Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1904-04-13
Barbed wire at Lehman's S.

DE halD x ayers, attorneys at law
Office Allen & Robinson building.
c. A. Christopherson. of Moore. was
in Lewistown on business Saturday
Leave orders for Borgh's coal with
l.. p. Blodgett at the Fad Shoe Store
N. A. Lewis was in from Philbrook
yesterday.
New silks. plain and fancy, at tho
Commercial.
j. l.. Gjerde, OF Roy. was a bust
ness visitor to this city yesterday.
New lines ladies light weight rib
bed underwear at the Commercial.
r. d. George. of Needles, Californ
ia, is autographed at the Hoffman
house this week.
Our stock of World Almanacs for
1904 has arrived. Price So cents al
the office; As cents by mail.
The Women of Woodcraft will give
their second annual ball May End al
Culver's hall. An excellent supper
will be served by the ladies of the
order.
For Sale Cheap for cash-A sec.
ond-hand phaeton and buggy harness
in good repair. Enquire at this OF
fee.
For railroad tickets call on or write
w. c. Doherty. ticket agent for the
Great Northern and Montana Central
railroad. Lewistown. Mont.
Mrs. w. G. Runzler and daughter,
Margaret. arrived in Lewistown from
Great Falls yesterday. They will
leave this week for Whisky gulch
where they will make their home for
the summer, at least.
List your ranch property with V
Pulec if you want to sell it quick.
J. l.. Nelson. the genial tailor, has
been shaking hands with himself ev.
er since Sunday morning, when DIR
AttiX announced TO him that il is q
boy. Nelson. Jr.. and the mother arc
both progressing nicely.
Be prepared to get the best of the
argument by certifying yourself with
information from the World Almanac
for 1904. Price 35 cents at the office
or sent by mail for IS cents.
r. l.. Jacobs, formerly employed in
the furniture department of the Pow
er Mercantile company, and wife Left
Monday morning on the Benton coach
for the railroad. They will go to
Seattle where Mr.. Jacobs has the of
fer of a position.
| pay $3.50 per acre for breaking
sod. V. Pulec. p~ostoffice building.
John Regain, who has. on numerous
occasions. proven himself a general
all around nuisance. vas arrested by
Marshal Bebb Saturday evening and
spent the night in jail. Sunday morn
ing he was given his passport to 9th
er ports and lost no time in getting
out.
Elaine oil at Lehman's.
Miss Theo Dougherty, of Helena, a
neice of David Hilger. arrived in the
city Friday by way of Harlowton and
has taken a position as st~enographel
in the Judith Hardware company
She was graduated at the head OF hel
class in a Helena business college
and, although young, is a proficient
stenographer and typewriter.
Tom Pratt, the blacksmith, is try
ing to get in communication with his
sister, Mrs. George Wells, whom he
has not seen since she left their home
in western England in 1878. Ton
came over the next year but never
succeeded in running across anyone
who knew of his relatives. II living
his sister is about 60 years of age.
Ed. Shook. VINO spent severa'
weeks during the winter with rela
tives in Erie, Illinois, has returned tC
Fergus county. He says that the PEG
pie of Illinois, particularly the farm
ers of that state. never experienced
such prosperous times as at present
prevail. All farm produce and stocl
have reached top prices and real es
tate is soaring to prohibitive figures
Justice Mcfarland on Friday after
noon fined Adm Daniel $40 for com
hitting an assault on Charles Clark
the fight having occurred on Sprin.
creek on the 5th inst. Daniel wa!
unable to pay the fine and was sen
fenced to jail for five days. It wa!
the first criminal case which tn,
Judge had before him in over fiv,
weeks.
Jack Rowley came in y~esterda!
and Is moving his family and house
hold effects to his ranch on Ell
creek. He says that unless a schoo
is established ear his place he will
move his family back to LewistowI
next fall to give his children advan
tage of the schools here. II. A. Moul
ton and wife will occupy the hous,
being vacated by the Rowley family
Manager j. M. Haverfeld, of tn,
Benton stage company. a made
somewhat jealous by the announce
ment that his rival. w. C. Doherty, o
the Great Falls line, contemplate
putting on some automobiles thii
summer. He studied awhile and final
ly decided that he had a way of mor'
than evening things up. He is goinl
to the worlds fair as early as posi-
BILE and try and make a DECKER will
Santos umont, T. c. Benbow ant
other airship experts for a few o
their machines. He will give a pref
erence to those modelled after tn
ship which wins the 100000 prize.
The antics of a capricious cupit
have long since ceased to excite an.
great amazement among those witt
have closely observed them; bu
when he joins May to December, tn
bright blossom of the springtime L
the snow OF midwinter. seventeen 4
~sixty-six, the hungry tongue of idl'
gossip must need wag a bit. Blu
what's the odd of years when tw,
souls respond in unison to the magi
voice OF the little blind god, tw,
hearts mark time as one TO the heay
emily music of fond affection? Thu