Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1903-02-04
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Range Yesterday OF a real estate tran
sac''0n' skBas
Mrs. George Parrot slipped on the
ice about dusk last evening and broke
her wrist .e, y1rm a..I.
ms. Harry Price OF this place, is q
guest Of Mrs. Fred Stephens of Ken.
dali this, week. s,uBia
c. v. Hopkins returned this morn.
ing from a three weeks visit to his
mother in Butte.
The Rev. A.. w. Bell has recovered
from his indisposition and expects to
hold services on Sunday in st. James
church as usual.
Mrs. T. w. Warren returned home
on Thursday Of last week from a three
months visit with relatives and
friends in Helena and Bozeman.
! A most pleasant dance was given at
the home of William Vannest a short
distance from town, Friday night.
About fifteen couples went out from
fLewistown.
I w. s. Perrine of Utica was in the
city yesterday. He reported consider
able sickness among children in the
western part of the county, scarlet
fever and measels being the prevail
ing diseases.
Mrs. David Hilger ana child went to
Helena Friday to be the guests Of
Representative Hilger during several
weeks of the legislature. Representa-
tive Hilger met them at Harlowton
and accompanied them on to Helena.
The postoffce building in Harlow
caught fire yesterday afternoon and
considerable damage vas done before
the flames yer extinguished. The
cause Of the fire and the exact amount
Of the damage done has not been learn
ed.
R. A. Holley. member Of the firm Of
Hopkins G Holley, left this morning
for Gilt Edge where he will take the
place of George Anderson as assayer
for the Mammoth Mining company for
the next few weeks. Mr.. Anderson is
going to take a~.vacation. M
Madam Gleason will leave in q few
days for the eastern markets and will
return with the finest line of millinery
goods ever exhibited in Judith Basin.
While absent she will secure the SER
vices of a frst-class trimmer and will
be ready for the Easter opening.
B. e. Stack of Stanford was a visitor
at the county seat yesterday. He re-
ported some sickness among children
in that locality, the family Of William
Shelton having more than its share of
a~fiiction. Mr.. Stack reports all kinds
of stock doing well in his neighbor-
hood.
The Argus has taken up the matter
Of the Maiden ~postoface and every.
thing possible will be done to restore
to our friends in that little
town their rights in the matter. The
discontinuance Of the p~ostofice has
worked q great inconvenience upon q
large number of citizens and 1t is hop
ed that 1t may be speedily remedled.
Charles Wright ana wife returned
Monday night from Helena where they
spent q week visiting friends. Char
ley says that Helena would make q
very nice suburb to Lewistown and
that after the legislature is over he
thinks he will have it moved here. He
reports the Fergus county delegation
In the capital right to the front in
progressiveness and influence.
The grand ball given in the new
Shaules hotel In Kendall last Friday
night was decidedly the social event Of
the season In the big camp. The
largest crowd that ever attended q
social function In Kendall was present
and Landlord Grunwald made every
one have a good time. Quite a number
of ladies and gentlemen from Lewis
town were present to help to make the
affair a complete ucces
Mrs. e. X. Cheadle Is very sick this
week Of tonsilitis. At first 1t was
thought that probably her ailment was
scarlet fever as she has been attend
ing her little girl who is sick with
the fever. Judge Cheadle, who was
remaining away from home during the
quarantine, returned home last night
after having served notice on all Of the
attorneys of the city to bring their
urgent business before him yesterday.
The condition Of Mrs. Cheadle shows
an Improvement this afternoon.
DR.. Frederick Treacy returned yes
terday afternoon from Stanford, where
he has been for the past three weeks
attending the family Of William Skel-
ton. Nine of the Shelton children first
went to bed with the measles which
was succeeded in every cas- by the
scarlet fever. The fever appeared In