Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1904-01-06
Jim SINNERS place.

Miss Slater has her confectionery
store on Fourth avenue about estab-
lished and Is now ready to receive
customers. She Is located in the new
Sloan building and carries a full line
OF confectionery, tobacco, cigars, nuts
and stationery. Note her advertise.
ment in this paper.
Judith Hardware Co. for stoves.
Miss Floretta Doyle left this morn.
Ing for a trip to Honolulu. She will
be joined at Bozeman by her sister,
Miss Clara Doyle, and together they
will 60 to Seattle and there embark
for the Hawaiians. Miss Doyle eX.
poets TO be gone from Lewistown
about two months.
De Kalb & Ayers. attorneys at law.
Ofice Allen q Robinson building.
The attention OF our readers is call.
cd to the advertisement OF Downing
4 Hassett. found In this issue. This
firm is just getting thoroughly estab-
lished In the feed and fuel business
and as II Is comprised OF upright,
business like gentlemen, the venture
will undoubtedly be made a success.
Jim SINNERS place.
II would seem that Lewistown Ia
progressing backwards, when her
school children are compelled to re.
turn TO the first school house, super
animated for years. but such is not
the case. The increased attendance
at the city school was much greater
than was anticipated this year and II
finally became absolutely necessary
that more room be provided. The
high school Is not ready to give up the
old school house on the hill, so Miss
Noble and her pupils were moved to
the little frame building back OF
Walker Wells place on Main street
Miss Dwight has returned to school,
though not yet fully recovered from
her injury. but Miss Dolan. who was
substituting for her. has been retain
ed. The rooms OF Miss Stuart and
Miss Ward have been very much
crowded all OF the year and a number
OF pupils were taken from each grade
and given to Miss Dolan. The In,
crease In the number OF teachers was
a much desired action on the part OF
the board, as the fourth and fifth
grades were both too crowded to al
low the teachers to do the best work
II ia thought that the high school will
be able TO move into the new building
by the LIST OF February and give ND the
public school room In the old build.
Ing.
Judith Hardware Co. for bobs.
A burglar tapped the cash register
OF Alec. Branson on New Years eve
and secured baout $50 Of Alec's hard
earned cash, About 12:45 Alec left
his place. the First and Last Chance
which is situated out at the end OF
Main street, and came up town after
his supper. Before leaving. as was
his custom. he carefully tried all OF
the doors to his place and thought
they were all securely locked. He re,
turned to the saloon In about an hour
The first thing he noticed was that
his cash register showed an IS sale,
whereas, when he left sO.1O was mark.
ed up. Opening up the register he
found that someone had taken some
thing over $40 Of the change which
was In the drawer. There was oveI
$50 In the house. but the burglar o.
burglars evidently got In a hurry ant
did not take the time to make a thor
ough search OF the money drawers o.
the place. Going into a back room
Alec discovered that one of the door,
was not locked, and decided that h
was mistaken In thinking II was fast
ened when he tried II before leaving
AT present there is no clue to the per
petrators OF the burglary.
Read the Argus and you will get ali
the news.