Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1905-12-05

A boosters club has been organized
at Moore and committees appointed to
collect data relating to a water works
system. to ask the county commission
ers to build Jail at Moore and to
Toxic up the matter Of having side
walks laid in the thriving little burg.
The Grass Range Christmas enter.
tainment and dance will be given on
Friday evening, Dec. %, when the old
folks and the young folks will all be
provided with entertainment. A beau.
tiful and b0untifully laden tree will
be the principal feature of the pro.
gram in the early part of the evening
and after this the floor will be cleared
for ball. the Mahana orchestra fur
nishing the music. Everybody is vel.
come.
For camping parties, herders, pros.
pectors. nothing SO handy as Shaw's
already prepared -four. Try it. T
Next Tuesday the big Christmas
edition will appear. The issue will be
printed on fine book paper, fully II.
Illustrated and contain a choice selec
ton of Christmas and holiday mat.
ter. sketches of improvements within
the county during the past year and
the holiday announcements of a mum.
Der of Lewistown's enterprising mer-
chants. Send in your orders early II
you want extra copies. for the supply
will be limited.
How about those photos for the hol'
idays? Now is the time to have them
taken. The Lewistown Art Co. have
all the late novelties.
DR.. T. c. lifts lecture at the FRS,
Methodist church Friday evening on
"Americanism VS.. Mormonism," at
tracted very large audience, and the
gifted speaker fully maintained his
reputation as an orator. The lecture
consisted chiefly of a detailed account
o. the fight made in Utah by the Gen
tiles on the unamerican practices OF
the Mormon church, with special ref
erence to the case of Brigham H. Rob
erts, the avowed polygamist, who was
denied seat in congress. So much
time was devoted to these phases OF
the subject that Mr. Iliff was not able
to present the underlying principles
of Mormonism at any length.
Have good light by using palace
lite" coal oil. The price Is right. Sold
only by the Fergus County Hardware
Co. Try it.
The preliminary hearing in the case
of Clayton Cruise, charged with rob
bling o. l.. E. Wakefield of $3.50 in cash
a week ago, was concluded before Jus
tice of the Peace Mcfarland Friday
evening, and the defendant was held
for trial. his bond being fixed at $500
AS he mas not been able to find sure
ties, he is held in the county Jail
County Attorney Roy E. Ayers repre-
sented the state at the hearing, while
Huntoon & Smith have been engag
ed by the defense
A full line of masks for masquer
AIDES, ETC., at the News Depot.
Meagher county will be represented
at the coming convention to be held
at Helena for the purpose of taking
action with regard to freight rates tc
Montana. The White Sulphur Springs
Republican says: AT the request OF
several of the leading citizens cal
has been issued for mass meeting
to be held on Tuesday evening. Dec. 5
at 1880 o'clock p. m. at the Republican
office to appoint delegates to rail
road rate convention to be held in
Helena on Dec. 14th. This meeting
should be we'll attended and three OIL
four of our best and most conserva
tive citizens appointed to attend that
convention. 1t is something which in
| terests all of us and something that
requires much thought and the exer
cising of good Judgment to handle
Let there be good attendance"