Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1904-02-24
Dill pickles at Lehman's.

Fowler & Smith make collections.
Go TO SWANS at Kendall for fancy
pickles.
Charley Doherty came down from,
Great Falls yesterday.
II you want a chance on the $3.50
piano, eat at the Acme Cafe.
According to Sheep Commissioner
F.. ID. o'Neill. $4,000 sheep were de-
stroyed by wolves in Custer county
last year.-Rosebud Times.
Mrs. Maurice Curtin, OF Mussel.
shell. who has been confined at st.
Vincent's hospital for the last three
weeks, has so far recovered from the
operation which she submitted to that
she a now walk around the room
and remains out OF bed for several
hours each day. She will leave for
home in a few days, accompanied by
Mr.. Curtin. who has remained with
her since she has been in the city
Billings Times,
If you will call us up by phone we
will call for your express, Telephone
l2S. Benton Stage Co.
John Morton. of Stockett. a member
of the executive committee of the
United Mine Workers of America,
was inthis city the middle of last
week investigating the discharge of
two coal miners by the Spring Creek
Coal company. One OF the men had
been re-employed before Mr.. Morton
arrived, but Andrew Knox was yet
out of a job. A conference between
Morton and John Borgh. OF the coal
company, resulted in Knox being put
to work again, as the coal company
did not wish to do anything calculated
to cause any trouble among their men
just now. Mr.. Morton left for home
Friday.
II you want to dispose of your
ranch property come and see Frank
Strouf at the office of Huntoon, Wor.
den a. Smith.
George A. Clark. OF Spokane, has
en5cIed suit in this district court
against Hal. S. Corbetr. an attorney
Of that city, but who is well known
here. In his complaint Clark alleges
that On the 31st day of October. 1909,
h purchased of Corbett a one-twelf..h
interest in and 10 the Nipper, Silve~
Row and Blue Jay mining claims, tie
consideration being S625. At the
same time Corbett agreed to form a
cofportti on with a capital stock of
l,?0o,c0O shares. but that Corbett has
never formed such a corporation and
has lever delivered to Clark the deed
10 bis one-twelfth interest. The cell.
"iliat alleges that the defendant IS
'nsol,e nt and prays that he be COM
PEELED e. perform his part of the ron
tact by forming the company and
delivering the deed to the plaintiff.
Hall and Herring at Lehman's.
w. H. Culver is in receipt of a let.
ter from John Cort, OF the North.
western Theatrical association, re.
garding bookings for the Lewistown
opera house. IL was hardly necessary
for Mr.. Cort to state that the reason
the several companies booked for
here had not filed their engagements
was because the railroad had been
out OF business" a great portion of
the time: of this fact Lewistown PEG.
pie were already painfully aware;
certainly 10 opera troupes could be
expected to come in when they were
quite likely to be s~idetracked for a
week or ten days in a snow bank.
Mr.. Cort says that conditions per-
hitting. he will be able to give Lew
istown all the theatrical attractions
desired during the next season and
1t is hoped that by that time the
stockholders OF the Montana railroad
will have devised for the operation of
the road.
Household furniture at private sale
by Miss Florence Penwell at the hos
pital.