Fergus County argus., 1904-04-27
Manure forks at Lehman's.
Borgh's bright bituminous coal.

oats at the Montana Hardware Co.
Ben G. Wiedeman was a visitor in
the city Saturday and Sunday from
Gilt Edge.
Money to Loan in sums of $500 to
$1,000 on improved ranch property.
Wright Bros, Lewistown.
r. X. Neill manager of the Ken
dali mines, passed through the city
Friday en- route for Spokane.
Surprenant is the sign writer.
Frank Sullivan, formerly of Ken
dali, left Monday morning for his
home in Gardner after visiting with
friends in this vicinity for two weeks.
The orchestra will give a dance on
Friday night.
Will all Baptists or those who would
be interested in organizing a Baptist
church in Lewistown, please send in
their names. We have number of
names and wish to complete our list
soon, so as to forward to the minis
ter. Mrs. John Myers, Lewistown,
Mont.
Highest market price paid for chick
ems. Lewistown Meat & Provision
Co.
Mrs. A. w. War; reached home
Thursday from Great Falls. where
she has been confined by illness in
the Columbus hospital for the past
six weeks. Mrs. War; was en- route
| to Lewistown from California when
illness compelled her to enter the
hospital, but she is now fully restor-
ed to her former health.
Highest cash price paid for hides
and pelts. Lewistown Meat & Pro
vision Co.
Dana Hemphill left Monday for the
east on an extended trip. He will
first go to Deadwood, S. D., where
he will visit for awhile with a broth
er and then proceed to his old home
in Iowa and spend the greater part
of the summer. While absent he will
visit the st. Louis fair and expects to
return to Lewistown the latter part
of June.
We wash, starch and dry your la.
dies clothes. Iron your fiat work and
handkerchiefs all for Csc per dozen.
Judith Steam Laundry.
Sam Des Jardines, a sheepherder,
was arraigned before Justice McFar-
land Monday morning on the charge
of assault and pleaded guilty. He
was fined 500, but as it is about
time for him to go to work he was
permitted by the authorities to take
job of herding, his employer first
arranging to pay the fine from Sans
summer earnings.
Ground bone will make chickens
lay. For sale by Lewistown Meat &
Provision Co.
Travellers on the road between
Lewistown and the Little Rocky
mountains will find a nice stopping
place with Mark l.. Frost at Rocky
Point. Mr.. Frost has built a new
ferry boat and is prepared to do all
kinds of ferrying. He has plenty OF
hay and feed for horses and every
other convenience for the comfort OF
the travelling public.
Strayed-From the Morrison dairy
ranch, below town, small, bay sad
die pony, branded7-H-D on hip Ham
ilton brandt. A reasonable reward
will be paid at this office for infor.
nation leading to recovery of same
Deputy Assessor II. r. Dawes ar
rived in the city Saturday from Ubet
having completed the work of assess
ing in the district allotted to him
Mr.. Dawes assessed the property in
the southern and southwestern por'
tions of the county. He reports that
the winter has been rather severe on
the stockmen in those sections, the
fiockmasters being the heaviest los
ers. The greatest losses were occa
stoned by the storms during the
month of March, but the entire win
ter was a hard one for stock own
ers in the parts of the country hi
visited.
Sheep crooks at Lehman's.
Madame A. z. Hauser, a high ar
modiste of Chicago, will open dres!
making parlors at the Commercial
May LIST.
Chief of Police Thos. Travis. o
Helena, was visitor In the city sew
eral days during the past week
Chief Travis has been in LewistowI
before but 1t was when Reedsfort OF
fered shelter to every migrator!
horse thief in the country and ia
neauxs post was the trading poin
for the numerous half breed popula
tion that then burdened this corne
of the earth. Mr.. Travis expressed
much surprise at the growth and evi
dent prosperity of Lewistown. ant
said that he could scarcely believ,
that this was the same country h
had visited little more than twent.
years ago. He returned to Heleni
Friday morning.
After May 1st the Wilson dru
store will be located in Allen & Rot
inson building, next door to Deh
mans.
It is understood that sheep owner
in Montana have fears that Their
will be q shortage of sheep shearer
when the time for shearing arrive
; this season. The sheep shearers ger
orally commence their work in Ca
4 ifornia, Arizona, New Mexico an
Texas early In the season and NOV
north gradually as the season OPEN
ending their work for the year !
Montana and other northern state
A number of Mexicans usually com
into Montana from the south whe
the shearing season opens, but 1t
said they may not come this yea
When the shearers were in Butte la'
year they organized a union and a
filiated with the American Labor III
ion. They held their first conventio
in Butte and there was good a
tendance. II is stated that there hs
been some unsettled question b
tween the shearers and the sheepme
as to wages and it is possible thi
this may have something to do wit
the renOrt of a scarcity of men