Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1904-07-06

RA9SSi
Mrs. T. W. Warren returned Thurs.
day from an extended visit in Hell
ena.
Mrs. HELEN Crilley left Monday
morning for Denver. in which city she
will visit for a few weeks with her
mother.
Shirts requiring no starch 10 cents
at Judith Steam Laundry.
A marriage license was issued yes,
terday morning TO Owen McGrady
and Miss Bee Reid, Of Kendall. We
did not learn when the interesting
event is to take place.
Sharpless Tubular Cream Separa.
tors at Judith Hardware Co.
Mrs. G. Nord and daughter. Lille,
left this morning for Helena, where
they will reside with Mrs. Nord's
daughter, Miss Minnie Nord. who
holds an important position with the
Bell Telephone company.
Spring Greek Coal Conpany's tele'
phone % No. 175.
Sheep shearing in the western part
of the state is drawing TO a close
The Bower plant will finish up the
last of this week and the Sage creek
company expects to finish not later
than the 18th.
De Kalb & Ayers, attorneys at law.
Office Allen & Robinson building.
Eight wool buyers have been in
Lewistown since the market opened
and yet N friends in the envious
villages of Great Falls and Billings
said that we would not see a buyer
during the season. And we had the
first auction sales to be held on the
three markets.
The Ladies Aid will serve dinner
every Saturday at the NJ. E. church
Price of dinner 25 cents.
Last week the Argus promised its
readers that the speech of Chairman
Cannon at the Chicago Republican
convention would appear in the fol,
lowing issue. that of this week. We
have the speech in type, but on &C
count of an eleventh hour demand fol
advertising space are compelled to
postpone its publication until next
week.
E. H. Crabtree, assays, examina.
tons and reports. Gold properties
wanted. Cyanide propositions fol
sale. Lewistown. Mont.
Will Kreplin, of Fuldo, Mimi, is the
latest addition TO the clerical force
at Lehman's. Aside from being a
gentlemanly young fellow and a good
clerk, Mr.. Kreplin is an accomplished
base ball player and will fit nicely on
the Lewistown infeld. He played
third base In the game at Kendall
on the Fourth and did some good
work.
Highest cash price paid for hides
and pelts. Lewistown Meat & Pro
vision Co.
John Reynolds, aged Is years, a vet.
eran of the Civil war and who was
with Sherman on his march to the
sea, formerly of Anaconda and Butte,
and whose occupation is that of a
sheepherder, made a mis-step from
the porch of Morrison & Simpsons
and when picked up was found to be
entirely paralyzed. He is a charge
Of the county and is given all atten.
ton possible for his comfort. Very
little hope Is entertained for his re.
covery.-Stanford Correspondent to
the Great Falls Tribune.
Oscar Stephns owns three pet sheer
which he keeps out on the Horse
Shoe Bar ranch near Kendall. They
have been fed and sheltered well al
winter and when they were shorr
last week, the clip of the largest
weighed 20 pounds, the next largest
Is pounds and the smallest IL pounds
making a total weight of 55 pounds
from the three sheep. The wool was
necessarily of excellent staple ant
Mr.. Stephens only regret is that hi
has not an entire band like those
three sheep.
For an ideal meal try Shaw's BesI
Hot Cake & Muffin flour; for sale a
Hopkins & Sons and Bertrand &
Shannon.
From the Argus, July 10, 1894: THE
following wool sales have been re
ported from Great Falls: w. C. Gil
lette, of Dearborn, $4,000 pounds to
May at 8 cents; Fairchild & McMait
to May, 10000 pounds at 10 cents
Gray Bros, of Judith, $4,000 pounds
to May at 10 cents; ]. A. Porter, Of
Judith, to May, $4,000 pounds at 10h
cents; Felix Armstrong, OF Cora, tc
May, $1,000 pounds at 10h cents.
Tariff reform" had succeeded in tht
elections of 1892 and the Democrats
were in power.
Go to Mrs. VIM. Bebb's for YOU
Sunday dinner.
The most timely and beneficial rail-
that ever struck this part of the coun
try came Saturday morning. The no
sun with the accompanying warn
winds we're drying up the country a
an alarming rate and the drouth wa
beginning to reach the dangerous
stage in many portions of the coun
ty. But a slow. steady, soaking rail
commenced early Saturday morning
and continued until noon of that day
It was a general rainfall and tn
drouth was routed in all parts of thu
county. IL almost assures good crop
for the Judith Basin, although anoth
er one just like 1t will come hand.
within the next fortnight.
Jack-of-All-Trades gasoline engines
at Judith Hardware Co.
Guilford Kelly. who iast Thursda,
was sentenced for a term OF tw'
years in the penitentiary for killinI
a horse belonging to Charles Stroud
of Ruby Gulch, became a benedic
Friday afternoon at 3 O'Clock. Judg
Cheadle p%ronouncing the words whic
made the prisoner and Dolpha Plaun
man and wife. The ceremony wa
very brief and was lacking in tn
glamour OF happiness which usual
surrounds a matrimonial alliance.
few moments after the words whic
bound them together in wedlock wer