Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1905-02-01
New Office Building Erected by the
Gold Reef Mining Company is
Completed and Occupied.
INSTALLATION BY THE X. OF p.
Sheriff's Sale Of the Stock Of the Lit
tie Four Clothing Store-News
From other Camps.

ooNeldl Inherent departments. The
front is the bookkeeper's office: the
next is the telephone office, and next
large. well lighted room where all
the drawings and plats of the mine
are kept. At the left of the book
keepers office is a large wareroom
which is entered from the office. and
where the different supplies are kept
The building is heated by steam and
electric lights. 1t looks like city
life in the new office The writer
is indebted for the courteses shown
him by those in charge.
The Gilt Edge Knights of Pythias
installed the following officers for the
ensuing term at their last regular
meeting on Friday evening: c. c.,
X. A. Mckee; V. c. c., n. l.. Poland
prelate, b. c. Wiedeman; X. of r.
and S, J. W. Iakey; NJ of F., 4.
SCHNEIDER; NJ of E., l.. W. Barnes;
NJ. of A., j. 7. Wells; NJ. of W., Mel
Stuart; |. g., Geo. Powers; o. G., L.
A. Bruce Grand Deputy, J. j. Lewis
was the inStaiinS OFFICER, assisted by
A. c. Wilburn, r. W. Jones and Thos.
Sheppard. A large number was pres
ent.
The sheriff's sale of j. b. Wash
burns Little Four clothing store oc-
CURED Jan. %. and many things went
at sacrifice price. Goods which in
voiced 81 ,54S.S3 We're sod for 1915 TO
PafSOn BIOS, OF LeWlStOWn. The
book accounts of $l,l57.lS sold for
$O4 to f. c. Cunning ham. The shelly
ing, which cost 5000, was sold to Mrs.
Le4anSer for s22. From an inventory
OF about $4,000 was realized $73S.S0.
AS the judgment was Tor more than
the amount realized. the building Will
be sold by the sheriff in Lewistown.
w. +. Clark was on the SICK list
last week.
Chas Rhodes, one of the old pioneers
OF Maiden, was here last week and
says the prospects tor a thriving
camp ale better than ever.
Robert Hendry has moved his fam
lily to LeWistown in order to give his
children the advantage of The schools.
Mrs. X. T.. Erickson, who has been
sick for some tune, is reported i'm
proving, and we hope she viii soon he
fully recovered.
Henry Daniels was business visit
or to ewistown last week.
Norman l.. Poland and r. w. Blake
left here on a business trip to Tort
man, in the Little Rockies, last week,
and expect to be gone about two
weeks.
Many persons are busy at present
pu..-ng up ice. H. G. Dahl has the
contract of putting up ice tor A
schneider and others
I. E. Merryfeld, of Maiden, was a
visitor here last week, and says the
New Year school closed last Friday
after a successful term of four months,
with suitable exercises and dance IN
the evening.
John Gilkerson has been busy for
some time delivering baled hay to the
Gold Reef Mining Co.
Joe Brulotti, who is employed at
the Maginnis mine, at Maiden, was
in town last week, and says the Ma
ginnis will start in the spring and
they are working in the old stope,
which shows up fine.
E. G. Worden and Deputy Sheriff
Martin We're here Thursday attend
ing the sherffs sale.
}. 7. Andrus. manager of the Lew
istoWn Commercial Co., and G. Y.
Howard, We're business visitors here
last week.
Thos. +. Smith, of Lewistown spent
a couple of days mere on business last
week.
Mrs. John Bines, who has been sick
at the hospital for some time, is i'm
proving.
All the school children are being
vaccinated by order of the health Off
Ger and the school board is taking all
precautions to prevent an epidemic
of any contagious disease.
Jack Leonard an old miner of the
Cone Butte district. was in last week,
ands says his prospects are showing
up we'll
DR.. Beatty is here from Lewis
town, and has several patients here
who are taking Osteopatulc treatment,
and he will be here twice each week.
Geo. N. Caldwell has been confined
to his room with la grippe.
Jas. Murphy, one of the oldest min
ers of the Cone Butte district. was
in town last Friday attending the in
stallation of officers of the Knights
of Pythias.
The Gilt Edge bana, which prac-
tees at E. j. Rules, is getting along
nicely and it makes the town more
lively and we are glad to see the boys
so successful.
J. p. Colp. who is considered one of
the hest mining men in the west, ar
rlN Q lere from Denver last week ana
tooh charge Of the Gold Reef mine as
mining boss.
w. w. Badger, who has been sick
for some time, is able to be down
town again, and attended the knights
of Pythias installation.
Dave Scott received a letter from
his brother Tully, of Denver. Colo
saying that Thos. SCOT, who died there
recently, was taken sick on the after
noon of the 18th. and towards evening
got worse and medical aid was sum
moned. The doctors wanted TO take
him to the hospital, as they could do
more for him there but by midnight
he was speeches. and died at 2:20.
Everything possible was done for him.
Death was caused by the bursting of
blood vessel in the BRAIN. The court
and lawyers sent a fine wreath and
burial was in the Masonic cemetery.
as Tully is a Knight Templar.
There will be a dance in Sawyer's
hall the first of February.
Dune. Mclaughlin, OF Kendall, was
here visiting last Saturday, and says