Fergus County Democrat. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1904-1919, 1905-07-18

pushing the building operations along
with his characteristic energy and
says that everything will be ready to
receive the new wheat crop when it
Is threshed
Pat Mill. member of the enter
prsing real estate firm of Nihill &
Malcolm of Moore. was in the city last
night. Mr.. Nihill is a rustler and his
new firm is doing IA splendid business
at the growing town on the bench.
Fred III. Bacon. the esteemed man
ager of the Lewistown Telephone COM
nany, left the latter part of the week
for Salt Lake on a combined business
and pleasure trip He will probably
go to Portland and see the fair before
he returns to Lewistown
At the regular meeting of the Elks
which will be held tomorrow evening,
the question of getting up an excur-
sion on the Montana railroad to Six
teen Mile canyon on Sunday, July 30,
| 1t is more than probable that the ex-
cursion vii! be a go.
A special meeting of the city coun-
ell was held last evening for the pur-
pose of receiving bids for advertising
on the city sprinkler. w. y. Symmes.
manager of the Power Mercantile
l 9 he n 10
| big ad will continue to adorn the dust
| extingusher He paid $50 for the priv
| ilege
Rev. Quickenden will leave Thurs
| day moning for Helena where he win
preach Sunday morning and after
| noon exchanging pupits with the
Rev. DR.. Sloan Of the First Presbyter-
ian church of Helena. DR.. Sloan will
| arrive in this city Friday or Saturday
and will hold two services.
7. II. Sweeney. who owns valuable
sapphire mines in the Yogo district,
| Is this week receiving Il large amount
| Of machintry for use in the mining Of
| the product from his mine. AS the de-
velopment work continues, the rare
value of Mr.. Swecney's ground be-
comes more apparent and men compe-
| tent to judge hold that he has quite as
| good property as that owned Wy the
famous New Mines Syndicate He is
certainly taking out large number Of
fine stones and is in fair way to be-
come very wealthy man.
/ Charles Young, accompanied by his
wife, daughter and Miss Myrtle Bell,
came over from Gilt Edge this morn
ing and Will return this afternoon
Mr.. Young Is one or the first settlers
of Gilt Edge, having helped to survey
the original townsite. and has always
been identified with the best interests
! of that part Of the county. He says
that never since he has been in the
country has he seen more favorable
season of the rancher than Is the pres
ent one. His grain is the finest he has
ever raised and he Is naturally feeling
good over the outlook
j. e. Wasson and X. *. Neill came
in from Kendall this morning. 1t is
understood that Mr.. Nell, on behalf
Of the Kendall Mining company OF
| which he is the consulting engineer,
is negotiating with oscar Stephens for
big warm spring from which the Ken
dali already has a ditch which fur
nishes the power for their electric
plant. In case the negotiations result
in "A deal, there Is "A probability that
the ditch will be extended and the
horse power Of the plant increased
from $50 to /, 900 or LOO
; A special message to the Democrat
from Maiden states that a rich strike
has been made on the Rosseau proper
ty in which Oscar Stephens is heavily
| Interested While conducting drifting
operations from the 200 foot level a
bod:y of ore assaying $40 to the ton
was struck and by the development
already done is proven to be a very
extensive body. The property consists
of three claims situated at the foot of
Crystal mountain, about two miles
from Maiden. Development work has
g been prosecuted on it for number of
I years and some fine assays have been
I received. 1t is now more than likely
8 that mill will go up there soon.
Some of the old timers among the
ball players of Lewstown have it In
their heads that they can defeat the
n regular base ball team and agreements
II are being made for a game between
y the two mines at the ball grounds Sun
= day afternoon. Billy Bebb, Rec
Is Johnson, Jeffie Johns and few 9th
4 ers who upheld the national pastim'
TO in a most worthy manner in the days