Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1903-12-23
ADDITIONAL LOCAL.

II You want lNt utsl utdltl maui
see w. S. Smith.
II O are in doubt as TO what TO
get your gentleman friend for a
| Christmas or New Year present pur.
chase him a box ni good cigars at
E~dgccombe's.
Certainly nothing Is TO take the
place of books as Xmas gifts. When
stumped give books. is a fine rule.
We have all the newest and best ones.
Delzell Drug Co.
sunny jim" sherman now holds
the bowling record of the city. Last
Saturday evening at the ladies' alleys
h 5owled l.U22 pins in five games,
making an average of 2Oiia per game.
Remember the Christmas services
at the Catholic church on Christmas
eve. All are cordially invited TO be
present. Rev. Father Mulconry will
deliver the Christmas sermon.
have a purchaser for a good ranch.
Who has a ranch for sale? Tom
Smith, Electric Building. Lewistown,
Montana.
During the past year there have
been bur two claims for bounty on
bear in Fergus county. Frances No,
bic and August f. Mier are the men
who have added the scalp of bruin to
their collection. The bounty is 81.
Poor ~Piliicoddy and Maidens All
Forlorn are not as sad as their titles.
You will enjoy d good laugh on Thurs
day evening, December 31st. at Gull
ver's hall. Tickets at Delzells.
". r. Nelson. of Kendall. who was
accused uf the Indecent exposure OF
his person. was tried before a jury
in the court of Justice Mcfarland las,
Wednesday afternoon and found not
guilty.
Carl Dwight has resigned his place
as night clerk az the Day House and
will leave about the first OF the year
for Judith. where he will take care
of the store and p~ostofilce for Colonel
G. Il. Norris.
w. y. Peters. of Utica, was a bus.
mess visitor to Lewistown Monday,
George Gang. who was kicked by a
horse and suffered a broken leg some
two months ago, is again able to be
up and around.
Chief Engineer F. T. Robertson. OF
the Montana railroad company, left
Friday morning for Kansas City,
where he will spend the holidays with
his family. He will return to Lewis.
town about the first of the year.
Mrs. Fritz Nevis. of Berlin, Ger,
many. is trying TO locale her husband
Several letters have recently been re.
ceived by Chas. L. Wright. of the
Lewistown hotel, enquiring as TO the
whereabouts OF Nevis.
Thompson Fletcher and wife, who
live up north o fthe North Moccasin
mountains, are in the city today on
a Christmas trading and shopping
trip. Mr.. Fletcher says that they have
no snow oyer in his section and that
stock and range conditions are very
favorable.
All lovers of music will enjoy Mrs
DuClos beautiful voice ON December
3lst, at the Home Workers entertain
ment. This will be her first appear
ance before a Lewistown audience
and will be a treat TO those who have
the pleasure of hearing her sing. Tick,
cts at Delzell's.
Nj. and Mrs. Z. II. Hampson, OF
Fort Maginnis. were visitors at the
county seat last week. Mr.. Hampson
is comparatively a newcomer to Fer
gus county, having resided here since
last April. but likes the country very
much. Mr.. Hampson was formerly a
resident OF Buffalo, n. Y, and was
for 81 years an emplOye OF the Erie
railroad.
l.. A. Hatfield, of indianapolis. In
diana. arrived in this city last We'd
nesday and has taken a position with
the Lewistown Commercial company
as clerk in the dry goods department
Mr.. Hatfield has already shown him
self to be an accomplished salesman
and is, besides, a most c%ongenial gen
tleman. He is well pleased with Lew
istown and will no doubt be a perma
nent resident here.
Johnnie Arthur yesterday received
a telegram stating that his brother
! Henry Arthur, living in Stroud, Ok.
was at the point of death. the message
having been sent by his father. Mr.
Arthur will leave on the first traii
for Stroud and will proDably be gon,
for several weeks. though the resul
OF his brothers illness will largel
determine the length OF his stay.
: In the Argus OF Two r'eeks ago /
, was state that Miss Bessie Dwigh
has resigned her position in the pull
, lie schools. This is a mistake, a
Miss Dolan is only substituting 70
Miss Dwight. who will resume he
place in the school as soon as she re
|, covers from her illness. Miss Dwigh
! is n Of the most popular teacher
in the Lewistown schools and we not
= with pleasure that the report of he
. resignation is an error.
, Beulah Mullen has instituted Il
If yorce proceedings against James III
@ ward Mullen. The complaint allcge
@ that the plaintiff and defendant wer
married November q, 1900. at Ca
Il neill. On the 2lst of September tn
n defendant abandoned Mrs. Mullen an
II has failed and refused to return I
ii his erstwhile happy home and ha
h also failed TO provide the neccssario
OF existence. This. Mrs. Mullen b,
IS %lievcs. entities her to a divorce, ais
II the custody Of the only child, 10.
Mary Mullen. Blackboard & Blackfor
IS are the plaintiffs attorneys.
r The Biddle piano contest will clos
" when the Dclzell Drug Co. locks II
ID doors Christmas night, the final cour