Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1904-05-25
Hammocks from 81 up at Lehman's.

Hammocks from 81 up at Lehman's.
Parties who want plastering done
should call OF Andrew Green.
f. j. Peck and wife. of Stanford.
were visitors to this city over Sun.
day.
Poor piano, 1t must be out of tune.
Telephone your name to the Argus
office before Saturday.
A. II. Sullivan, of Adrian, Mimi, is
in the city visiting friends and look.
Ing up a location.
Up to the time the bad weather set
In Monday excellent progress was
made or the NJ. Z. church and some
idea can now be gained of the gen.
eial proportions Of the building.
Blackford G. Blackford, attorneys,
office in Judith Basin Bank building
b. L. Stack, of Stanford, was a bus
mess visitor TO this city Monday and
yesterday. He says that the condi-
ton of stock and the range I'm his
part of the county could not be bet
ter.
Have your piano tuned and regu.
lated. Telephone your name to the
Argus office before Saturday.
Charley Doherty returned Monday
from Billings. where he went last
week TO investigate the probable let
ting of a mail contract on a new
route from Billings TO Musselshell
crossing. Charley made the trip across
country by private conveyance and
as he was fortunate in striking good
weather. made good time going and
coming.
Leave orders for Borgh's coal with
l.. ID. Blodgett at the Fad Shoe Store.
The infant child of Mr.. and Mrs.
Dan Crowley died last Saturday morn.
ing and was buried in the Catholic
cemetery Sunday afternoon, the fun
eral services being held from the
Catholic church at 2 o'clock. The
bereaved parents have the sympathy
of the community in their sad loss.
Cigar clippings at Mansell's cigar
factory.
An exchange tells OF a knowing
wife who cured her husband of stay.
ing out late in an original way. Be.
fore going TO bed she would place two
easy chairs before the sitting room
CRATE and then hold a lighted match
to a cigar until the room had the
scent of cigar smoke. Although her
husband never smoked or said a word
about noticing it, three applications
effected a cure.
II you want to dispose Of your
ranch property come and see Frank
Strouf at the office of Huntoon, Wor.
den & Smith.
The board of trustees of the pub
lie school met in special session Sat
urday night for the purpose of con-
sidering additional applications for
teaching positions in the LewlstOwn
public schools. Misses 10 Reming-
ton, who taught in Utica last year.
Florence earns, who has been en-
ployed in the Billings public schools
for three years. and Miss Metcalf. of
Minnesota. were employed. All posi-
tions excepting that OF principal have
been filed and the faculty will be
completed at the regular meeting of
the board to be held Saturday night.
Have you seen the bargains in
high grade toilet soaps in Power Mer-
camille company's grocery depart
ment?
Bob cats, a species of the lynx, are
killing hundreds of lambs belonging
to sheepmen along Mcdonald creek.
The pest has been growing more de-
structive every season since the leg
islature removed the bounty from the
bob cat and this year the total of
their destructiveness will reach into
the thousands of dollars in this coun.
~ alone. The country east of Lew
istown, and particularly along Nc
Donald creek. is alive with the
pests and they are rapidly increas-
ing In number. In the killing of young
lambs they are doing far greater dam
age than all of the wolves and coy.
otes combined and sheepmen of that
section of the county are strongly in
favor Of restoring the bounty on bob
cat pelts.
Leave your order for piano tuning
at the Argus office before Saturday.
Robert Rantoul, general manager OF
the Montana railroad since IL com.
menced operations, has resigned the
position and will return to st. Paul
and engage in private business. Mr..
Rantoul vas formerly assistant
general freight agent of the Northern
Pacific and gave up that position to
accept the n he has just resigned.
There is no doubt that he has had an
extremely difficult position with the
Montana Railroad company. The st.
Paul Globe is authority for the state
ment that no successor to Mr.. Ran
toul will be chosen. but that the Mon
tana railroad will be operated by the
Northern Pacific officials. II this
proves to be the case the road will
doubtless be added TO the Montana
division of the Northern Pacific and
operated under the supervision OF
Superintendent Boyle. Livingston
Enterprise.
A course of three lessons will be
given free with every mandolin, yio-
lin. banjo and guitar bought at the
Art Music Store before July LIST, 1904.
David Hilger wishes to state to the
fellow or fellows who entered his cell
lar Saturday night and carried away
a choice assortment of canned goods.
that II they will come back and get
the two sacks OF ''spuds," which were
overlooked on their last visit. he will
be greatly obliged. Some one In Lew.
istown is evidently hugry and the
residents OF the western part of the
city are making almost nightly con.
tributions for the support of the un.
~fortunates. George Bach's larder has
been cleaned out on two different &C.
casions and the cellar of David Hi.
ger was raided Saturday night and
everything but the two sacks of 20.
tatoes taken away. The thieves must
have driven up in a wagon, as among
the stolen articles were two cases of