Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1905-04-12
Heath & Milligan house and floor
naint at the Judith Hardware.

Sheriff Slater, who has been i'll for
two weeks, is now able to be out
again.
Baled hay and seed oats for sale
at the Lewistown Furniture Co.
At the morning service at the Epis.
copal church next Sunday. Mrs. H. II.
Boggs will sing "The Palms," by
Faure.
Bounty script taken in trade at Is
per cent discount by the Judith Hard
ware Co.
Friday evening, the 2Sth of the
month. there will be dance in the
new hall at the head of Beaver creek
Tickets, including supper, sl.50.
For camping parties, herders, pros.
pectors, nothing so handy as Shaw's
already prepared -four. Try it.
Oscar Stephens, the well known
sheepman, has secured an interest in
a promising mining property near Mai
den. and it is now being developed on
an extensive scale. Mr. Stephens has
high hopes of making mine out of
this prospect.
II you have any bricklaying to do
call on Green & Smith or leave your
order with the Spring Creek Coal Co.,
Fifth Ave.
Gordon O. Shafer, former city treas
| urer. and one of the best known young
business men of the city, has sever
ed his connection with the First Ma
tional Bank. and left last Monday for
visit to his old home at Detroit. 1t
| is understood that on his return, Mr..
cNr. an %11, ~ Nf
the Judith Basin Milling company's
large business.
| Northern grown garden seeds, red
clover, alfalfa, Bromus Nnermis, mil
let and field peas at the Judith Hard
ware.
The Montana railroad announces a
special rate of fare and a fifth for
the live stock meeting at Miles City,
April 10, for trains arriving at Miles
City April 16 to 10, return limit April
"a. An open rate of fare and a
fifth is made for the live stock meet
ing at Helena, April Il, from points
on the Inc to Helena and return, the
return limit being April 26.
We have purchasers for 800 acres
and 100 acres of land fit for cultiva-
ton located in a radius of six miles
of Lewistown. Hilger & Busenburg.
The Argus society editress is now in
vacation until the resumption of the
social whirl in the fall. Society notes
during the summer months are few
and far between and on account OF this
the department will be discontinued
until about September. During the
past year these notes have proven
of great interest, especially to the
ladies and with the oepning of an
other social season Mrs. White will
resume the work.
Home made cooking, furnished by
the ladies of the Methodist church.
on sale at the Fergus County Hard
ware Co. every Saturday beginning
Feb. 18th.
A very enjoyable surprise party
was given at the home of Mrs. Frost
at Forest Grove, Friday night. AS In
the case of most Surprise" parties
the hostess got wind of the affair, and
was prepared for the invaders. Dane
: ing formed the principal amusement
and with Prof Race furnishing the
: music, this was thoroughly enjoyed
All of the people in the immediate
neighborhood were there, as well as
: the families of Thomas and James
Shaw, while Cynes Spaugh and Free
Gorl came in from Grass Range, ant
. Roy E. Ayers represented LeWlstoWn
Geo. S. Wells was very successful
, last season in the furnishing of plan:
for buildings and in the completion
of all building contracts. His adver
tisement appears in this issue.
. The lecture given by Hon. Frank E
Smith at the Presbyterian church OF
Friday evening, under the auspices
: the Woman's club, attracted larg
!. audience, and although the subject
!. Russia, It's Traditions and History,
/. was a big one for a single address
' the speaker managed to cover it YER
: we'll, and in a manner that held tn
a interest of his hearers throughout
The lecture threw much light upo1
passing events within the great en-
( pire, and contained an immens
4 amount of information as to cond
9 tons there. The high school orches
!: ira was heard to advantage in sever
j al selections.
Before the summer is over Whit
e Sulphur Springs will have wei
t. equipped telephone exchange, beside
S first-class long distance telephone cor
f nection with Helena and lntervenln
), stations. Harry Sommers, superb
l. tendent of construction for the Rock
l. Mountain Bell Telephone Co., is al
d thority for the statement that me
e terial for the construction of meta
l. lie circuit line from Winston, via For
l. Logan to the Springs, has been OF
t dered, and that work will be con
e menced Immediately, says the Meagi
h er Republican. When the long dis
Y lance line is under way canvass @
y the community will be made for sui
s. scribers for local telephone e.
change. The present line to TowI
= send, it is thought, will be abandon
ed, communication with that town b'
ing secured by way OF Winston.
:. Walter Knight has brought suit !
= the district court against G. M. sta
4 ford, the action arising over an alle'
ed breach of an agreement for tn
20 rental of the store opposite the pos
II office, until recently occupied by M
StaffOrd'S harness establishment. In
- plaintiff claims that defendant lease
the place for one year at $65 pc
II month, with the option of renewing
n for two additional years at the expl
J. alton of the first. After the explr'
q ton of the first term. Mr.. knight a
l. leges that Mr.. Stafford remained wv
e months and then moved out. Plalnli
It asserts that by remaining the wv
e months beyond the term fixed, IN
s defendant accepted the option for wv
l. additional years, and the action reall