroad tn Garneill Monday
morning, IL being a car load of flour
for storekeeper Gaugler, of Garneill.
All of the children of the village were
out To see the first train and after the
flour had been unloaded the trainmen
cleaned out the car and gave the chill
dren n ride-the first OF many of them
on a railroad. The grading is prac-
tically completed TO Rock creek bench"
said Mr.. Neill, 'and ! expect TO See the
grading completed into Lewistown by
August 25th."
Some one who doesn't know the
difference between a practical joke
and a lie. last Saturday started the
report that in a battle with cattle
thieves, Sheriff Slater and Stock la.
spector Nichols were badly wounded.
iWo VI tnItt ultH WtIt hilltu, anu
which gave all the narrowing details
of the battle. Some people unac-
q~uainted with the source Of the Cd
nard took the report seriously and as.
sisted In its circulation. II got on the
telephone and Travelled the length and
breadth of the county. being embel-
lished with each repetition until the
entire south and east Of the county
were credited with being In the fight.
The person who started 1t did so with
the knowledge that 1t was a deliber'
ate. malicious ~falsehood, capable OF
causing much uneasiness to the fam
flies of the officers. There are per
sons to whom an utter disregard of
the truth Is SO natural that other peo.
pie are surprised only when such a
person makes a truthful statement,
nut u Is had 10 conceive of any one
depraved 10 such dishonesty as to find
any fun in originating such repor b,
AS the above