Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1903-12-16
ADDITIONAL LOCAL.
surprenant is the sign writer.

ADDITIONAL LOCAL.
S%urprenant is the sign writer.
j. Frank Sage was in from Maiden
yesterday.
All goods purchased of d. E. Hemp
hill & Co. engraved free of charge.
Latest novelties at ID. E. Hemphill
& Co.
Look for the pink ticket in the
White Satin flour sack.
Buy your Christmas candies at
~Edgecombe's and save your pocket
book. Big discount for cash.
Culver & Culver will give a grand
ball Christmas night in which you are
particularly invited to participate.
Five thousand dollars to loan in
81, 900 amounts at 5 per cent on i'm
proved ranch property. first mortgage.
Wright Bros.
Holiday goods. fine watches, jewel
ry. diamonds, Montana s%apphires.
souvenir spoons. silverware, etc, at
d. L. Hemphill G. Co.
Leave orders for Borgh's coal with
l.. ID. Blodgett at the Judith Hardware
company.
Jim SINNERS place.
Several new songs will be a feature
Of the Home Workers entertainment
Thursday evening, December 31st.
For a nice job of monogram or
fancy engraving call at Norman's
jewelry store. Mr.. Simmons is the
engrayer.
Fathers and mothers will learn what
the little oEes want by reading theil
letters to Santa Claus in the Power
Mercantile Company's ad.
w. G. Norman has the choice line
of jewelry, watches and silverware,
A selection from this stock will please
your friend. The prices are the low
est. too.
Pat Walsh returned last week from
Bozeman, where he had a large con.
tract with the city council for doing
the ditch work and pipe laying for the
new water works system.
While splitting kindling with a sa
Der bayonet Monday evening. Ben
Wiedeman missed the stick and struck
the thumb of his left hand. almost
a%mputating that member.
Cut glass. solid silver, and hand
painted china at ID. Z. Hemphill & Co
Mr.. and Mrs. George Creel are re
joicing in the birth of a girl. the in
teresting event having happened yes
terday. The mother and babe are re
ported to be resting as well as could
be expected.
Get yourself in readiness to attend
the Christmas ball Xmas night at the
opera house, Lewistown,
The Lewistown Telephone com
pany is putting up fifty miles of new
wires around Belt. The new line i,
% miles long and two wires are be
Harvey left Friday for the purpose
of beginning the work.
Meerschaum pipes-just the thinl
for father or brother for Xmas, a
Powers.
The following is the percentage o
attendance in the public school TO
the month ending December 18th
Miss Mains room, 81; Miss Newell
95.3; Miss Jackson. 1856; Miss No
BILE. 95.9; Miss Ward. 96.77; Mis-
Stewart, 96.125; Miss Dolan. $3.50
Miss Doolittle. 96.73; Miss Fulton
s 1851: Prof. Tootell. 97.S7.
F. Fl. Stokes. the popular tonsorial
list who has held down a chair in Red
: place for some months past, has lai,
/ aside his razor and clippers and takel
up the hoe and pillow handle. He las
week traded his place in town to Ere,
{, Kicks for a ranch of 100 acres, all i'm
~provements and $500. He is movinI
up 10 his new place. which is locates
, on Spring Creek about seven mile
? southeast OF town, this week.
Surprenant is the carriage painter
q The entertainment to be given ii
Culyer's opera house mex Thursda.
evening, the 3lst inst, Is the first O
. two which are in preparation by
|. Joint committee of the Home Worker
: society of the Presbyterian churc'
and st. Jahes' Guild. The first vii
: be given in the name of the HON
Workers and the second by the Guile
the proceeds of each to be divided
| Local talent has been deyoting niue
time TO preparation and as Mrs. 4
W. War; is in charge C is assn
ed.
Why not give your mother a beaut
ful rug for Xmas? A complete lin
of rugs and carpets at Powers.
A beautiful Xmas gift is a hant
some piece of furniture. Power Me-
camille Co.
Toddie, the small son of Mr.. an
Mrs. t. q. Busenburg, vas take
slightly IN the first of the week. II
was kept in the house, his parent
believing il Ia be only a slight al
ment. from which he would ecover !
a few days. lie was no better TIL
morning and a doctor was called II
After making an examination he pr
nuunced il a case of scarlet feve
The house was quarantined this NOR
ing with Mr.. B~usenburg on the on
side. so he will have to remain els
] where until the quarantine is lifted