Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1905-03-29

Dated at the City Hall, Lewistown,
Mont, March 7th, 1905.
G. w. COOK, Registry Agent
Notice Of Election.
To the resident freeholders of the
City OF Lewistown, whose names ap-
pear on the city or county tax roll
preceding such election:
Notice is hereby given, that an
election will be held in the City of
Lewistown on the 3rd day of April,
1905, from eight o'clock a. m. to six
o'clock p. m. of said day for the pur-
pose of submitting t. the resident
freeholders of the City of Lewistown,
whose names appear on the city or
county tax roll preceding such cleo
ton. the application of the Lewis
tOwn-Billings Mutual Telephone com.
pany for the right, privilege and fran
chise OF locating. constructing, main
tanning and operating long distance
telephone and telephone exchange
through the streets, avenues and al
leys of the said City of Lewistown
for the period Of time from the pass
age of an ordinance by the city coun-
Gil and extending to the sixth day of
May, 1921, which said application il
as follows:
| ~ luc f1OuOTuDIc Mayor anu lily
Council of Lewistown, Montana:
Whereas, the undersigned, Lewis
town-Billings Mutual Telephone COM
pany, has been created and organized
for the purpose of establishing owning
and conducting telephone line be-
tween the City of Lewistown, in Fer
gus county, Montana. and the City Of
Billings, in the County of Yellow
stone, Montana, with branch lines to
other points in the State of Montana,
and for the purpose of establishing
and conducting telephone exchange
in the said City of Lewistown; and,
Whereas, the said telephone line
when established will be the means
of affording direct telephone commun-
ication between the City of Lewis
town and the said City of Billings,
and to various points III the counties
of Yellowstone and Fergus to be
reached by branch lines from said
main line and also alfording and CIV
. ing the people of Lewistown the use
of competing telephone exchange
, and affording direct communication
over the said line to various points
not now reached by any telephone
system now conducted in the said
city.
Now, the said Lewistown-Billings
, Mutual Telephone company and the
undersigned, constituting a majority
of it's board of directors, hereby make
application for a franchise permitting
it to erect and establish its telephone
, lines through the streets and alleys
Of the said City of Lewistown and in
: building, establishing and conducting
: it's telephone exchange in said city
!. and that you order that an election
be held on the day of the holding Of
J.. the next ensuing city election in said
:. city of this application therefor to the
y resident freeholders as shall appear
, on the city or county tax roll imme-
' diately preceding such election and
! that due notice be given thereof as re-
q quired by an Act OF the Legislative
). Assembly of Montana relating to the
!. granting of franchises by cities and
a towns and providing submission OF
the question Of granting any franchise
to the resident freeholders whose
> whose names shall appear on the city
or county tax roll preceding such cleo
" ton, approved March S, 1908.
h Dated this goth day OF February,
!. 1905.
+ LEWIsTOWN BILLINGS MUTUAL
!. TEL. co.
a BY DAVID HILGER. President.
Attest: E. o. BUSENBURG, Sec'y.
, DAVID HILGER,
E O. BUSENBURG.
GEORGE M. STONE.
GEORGE ]. BACH,
A Majority of It's Board of Directors
That the places for holding such
=. election in said city will be as fol
~ lows:
/. In the First ward, at the cour
u house; in the Second ward, at Cul
ver's hall; in the Third ward, at tn
% council chamber at the city hall.
81 Dated this 9Th day of March, 1905
ID H. H. BOGGS.
"a City Clerk.
DESERT LAND, FINAL PROOF
. Notice for Observation-Disclosures
~ of the Interior, U. S. Land Ofice
~ Iewistown, Mont, March 9. 1905
-. Notice is hereby given that
IN FRANK SCHULTZ,
r assignee of James Kelly, OF Gras
o. Range, Mont, has filed notice OF in
tcntion to make proof on his deser
land claim No. 1921. for the eh swA
;. Sec 10, tp 10 n, 81 e, Mont. P. M
q q before the register and receiver a
o. I.ewistown, Mont. on Saturday, tn
>. 18th day of April, 1905.
He names the following witnesse
- to prove the complete irrigation an
~ reclamation of said land:
q. Nelson st. Jermain, William
~ Eoniface, of Grass Range; Loui
~. ~ Kincher. Edwin Aiken. Of Fores
? Grove, Mont.
ay EDWARD BRASSEY, Register.
w. First publication March Is.
TIMBER LAND, ACT JUNE 3, 1877
r. Notice for Publication-Unite
States Land Office Lewistown, MOI
ID tana, March 20, 1905.
re Notice Is hereby given that in col
Of pliance with the provisions Of til
ig- act Of congress of June 8, 1873, emit
id led IAN act for the. sale of ti1nb'
he lands in the states of California, Or
gon, Nevada, and Washington teri
:. tory" as extended to all the Publ
Lend States by act of August 4, 189
. GEORGE w. BELCHER,
- of Moore, Fergus coutny, state OF MO
ent tana. has this day filed in this offit
ce. his sworn statement, No 124, for Il
. purchase of the seA nwA, of sec n
10, tip Is n, II e, Mont. p. M, al
will offer proof to show that the lal
Ice sought is More valuable for its til
her Der or stone than for agricultural p,
the poses, and to establish his claim
w said land before the register and !
ell | caiver of this office at I.eWiStOW