Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1904-02-17
Surprenant is the sign writer.

Surprenant is the sign writer.
Philip Saunders is up from Judith
this week.
Seyenty-hve and slNO silks. plain
and fancy. today S5c yard al the Com.
mercial.
]. b. Thomas, of Rockford. was a
visitor to this city .ie latter part OF
the week.
De Kalb & Ayers, attorneys at law.
Ofice Allen & Robinson building.
George NJ. Anderson. Of Maiden,
was in the city the first of the week
on court business.
Weigh your goods at Delzell Drug
Store scales. Prompt and reliable.
Charley Smith. Prop.
C. T. Durell was over from Wits.
key Gulch Friday. He reports every
thing running smoothly at the new
mine.
Mrs. Annie Mccarthy was last Fri
day granted a divorce from Frank Nc.
Carthy, the defendant To the action
not appearing TO contest the granting
Of the decree. Mrs. Mccarthy was al.
so given the custody Of her child.
DR.. F. F. Attix has returned from
the east and resumed practice. Office
corner Main street and Sixth avenue.
Roy Ayers. who has been seriously
Ill of typhoid fever for several weeks
is now able to sit up and as soon as
he regains a little strength, will be
out once more. He has had a serious
time Of ii and his recovery Is a matter
OF %sincerest congratulations among
his numerous friends in this city.
For railroad tickets call on or write
w. C. Doherty. ticket agent for the
Great Northern and Montana Central
railroad. Lewistown. Mont.
w. H. Davis, who was fined $500 by
Judge Cheadle last Thursday for as.
saulting James Lindsey. left Sunday
morning for his home in Great Falls.
He was accompanied by his wife and
son. Otto, who were with him all
throughout his trial. and who sue.
ceeded in raising the money which
kept Davis out of the ~penitentiary.
Judith Hardware Co. for stoves.
Last year there was about $4,000
raised by taxation for the support of
the common schools of Fergus county.
This is over SIS per pupil and is an
educational provision which few other
| sections of the country can equal. In
addition to this sum, over $4,000 was
raised by taxation and the sale of
school bonds for the support OF the
Fergus county free high school.
Leave orders for Borgh's coal with
l.. ID. Blodgett at the Judith Hardware
company.
Otto F. Lafleur. of Milwaukee, ar
rived in the city this morning on the
Benton stage and has taken a position
as s~tenographer and typewriter for
Attorney Frank L. Smith. The coach
which brought him into Lewistown
left Benton Monday morning, but was
struck by a blizzard and got only as
far as the lakes that day. They laid
over there until yesterday morning,
when the weather had cleared so they
! could continue the trip,
A special meeting of the city coun
ell was held last night for the purpose
of passing a new health ordinance
which had been prepared by the city
attorney. Under the provisions of the
new ordinance, the physicians in at
tendance upon a family in which there
is a contagious case. must do the
quarantining and the head of the fam
lily must pay him for It. In case a
physician is not called the occupant OF
the house is compelled to post the
placard. The penalty for d~isobeyine
the ordinance is a fine not to exceed
500 and costs of prosecution, and In
case the fine and costs are not PAID
the person so fined shall be subject tc
Imprisonment until said fine ant
costs are paid.