Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1904-05-18

Special sale of odd pairs OF lace
curtains at Power Mercantile Co.
J. ]. o'Neil, of Butte, was in this
city the latter part Of the week.
L, NJ. Dean was up from Kismet on
a short business trip the first OF the
week.
Frank Cooper and II. Farnham, of
Belt, arrived in the city Monday for
a short visit.
Marion Burke lett last Friday
morning for Spokane, wnere he will
visit his family for a few weeks.
Are you looking for a baby car
riage or go-cart? None so good as
those at Power Mercantile Co.
Otis Lish last week purchased two
lots in the Riverside addition from
stone g. Long, paying s225 for the
grounds.
Next Sunday the Rev. Father A.
Hoffman, pastor of the Catholic
church of Belt, will conduct the SER
vices In st. Leo's church and Rev. j.
VI. Vermaat will occupy the pulpit of
81. Marks church in Belt.
Edward Lathrop, of Spokane. was
autographed at the Day House Mon
day.
DIR. VI, +. Guinon. optician and eye
specialist. of Helena. is at the Sloan
block, room G, in this city, where he
will be found for the next week or ten
days. DR., Guinon will make a pro-
fessiOnal visit to Lewistown about
every GO days in the future. All
work guaranteed. Consultation free.
Ice eoxes-our spring supply just
arrived. Highest grade at lowest
prices. Power Mercantile Co.
Saturday a unusually quiet in
Lewistown owing to the fact that the
ranchers were taking advantage of
the fine weather to do some spring
work. Spring work is o well ad-
vanced and the man with the hoe"
is wearing a broad smile in conse-
quence.
Barney Hedigan, who Is charged
with grand larceny. flea a new bond
in the district court last Saturday
for his appearance in June and his
old bondsmen, Rice D~ougherty and
J. w. Kearney, we're released. His
new sureties are G. N. Caldwell, NJ.
NJ. Young. A. Skaggs and John Men
gelkoch.
l.. =. Slater, Ed. Martin and Doctor
Treacy vent out on Cottonwood early
last Sunday morning and early Mon
day morning were out about town
telling what they did. They agreed
on the number "72" and had the thing
well rehearsed. They were also un-
animous in the assertion that Ware
caught 90 from one small hole. They
are all good fishermen.
Do you need a crib for the baby?
The best and cheapest at Power Mer-
camille Co.
A meeting of the school board was
held Saturday evening but there was
not much done. Mr.. Remington was
re-employed as janitOr of the central
school building. Applications for
teaching positions in the schools were
discussed but no teachers were chos-
en-. There will be a meeting this ev-
ening. at which time the teachers for
the positions not already filled will
be selected.
Carolyn Isabel Wells, a breed wom-
an who lived about six miles from
town. died Friday morning at ten
o'clock and was buried in the Catholic
cemetery Saturday afternoon at $3.50
o'clock. She was 95 years of age and
probably had more descendants than
any other person In Fergus county.
Agnes Wells. another member of the
same family. died Thursday morning
of consumption and was buried in the
Catholic cemetery Friday afternoon.
She was II years OF age.
We lead in upholstered couches.
Our prices are right. Power Mercan-
tile Co.
The store OF the Lewistown Furni-
ture company was b%urglarized last
Wednesday night. but. fortunately,
the burglar did not find much TO pay
him for his trouble. The building was
entered from the rear, the catch on
the big double door being bent so as
to permit the door to open. The lock
on the till was then broken and the
contents. consisting of $3.50 in silver
change. carried away. The officers
have been making a quiet hunt for the
burglar and have their eyes on sew
eral suspicious characters.