Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1903-07-22
GILT EDGE ITEMS.

Trip 10
j. H. Crabtree is here looking after
some mining property.
A number of loaded freight teams
arrived In town this week.
Mrs. d. Schneider has been visiting
her parents out On their ranch.
Ed. fields has purchased Joe La
Rocks ranch. Consideration $1,000.
DR.. w. A. Allen. of Billings, was
here last week on his regular trip.
N. J. Littlejohn was a visitor here
and at Maiden for several days last
week.
p. Rose. of Maiden, was over last
week and says his property is showing
up fine.
Road Supervisor G.. N. Caldwell is
making some needed improvements
on Main street.
V. c. Caraway, who has been con-
fined to his bed for several days, is
able to be about again.
C. H. Dahl. proprietor of the hotel,
and his daughter, Cassie. were visitors
to Lewistown last week.
Ranchers in this section have begun
haying. Hence men are in demand
to help in the hay fields.
r. d. Baker and family spent Sun
day in Lewistown taking in the ball
game and seeing the city.
N. Poland. county commissioner, is
in Lewistown attending a meeting Of
the board of equalization.
Arthur Baker. son of r. ID. Baker,
arrived here from Butte and intends
to make this his future home.
Mrs. ]. H. Goss has returned from
at Great Falls and Cascade.
The band boys gave a dance on the
evening of the 18th. A large crowd
attended and all seemed to enjoy
themselves.
r. d. Warner and Mr.. Cornell, of
Great Falls, are doing some develop.
ment work on their property near the
Gilt Edge mines.
Miss Kate McGinnis and two sisters
of the order of landmarks Of Jesus,
from Lewistown, were calling on
friends and making new acquain.
tances.
M. Shull has sold his blacksmith
shop to Robert Sharp, who will con
tinue the shop at the old stand. Mr.
Shull has moved to Lewistown, where
he will open a shop.
Messrs. Hazard and Townsend have
taken up a number of claims in Col
lar gulch. These gentlemen have the
capital to back them and intend to de-
velop these claims.
c. w. Tyler, of Wilder, son-in-law
of Mr.. and Mrs. Hugh Green, was
visiting here last week and reports
crops and stock looking well in his
section of the county.
Miss May Li~ttlejohn, of Lewistown
daughter of n. ]. Littlejohn, Is visit
ing Mrs. Ira Littlejohn and numerous
other friends. Miss Littlejohn is al
ways a welcome visitor.
C. T. Durell, superintendent of the
Spotted Horse mine, has returned from
Butte. where he met his wife, who &C
companied him home. The residence
at Spotted Horse has been extensively
repaired for their reception.
Mrs. Johnson has received word
from Warm Springs that w. ]. John
son is in a precarious condition and
that his recovery is doubtful. Mr.
Johnson was one of the first settlers
in this section
Lovers of flowers will be surprised
and delighted II they take a walk tc
Aubery Browns and see mis- fine flow
er garden. Mr.. Brown takes delight
in the avocation of flower culture and
we doubt If his garden can be excel
ed in this section.
Gilt Edge boasts of the younges,
patron of the telephone. Merrill Poland
2h years old, goes into the stores Of
exchange and calls up his mamma Of
papa and can readily recognize theil
voices over the phone. If some one
else answers, it won't do, he must have
the persons called for.
Mrs. C.. II. Dahl and Mrs. F. w
Showalter received the sad news thai
their brother-in-law, Edwary Mullery
| of Omaha, was run over by a switc'
| engine at Cheyenne, Wyo. Both legs
were cut off and he received injuries
that will prove fatal. He was en-
route home to his family at Oman:
when the accident occurred. Mr.. Null
lery was As years old and leaves {
wife and three children.
DR.. /. M. Beatty. while returning t.
Lewistown last Thursday, met with
an accident on the Lewistown hill
| Some freight teams were coming dowI
the grade as he was going up. MIR
Beatty stopped his team, as he thought
in a safe place, but his horses start
ed before all the wagons were pas
him, and the wheels of the last Wagon
ran into his buggy. breaking 1t so he
had to return to Gilt Edge and pro
cure another to make the trip home
DR.. Beatty and his son escaped injury
We are sorry to learn of the dealt
of Mrs. Willard, mother of Mrs. Chas
Young and Mrs. Bell, Of this place
and Mrs. Schultz, who formerly live,
here. Mrs. Young received a message
from Bozeman the 18th stating tina
her mother, who was visiting n D
her daughters there, was dead. Mrs
Willard is one Of the pioneer womeI
of Montana, having located in CusteI
county, six miles from Miles City, II
1876. She was 81 years old and leave,
a husband and v children II
mourn her loss. Interment took place
at Miles City. Mrs. Young and Mrs
Bell left on the Junction coach fol-
Miles City on the morning OF the 14th
and expected to reach there In time