Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1904-02-24
Judith Hardware Co. for cutters.

from a visit TO White Sulphur
| Springs.
Eastern oysters and fish constantly
on hand at the Lewistown Meat &
Provision Co.
Young Frank M. Swanser, who has
been visiting in Maiden, left yester-
day for his home in Iowa City, Iowa.
Employment bureau, Fowler &
Smith.
George Creel will move his under
taking establishment to the new ad-
dIiIon to the Electric building this
week.
Blackford G Blackford. attorneys,
office In Judith Basin Bank building.
Mrs. Joe Wander, wife of the man
killed by Harry Cook in Stanford
Monday week, arrived in the city OF
the Great Falls coach yesterday.
We pay cash for hides and pelts.
Lewistown Meat g. Provision Co
Mr.. and Mrs. Phillip Jimmerield
left yesterday morning for their
home near Pine Grove after a two
weeks visit with friends in this city
and vicinity.
An opportunity to get the $3.50 piano
il you eat at the Acme Cafe. A ticket
with each meal.
Ben Lewis, a popular commercial
traveller, whose headquarters are In
San Francisco. is making Lewis
town this week, and incidentally wait
ing for a jaw-bone toot-toot.
Judith Hardware Co. for robes.
Albert H. Barden has transferred
to William h. Hopkins the sell neA,
sR seA, sec S, and the nwA swA,
sec 4, tip IL n. r 10 e, comprising in all
100 acres. Consideration. 500.
Our rates on express are the same
as the railroad. Telephone 1928. Ben.
ton Stage Co.
e. G. Schneider has been appointed
administrator of the estate of Will
liam Leihe, the man who died from
the effects of being scalded while taxi
ing a bath in Jenkins barber shop
about a month ago.
Special embroidery sale at the
Commercial.
Sheriff l.. p. Slater vas in receipt
of an invitation from John Quinn,
sheriff of Silver Bow county, to attend
the legal execution of James Martin
in that city yesterday, but owing to
the fact that the trains were all tied
up he was unable to attend.
Go to SWANS at Kendall for fancy
pickles.
C. H. Clement returned yesterday
from his sheep ranch near Flatwil-
low, Fergus county. and reports about
three inches of 10Y on the noun
tains and in the valleys of that sec.
ton. Mr.. Clement says that cattle
and sheep have wintered splendidly
and that they are in far better condi.
ton now than they were last spring.
Billings Times.
When you want to make a trip, get
In or send out express, S the Ben
ton Stage line. Never stuck in the
snow. Never late. Telephone 12S.
Next Wednesday evening at the
ladies bowling alleys there will be a
match game between two three-men
teams. The Vigimiski Lignumiski
team will be composed of Cy. Gray
M. l.. Woodman and Emil Jensen
The Rolloskovitch in Guttervitch ag
gregation will comprise r. A. Hanke
George Burmaster and Tom Stout
!, 1t will not be for blood as none Of
the rollers are bloodthirsty. but
there will certainly be something do
ing In the bowling line.
Family Mackerel at Lehman's.
Be prepared to get the best of the
argument by f~ortifying yourself with
information from the World Almanac
for 1904. Price 35 cents at the Office
or sent by mail for As cents.
Deputy Sheriff Ed. Silverthorne re
turned last Wednesday night from
Stanford with Harry Cook, who killed
Joe Vender in the latter's saloon Mon
day afternoon. Cooks story, as told
the officer, differs somewhat from tina
given after the shooting. He say
that Seguin and Vender were playing
~seven-up, when the latter held up {
hand consisting of the ace, king
queen, jack, ten and deuce of a Ger
tain suite and asked Cook If HI
could make the four points from II
|, Cook replied that he could and Seq
uin offered to bet 500 that he coult
, not. He took the hand, played 1t an,
lost, Seguin getting game" He pal,
the money and then went outside ant
|, commenced to talk with a friend VIII,
had witnessed the transaction ant
, told him that he had been jobbed. H,
then went back into the saloon an,
, had some words with Seguin, whit
a swore at him in a vile manner II,
, then walked across the street, secur
! ed his gun and came back, looking To-
a Seguin. No one was In the ROOF
. when he entered, SO, without takini
any aim, he fired a shot at random
4 through the back Of the saloon. H,
then went on up to the other saloon
still looking for Seguin and fired
shot into the ceiling. Then. befor
? he knew what it was about, he wa
. struck over the head with a club
a He did not know that he had killel
\ Vender until he had recovered cor
q seriousness. He said that he was no
looking for Vender and expressed sol
row that he had killed him. He sal,
that he would be willing to stand tn,
@ consequences If he had killed SegulI
as he intended. Cook was seen a
A the jail by an Argus representativ
yesterday afternoon, but would no
@ say anything concerning his crime
n His head is still wrapped up and tn
wound inflicted by Morrison, VIII
n downed him with the butt end of
billiard cue, is not yet healed. Coo
n is a tall, powerfully built fellow an
looks as II he could take care of hin
self in most any kind of an argumen
without having to resort to the use @
q gun. He has retained HuntooI
Worden & Smith TO represent him
his preliminary examination whic