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

Inc Ladies Alu oONlclA VIII give
a dinner and supper Saturday. June
ith.
Music lovers will pronounce our
music cabinets useful and artistic.
Power Mercantile Co.
Bert r. Albin, a business man of
Billings. arrived in this cir. ycster.
day for a short visit.
II. G. Parchen the Helena druggist.
was in this city and vicinity solicit.
ing orders for his house last week.
Mrs. b. C. White will entertain the
members and friends of 81, James
Guild at her home Friday afternoon,
May Goth.
For Sale, 900 acres OF choice
scrip; so acres and up at $3.50: 40
acre lots at $500. HIIger a Busen.
burg. agents.
The best lamb report yet brought
IN m from the ranch Of Fergus
Bros, where the percentage OF lambs
from one band was 10.
James Stafford, of Gilt Edge. has
gone to Kendall, where he will en-
gage IN the grocery and gcntlemen's
furnishings business.
We have a buyer for $500 head of
yearling and 2-year-old wethers, deliv-
cred from June 18th to July 18th.
State price. Hilger & Busenburg.
George Bright and wife, Of Colum.
bus, Ohio, were in the city during
the past week the guests OF Mr.. and
Mrs. John l.. Bright. They left for the
east this morning.
Gus Simmons, who has been EN-.
ployed in the drug store of J. b. Wash
burn in Gilt Edge for the last year,
left Monday for Butte, where he has
accepted a place in a pharmacy shop.
DR.. Fred F. Attix is wearing an I'M
usually seraphic smile these days, all
because of the little girl who made
her appearance at the Attix home yes
terday. Mother and child are both
doing well.
Wiedeman & Weydert. who recent
ly purchased the store of n. l.. Po-
land, of Gilt Edge. are having the
store room thoroughly remodeled and
when completed 1t will be one of the
neatest places in the county.
The "Conundrum supper" which Is
to be given by the Ladies' Aid Soci-
ETY. Of the NJ. E. church Friday even
ing, promises to be a most interest
ing affair. Supper will be served at
the church at 5 o'clock and you will
be a loser II you fail TO attend.
The Rev. Mr.. Wakefield and family
| will arriun frar, Dht1inchpru Thttrg
day evening. Mr.. Wakefield m to
serve as rector of st. James church
and will hold his first services next
Sunday morning. The Barnes resi-
dence. near the church. has been Sc
cured for the family.
Mrs. Mary Biglen, a well known
lady of Gilt Edge, suffered a paraly-
tic stroke at o 70 yesterday and Is
now in a serious condition. She vas
slightly improved last night but the
in provement vas not sufficiently
marked TO relieve the great uneasi.
ness of those attending her.
Emery Stoell, of Gilt Edge. has pur.
chased the Frank johnson ranch 3
miles north of Gilt Edge, the consid.
Grafton being $4,000. Stoell has been
mining for several years. but decid.
ed that a bucolic existence is TO be
preferred to a life with the pick and
shovel. He moved 10 his new place
today.
Mrs. Plummer. OF Salt Lake City
one OF the most accomplished vocal
lists in the country has arranged 10
give a number OF musicales In Hell
ena, Butte and Great Falls. She ha.
kindly consented to come to Lewis
town and will be here about the 7th
or Sth Of June. Lewistown will be
highly favored by her coming.
Miss Hughey, the kindergarten
teacher, her assistant, Miss Cross
and their little pupils, will give a
house party" in the kindergarten
rooms next Friday afternoon. ThaI
date marks the completion of som,
little houses upon which the children
have been engaged and in celebration
of their building feats they will in
vite their parents in to view theil
work.
The following Is the percentage o
attendance at the city public schools
during the month of April: Miss
Mains room, 90 per cent; Miss Jack
sons room, 98.2; Miss Newell's room
90.SS; Miss Mobiles room, So: MI
Gangs room. 92.2; Miss Dwight'i
room, 94.95: Miss Stewards room
95.6; Miss Doland's room, 95.2; Miss
Doolittle's room. 1913: Mrs. Funk!
room, 31.9: Miss Fulton's room. 95.S
The first mail to leave LewistowT
for Forest Grove over the newly es
tablished mail route went out yester
day afternoon. ]. Finn. who has IN,
contract for carrying the mail, viii
make three trips a week, making tn,
round trip Tuesdays, Thursdays an,
Saturdays. He leaves Forest Grow,
in the morning and brings the mail L
Lewistown, and will leave here fol
Forest Grove on the return trip at
o'clock in the afternoon.
Glengary is the latest Fergus cour
ty place to advertise the fact tha
they have a base ball team. The boz.
out that way have rounded up
bunch of players and will give a dance
in Cottonwood hall The evening o
Friday, May eth, the proceeds o.
which are to go towards %purchasin,
suits for the players. Music will b'
furnished by Baker and Marshall AM
a good crowd will, no doubt, be pres
ent to help out the boys and inciden
tally enjoy a most pleasant evening
The captain Of the Lewistown bas'
ball team has received a letter iron
f. L. Rink, OF Moore, requesting