Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1904-03-09
Hall and Herring at Lehman's.

nan ana herring at Lehman S,
Frank King is up this week from
Everson.
]. NJ. Parent. oil Kendall. is a Wis
itor to this city today.
Borgh's bright bituminous coal.
Charles Meredith and wife were in
from Gilt Edge the latter part OF the
week.
Log Cabin maple syrup, Vermont
sap. best in the market, at the Pow
er Mercantile Company.
The county commissioners were to
have opened the bids for the building
OF the county Jail today but Architect
Bell was unable TO reach the city so
the matter was postponed until one
week from today.
Try our want column; II brings re.
suits.
Misses Lulu Shufelt. Leila Wunder.
lin and Elizabeth Neville went to
Kendall Saturday morning ia attend
the home talent play. which Was civ,
en- there that evening for the benefit
of the church and school They re-
turned home Monday afternoon. The
play was an entire success and the
net proceeds amounted to over 800.
The Judith Hardware Co, beat them
all OF stoves.
Manager Atkins. of the Golden Rule
store is installed in his new quar-.
tiers this week. having finished NOV
Ing his stock of goods yesterday. He
Is now In a much improved location
and has a better opportunity TO dis
play the progressive business meth
DDS. for which he is well known. The
store which he vacated will be occu-
pied by the Bank OF Fergus County
as soon as the vault is completed,
If the ranchers along the Judith
river were to come 10 the Western
Mining and Real Estate Bureau they
might be able to sell their ranches.
John Iaux has purchased Of the
Bank of Fergus County the old bank
building, which was recently irrcpar-
ably damaged by fire and is now On
gagged in tearing il down. II was the
first brick building eve erected in
Fergus county and its demolition re-
moves one of the land marks of the
Judith Basin. But a much better land
mark will be the splendid new stone
structure which will take It's place.
Work will begin on the new building
as soon as the plans are completed
and the weather will permit.
Be prepared to get the best of the
argument by certifying yourself with
information from the World Almanac
for 1904. Price 35 cents at the office
or sent by mail for 45 cents.
Robert L. Lee Townsend returned
Friday from his eastern trip, taken
in the interest of his mining bust.
ness. He was accompanied to Lewis
town by Captain II. II. Reed. of New
York City. DIR. w. c. Harding and MI.
Ackland Sitting, of Detroit. Mich.
Capt. Reed is a cousin of the late 7.
b. Reed. the great Maine statesman,
and Is a most genial, affable gentle.
man. The other gentlemen are well
known Detroit business men and came
here for the purpose of making some
investments II they can find some
properties which will, in their juds-
ment, justify them. They were TAX
en- to Kendall by Mr.. Townsend Sat
urday and we're shown through the
two great properties of that camp,
They were greatly impressed with
the wonderful possibilities of the dis
trict. They returned to Lewistown
on Sunday and Monday afternoon left
for Gilt Edge, near which place Mr..
Townsend and his associates have
some properties. Before returning
they will thoroughly look over The
Gilt Edge and Cone Butte district and
examine the properties which are now
being developed by Townsend and
friends. They expect to return east
some time next week.