Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1904-03-23

Wooden u~ndershirts. 80 cents at the
Power Mercantile Co.
War news the past week LAS been
exceedingly scarce, 1t has been so
meager that the metropolitan dailies
have had to draw upon their magma
tons for the material to justify their
double column headlines. A dispatch
TO the Argus from Great Falls this
morning states that there is nothing
doing" between the Japs and Rus.
slams. Two or three unconfrmed re.
ports Of Port Arthur bombardments
have come over the wires but even il
true they are of little consequence.
Be prepared TO get the best of the
argument by fortifying yourself with
Information from the World Almanac
for 1904. Price 35 cents at the office
or sen by mail for 45 cents.
Spring Creek Coal company's tele.
phone number Is 63.
The Rev. W. W. Van Orsdel, who
arrived in Lewistown Friday left on
the Great Falls coach yesterday for
some other part OF his territory.
Brother Van" does about as much
travelling as any other man in Mon.
tana and his missionary visits keep
him OF of the railroad for several
weeks in every year. Wherever he
goes he takes sunshine and good
cheer with him and In other places
as In Lewistown he numbers his
friends by the number of his acquain.
%tances, which is always large.
For spring millinery see Mrs. Cul.
yer, Fifth avenue and Washington
street. Everything new and up.to-
date.
For your spring hats go 10 Mrs.
Culyer's.
Walter Cox and James Skaggs. do
ing business under the firm name of
Cox & Skaggs, have brought suit in
the district court against Mary A.
Hamilton and Allen II. Brew. who.
under The firm name Of Hamilton x
Brew, are operating a coal mine on a
section of land alleged by the plain
tiffs to belong 10 them. They further
allege that they have uucn damaged
in the sun of Sl.5oo by the defend
ants and ask judgment for that
amount. An application for an in
junction, restraining the defendants
from doing any further work on the
mine, was argued before Judge Chea-
die yesterday and this morning the
decision has not been made up to the
time OF going to press. The defend
ants claim to have a verbal agree
ment with Cox & Skaggs by which
they were To do some work on the
ground owned by the latter.
Surprenant is the carriage painter.
Heinz's Dill pickles at Lehman's.
The preliminary hearing OF Carl
Grunwald. charged with seduction,
was held before Justice John Jackson
in Kendall Saturday afternoon. Elsie
Quinn, the complaining witness, was
the only one who testified in the case.
After her testimony the justice bound
over Grunwald to the district court
under a bond OF $4,000. Grunwald
was remanded To jail until a petition
for a writ of habeas corpus could be
argued In the district court. The
matter was argued yesterday. States
Attorney Belden first moved TO quash
the writ, but this was overruled and
later the petition itself was denied.
Grunwald's attorneys. Huntoon, Wor.
den a Smith. and the county attor.
ney. then argued the question of a
reduction OF the bond from $4,000 10
81 900. The court stated that as SCOT
as the papers In the case were re.
turned from the justice court he
would grant the reduction as request
ed. The reduction was granted this
morning and Grunwald was released.
For Sale-Sixteen-horse power ad'
vance engine and 36 X 60 Advance
separator, windstacker and water
tank complete in good condition. V,
Pulec, postoffice building.