Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1904-12-14
DIR. Foley, telephone No. 100.

Powers.
A. T. Dennis of Kendall was in the
city Monday on a business trip.
Blackford & Blackford, attorneys,
office In Judith Basin Bank building
Buy Economy Flour and have good
Bread.
Mr.. and Mrs. John d. Waite re.
turned Saturday evening from a trip
to st. Louis and other eastern points.
Oats for sale by the Judith Basin
Mining company.
Hamilton pianos at W. S. Smiths,
one door west Of opera house.
Charles Winrod. of Billings, has
bought land on the Rock creek bench
and will move here with his family
in a short time.
Groceries bought at Powers are the
best.
Peanuts roasted every day at Ber-
trand's.
Friday evening. the 10th inst, the
ladies of the Methodist church will
give a chicken pie supper at the
church; supper so cents. All friends
of the society are cordially invited.
Clark's carriage heaters, Ia inches
long. covered with Brussels carpet for
$3.50 at the Judith Hardware.
If you can't meet me at the Fair,
meet ME at Culver's Dec. %. Fare
$l.00-is that fair enough.
E. W. King arrived In the city Mon
day evening from Bozeman and made
a trip to Kendall yesterday. He says
he has talked with men all over the
state and they are in favor Of W. A.
Hedges for speaker of the house. In
his opinion Mr.. Hedges will get the
place.
big Indian Chief will be played
and sung twice for two steps by
special request at Culver's Dec. %.
A class from the Butte school OF
Mines is on a our OF inspection
J through the gold mines Of Fergus
county and stopped IN Lewistown last
week. From here the members went
10 Kendall and Gilt Edge. This is
part of the regular school work and
the class is in charge of some OF The
professors Of the Institution.
II you are puzzled about what to get
for an Xmas present just call at the
Lewistown Furniture Co.'S store anL
you will decide in five minutes.
Word was received from Philbrook
the first of the week that a sheer
herder had been running amuck ano
had taken a shot or two at some citl
zens of that extremely peaceful little
village. Word was sent to the sheriff
here who told the parties TO take the
herder before the justice at that place
and give him a hearing. Nothing
further has been heard OF the case.
The past season has been a very
prosperous one for nearly all OF the
people of Fergus county. Why moi
add something to the comfort of YOU
home in the way OF a nice piece oI
furniture? The Lewistown Furniture
Co. can furnish the article.
I. w. Warren is headquarters for q
fine selection of diamonds now on dis
play. A general line of jewelry
watches, clocks, cut glass, etc. Price.
right.
The ladies' of the Presbyterian
church are to be congratulated on Tho
success of their bazaar which wa:
held last week. The receipts were
good and many people we're in attend
ance every day. The total amour
cleared by the ladies was $3.50 and thu
gross receipts were $4,000. The bes
money makers among the booths wcr'
the Doll and Art booth, With $212.15
Ice cream booth S35.15; Japanes'
booth $1,000; Candy booth $31.7s
The sum of si4.00 was taken at tn
door. The money made by the baaza'
will be given TO the church to NEE
running expenses.
Walter s. Smith has fitted up ti'
store room formerly occupied by tn
Fernald Hardware store on lcMc
Main street, al a piano and muse
store. Mr.. Smith has been IN IN
business before and is an experience
man In that line. He has nst re
CeiveG word that the Superior Jur.
of Awards at the Louisiana Purcl,as'
Exposition has awarded the CRAM
Prize to ID. Fl. Baldwin d Co. TIL
makers of the Hamilton piano. 1hl
was the only American piano SO lion
ored. This company also recclve'
the grand prize at Paris in 1870. MI
Smith is agent for the Hamilton pian'
in Lewistown.
The Judith Hardware Co. have a
complete a line VI cut glass, hand
painted china, silver ware, lamps AN
ether holiday goods as ever displaye'
in LewistOwn.
John Collander was in Lewistowl
last week on his return from tn
Square Butte country. He has bee
engaged all summer in laying a PHI
line, under w. p. Sullivan's supervis
ion, two miles ana a quarter IL
length. which is 10 carry water TO al
parts of the Square Butte ranch. tn
home ranch of NJ. Z. Miner. Whel
things are fixed up The way Mr.. Mi
per plans TO do this will be one oil tb
most complete ranches in the state
Mr.. Miner will be remembered as III
, former head of the Shonkin roundup
The water for use on the n !
:, carried there from a large spring jus
under Square Butte, by means oil
two-inch iron pipe and the barns, col
rails and house are all furnished Wit
water by this means. Aside from TIL
there is a public watering trough an
there are taps in various parts OF IN
fields for Irrigation. This as the oh
Campbell ranch.
i HOPE HATHAWAY.
u No story of the wild and Wool
West" in the early pioneer days coul
be more wild and woolly than Franc