Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1903-05-20
See Hollinger about signs.

See Holllnger about signs.
Wanted-A girl for general house
work. Enquire of Mrs. A. w. War;
Buy your buggy at the Judith Hard
ware Co.
DR.. Beatty was over from Gilt Edge
the latter part of the week.
Wanted-A gentle pony for a boy
Must be of good size, color and style
Enquire at this office.
Miss ona Edwards, of odon, Ind.
is in this city the guest of Mrs. Arthur
~Froembling.
Garden seeds at the Judith Hard
ware Co.
Walter Corwin and Gene Peacock,
of Utica, were in this city on land
business Friday.
If you want a new carpet at Chica.
go prices see W. S. Smith.
Mrs. C. r. Bebb. who has been
quite i'll for the past two weeks. is
reported much better.
Hair Work made to order-Mrs. A.
Mcleod, Boulevard. near Third Ave.
Henry Borne, of Maiden, passed
through this city Sunday on his way
to Michigan. where he will visit for
a few weeks.
Fresh bread, cakes. pies and every
thing in the bakery line delivered at
your homes. Telephone 1877.
W. G. Pruitt, secretary of the board
Of stock commissioners, filed with the
county recorder a list Of. the estrays
for TIE year just ended.
George vanCleave, of Red Lodge,
arrived in this city the latter part
of the week and may decide to perm.
anently locate here.
Strength and vigor come OF good
food, duly digested. Force" a ready
to-serve wheat and barley food, adds
10 burden, but s~ustains, nourishes,
~invigorates.
The Ladies Aid Society will have
a cake and apron sale at the home
of Mrs.Jos. Jackson on Main street
Saturday, May 23rd. They will also
serve ice cream and cake.
Ira Dundom has been celebrating
the advent of a big boy, who made
his appearance at the Dundom home
on Spring creek on the Sth inst. Both
mother and child are progressing
nicely.
There will be no services In st.
James church on Sunday, May Gath,
as the rector keeps his monthly ap-
pointment at 3 p. m. in Forest Grove
school house on Mcdonald creek. He
also expects to organize a Sunday
school there on that day.
o. r. Beatty, a business man of
Minneapolis. was in this city several
days last week on his way to the
lower Musselshell country to look up
a location for a big horse and cattle
ranch. He is well pleased with what
he has seen of this country and thinks
that he will be able to find the sort
of a ranch he is looking for.
A Wallace, Idaho. special to the
Miner says that Captain E. P. Drake,
aged IS, a prominent attorney of Lew
istown. Mont, is dead. Mr.. Drake
went to Wallace from Lewistown,
about a month ago for his health. The
deceased at one time was a district
Judge in Wyoming. He leaves a wife
and two children. The above is an
error, as there was a lawyer
by the name Of Drake in this city.
Rev. A. w. Bell returned Friday
night from a weeks trip to Mcdonald
creek. where he went to arrange for
regular monthly services at Forest
Grove school house, the first service
to be held next Sunday, May oath, at
3 o'clock in the afternoon. AS there
are a large number of families who
are members of the Episcopal church
Mr.. Bell also expects to organize a
Sunday school at that time.
Hilger & Busenburg of this place
have received a letter from Sank Cen
tire, Mimi, stating that there were
six well to do farmers in that section
WIN dit SOLliuS W tulS touhby W buy
ranches and locate, having heard that
this is a first-class farming country.
The agricultural possibilities Of Fer
gus are becoming known far and
wide and a large number of good set
tiers are being attracted here to take
advantage of the opportunities offer
ed. They are all well satisfied with
the country and not n of them has
ever gone back east dissatisfied with
what they have seen in this country.
Walter Barnes, of Gilt Edge, and
Miss Anna Wilkes, Of Kansas City,
Mo-, were united in marriage at the
residence of l.. p. Slater at 8 o'clock
Sunday morning, the Rev. Henry
Quickenden officiating. Mr.. Barnes
is the efficient clerk in the store Of
the Gilt Edge Mercantile company,
and is held in the highest esteem by
his employers and all others who
know him in either a business or So
cial way. His bride is n Of Mis-
souri's fairest daughters and will
make a model wife. Gilt Edge will
be the future home of the young peo-
pie, who start in life with the hearty
congratulations and sincerest best
wishes of a host Of friends.