Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1904-08-03

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Neutrality-suspicious. help to do
general house work. Best of wages.
Mrs. Aikens.
George J.. Wledeman left for Hell
ena Monday morning.
Albert Weydert returned Monday
from Helena and Great Falls.
Mrs. John Smith, of Pasadena.
Cal, is visiting Mrs, Hoffman at the
Hoffman house.
James Begnold, who VAS bound ov.
or &c the district court Friday. got
bail Saturday afternoon.
DR.. and Mrs. +. A. Treacy leave for
home today. They have been in Min.
neapolis for the last week.
Frank Day has joined the Lewistown
and Yellowstone Park Excursion com.
pany, which starts tomorrow.
The Montana railroad company will
run an excursion from Dorsey and
Two-Dot to Lewistown and return
next Sunday.
Ted Collins, who has been here In
the interest of the Collins Land com.
pany, of Washington. ID. C., left the
city this morning.
Fred Brittin, who has the contract
for the stone work on the new bank
building, went to Helena Monday
morning for a ten days visit.
Walker j. Wells, of Flatwillow. is
in the city on business. He says CIV.
erything is lovely in the Flatwillow
country and business is good.
Wright Bros. sold the John Keenan,
lot at the corner of Main street and
First Avenue last week 10 A. w.
War;, the consideration being $4,000.
Judge T.. X. Cheadlc leaves Friday
morning To occupy the bench in the
district court of Lewis and Clarke
county in the trial OF Grayellc.
Mrs. Frank j. Ware returned last
Tuesday evening from the south,
where she has been since April. She
stopped at st. Louis on the way home.
In another column of this issue will
be seen the notice of the sale by the
sheriff OF the Pierce sawmill and out.
fit on Flatwillow creek. G. c. Long
is the trustee.
The old city hall and adjoining
sheds will be sold AT auction To tn,
highest bidder at the special meet
ing OF the city council to be held al
s o'clock Friday evening.
Up to the time of going to press
the Argus has been anxiously wait
ing for the official figures from thu
wool warehouse. but although the bal
ing was finished at 4 O'Clock Sunda,
afternoon and the man who weighed
out the bales has left, we are unable
to give the exact amount received ant
baled out. II is hoped that befor,
many more months We will be abb,
to publish the correct weights. Il IL
known that there were in the neigh
borhood of two and one.half million
pounds baled out. but the exac
amount Is uncertain.
George G. Mclaughlin has been un
able so far to arrange a wrestling
match in the city, but IL is reported
that some local sports have in min,
a tournament in the near future. Nc
Laughlin says he will wrestle eigh
local men or men from the count,
and agree TO give them a fall eacI
within one hour of actual wrestling
, He has defeated such good men a
Jack Curran, Of K%alispell; Jenordi
Of Colorado. and c. NJ. Ross, OF Sal
Lake City. A good exhibition ma
be expected If Mr.. Mclaughlin SUE
ceeds in getting a match.
The meat market of Abel Bros. wa
: entered by burglars Friday night an
, three dollars in small change take
= from the cash register and two r.
d vOlyers stolen from one of the draw
ers Of the desk. The thief or thicye
effected their entrance by bTcakinI
the bolt from the back door and one
In the rest was easy, as Mr.. Abe
: leaves the register open to proven
its being broken If anything like thi
= should happen. The burglary mus
have occurred some time after I
O'Clock for Johnny Abel was there u
D to that time. No clue has been fonn
by the officers. but they are doin
their best to locate the burglars.