Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1903-12-23

Sour kraut, Heinze. at Lehman's.
Mrs. ". C. Tranter will spend ale
holidays with her parents in Butte.
For souvenir china go to W. s.
Smiths.
The Judith Hardware Co. beat them
all OIL stoves,
Look for the pink ticket in the
White Satin -four sack.
]. C. Houck and wife, of Philbrook,
were visitors to this place last Fri
day.
Room suitable for small afternoon
or evening parties may be secured at
The Hoffman.
The oyster season is open and
you can obtain choice stock at the
Lewistown Meat & Provision Co.
Miss Alice Stephens returned We'd
nesday evening from Helena, where
she spent a week visiting relatives.
For Sale-Two business lots. Excel
lent location. Enquire of Wright
Bros.
All goods purchased of ID. e. Hemp
hill & Co. engraved free of charge.
The Christmas tree exercises of the
Episcopal church will take place to-
morrow afternoon Thursday at )
o'clock.
Buy your Christmas candies at
Edgecombe's and ave your pocket
book. Big discount for cash.
Five thousand dollars to loan in
s. 1000 amounts at s per cent on i'm
proved ranch property, first mortgage.
Wright Bros.
Mrs. E. r. Young. wife of Prof.
Young, of Utica, arrived in town last
Thursday from Fairfield, Iowa, on her
way to join her husband in Utica.
Cut glass, solid silver, and hand
painted china at ID. Z. Hemphill & Co.
For railroad tickets call on or write
w. C. Doherty, ticket agent for the
Great Northern and Montana Central
railroad, Lewistown, Mont.
w. G. Norman has the choice line
of jewelry, watches and silverware.
A selection from this stock will please
your friend. The prices are the low.
est, too.
Alfonso Nyman, who has been in
and around Gilt Edge for several
weeks past, left Monday morning for
Chicago, having been. called there by
the illness of his sister.
w. s. Smith Is the only exclusive
house furnisher in Fergus county. Get
his prices. He can ave you money.
NJ. S. Mershon. the boarding house
man of Whisky Gulch, was in the
city yesterday. Mr.. Mershon says
that he is now feeding over 80 men
at his place, which shows that old
Whisky Gulch has awakened with a
will.
For saIe-One quarter lot 1215 feet
front on Main street between Third
and Fourth avenue. c. M. Kelly,
Electric Building.
Jim SINNERS place.
What. Lewistown to have a roller
rink? Yes, skates have been ordered
and will be here in about a week. But
don't all want to skate at once, for
there will not be enough skates to go
around. The a for this most fas.
cinating and exhiliarating pastime is
returning and Mr.. Culver is going to
open up a rink in the opera house.
Watch for opening dates.
Mrs. DuClos, who has recently
started a class in piano instruction,
will receive a limited number of pu'
pills. Inquiry may he made Of Mr..
DuClos or at the residence.
Tim Crowley, the dairyman, had a
narrow escape from serious injury
Saturday afternoon when he was at
tackled by a vicious bull. Mr.. Crow
ley was walking among his cattle and
failed to Sc the bull. Without any
warning the animal rushed at him,
knocked him down and would probab'
ly have hurt him severely had not a
hand employed on the ranch rushed
up with a pitch fork and driven the
bull away.
Your gentlemen friends will appre.
ciate a box of really good cigars for
Xmas. Our assortment can not be
matched in the city. Delzell Drug
Co.
A report in the Great Falls Trib.
une that George Pierce, who murdered
Deputy heriff Jack Williams. of Val.
ley county, and who has been at lib.
erty since he escaped with Hardee
and others from the Glasgow Jail last
June has lately been in Lewistown,
is disputed by the officers here. They
say that no man answering Pierce's
description has ever been seen in
this city and they are inclined to
class the report sent out from Glas'
Cow as a bit of clever space writing
by the Tribune's correspondent at
that place.
Mrs. DuClos will sing a charming
solo on Thursday evening, December
31st at cuIver's hall. Tickets at Del
zelI's.
Try those Filipino cigarettes at
Edgecombe's.
The register and receiver of the U,
S. land office last Wednesday gave
out their decision in the protest case
OF Lindsey VS.. Swears, involving des'
ert land entry No. IT'S. Theodore
Lindsey filed affidavit of protest al
leging that Swears had failed to re
| claim the land. That the annual
proofs filed we're fraudulent. Thai
not over 500 had been expended In
the reclamation. That no ditch had
been constructed upon the land and
that there is no permanent water sup
ply to reclaim the land. The hearing
was held on the 9Th day of July. These
facts were testified to by witness
Lindsey, Mcfarland De Priest, Borl
and Myers. On behalf of the claim
ant witness Hogeland, Swears. Caro-
lus and Hamilton testified that wher
the reservoir was full, seventy-fiv'
inches of water would run through thu
box; that the coulee tapped by thu
ditch drains a large scope Of coun
try and runs sufficient water to irri
gate 100 acres of land; that they hat