Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1904-02-17
Judith Hardware Co. for cutters.


Judith Hardware Co. for cutters.
George Mason was in from Kendall
yesterday.
]. 7. Wunderlin made a business
trip to Kendall Monday.
Eastern oysters and fish constantly
on hand at the Lewistown Meat 4
Provision Co.
j. z. Bowers and wife, of Kendall
left this morning for Great Falls, go
ing by way of Benton.
Employment bureau, Fowler &
Smith.
Pat Walsh left this morning via the
Benton coach for the east on q bust
les trip. He will be gone several
weeks.
Blackford & Blackford, attorneys,
office in Judith Basin Bank building.
Hon. e. w. King left on the train
yesterday morning for his home in
Bozeman. If the train runs on its us
ual time he expects to arrive home
the first Of next week.
We pay cash for hides and pelts.
Lewistown Meat & Provision Co
Tom Riser has been rambling
abound over Lewistown for thu past
three days. He says that this is a
very nice sort of a town but will have
to go along considerable to keep step
with Kendall.
An opportunity to get the $3.50 piano
If you eat at the Acme Cafe. A ticket
with each meal.
Senator Paris Gibson has written
a letter to the ranchers of Cascade
county advising them to SOW as large
an acreage of wheat as possible the
coming spring, as the war in the far
east will create a great demand for
that staple and a good price is almost
sure to prevail next winter.
Herman Parsons, of Lolo, Missoula
county, shot and instantly killed Dep
uty Sheriff Trudeau and fatally wound.
ed Ole Erickson in an ARRAY at a
dance Sunday morning. He escaped
from the Lolo authorities and made
his way to Missoula, where he sur.
rendered to the authorities.
Our rates on express are the same
as the railroad. Telephone 1913. Ben.
ton Stage Co.
Miss Lille Graham, who has been
engaged as sales lady in the dry goods
department of the Charles Lehman
department store for the past year
and a half, has resigned her position
and will leave next Monday for San
Francisco. During her residence here
Miss Graham has made many friends
in and about Lewistown who will re
greet to know of her contemplated de-
parture.
When you want to make a trip, gel
in or send out express, use the Ben
ton Stage line. Never stuck in the
snow. Never late. Telephone 1913.
Prof. p. M. SiIloway yesterday re
ceived a telegram from Mrs. Elsie NJ
Funch, of Illinois. saying that she
would accept the tender of a position
in the Lewistown public school and
will leave at once for this city. She
has had seven years experience In
grammar school work and will nc
doubt, be a valuable addition to the
teaching force of our school. Miss
Agnes frost, of Lake City, Mimi who
was first offered the place, was uu
able to accept.
Spring Creek Coal company's tele
phone number Is SO.
The case of George Anderson va
the Mammoth Group Gold Mining Co.
which involved an alleged claim oil
Anderson against the company for the
sum of $3.50, alleged to be due for
work as assayer for the company last
spring, was tried In the district cour'
Monday and resulted n a verdict fol
the full amount of the claim in IA
vor of the plaintiff. The defense SCI
up that Anderson worked for the com
pany but about twenty days and that
there was no such an amount as was
claimed due him. Blackford & Black
ford appeared for the plaintiff, while
David Scott and F. F. MACEDONIAN con
Quoted the case for the company. Al
appeal will be taken.
For SaIe-One quarter lot 12h feei
front on Main street between Third
and Fourth avenu C. M. Kelly
Electric Building.
John p. Barnes, the young man who
was taken into custody last week ant
held pending an examination as to his
sanity, had his hearing yesterda,
morning before court opened and wal
declared of unsound mind and ordered
committed to the insane asylum IL
Warm Springs. His dementia Is Of
the most harmless sort. He imagine,
that he is the owner OF much wealth
In town lots and other property IN
Lewistown. II is an unfortunate case
and his relatives hope that In time HI
may be restored to reason. He viii
be taken to the asylum as soon a.
court Is over and the trains com
mence to run a little more regularly
Be prepared to get the best of the
argument by fortifying yourself will
information from the World Almanac
for 1904. Price 35 cents at the Office
or sent by mail for As cents.
Last Wednesday night at 1875
o'clock, Hilda, the f~ive-year-old chile
of Mr.. and Mrs. A. T. Goodspeed, dice
at the home of her parents on Fiftf
avenue, scarlet fever being the cause
of death. The child had been sick o.
,ne fever for several days, but wa'
thought to be on the road to RAPID
recovery, when the relapse set II
which resulted in death. The buria
was held in the city cemetery Frida,
afternoon at 3 o'clock, and, owing Il
the contagious nature of the feveI
from which the child died. there wer'
but a few of the immediate friends o
the family present. Rev. Henry Quick
enden conducted brief services, speak
ing a few words of comfort TO thu
grief-stricken parents. The death o
little Hilda vas a sad blow to he
| M rantc uyha had anna to looE upnr