Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1903-12-23
Jim SINNERS place.

Jim Sklnner place.
Judith Hardware Co. for cutters.
Lehman keeps Heinze sour kraut.
E. p. Chandler. of Kendall. was in
this city last Saturday.
Look for the pink ticket in the
White Satin -four sack.
Wright Bros. are now furnishing alb.
stracts of title to Fergus county lands.
DR.. A. II. Russell. dentist, Main St.,
one block east of court house.
AL. Bouchard and Charlie Myers
were up from Halbert the first of the
week.
Can you read your title clear? II not
see Wright Bros, abstractors.
Look for the pink ticket in the
White Satin -four sack.
l., A. Cross, formerly with the Del.
zell Drug company. has taken a 20.
sition with d. b. Morris.
w. S. Smith is giving reduced prices
on all kinds of cook and heating
stoves.
Home rendered lard is the best
at the Lewistown Meat & Provision
Company.
j.. W. Hathaway. internal revenue
inspector Of Helena, was in this city
on official business the first of the
week.
Leave orders for Borgh's coal with
l.. ID. Blodgett at the Judith Hardware
company.
Holiday goods, fine watches. jewel.
souvenir spoons, silverware, etc, at
d. e. Hemphill & Co.
A. Mallard, of Miles City, who has
been visiting his daughter. Mrs. Chas,
Young, of Gilt Edge. will leave today
for home, providing the train runs.
A. Dahl, the cobbler, has just re.
ceived a consignment of good shoes.
Call and examine them before pur-
chasing.
Mrs. Jerusha Shufelt has purchas.
ed of George Stone ct al, lot |. block
g.. of Morase addition No. ], to the
original townsite of Lewistown. Con-
sideration $1,500.
A country paper tells of two little
boys who asked their mother If they
might play store in the dining room.
"Yes. ii you don't make too much
noise" Wei be quiet about it,
mom," said one, well be storekeep.
ers that don't advertise"
Ladies and gentlemen, for a good
manicure call and see Mrs. Leese.
A well known travelling man was
around looking for a ] b the first of
the week. He said that he had been
waiting for the train but had come to
the conclusion that he would not be
able to get out before spring. so con.
cluded to go to work if he could get
a job.
All of our toys al half price. Lew.
istOwn Commercial Co.
The Lewistown Lodge No. 81, A. +.
and a. NJ. will give an open installa
tion of officers Saturday evening in
Masonic hall for the benefit of Ma
sons and their friends. Past Grand
Master +. L, Smith will preside. The
officers-elect are as follows: w. 5.
Smith. w. NJ; James NJ. Blackboard,
S. W.: G. o. Shafer. ]. W.: George
w. Cook, t.; F. j. Hazen, secretary;
Frank Day, trustee.
Several new songs will be a feature
of the Home Workers entertainment
Thursday evening, December 31st.
Tickets at Delzell's.
The employees OF the Montana rail.
road have to stand a great deal OF
good-natured joshing on recount OF
the delayed trains these days. Fred
Sheldon. the genial station agent, wen
into the p~ostoffice the first of the
week with some money orders on
Harlowton. How can | get the money
on these?' he asked Postmaster
Stephens. III you want them in time
for new year, you'd better send them
around by Wilder" replied the man
behind the p~ostoffice bars. without
turning a hair. Fred hasn't yet seen
the point to the joke.
DIR. Attix has returned and is pre-.
pared to promptly respond to all calls
w. B. Cooley and wife came in from
their ranch near Musselshell yester.
day and were registered at the Lew.
istown hotel. Mr.. Cooley states that
stock is looking well in the lower
country and that grass is better than
at this time last year. II is not SC
plentiful but it is more nutritious and
he thinks that cattle and sheep will
go through the winter in good shape,
Musselshell. he says. is growing, Fred
Handel having recently erected some
new store buildings. Business in the
land office brought Mr.. and Mrs. Coo.
ley to this city.
Jim SINNERS place. 3,
The Montana railway trains have
been delayed, but Xmas will arrive on
time. Let us help you select a pres
ent for mother, wife, sister or friend
Lewistown Commercial Co.
J. E. Hensley, formerly agent OF the
Harlowton stage line in Lewistown,
returned yesterday from a trip TO Har
lowton. II is hardly necessary 10
state that he came overland. Mr.
Hensley says that the mixed train
which was due in Lewistown last Fri,
day night (bringing the mail due Fri.
day morning. was stalled In the snow
a short distance this side of Harlow.
ton and there 1t remained until Sun.
day; the passenger train which left
here Friday morning got through all
right, but on its return from LON
bard vas stalled in the snow in the
Van Camp cut six miles this side OF
TwoDot. The trouble. according to
Mr.. Hensley. is that the trains have
been running through light SHOWS
without plows, just pushing the snow
to the side and packing It; finally the
cuts were full and all being packed,
thawed and frozen, II has been a very
difficult matter to open the road.
When he left Harlowton Sunday morn,
ing no mail had reached there since
Friday. He came to Moore and