Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1904-08-03

Wsnted-A girl for general house.
work. Apply at this office.
The dance and reception has been
changed from the bowling alley to
Culver's hall.
Masou's fruit jars at Lehman's.
P. c. Weydert was in the city Mon.
day. Mrs. George Wiedeman returned
to Gilt Edge with him.
Spring Creek Coal Company's tele.
phone is No. 175.
For camping parties. herders. pros.
pectors, nothing so handy as Shaw's
already prepared flour. Try il.
Mason's fruit jars at Lehman's.
Attorney Fred Helm took a horse
back trip through the Fort Maginnis
country the latter part of the week.
Shirts requiring no starch 10 cents
at Judith Steam Laundry.
r. A. Andrews, of Billings, Is in the
city on business. Il is understood
that he is buying sheep in this coun.
try.
A party consisting vi Misses Fan
Cook. Kathleen Hughes, Maud Hill,
ger and Dougherty spent Sunday in
Kendall. While there they were
taken through the Kendall mine.
For an excellent Sunday dinner try
Mrs. VIM. Bebb's at the Cochran place.
DR.. John T. Foley, who came to
the city recently. has rented the south
side of the Sullivan house. next door
to the Argus office and will use il as
an office. Mrs. Sullivan has moved to
Charles Gangs house on South Wash.
ington street.
Special orders for fancy ice cream
made as you want 1t at Delzell's.
State Game Warden w. F. Scott
sprained his ankle badly Friday morn.
ing when getting off the train al
Moore. He twisted his foot some
way on the depot platform and has
been laid up since then. He left Mon.
day morning for Helena.
Sharpless Tubular Cream Separa.
tors at Judith Hardware Co.
Horace Hill, who has conducted the
Big Bear saloon, has sold out tc
Messrs. Frazer & Patrick. Mr.. Hill
has not yet fully decided what he
will do but he has restrained the
will do but he has retained the ag
ency for Budweiser beer and will re
main in town.
Get your lace curtains done up al
the Judith Steam Laundry.
A letter received from Evan r
Williams. who played short stop on
the Lewistown base ball team, but
is now playing in Glendive, says ht
has played his first game there and
is getting along nicely. His salary
has been raised since the first game
The team will take a trip through
Montana and North Dakota the las
Of the month.
Parties who want plastering done
should call on Andrew Green.
Frank Jaeger, Of Beaver creek, who
was in Lewistown Saturday, said tina
the people of that well settled vale,
are kicking. and kicking hard. be
cause the road up the creek to tn,
timber is now and for weeks past ha!
been In an impossible condition. re
sulting In great injury to the ranch
men. He says the road is washe,
out in many places and a mud hol,
In others so that ii is impossible Il
scarcely pull an empty wagon alon,
the creek road above the Trescl
ranch. Mr.. Jaeger's complaint shoul,
receive the attention of the road su
pervisor in that section and of tn
county commissioners If necessary.
De Kalb & Ayers, attorneys at law
Office Allen & Robinson building.
Al. Jackman and Nick Welter. O
Edgewater, spent several days in Lew
istown during the past week settlin,
up their business affairs, Mr.. Jackmal
having purchased Mr.. Welter's inter
ests in their lands and herds. TIL,
gentlemen stated that about Edge
water. which is sixty miles east O
Lewistown. that although water wa
a trifle scarce the rains of the pas
week had assisted materially an
that stock was looking very wei
Neither of the gentlemen had see
or heard anything of the drough
and clouds of hungry g%rasshopper
which are persistently reported fror
the man at Elso.
L. H. Crabtree, assays, examina
tions and reports. Gold propertie
wanted. Cyanide propositions ia
sale. Lewistown. Mont.
Here is the way a Wisconsin ed
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North Dakota, our neighboring STATE
"A southeast wind hurled tumbl
weeds and Russian thistles throug
the air at n i0-mile gait-and til
gate went, too. Many stoves weT
drawn out through the chimneys. an
the strong wind went down the nee
of a bottle and blew the bottom on
Nebraska wagon tracks passed owe
{ the town in thousands. The strai
! on the wire fences was so great ths
all of the staples were drawn out o
the north side of the posts. A ker,
sene barrel standing in front of a gr,
Gerry store was sucked out of the bun
hole and turned inside out. The dil
flew from a post on the hillside an
!. left the hole sticking out of the groun
: about two feet, with no dirt aroun
! It,"
I II you want to dispose of you
ranch property come and see Fran
|, Strouf at the office of Huntoon, Wo
den & Smith.
The preliminary hearing in the ca
s of the state of Montana VS.. Pirr
r came up in Justice Netherlands cou
Wednesday afternoon. The cou
found that the evidence brought 70
A ward on the part of the state was n
sufficient to justify him In bindir
the defendant over to the distri
court and he was released. tt
= charge against Pirrie was the stes
y ing of some lumber belonging to Jo
, eph Sims, of Lavina, and Mr.. Sin
= was the complaining witness. M
Pirrie brought in abundant eviden'