Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1903-03-11

Kelly and Moulton pay cash fol-
bounty claims
Joseph Meredith of New Year wa;
In the city Saturday.
The Judith Hardware Co. sells the
Sharpless Tubular Cream Separator.
Send 40 cents In stamps and We will
mail you a copy Of the World almanac
for 1908.
Home rendered lard Is the best
at the Lewistown Meat & Provision
Company.
]. M. Johnson of Grass Range made
a business trip to Lewistown the first
of the week.
]. w. Cochran of Big Timber arrived
in the city Saturday to take a position
with the Judith Hardware Co.
There will be a dance at Rockford
on March 18th. The Baker and Mar
shall orchestra will furnish the music.
William Hansen of Cottonwood, who
has been very sick of heart trouble
for several weeks, is reported much
better.
When you want coal go to ]. L.
Beebe, the agent for the Black Dia-
mond Coal Co, at the Bank of Fergus
County.
Mss Foretta Doyle returned Sat-
urday from her vacation which she
spent in the east, chiefly in New York
and Chicago.
Mrs. A. w. orion left Friday morn
ing, via Benton, for Portland, Oregon,
where she will visit her mother for
several months.
A. w. Orton has sold his house in
the western part Of town to E. H.
Crabtree. The consideration. was In
the neighborhood Of $4,000.
The dance given Friday night In the
Cottonwood school house for the bene-
fit of the school was a great success.
A large crowd was present, a number
going out from this place.
Rev. Quickenden preached on the
subject Of swearing and general de.
famation Of character last Sunday.
Some were Observed to look around to
see II their neighbor was "hit."
w. G. Learmonth of Belgrade has
purchased the William Hawson ranch
on Cottonwood, consideration $500.
Mr.. Learmonth expects to move his
family wei within a few weeks.
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 spe.
cialty, Lewistown, Mont.
Mrs. DR.. Stoll left Monday morning
by private conveyance for Benton
where she will take the train for Chi
cago, having been called there an.
nouncing the serious illness of her
grandfather, DR.. Pomeroy . She was
accompanied by the children .
w. H. Boynton has resigned the pc
sition of editor-in-chief of the Montana
Record to accept a position with the
Business Mems Association of the car
-ital city. Boynton has been a large
factor in making the Record one Of
the best papers in the state and his
facile pen will be missed in the edi
torial rooms of the sheet.
B. F. Hickman and Miss Emma
Tansman, both of Gilt Edge, were mar
ried at 8 o'clock Friday evening by
Justice Mcfarland. Mr.. Hickman
lately came from Butte and has beer
working on the big ditch being GU
by the Gold Reef people. and Miss
Tansman is known as one Of Gil
Edges most popular young ladies.
James o. Wilson, commander of thu
mounted police of the Regina distric
in the Northwest Territory, has writ
ten Sheriff Slater that Sam Pellitie
and John La Fontane, who were chas
ed out of this county by the officer
and later arrested in Valley count,
for horsestealing, are wanted in Car
ada for a similar offense and in cas-
of a failure to convict down here
to hold them for him. The prisoner
, are now in Choteau county where the
are awaiting trial for burglary.