Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1903-01-07

HARRY Brown lett MONDAY mornda,
for Great Falls to meet eastern fray
cling statesmen in the interest Of IN,
Power Mercantile Co.
You can secure horse blankets
robes, skates. fancy chinaware and
bob sleds at greatly reduced prices al
the Judith Hardware Co.
Misses Alderman and Stephens
have moved into the rooms in the
Anderson house. lately vacated by
Miss Doyle, who has gone east TO re-.
main three months.
The product of the Black Diamond
coal mines is first class. Order from
J. L. Beebe at the Bank OF Fergus
County.
Merchants report the past-holiday
trade as most excellent. The dull
season." so dreaded by business es.
adjustments of most towns, is some.
thing with which the nustling mer.
chants and business people of Lewis.
town do not have to contend.
The Ticket found in each sack of
White Satin -four will be received in
trade at five cents each at the stores.
lent entertainers.
WhileMrs. Dan Courtney of Butte,
was attending a dance In that city
Tuesday night, her husband, from
whom she had parted. slipped into
the house, got a n year old child
and carried 1t away. Mrs. Courtney
is now trying by legal process to re.
cover her baby.
During the entire month of jan
uary Madame Gleason offers her en-
tire line of dress and street hats at
cost. Everything is new, stylish and
up-to-date, and will be closed out at
cost to make room for the new spring
stock.
Jack Hiles, a Utica sheep herder.
drank three ounces of carbolic acid
last Saturday. thinking 1t vas whis-
key. DR., David pumped him out be.
fore the deadly acid got in its work.
Mr. Hi,es would better change his
brand, If he can't tell the difference
any better than that.
e. H. Crabtree, assayer. examina-
ions, reports, assays, promising prop
rites wanted to list for sale, informa.
ion furnished regarding properties in
the Fergus county district, cyanide
propositions a speciality. Best refer
ences given: Lewistown. Montana.
From the number OF swear of res
olutions made last Thursday, all drink
dispensers and handlers of pipes,
cigars and tobacco might as well go
out of business for a few days. But
nothing will be lost to them in the
long run for the rule of physics that
reaction equals action is generally
applicable to New Year resolutions,
Mr.. and Mrs. j. d Waite entertain.
ed the members of the Tuesday club
on the evening of December seth.
Mrs. Cheadle received the ladies'
prize, a china cup and saucer, and
Mr.. Symmes. the gentleman's, a
leather card case, prizes being award
ed for the highest score The guests
were Mr.. and Mrs. Hilger. Miss
PEBBLES, Mr.. and Mrs. King, Mr. and
Mrs. Wagner and Mr.. Pfaus.
Some outside parties are in town
this week for the purpose of form
ing a combination Of the lumber in
terests in the city. A company with
a capital stock of $4,000 will be
formed and the Judith Hardware Co,
the Montana Hardware Co., and other
firms which handle lumber will be
consolidated under one name.
Charles Wentworth arrived In the
city today from Harlowton with ten
thousand finger length trout from the
government hatchery at Bozeman.
They will be put into Big Spring
creek near the spring. Big
Spring creek is an ex-
cellent trout stream and stocking 1t
with the best fish is a commendable
enterprise.
Thre was no meeting Of the city
council Monday night owing to the
absence from the city of some OF the
members of the council, and the de-
sire Of others to attend the bank
meetings, which were held that even
ing.