Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1905-09-08

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Roy E. Ayers. attorney at law; of.
flee in the Lang building. F
C. r. Whitlatch, J. T. Zellers and
Stephen Thelon are in from Rockford
Palmist, Mrs. Wallace, Fourth ave.
nue. and Janeaux, near the postoffice,
Sam Hurvitch came in from Gil,
Edge yesterday. and took in the big
barbecue.
| T. L. Halbert and E. A. Halbert
of Halbert, are stopping at the Hoff.
man house.
II. NJ .Rae. manager Of the Gold
Reef mines at Gilt Edge, and the North
Mocasin property at Kendall, is in the
city.
Austin w. War;, assistant cashier
OF the Bank of Fergus County, is
spending this week in Butte, attending
the session of the State Bankers as.
ISOLATION, where he is scheduled to
read an important paper.
DR.. Attix. telephone No. 1872. cor
ner Main street and Sixth avenue. F
! Rufus Thompson has arrived in
Lewistown. and will make this city
MS home in future. In short time
ne and his family will occupy the
beautiful Bright home. which Mr..
Thompson recently purchased.
The contract for the erection of the
| Citizens Bank OF Moore was let this
| week to Tubb Bros, who expect to get
to work on the structure at once The
building will be of stone, two stor-
les high, and the second floor will be
used by the secret societies.
| DR.. Ralph Hedges has returned to
Lewistown and may be called night
or day from his offices in the Laux
building. Telephol No. 1O2. F
| Word was received here this morn.
ing of the death of Walter Midcap,
who last year was the principal of
the Kendall school, and who was very
popular in that camp as we'll as in
Lewistown, where he had many
friends. Prof. Midcap, after leaving
Kendall. was chosen as principal of
the East Helena school, and went to
Wichita, Kansas, to spend his vaca-
ton. He was about 20 years of age.
The high school trustees held a
meeting Tuesday evening, those pres
ent being Chairman F. E. Wright and
Messrs. Hilger, Won Tobel, Hogeland
and County Superintendent Meyer
sick. The entire session was devoted
to the consideration of routine mat
tiers connected with the opening of
the school, and the trustees are con.
fident that Prof. Cranes administra.
ton is going to be most successful
one.
Twenty-Five per cent discount on all
dental work. DR.. M. M. Hedges Is
now located in the Laux building, near
the Telephone office. All dental op-
erations guaranteed. Office open day
and night. Telephone 1O2. F
While at Bozeman recently, Secre-
tary o. w. Belden, of the fair associa-
ton, attended meeting of secretaries
from other counties, at which Secre-
tary Pace, of the state association,
presided. At this meeting, Mr.. Pace
suggested a plan which will be adopt
ed for next year. It is that the state
be divided into two fair circuits, the
east and west side, and that each cir
cult make it's engagements with fair
attractions to play right through the
circuits. This will provide much
more satisfactory class of attractions,
and prevent any conflict as to dates,
and will place the fairs generally on
a much more satisfactory basis than
now obtains, SO far as these features
are concerned.
Henry Simon, an old-timer of Fergus
county, and who served for a long
time as deputy sheriff here, died at
Sheridan last Monday. Mr.. Simon
was a member of the local Odd Eel
lows and Elks lodges, and they were
notified by wire of the sad event,
Mr.. Simon had been away from Lew
1stown for many months, but his
friends here kept in touch with him,
and while it was known that he was
falling, the end came unexpectedly.
About year ago he suffered a stroke
of paralysis, and since that time grad
ually grew weaker. Mr.. Simon was
highly esteemed for his many high,
manly qualities, and was exceedingly
popular in this county where a host
OF friends will learn of his demise
with sorrow. The interment took
place at Sheridan Wednesday.
]. w. Akerley, of Arrow creek, is in
the city, and he reports that the
crops, generally speaking, are look
ing fairly well in his locality. On
Arrow creek itself, the conditions are
not good, the intense hot weather,
following Immediately after heavy
rains, have damaged the grain. Mr..
Akerley's son this year put in a crop
of oats on the bench between Arrow
and Pine creeks, and the result has
proved a surprise. This is the first
time such an experiment has been
made. and. it is entirely successful,
the crop there being much better
than along the creek. although, of
course, there is no irrigation. The
soil is black loan, and holds the
moisture much better than the sandy
soil along the creek. Next year larg-
er crops will be put in on the bench,
and much land that has heretofore
been idle will be cultivated. Mr.. Ak
erley reports that the range for cat
tie in his section is in fine shape.
and the cattle are in excellent condi-
tion-much better than last year at
this time. He will make a shipment
to Chicago the last of this month.
In addition to his stock and agricul-
tural interests, Mr.. Akerley is inter.
ested in some mining claims at New