Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1904-04-20
Dakota -four at Lehman's.

Gene Ackley was in from PhilbrooH
last Monday.
De Kalb & Ayers, attorneys at law
Office Allen & Robinson building.
E. E. Rink, the Moore lumber man
was a visitor to this city yesterday.
Leave orders for Borgh's coal with
L. p. Blodgett at the Fad Shoe Store
Z. d. Beatty, postofice inspector
was a professional visitor to this cit,
from Friday until Monday.
Spring opening at Powers Satur
day and Monday, April 23rd and 25th
H. Duke has resigned his position
In Wilson's drug store and has re.
entered the employ of the Power Mer
camille company.
The finest millinery in town this
week at the Commercial.
A. ID. Barney, of Philbrook, Is hav.
ing a two-story frame "a X 50 foot
building erected In Moore. As soou
as It is completed he expects to put
in a big stock of general merchan
disc.
The Women of Woodcraft will give
their second annual ball May End al
Culver's hall. An excellent supper
will be served by the ladies' of the
order.
Ross Bros, of Geyser, Wyo.. this
week sold to the Fergus Land &
Livestock company, of this county
1850 4-year-old ewes, bred TO lamb
May LIST and 300 3-year-old wethers
the price averaging 1925 a head. De
livery had already been made before
the sale was consummated.
For Sale Cheap for cash-A sec.
ond-hand phaeton and buggy harness
in good repair. Enquire at this of
flee.
John Mullie. who "peached" on Jas
Coyne. the nan who was taken to the
.penitentiary this morning, was TAX.
en- before Justice Mcfarland Monday
afternoon and given a fine of s25 fol-
carrying a concealed weapon. He
was strongly suspicioned of being in
with Coyne on the ROBBERY deal, but
there was not sufficient evidence e
convict him of the charge.
Fine new stock of fancy shirts a
Harry Browns.
Miss Josie Plum arrived in Lewis
town last Wednesday afternoon aftel
absence of five months spent in
New York City. She came TO LON
bard, intending to reach LewistowI
by rail but was compelled to go bach
and come in from the Falls by coacf
and private conveyance, her father
having met her at Stanford with :
team and buggy.
For railroad tickets call on or write
w. c. Doherty, ticket agent for the
Great Northern and Montana Contra
railroad. Lewistown. Mont.
Tennessee sorghum at Lehman's.
The ]. j. Thompson ranch near Cas-
tie Butte was sold last week to N
l.. Clingan. of Kendall, the price be
ing $3.50 an acre. The ranch con
tains 200 acres, 100 acres of which
Is broken for oats and As acres o.
Which, 10 III llulotuS. Inc idHCH 10 w
four miles from town and Is n o.
the most valuable small ranches in
the county. Hilger & Busenburg ne
gotiated the transfer.
Fine white goods and dress ging
hams this week at the Commercial
You are most %felicitously invited t
attend the dance to be given by the
orchestra Friday night from 8 to 2
Benjamin F. Fishburn returned t;
Lewistown Friday from Columbie
Falls. where he has been an inmat,
of the soldiers home for the last foul
years. When he got to town he rar
across Bill Deaton the first thing. He
and Bill r old-time friends and the
latter offered to take Fishburn ouI
home in his new automobile. The
old soldier was much delighted at the
prospect of a ride in Bills red devil
but was disappointed when, later In
the day, Deaton told him that the
chauffeur was sick and the trip would
therefore, be impossible.
One dollar per cwt. for wheat ant
oats at the Montana Hardware Co.
Matthias william Nash, the young
mar who was arrested in Sheridan
Wyo., and brought to this city to an
swer for a statutory crime commit
ted in Philbrook three years ago ant
subsequently, has been released from
Jail under a bond of $1,000. thai
amount having been deposited In thu
Judith Basin Bank to the order o.
George j. Bach and David Hilger
who accordingly are acting as Nash!
sureties. Attorney Parker, of Wyom
ing, has been in the city for the las
week and was instrumental in ar
ranging the bond and securing the re
lease of Nash from custody.
Don't let your children ruin thei
complexion, but get them a sun ha'
at Mrs. Culver's. The cost is insig
n~ificant.
The Power Mercantile company o
this city has received from the c. o
ID. Produce company, of Des Molnes
Ia, an order for five car loads of goot
potatoes. The "spud" crop in thu
east was almost a total failure las
year and Montana is being secured b!
eastern dealers for a few loads o
the indispensable article. Those rails
ed in Fergus county are particular.
desirable as nowhere else in the coun
try are better potatoes grown thai
here. Manager Symmes has alread!
secured two car loads of potatoes TO
the Des Moines people and thinks
that he will be able to fill the re
quest for the full five car loads.
Rock candy syrup at Lehman's.
DIR. II. II. Wilson arrived in the cit,
Saturday afternoon with his new 1c
horse power Rambler automobile
The machine has been in Great Fall
for several weeks, the doctor havinI
waited for the roads to dry up some
what before he attempted the irs
trip. He was accompanied TO Lewis
town by Ben ID. Written, agent TO
the Rambler people. The machin
cama along i'm fine shane and took a.