Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1903-03-04

Kelly and Moulton pay cash 70
bounty claims.
Read the advertisement of the Ju
dith Hardware Co.
Send 20 cents in stamps and we viii
mail you a copy Of the World almanac
for 1908.
The baby of Mr.. and Mrs. Sam
Grant is very sick of bronchial-pneu'
monia.
Home rendered lard is the best
at the Lewistown Meat & Provision
Company.
L. c. Wilson, the Kendall druggist,
and his wife, were In Lewistown
Thursday.
A marriage license was granted to
T. c. B~umgardner and Miss Blanche
Smith. both of Rockford, last week.
There will be a dance at Rockford
on March 18th. The Baker and Mar
shall orchestra will furnish the music.
n. M. McCauley, the Grass Range
stockman, transacted business in
Lewistown the latter part of the
week.
The ii ranch on the south side of
the Judith mountains has been pur-
chased by Walter Cox. Consideration
5 5 5000.
When you want coal go to ]. l..
Beebe. the agent for the Black Dia-
mond Coal Co., at the Bank of Fergus
County.
J.. H. Daniels and wife of Gilt Edge
were in the city on a business and
shopping trip the latter part of the
week.
Harry Brown sold block No. 2 of
Stafford's addition No. 2 to the city
Of Lewistown, to H. N. Clingan last
week, consideration 500.
You can secure horse blankets,
robes, skates, fancy chinaware and
bob sleds at greatly reduced prices at
the Judith Hardware Co.
e. H. Crabtree, assays, examinations
and reports. Mining properties listed
for sale. A good list Of undeveloped
properties now offered on reasonable
terms. Cyanide propositions a spe-
cialty, Lewistown. Mont.
Herrera, the little Mexican boxer
who recently fought here, put out JAG
obs, q Salt Lake pugilist, in the third
round last Wednesday night. His
next fight is with Clifford in Butte.
R X. Neill, manager of the mining
interests of Finch & Campbell, left
Thursday for hts home in Spokane.
He will be gone about a month.
During the past year the number Of
sheep in the United States has been
increased by 7SO,023 and the increase
in wool has been 3,S16,429 pounds.
There is. however, more than 100000
900 pounds of wool less in the United
States now than at this time last year.
A feature of this showing rs the fall
ing off of the wool clip from Texas
and the increase in Wyoming and
Montana. Utah also shows a slight
falling off.
Reports from the Musselshell
country are to the effect that much
Loss has been suffered by stockmen on
account Of ice covered ranges. Most
of the country so affected lies south
OI the FlNeT III clIoWotOuc COuhty
and on eastward toward the Missouri
river. From the best of information
received In Lewistown, the Fergus
county stockmen have not suffered
seriously although there has been con-
siderable snow in that vicinity.
La Fontaine and Pelka, two breeds
who stole two horses near Ruby Gulch
and skipped out before the officers
could capture them, were arrest
ed the latter part of the week by
Sheriff Cosner of Valley county. They
were turned over to the sheriff of Cas-
cade where there is a charge of burg
larry pending against them. If the
charge is a good they will be sent
to the ~penitentiary from there, but IL
there is any doubt Of conviction they
will be brought back here where the
officers have a clear ase against
J them.