Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1904-01-13

Judith Hardware Co. for robes.
Austin w. War; left Monday for
Helena on a business trip,
Spring Greek Coal company's ltele.
phone number is SO.
Sam Hurvitch. of Gilt Edge, was a
visitor to this city Monday.
Money saving sale at the Fad this
month. $500 shoes for $500.
George Bach and wife left Monday
morning for Helena and Butte on a
visit Of about ten days.
L. II. Crabtree. assays, exam,na.
tions and reports. Mining properties
listed for sale. A good list of unde.
veloped properties now offered on rea.
sonable terms. Cyanide propositions
a specially. Lewlstown, Mont.
Treasurer james Croft states thar
hereafter teachers warrants will not
be cashed unless signed by the clerk
and two members OF the board Of trus.
tees. He has been receiving warrants
signed by the clerk and only one
member, which is not sufficient. He
desires that all school boards and
teachers, as well, will remember this.
A communication from Arthur s.
Clifford, who Is now on Lodge Pole
creek near Weede, Mont, with 10000
sheep for the N-Bar outfit, states that
they are having excellent weather
thus far down in the bad lands and
that sheep are looking fine. Mr.. Gift
ford is a thorough sheep man and
will bring his locks through in good
shape II anyone can.
Surprenant is the sign writer.
The Argus is in receipt of some
items from Rock creek. The sender
failed, however, to send name, and as
1t is the policy Of this paper not Ia
publish anything the writer OF which
is unknown to us, we were unable tc
put the items In this issue. Any con
tributions Of news from outside points
are always gratefully received, but fol
matters OF protection, II Is necessary
that the publisher should know who
Is responsible for TIE contribution.
G. W. Cook will begin to close out
his stock Of goods at auction Satur
day, January 18th, at I o'clock d. m
On Monday afternoon. January 18th
he will also have an auction sale. II
these auctions are we'll attended he
will continue TO hold these sales or
Saturdays and Mondays until all the
goods are sold. These sales will at
ford excellent opportunities to pro
cure bargains.
A 22 calibre rife, which Ole Sci
land. of Grass Range, was cleanins
Thursday evening. was accidental,
discharged and the bullet entered
Ole's right hand In the fieshy part Oh
posite the thumb and lodging on tn,
other side of the hand between thu
thumb and index finger. The acciden
occurred on the place of Mons Tiegen
who brought Ole to Lewistown Fri
day. DR.. willard made an examina
ton of the injured hand. which was to,
swollen at first to attempt to extrac
the ball. Later the bullet was ell
out and Ole will soon be all RICH
again.
DR.. F. F. Attix has returned from
the east and resumed practice. Offic,
corner Main street and Sixth avenue
jamie Sherman continues to be tn,
champion bowler of Lewistown. o.
Friday evening, at the ladies' alley
he bowled five games with an averag
Of 215. The first game he knocke,
down 229, the second he raised 1t /
236, the fourth was the only one Il
which he failed to make over 200, &c,
ting only 1873 in that game. In tn
fourth he got back in the high elias
with PA and finished out with 2OS
making a total of 1915 for the serie
of five games. There have been bu
few better records made in the stat
and 1t is seldom that such an aver
age Is made anywhere. A remarkabl
record for a boy 16 years of age.