Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1903-10-28
ADDITIONAL LOCAL.

II. ID. Arkwright. of Sage creek, is
a business visitor TO the city today.
George Fitzpatrick, of Deer creek, is
registered at the Day House today.
George ]. Bach and Harry Brown
are having new hot water heating
plants installed in their residences in
the western part Of town.
Arthur Wright is able TO be out this
afternoon after being confined TO his
room for the past three days with a
stiff neck caused by a severe cold.
John and James Raw, Hugh Wag,
ner and DR.. Stoll returned last night
from a ten days hunting trip 10 the
Belt mountains. They didn't get any
deer hut Hugh says they had the best
time imaginable.
The onerous duties OF Marshal John
C. Bebb has not lessened any during
the past week and he is daily sending
a large number of hobos and dead
beats TO other parts.
Alb. Decker returned this morning
from Bozeman. where he has been
visiting his folks for the past three
weeks. He was accompanied 10 Lew
istown by his niece. Miss Ida Melton.
who will visit in this city for an indie
finite perod.
Eddie Santry. of Chicago. and Azure.
lilo Herrera will fight in Anaconda to-
night. The Santry stock has
gone up since the little Chicagoan
landed in the eX-smelter city. He is
in excellent condition and promises
to give The Mexican a stiff battle.
George j. Wareham has sold TO r.
s. Hamilton a one-eighth interest in
the Standpat mining claim. located
in the North Moccasin mountains and
Joining the Horse Shoe claim. belong.
ing To the Barnes-kin group. on the
north. The purchase price was $1,000.
Judge William Clancy has decided
to forego his jack rabbit hunting trlp
and will remain in Butte and assist
in securing speedy action from the
supreme court on the cases which are
the alleged cause OF the mines and
smelters of the Amalgamated closing
down.
The case of the Montana railroad
company VS.. Frank Day. George stat.
ford 81 al. which was appealed TO the
district court from the board of ap.
praisers. was dismissed this morning
by Judge Cheadle because OF the fail
ure of appellants to appear to pros
ecutc the appeal.
Al. Wallace was arrested by Sher
III Slater last night on a warrant
sworn out by b. +. Williams. who runs
a restaurant in the back OF MackSy's
saloon. Wallace is charged with steal
ing a meat chopper valued at SO. He
will have a hearing before Justice Nc
Farland this afternoon.
The Anaconda papers state tina,
hundreds of wOrkmen have left thai
city since the shut down of the smelt
ers. 1t is reported that a large mum
Der OF them are headed for this part
of the country. Lewistown does not
object 10 new smelters but we do not
need any extra smelter men just a
the present.
Mention was made in last weeks
issue that Miss Ursula Camastral hat
taken a position in the millinery store
of Culver a. Culver. Some have gain
ed the impression that she succeeded
Miss Mallory. Such is not the case
as Miss Camastral, together with Mis-:
Georgia Deaton. is just learning III,
millinery business under Miss Nal
lory. who still has charge OF the worl
for Culver & Culver.
Prof. Silloway on Monday eveninl
gave a lecture in the high schoo
building on the subject of Egypt
and illustrated IL with stereopticoI
views. This is the first exhibition
which the professor has given will
his new ~stereopticon and 1t was wit
messed by a number Of school children
and visitors. II was intensely inter
esting throughout and the thorough
practicability of this method OF teach
ing history was amply demonstrated
II is said that the misunderstanding,
which resulted over the relay race il
Helena has never been adjusted. Tn
judges first awarded first prize i
Miss Gets, of Cascade. and gave he
the beautiful bride and blue ribbon
They later decided that Miss McKe
should have been given first place, bu
Miss Gets had a~lreauy gone hom
with the trophies of the victory an
refused to surrender them when re
quested TO do so by the judges. The
have been endeayoring ever since [
induce her TO give mp the bride an
ribbon. but she is evidently a youn
lady of some will power OF her ow
and as persistently refuses 10 pal
with the articles.
Nazarre Frazer was in the cit
from Maiden Saturday. Mr.. Fraze
enjoys the distinction of being III
very oldest old-timer among the piol
GERS of Montana. and, NOTWITHSTANDING
the arduOus life ne has led for MOI
than fifty years on the frontier. he
today an unusually robust man for or
of his age. In the summer OF 1SF
he cordelled up the Missouri riv,
from Fort Union to Fort Benton an
wintcred in the latter place. AT Thu
time he was in the employ Of II
American Fur company. To listen
the recital of incidents of those da!
as related by Mr.. Frazer is most !
%teresting and ii Is not probable tn
there lives in Il state today a me
better yersed in Indian languages al
customs than he. Mr.. Frazer is no
IS years Of age but is able to do
full days work at mining. and
quite as erect and as sturdy OF appea
ance as most men are at forty. }
has made his home in Maiden for sc
eral years past and numbers the e
. tire population of that camp as h
friends.