Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1904-08-03
Mason's fruit jars at Lehman's.

at Judith Hardware Co.
Miss Ethel Lyons, OF Mussplshell.
is visiting Miss MabcJ Holman.
Wanted-Experienced holm To do
general house work. Best OF wages.
Mrs. Aikens.
Tom Stout was in Kendall on bust.
ness the latter part of last week.
Charles Smith has decided not 10
go through the park with the Lew.
istown and Yellowstone Excursion
company and his place will be filed
by Charles Meredith.
Go to Mrs. VIM. Bebb's for your
Sunday dinner.
The work on the Montana railroad
will be started this week at Roberta.
At this place the cuts will be widened
and IL is hoped that this will pre-.
vent a repetition of last years trouble
there.
C. o. Woodwork has transferred by
warranty deed to Arthur Froembling,
lot .. of block IL, and lot s. of block
10. of the townsite of Highland Park
addition to the city of Lewistown,
-
The consideration was nominal.
Thomas Trumbull and Jack Patter.
son, wool buyers who have been in
Lewistown the last month. left last
week for the east. They were very
much pleased with the wool market
here and look for a big season next
year.
D~own-to-date drinks at Delzell's so.
da fountain.
The ranchmen of Fergus county are
urged to ave good specimens of their
crops this fall for the Fergus county
and Montana state fair. Cut the grain
long and take good cale of IL for this
year will be a record breaker as faI
as grain is concerned and Fergus
county will lead the state.
Mrs. Jean Cameron. the mother OF
John Cameron. who lives on Cotton
wood creek, died at her sons home
Sunday morning. Mrs. Cameron yas
"A years of age and had been in feeble
health for some time. The funera
was held Monday at the ranch. The
puiiai wac III tuc bNWiaNoNH ctHltltTy
Ice Cream at DeIzelrs. Special at
~tention given to parties, picnics, etc
The Home Workers and Mission
airy society will meet on Friday al
ternoon of this week al the home o.
Mrs. Halsey Watson, who will be as
sisted by Miss Lottie Watson. Al
those ladies who are in any way in
terested in the Presbyterian churcl
are cordially invited to be present ant
to bring their friends.
In response to repeated request.
the Argus has arranged to keep on,
new Remington typewriter for REM t
responsible parties at Sl.5O per weel
or $500 per month, rental to be ap
piled on purchase price. if purchas,
is made. A stock of machines is KEEP
constantly on hand and those desiring
to rent or buy can be promptly &C
commodated.
Milwaukee mowers, rakes and bind
ers for sale by Geo. NJ. Stafford, Lew
istown.
David Hilger has forwarded TO tn
p~ostoffice department, on behalf q
the petitioners, a petition for the es
tablishment of a postoffice on tn
Musselshell river thirty miles iroI
Edgewater, to be known as Sag
Brush with Thos. J.. Gilfeather a
postmaster. The petition contain
some fifty signatures and ii is rel
resented that at least twenty head
of families will ba benefited by tn
new Office. Service is desired fror
Edgewater.
Milwaukee mowers, rakes and bint
ers for sale by Geo. NJ. Stafford, Lev
istown.
. j. NJ. Meredith, of New Year. COZ
siders himself pretty lucky. Som
! time ago he was unfortunate enoug
to lose his knight Templar char
, and has advertised for 1t but was III
able TO get il. One day last wee
I Oscar Helsing happened to motto
Frank Smiths watch cnarm and asl
I ed him what II was. When he wa
l told what IL was he said he had on
. of them at home that he had foun
4 on his way to New Year. Mr.. Mer,
t dith vas notified and on seeing He
5 sing discovered that the charm wa
4 the n he had lost.
Highest cash price paid for hide
: and pelts. Lewistown Meat e. Pr
vision Co.
I r. Hall, of Valentine, was in Lev
istown last week. Mr.. Hall is an oil,
J. timer of that far off section OF Fergu
county, but says that the countT
about Valentine Is very rapidly bein
e populated and that where a few yea
ago there was not a woman with
@ fifty miles. there are nov many
G the immediate vicinity. He has +
q Gently purchased the Lorimer plaC
K at old Valentine springs and is fen
ing II. The grass is pretty shO
down in that section, he says, and n
! water has dried up very general
though he believes the rains whiC
visited there last week will prove
great benefit.
> A fruit punch will hit the spot {
!, these warm days. You'll find It
Delzells.
4 ]. W. Ackerly was in Lewiston
n Monday from near Everson, ffI
miles northwest OF Lewistown. /
says the cattle in that country. whit
is along lower Arrow creek, are d
!, ing well and hat the range loo
good. Ten days ago several cre'
beds were dry but on last Thursd;
'e a sever storm passed over, filling I
e the holes everywhere and in son
places causing rivers to flow whe
creeks had been before. At his pla
the creek rose four feet in ten mi
d utes. MIR. Ackerly Is getting w
= along in years and after an acti
CT life In the service Of his country al
ie later in mining. he feels that he mu
take II easier for the rest of his da
g. and having seen his sons well esta
IS lished In the cattle business will p'
!. NIT them to take the burden of
,e SpOnsibility benceforth.