Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1904-08-24

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Fred j. Helm, attorney at law. OF
fee in ~postoffice building.
Reports from Flatwillow are to the
effect that the range nea there is in
bad shape and the water is scarce.
Shirts requiring no starch 10 cents
at Judith Steam Laundry.
George Anderson was called to Kan.
sas City Saturday on account of the
serious illness of his father.
Blackford G. Blackford. attorneys,
office in Judith Basin Bank building
Gordon o. Shafer returned Tuesday
evening from a trip TO Helena and
Bozeman on business,
Wanted-A girl for general house.
work, Apply at this office.
Judge +. F. MacGowan aud family
have gone to Flatwillow on a camping
trip.
Spring Greek Coal Company's tele.
phone is No. lis.
Miss Katherine Shaw is visiting at
the home of her brother, r NJ. Shaw,
on Mcdonald creek.
De Kalb & Ayers. attorneys at law.
Office Allen & Robinson building.
n. J. Clingen. of Kendall. will put
up three small houses on his lots on
Montana street neal Seventh avenue.
Binding Irvine lie per pound at
| Woodman & Charters.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. J.. Slough, of Stan.
ford, accompanied by Miss May Horn,
visited Miss Schroeder at the hospital
Monday.
Montana Hardware Company for
guns and rifles. Big stock to select
from.
James Laidley came in Tuesday ev.
ening on business. Mr.. Laidley Is
now running a store in Wallace, Ida
no.
Smith & Allen do general scaveng.
er work about Lewistown. Prompt
attention to orders left with j. C.
Bebb, City Street Commissioner. At
Mrs. Hoffman and Mrs. Joseph Mer.
edith will entertain the Guild ladies
and friends at the Hoffman Saturday
afternoon.
Get your lace curtains done up at
the Judith Steam Laundry.
w. e. Cort has negotiated the sale
of the Cort & Worden property on
Main street to Allen & Robinson, of
Kendall. The consider alton was &c.
500.
Austin w. War; has bought all the
f. S. Smith wheat and oats at Si.2J
a hundred. This is a good price. but
the grain is good also and Mr.. War;
has already disposed of most of it al
a considerable profit.
There will be no preaching ser,
vices at the Methodist Episcopal
church next Sunday as the pastor il
out of town. The other services will
be held as usual. Glass meeting al
1880. Sunday school at 1915 and Ep
worth League at Z p. m.
John Borgh. Arthur LaFrance. jim
Charters, L. +. McKcchnie and Chas
Meredith are home again from theiI
trip through the park. They repor'
a fine time. The remainder of the
party is expected in tonight or tomor
row.
The mixed freight and passenger OF
the Montana railroad ran over a COW
Monday evening near Main street
There were four or five cows on The
track when the train came in ant
all of them escaped except this one
II cannot be ascertained to whom tn,
cow belongs.
Carl Hirsch, who has been running
the boarding house at the Gold Reef
has sold out his place there to Thos
Bromley, OF Kendall. Mr.. Hirsch viii
go into the restaurant business her,
in the location formerly occupied b,
the Slater Sisters and will call hi
place the New Ideal Cafe. He expects
to be ready for business Tuesday.
/. NJ. Hobensack and Arthur Stod
dard have conveyed by warranty dee,
to julius Peterson lot one OF blocl
numbered seventeen and lettered q
of the original townsite of Lewistown
for a consideration Of $500. IL II
reported that Mr.. Peterson intends
moving the Mint saloon building ant
the one adjoining it to this lot ant
putting up a modern store building II
place of them. This will not be done
however, until next year.
Col. G.. r. Norris was a business
visitor in this city the first part o
this week. He says the outlook a
the beef market is bad. He feels tina
he did not do well with his shipmen
of cattle, as it was held back ant
he did not get the prices on ii tina
he should. In his opinion the marke'
will be overloaded as oon as condi
tons get better al the stock yards
for many ranchers will then rush il
their shipments that they are holdinl
back.
Last May a party Of miners iron
Kendall and Gilt Edge went to thu
Nome country in Alaska to do som,
prospecting for Messrs. Ladoux ant
Devereaux in regard to a tin PROPOSE
ton owned by these gentlemen In tina
country. William Nader, of Kendall
had charge of the party which lef'
Seattle May 18th. They did not fint
things looking as well as had beer
expected in Nome and returned aftel
a months stay. The boys do not care
to say much about their work buI
1t has been learned that they were
not greatly impressed with the pros
poets In that district.
The Billings fair opens this weeI
and the officials OF the meeting are
positive that il will be the most sue
cessful in the history of the town
Lewistown people will be interested
in this fair for the reason that horses
from Lewistown will compete in tho
races. Those that are entered arc
Eta ", formerly the property of Oar
Crowley, OF this city, but now own
ed by G. ID. Peterson, Of Billings
Tracey b., owned By Otto Phillips, OF
Lewistown; Kitty wilkes, owned by
o. e. Bennett: Merle, owned by
| Thn~a. Dvap Thagg arc fast hOrgng