Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1903-08-19

Louis Place is in from the southern
and eastern part OF the county this
week.
Go to the Eagle Cafe for a nice
short order meal. Jas. f. Skinner.
Prop.
Tom Shaw was moseying around
among his Lewistown friends on Mon
day.
Try our home rendered lard. You
will like ii. Lewistown Meat & Pro.
vision Co.
II. Olzmer, foreman for Joe Sims
on the Musselshell. was a business
visitor to the city Thursday.
Twenty per cent. discount on all
saddles at Judith Hardware Co. until
stock is reduced.
Those desiring a new fall or winter
suit should call and look over the new
stock just received by Walter Knight,
tailor.
Everything neat, new, cool and
clean at the Acme Cafe. Come and
see for yourself that this is true.
All Episcopal ladies are cordially
invited to attend a social Thursday
afternoon. August goth. at Mrs. Z. J..
Hazen's.
Creel & Briggs handle the finest line
Of window shades and mould.
ings.
James NJ. Croft returned Thursday
evening from Great Falls, where he
went to sell his wool. He received
l4h cents for his clip and a salts
fed with his price.
Oswald and Arthur Lehman left On
Monday morning for the east for a
trip of six weeks duration. They Will
visit all Of the principal eastern cities
and combine business with pleasure
by purchasing goods for the big store
while in st. Paul, New York and Chi
cago.
DIR. r. c. Hill. of Great Falls, left
Tuesday afternoon for Europe. He
will visit the principal cities of the
old world and will make a special
study of surgery under the most emf
nent of modern surgeons. He will re.
sumo his practice in Great Falls on
his return. making more than ever a
speciality of surgery and the diseases
of m
Avery Armstrong and George Zieg-
Ter have about decided on a new
stone building for their restaurant
and bakery. Their trade has increas.
ed to such proportions as to make
their present quarters rather made
quate, and IL they carry out their pres
ent plans a new stone building will
take the place of the building they
now occupy within the next two
months.
F. c. Armstrong, II. Armstrong and
Clarence Boardman, Of Great Falls,
were in this city and vicinity on min
ing business the latter part of last
week and the first Of this. Mr.. Board
man was first lieutenant of a COM
pany in the Spanish-American war
and is well known to the boys who
served from Lewistown. He is a par
ticular friend of James NJ. Croft. who
was a brother officer.
Fergus and Hilger shipped lou car
loads of cattle TO the Chicago market
the latter part of the week and Mon
day night Mr.. Hilger received a tele.
gram that the best car load had been
sold for 1896 a hundred and that the
Others were then unsold. Dave takes
rather a pessimistic view of the stock
market and does not look for very
good prices this fall. He thinks the
low prices are caused by overcrowd-
ing.
Helena was not able to make pro-
fessional base ball pay and on Thurs
day 1t was announced that the fran
chise in the Pacific Northwest league
had been given up. With a good team
of winners such as the city had last
year the club might have paid ex-
penses, but the aggregation this year
seemed unable to get out OF the rut
and has stayed ear the bottom of the
percentage column since the opening
of the season. There Is talk of trans.
ferring the team to Great Falls, which
has had a laundering for representa-
ton in the league for the past two
years.
The annual picnic OF the ~Presbyter.
ian Sunday school will be held in Nc.
Columns grove on upper COTTONWOOD
creek tomorrow. All are making pre-.
parations to get an early start from
town and hope to be on the grounds
by 5 o'clock. A program of races will
be gotten up after all get on the
grounds and the following firms Of
the city have offered prizes for the
winners: George NJ. Stafford. Judith
Hardware Co.. Montana Hardware
Co., Golden Rule. Charles Lehman &
Co, Lewistown Commercial Co., Del
zell Drug Co. and the Power Mercan-
tile Co.
The balance OF DR.. r. s. Hedges
furniture can be seen at the residence
of DIR. NJ. NJ. Hedges, and consists OF
the following articles: Three velvet
carpets with borders: forty-five yards
of velvet carpet without border; one
dining room buffet; one hall bench
with tree and mirror; n hall chair;
one reception chair; three rocking
chairs; dining chairs; n kitchen
cupboard; a few cooking utensils; one
washing machine. The doctors office
furniture consists of an operating Ia
BILE, an instrument case, an office
writing desk, a book case and a heat
ing stove. Will be sold reasonable for
cash.
The new schedule for the carrying
Of passengers between Lewistown AMI
Harlowton was inaugurated yesterday
morning and the stage ride is now
cut down TO the distance from Lewis
town to Garneill. The stage carrying
passengers, mail and express. leaves
Lewistown at Z o'clock a. m. instead
of at 5 o'clock as formerly. 1t arrives
in Garneill at noon, where connectiol
is made with the train for Harlow
tnn Thiu ip tho Unrk train with a