Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1904-08-31

sales are reported for the past week.
Those who have sold are William
Fergus & Sons, 1000 old ewes; Fer
gus Land & Live Stock company, 500
old ewes. Other sales reported are
those of II. B. Lapham, Thomas Mich
olson, Chas. NJ. Clary and J. r. Ma
son. Pat Mill also sold 500 ewes.
The price paid was sl.00. 1t is said
that Mr.. Jenizen is anxious to get
q large number Of sheep at that price.
The Methodist Sunday school is
holding their annual picnic today at
he Winters ranch on Spring creek.
Mrs. Eleanor E. Brewer, superin-
tendent OF public school music, will
take private pupils in piano and
stringed instruments. Terms on APP
pliCation.
All pupils who desire to take yo-
cal music in the public schools during
the coming year should see Mrs.
Eleanor Z. Brewer, superintendent of
music. AZ the high school building on
Saturday, September 3rd. or the pub
lie school building on Monday, Sep
tember 9Th, for the purpose of max
ing arrangements.
The annual picnic of the Presbyter-
ian Sunday school was held Tuesday
in the Strouf grove on Cottonwood
creek. 4 party of SU or 80 went GU
on the train in the morning and the
day was spent in a pleasant way.
Dinner was served at IL o'clock in
the morning and after that games and
races occupied the Time of the party.
Those who were winners in the races
were Horace H~obensack, Willie Cort,
Howard Froembling, Earl McGinnis,
Bruce Wagner, Mrs. Shaules, Miss
Minnie Stewart, Margaret Shaules,
Ruth Sherman and Miss Ona Ed
wards. Supper was served at 4
O'Clock. The picnic was in charge of
the Rev. Henry Quickenden and w.
+, Cort.
Aonther new building that is going
NJ in L~ewistown and will greatly add
TO The town is the new laundry to
be built by the Judith Steam Laun-
dry company. ENcavating is now be-
Ing done on the lot on Washington
street in the rear Of the building now
occupied by the Bank of Fergus
County. The building will be a large
one story one and will be of the most
modern and up-to-date pattern. In
connection with the laundry a bathing
establishment will be run. where
shower, yapor, turkish and plunge
baths may be taken. In the laundry
will be- installed a new 60-horse pow
or boiler and new washers. The new
building will be a credit to the town
when il is finished.
Supt. Robertson. OF the Montana
Railroad addresses this Office as fol-
lows: Il note in your issue OF the
2ith. a part of the water works
trouble is attributed TO delay of a
shaft ON the Montana railroad: beg
To advise that our records show shaft
received at Lewistown 4 D.. m. Friday,
August 18th, and billed as freight to
Helena. left Lewistown on next train
at 7:30 a. m, Saturday. August Goth;
arrived at Lombard $ p. M: out of
Lombard on extra YES at 8 D. m.
same date; returning the shaft was
iN''AN'u Wy 'Npl'Ho VII ~. T. AidlU
No. 4 400 y. m. Thursday, August
18th, forwarded by first train leaving
Lombard al $ a. M. today friday
August 18th. Agent at Lewistown has
, been advised and delivery will be
made this evening. | hardly think
, that any agent OF this company would
. knowingly permit delay to any ship
ment involving public welfare"
Dick Lausch was up from Roberta
Thursday. where he is with the rail
road crew that is engaged in widen
ing the cuts on the Montana railroad
AZ that place. He says the work there
has been pushed along rapidly for
three weeks and there is yet three
, weeks work ahead of them. II is hop
ed that the changing OF the cuts will
/ do away. In a great measure. with the
snow ~blockades which troubled the
| road last winter. Snow fences are
, also being put up all along the right
> of way and every %precaution is being
: taken so that there NAV be nc more
trouble this year. IL Is said that no
snow sheds will be erected as these
have been found impracticable in
countries such as this. a new en-
CINE has been purchased by the com
pany and IL is their intention to keeI
. things moving on the road from the
+ start upon the approach OF winter.
{ The Rev. Father ]. VI. vermaat has
r received an official invitation to bs
present at the conservation OF tn,
b Right Rev. Matthias Clement Lehman
C as Bishop Of Great Falls. The oonse
Y Grafton will be held at Dubuque. la.
on September Il. The c~onsecratol
9 will be the most Rev. John j. Keane
ID. d., and the sermon will be preach
g ed by the most Reverend John Ire
land. ID. ID. Following the ceremonies
there will be a dinner for the visiting
church men at the Hotel Julien
g Father Vermaat will attend the ex
e%rcises, leaving Lewistown early In
September. visiting st. Louis OF
the way. While In st. Louis he viii
attend the alumni meeting OF thu
= American College of Louvaine. Sci
g GUM, of which he is a graduate. Oh
Q his return he will stop at Great Fall
" 10 attend the installation of Bishop
Lenihan IN October 9th. The install
lation services will be conducted b,
Archbishop Christy, of Portland. Ore