Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1903-07-29
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Furniture at lehman's.
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Furniture at lehman's.
John Messner and wife we're over
from Utica Friday.
Full line OF extras for Plano ma
chimes carried by Bertrand & Shannon.
BILLY" Abel was over from Kendall
the first Of the week.
Champion mowers and binders at
lehman's
Phil Saunders, a we'll known stock
man of Everson, was in Lewistown
on a business trip the FIRST Of the
week.
No better machine made than the
Plano mower, binders and rakes sold
and guaranteed by Bertrand & Shan
non.
e. G. Harris, of Iowa City, Iowa,
and j. H. Lees, of Cedar Rapids, Iowa.
arrived In Lewistown Sunday on their
way to the mining camps on some
mining business.
Dain Haystackers and Rakes are the
only haying tools that give satisfac-
ton. Sold by the Montana Hardware
company.
Joe Benjamin left Monday over the
Benton route for the railroad on his
way to New York where he will at
tend the marriage of his brother. He
will be gone about three weeks.
Now is the time to paint your house
and Devoe's paint Is the paint to use
and the Montana Hardware Co. Is the
place to buy. Prices and paints guar
anteed.
William Shakespeare, a mining man
from Castle. was ~transacting business
in Lewistown Sunday. He states that
mining is looking up in the vicinity.
of Castle, several good strikes having
recently been made.
Billy Maynard, who was in town
from Cone Butte yesterday, says that
the hail storm reached Cone Butte,
and though Of short duration, a
very heavy while it lasted. Forum
ately it did not extend very far into
the surrounding country.
The Great Falls stage leave Lewis
town daily at Z a. m, arrives at Great
Falls at 3 a. m. Cheapest, quickest
and most comfortable line to Great
Falls and points on the Great Northern
railroad.
A. d. Gill, a we'll to do rancher from
near Landusky, vas in the city on
land business the latter part of the
week. He was a partner of Winters,
who was killed about two years ago
by parties supposed to be in sympa-
thy with the Curry gang of despera-
does. He states that there are very
few people in that section who are
any longer in sympathy with the no.
~torious gang.
e. H. Crabtree, assays, examinations
and reports. Mining properties listed
for sale. A good list of undeveloped
properties now offered on reasonable
terms. Cyanide propositions a spec
ialty, Lewistown, Mont.
Charlie Fang has secured the con
tract for building the two stone bust
ness buildings for Morris Sloan and
Walter Knight on the corner of Fourth
avenue and Janeaux street, and work
was begun yesterday. The cost Of the
| Sloan building will be $5,943 and CT
the Knight building $4,943. They will
be erected at the same time and by
the same force of men.
DR.. A. H. Russell, dentist, Main ST.,
one block east of court house.
A letter received from Rev. Henry
Quickenden, who is now In Chicago
pursuing a course of stu0y In the
Chicago University, announces that
he will be In Lewistown about the
TIN of August. Rev. Pfaus will I'LL
the pulpit as usual Sunday. In the
evening special musical services will
be held and all are cordially invited
to attend.
Champion mowers and binders at
Lehman's.
c. B. Stuart and Dave Wareham
we're in the city Monday loading up
with supplies for a long trip up into
the Sun river country in Teton coun-
ty. Last month Stuart was up on
Sun river spring and located three
mining claims which show good val
ues in cyanide ore and the boys are
now going up to do the required work
on them. II is their intention to be
gone about two months.
Don't buy a mower or rake until
you have seen our Straight Lift Deer
ing. Montana Hardware company.
Patrick O'Farrell, editor of August.
us Heinze's "Reviler" in Butte, got
his "needin's' Saturday afternoon
when M. Sullivan, who has long been
a target of O'Farrell's most malign-
ant abuse. knocked him down and
jeered at him as a covered before q
large crowd. Pat absolutely refused
to make a fight after once striking at
Sullivan with a loaded cane.
A severe hail storm, the edge of
which reached Lewistown Saturday
afternoon. did a great deal of dam
age north, northeast and northwest
of the city. william Vannest and
Bauley brothers were particularly
hard hit, while Messrs. Anderson, Nc
Donald, Medigar and others out in
that vicinity had much damage done
to hay, oats and grain crops. In some
instances the destruction was almost
total.
Go to the Eagle Cafe for a nice
short order meal. Jas. f. Skinner,
Prop.
Subscriptions for the purpose Of
buying Bower Bros. a new watch Will
be received at this Office and all do
nations promptly acknowledged and
forwarded. II is a needy charity and
the Argus will do its part. When AS
SCISSOR Pick went around last month
he found that the poor people over
there on Surprise creek only had a
$40 watch and not a cent In other
....I.,, ~ - nIato-n0t a cent All