Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1905-11-21
BRANCH HOUSES !
FOR KENDALL
Montana Hardware Company and tho
Montana Lumber Company Secure
Business Sites in Gold Camp.
ORE FOUND IN ABBEY GROUP
Discovery One Of Great Importance
to kendaIl-Fergus Hardware
Company to Open Branch.

A deal was made yesterday where
by the Montana Lumber company and
the Montana Hardware company be-
came the owners, or will as soon as
deeds can be made, to certain valu-
able business lots in Kendall and
store will be the next order OF things
going on at the busy mining camp.
The johnnie line to Kendall has
taken in the name of Joe, and here
after Joe Montgomery will dispense
express parcels for J. l.. Mears stage
line at the Kendall end of the road.
The Power building at Kendall is
being pushed as fast as possible and
will soon be one of the substantial
blocks of the city.
Ore in the Abbey.
A new find of ore was made on
the Abbey today, which promises to
be of great Importance to the mining
interests in Kendall. TIE extent of
this find is not known yet, but has
every appearance of a big body of
cyanide ore.
The Fergus County Hardware com.
pany are negotiating for lots in Ken
dali, and a deal has been closed. vir-
tually, whereby they are to have one
OF the very best sites in Kendall for
branch of their business at this
place.
Mr.. Griswold, of Colorado Springs,
Colo, is in town looking up business
INn trrt ~ hn, \
known his intention as to the line he
represents.
kendaIIs Two Banks.
The vault and the interior arrange.
ments for the First State Bank of
Kendall. are about completed in the
Cook block and Bob Henderson, the
cashier, will soon be doing business
on his own side of the fence.
The Kendall State Bank has most
of the material on the ground for its
permanent improvements, and will
begin the work as soon as possible.
All classes of mechanics are busy, and
1t is a hard matter to get men to do
this class of work.
Doc Hendricks is building very
neat cottage. The work is being push
e,l very rapidly by A. B. Bernier.
Mike Kelleen is also building neat
residence and both have choice sites
for residence property.
Robert Scott has bought lot i'm
rnediately behind the Cook block and
will build two neat houses for rent.
Houses are very much in demand.
Charley Allen to Leave.
II is reported that Chas. D. Allen
will leave Kendall after the first of
the year and will make his home in
California, also his sister, Mrs. Alb
bOtt. We can not afford to lose Char.
lie and Mrs. Abbott, but trust that
they will both bear kind recollections
of their many friends in Kendall and
i.ewistown. We are very sorry to see
them go.
People from everywhere were in
Kendall the past week. We don't
know them all nor their business here,
but they have business, no doubt, and
it is our business to take care of
them. They can all get in right if
they make their desires known.
Cook & Shaules. who own the town.
site of Kendall, are wearing broad
smile these days, and are taking
great pleasure in showing the num-
erous people here their desirable bus
mess locations and at prices that are
rlght.
Changes are to be made in the
premises owned by Mr.. Jackson and
occupied by the postoffice to make
room for other business to occupy a
portion Of the same building.
Margaret and Kendall Snaules, are
with their father, W. A. Shaules, at
Kendall this week, and are having
big time with their friends among
the little folks of the camp.
l.. w. Hill and party arrived in Ken
dali Sunday night in their automobile
and took in the situation here. They
expressed great satisfaction as to
what they saw of the possibilities of
the gold camp. After getting all the
data that could be obtained in so
Snort stay. they headed their ma.
chine toward the county seat, and the
way they went down the gulch was
not slow. Tom Riser went up on
the mountain. He said he was not
| afraid of the machine, but liked the
high altitude.