Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1903-10-07
Jim SINNERS place.


The railroad is coming pretty close
TO Lewistown when one can leave the
, city at 1890. see your friends started
on the train and get back TO Lewis
town al l2 As. That is the time made
by several parties Monday.
Ladies' waists, wrappers and cor.
sets must be closed out at Cooks.
A private letter received from a
Helena business man says the date
OF the Helena excursion to Lewistown
has been fixed for October 3lst. We
have not. however, been able to con.
firm this statement from railroad
sources.
Jim SINNERS place.
The new issue OF school bonds Of
the Kendall district, amounting TO
$4,000 which will enable the district
tn provide much needed school accom-
modatiuns. was registered by the
county treasurer on the LIST instant.
All preliminaries are now completed
] save the signing Of some OF the pa
pers by County Superintendent Mey-
ersick, and as this will be done immc.
diatcly upon that officials return this
week. the money viii probably be
available by neX Saturday.
We will pay . cents per pound for
good clean rags at this Office.
Landlord Jcre Sullivan has secured
possession of two old-time relics.
which he has placed on exhibition at
the Choteau house. The specimens
are a G-hole cook stove which was
made In the old fort here in 1913, from
old boiler plate. and was used in the
fort for a long time; a neck-yoke Of
the old bull team style, which was
used when crossing the plains in 1850,
River Press.
Jim SINNERS place.
Boarders at the Acme Cafe were
considerably frightened Sunday
morning when a sudden blaze almost
filled the kitchen and they were call
ed OF to assist In supprcssing the on.
il~agration. II appears that the cook
was not entirely satisfied with the
fire in the stove and sought 10 in.
crease II with a liberal use of gaso-
line; usual results, but no damage
done.
j. f.. Hcnslcy. of HarlowtOn. accom-
panied Manager Wilson. of the iIar-
lOwton stage line. TO Lcwistown last
week. and was installed as agent here.
succeeding l.. l.. Rink, resigned. Mr..
Wilson anticipates that the compile.
ton of the railroad will bring his bus,
mess TO an end within three weeks or
a month and thereafter Mr.. Hensley
will return to Harlowton. What dis.
position will be made of the fine stock
and big coaches now being used on
this popular line. has not been deter,
mined by Mr.. Wilson.
Fraternity Hall. the beautiful home
of the Odd Fellows. Encampmcnt,
Pythians. Woodmcn and other organ.
izations, was considerably increased
in size Monday when the new addition
was opened for use. The new room
Is Is X 40 feet, with a commodious
kitchen in connection and will be used
for entertainments and banquels. 1t
opens Immediately into the main hall
and furnishes ample facilities for con.
%tinuance of the generous entertain.
mcnt afforded members and their
friends.
A new passenger service is in effect
on the line to Great Falls. Special
passenger coaches leave l.ewistOwn
at q a. m. Sunday Wednesday and
Friday mornings and travelling the
short cut to Stanford, reach Great
Falls at s p. m. the same day. The
return coaches leave Great Falls
Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday
mornings. making the same time Thu.
way. Express, trunks and mails arr
carried via Utica as before. Tn,
Lewistown agency is with w. g. Nor
man a. Co.