Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1903-10-14
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ADDITIONAL LOCAL
Horace Hill returned Sunday night
from Iowa, where he has been visit
ing his old home for several weeks.
A trial order with us will convince
you of the fact that we cannot be APP
preached when style and prices are
taken into consideration. Culver &
Culver.
Hank McEvony and family and
Judge Sawyer and family. of Gilt
Edge, left this afternoon for a hunt
ing and fishing trip along the Mus.
selshell river,
Next Sunday at the Catholic church
will be held special services for the
A. o. p. Confessions will be heard
Sunday afternoon. Subject Of ser
mon: Death, A Faithful Preacher"
The report of the receipts at the
United States assay office in Helena
shows sll3.650.O0 from Fergus county
as against SG2. 034.O0 for September
of last year. an increase of almost
double. e.
Lloyd and SkeIly. the two base ball
players who have been at work in
Kendall. came down to Lewistown
this week looking for work. The boys
said their jobs were sure so long as
the ball season lasted, but when il
closed they had TO hike" out for pas
lures new.
About twenty prospectors and mine
owners met in Sawyer's hall in Gilt
Edge Saturday evening and organized
a Prospectors' Protective association.
Judge Orlando Sawyer was chosen
president. Hugh Green vice president,
Samuel Huryitch secretary and II. W.
Jones treasurer. The executive com.
mittee is composed OF Hank McEvony.
Vince Gies and Charles Young. IL is
expected that within a month the new
association will have a membership
OF one hundred or more. They will
meet twice a month in Sawyer's hall.
The genial manager of the Benton
stage company. j. NJ. Haverfield. was
one OF the visitors TO the state fair in
Helena, having returned Sunday via
the Benton route. Mr.. Haverfield is
a rock-ribbed. dyed-in-the-wool Mis-
sourian-one who is proud of it and
says so in public-and naturally had
an idea that the land oil the big red
apple" was the whole cheese in the
Embarrassing industry. But when he
looked upon the magnificent fruit dis.
play from the different rich valleys of
Montana he had a change OF heart as
to Missouri's superiority, particularly
as an apple raiser.
The public statement made last
week OF the intentions OF Culver &
Culver and the citizens advisory com.
mittee in the matter of securing
some good attractions for the opera
house this winter, has elected the ex'
pected assurances of generous sup
port of the people of Lewistown
Correspondence on the subject is pro
ceeding with very satisfactory results
and within another week il Is likely
that some further announcement in
the matter will be ready for publica
ton. The management OF the Mon
tana railroad company has offered an
exceedingly low rate for theatrical
companies which may be brought 70
Lewistown this season, and while IN
Helena Mr.. Culver was assured by the
manager of the Helena opera house
that valuable support would be given
In the attempt TO have Lewistown in
cluded in the northwestern circuit
Before long theatre goers will prob.
ably have an opportunity of pledging
support to some of the best attrac.
tions which will appear on the north
western circuit this season.
II. l.. DeKalb and Roy Ayers have
formed a partnership FOR the practice
of law and will have offices over the
new post office building, it being their
intention to get their books and of.
flee fixtures in this and next week.
The senior member of the firm, H. l..
DeKalb. graduated from the law de.
partment Of the University of Ne
braska In 1901, and last year entered
The Office Of Cort & Worden of this
city. He is q good student and his
strict attention to business has gain
ed for him a good practice for a
young attorney. Roy Ayers graduated
from the law department of the North
ern Indiana Law school last spring,
having won honors as al orator dur
ing his last year in school. He is a
Fergus county boy and has many
friends who will watch with interest
his progress in the legal profession.
He went 10 Helena last week and on
Thursday appeared before the SUI
prcme court, and. upon motion OF
Assistant Attorney General Frank
Mettler, was enrolled as a member oil
the bar OF Montana. Both young men
are worthy in every particular and
will undoubtedly win for themselves
4 good position in the legal fraternity
ui This county.