Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1904-01-27

Mems shoes, broken lines. at cost
at Lewistown Commercial Co.
Weigh your goods at Delzell Drug
Store scales. Prompt and reliable.
Charley Smith, Prop.
Dill pickles at Lehman's.
h. A. Moulton is once more able to
be out after being confined to his bed
for several days with an attack OF
erysipelas.
In order to make room for spring
goods we are closing out our stock of
hats at cost. Culver & Culver, up-to.
date milliners.
Harry Brown returned Saturday
night from a business trip TO Helena
and Butte. He says that the retail
business in these cities appeared to
be very dull Just now.
BE prepared To get the best OF the
argument by certifying yourself with
information from the World Almanac
for 1904. Price IS cents at the office
or sent by mail for 10 cents.
The closing out sale at Cooks Cash
Store goes merrily N. The auction
last Saturday was well attended hut
goods sold very low. There will be
another auction at | o'clock mex Sat
urday. ut which a great variety of
goods will be sold regardless of price.
II YOU don't get your share of these
bargains 1t will be your own fault,
Goods are being sold below cost ev.
cry daV nj nrivatp sale
For Rent-A good office building
on corner OF Fourth G and Ju'
neaux street, Apply to ID. z. Hemp
hill.
What promises TO be one of the
most progressive business firms I'm
the city is that Of Fowler a. Smith.
but recently formed. The members
of the firm are Donald Fowler and
Charley Smith. They have some good
insurance companies on their string
and will push the business for all il
is worth. They will also do a gcner.
al collection business and have start
ed something which ought 10 pay in
this city, an employment bureau. Both
members of the firm are hustlers and
will undoubtedly constantly increase
the business of the firm.
Mems shoes, broken lines. at cost
at Lewistown Commercial Co.
e. NJ. Russell of Great Falls, form,
erly of Fergus County, is attracting
a great deal of attention in New York
where he is now visiting. His pict
ures are receiving columns of com
ment from the Metropolitan press
and although the critics universally
declare him lacking Of technique OF
of his art. the criticisms are in the
main, favorable. 81 Gray who was
intimately acquainted with Kid
Russell, when the latter was learning
TO be a cowboy over in the vicinity
OF Philbrook, IA reading the &C
counts of his erstwhile comrades tri
umphs in the Big Town. and to thu
news gatherer, who Just happened tC
be around. said: We'll. have right
here in my pocket one of the Cow
boy artists original productions. II
was painted in 81 over on the Ju
dith.' AS he spoke he reached dowT
in his pocket, brought forth a mucl
worn pocketbook and took therefron
a little business card. On one sid
was the inscription Gains e. Klein
clothiers, Fort Benton, Montana an'
on the other side was a rude specl
men of Russell's %burgeoning artist,
, talent. II was a picture of a STAN
pede. Although the canvas" wa
considerably worn. the horns of hun
dreds Of frantic cattle were plainl
. observable, while several cowboys
. riding like the winds to break up tn
! stampede, were brought out in spler
did style. II was done with the rudes
OF material, some pencils which h
e happened to have about his person
but il showed a spark Of the geniu
which is just o beginning to a
tract the attention of the east.