Fergus County Democrat. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1904-1919, 1905-09-19
GILT EDGE BREvITltS.

AL Barden and wife of Beaver Creek,
who have been at Jackman's ranch
| this summer, passed through town last
| Friday on their way home.
William Sampson, who was injured
| in the Barnes King mine at Kendall,
has been in Gilt Edge for several days.
George Bells of Collar Gulch has
been in the hospital about one week
where he underwent an operation for
appendicitis. He Is some better but
not yet out of danger. DR.. Attix OF
Lewistown was called In consultation.
| II. ID. Young has purchased the Cald-
| well residence and will In the future,
| make this his permanent home. This
Is the fourth time he has moved this
summer and he says he has had
enough of it.
Pay day on the 18th passed Off quiet
ly save a few little differences where
the settlement of which was visible
about the face OF the differers.
| N. j. Littlcjohn of Lewistown was
In Gilt Edge for Il few days last week.
| ii. G. MclGVony was down from his
! mountain resort last Saturday.
Fred Quibell injured his hand In the
| butcher shop last week and was out
| several days.
M. J.Callahan has moved back from
| Maiden and will soon go to work at
the mill.
Ernest Kies of Maginnis was In town
. Sunday and informed us that he will
be here twice a week In the future
! with his meat wagon.
1t Is rumored that J. II. Heckler,
who has been with H. r. Cunningham
for the last year acting in the capacity
of pharmacist, will soon start a drug
store here.
r. M. Dougherty and wife and Ro-
} ert Sharpe and wife returned Satur-
dav from a three weeks trip to the
| National park
Frank Wilson, who is connected with
the mines at Maiden has gone back
to his old home in Minot, N. D., for q
two weeks visit.
w. c. Cox of Mcdonald creek was in
: town Saturday.
!. A colored gentleman from Lewis
town was the butt of a huge joke
while In q SOmnilescent state last Sat.
r urday night. When aroused he
thought he was In the midst of No
vember shower with two cigar stubs,
four white poker chips and a large
i slice OF water mellon In front of him
and two artists with kodaks, ready to
get a snap shot Of him. The snap
l shots will be on exhibition at the
? county fair this week, provided the
. management can find an appropriate
place for them.
Rufus Warner has taken Dick
YOung's horse to drive for a week.
The animal needs much driving every
day to keep him gentle.
. ! Joseph Bells Is in town attending
r the bedside Of his brother George
1 a,,1 x.ifn nd
man and wife went to Lewistown on
. business Monday.
e In the absence of V. Caraway, who
I Is at the Portland exposition, Miss
o Susie Dunn has entire charge of tho
9 business. 1t is probable that Mr. Car
t away may not return alone.
: j. w. Morgan and George Brimble
were over from Maiden Sunday.
i E. H. Crabtree was in town Mon
s day.
d John Warner father of Robert War
ner, is In town for few days.
II Hiram Miller of Maiden tied his
o team in front of the Gilt Edge hotel
: last Monday and when the triangle
S called the guests to dinner, the team
l. started-but not to dinner Several
n narties were near by and caught the
;, team and the damage was slight.
r GENE
e j. Z. Lane, manager for the Montana
Lumber company, returned home last
4, | evening from a business trip over the
O western part of the state. He visited
: Mssoula, Bonner and number of big
: lumber centers in Western Montana
and eastern Idaho. He says that the
/. the western portion of the state shows
e many evidences of prosperity and that
:. Mssoula particularly. is on the boom.
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