Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1906-06-12
LOCAL BREVITIES
ADDITIONAL LOCAL.

the county poor farm. The warm
weather enabled number of those
who had been at the institution dur
ing the winter months to leave, most
Of them finding light employment
around the ranches during Landing
and shearing.
This week our competitors again
acknowledge by their silence that the
North Star Shoes are the best. Leh- /
mans. 6-S2
We are not advertising North Star
shoes for fun: We want you 10 save
money, besides you will come again.
Lehman's. 6-12-2
Ground was broken yesterday for
rhe new Imislund block, adjoining the
Mcdonald 4 Charters block on Main
street and the construction is to be Wig
orously pushed by Tubb Bros. the ar
chitects and contractors. The struc-
ture is to be 80 by 80 feet. and will
be two stories and a basement. Ar
chitectually it will be quite different
from its neighbour the Mcdonald & |
Charters block and is to have two or
namental bay windows.
a. NJ. Mead, OF the Lewistown Hide
& Fur Co., will contract or buy your
hides, pelts, etc See him before con.
tracing or selling pelts. This will
be TO your interest, as we have no one
contracting for us. aft
Chas. Whitcomb came from Fort
man Thursday evening with 10 pounds
Of bullion, the result of II days run
for the month of May as the mill was
disabled. The Ruby is in some great
ore now and the cleanup represents
about the former usual monthly out
put The June output of this mine
is expected to be such as to place
Chouteau county first in gold produc
ton of the state. 1t may be news to
some. says the Malta Enterprise, to
mention that the buliin from the Lit
tie Rockies carries nearly so per cent
silver.
Wanted-We are in the market for
two or three thousand two three, and
four year old steers. Delivery at con-
venient points at Lewistown within
the next sixty days. This is a cash
transaction. Write, phone or call up
on Hilger & Busenburg. Lewistown
Montana. 5-1S-tf
The Children's day exercises at the
First Presbyterian church sunday ev-
l,1iD cd i,,r I ,,r
than usual and attracted very large
audience. The altar was handsomely
decorated with cut flowers and potted
plans and presented most attractive
appearance. The program consisted
Of songs by the little ones, with selec.
tons by the chorus choir recitations
scripture readings, etc. Rev. Albert
Pfaus presided, and the address Of the
evening was made by Prof A G.
Crane. of the high school, whose brieI
remarks were addressed entirely tc
the Sunday school children, and were
timely and we'll chosen.
Jack O'Neill, we'll known resident
who for some time has been employ
ed as extra driver at the Dark Horse
livery stable. had the misfortune Il
break his leg yesterday. He was walk
ing up town when he slipped on {
banana peel and fell violently to thu
sidewalk. breaking his leg near the
knee His friends had him conveyed
to his room, and d. stokes was at once
called and did all that could be done
Tor him. Mr.. O'Neill is over 50 year,
OF age, and veteran OF the Mexican
ana Civil wars.
J. c. Huntoon, lawyer; telephone
No. I'd Bell phone, No. 70 Mutual
Office opposite Day House. att
Matt Wannebo, the well known up
per Beaver creek ranchman, was in
town Yesterday. He states that he has
been supplying cream to the Moore
creamery since it started, and the re-
suit is proving quite satisfactory. In
March he supplied 3S1 pounds Of
cream. netting him $21.17: in April
milking 10 COWS. he supplied 551
pounds of cream, which brought $34
Vc, III MAY ne SOFA jle cream from IL
COWS. and received for it $91.35. This
was all in addition TO the cream and
milk used on his ranch. He churned
SO pounds of cream for his own use in
May which would have brought ST. a
the creamery. Mr.. Wannebos COWS are
red polled, mixed with Durham an,
are Well cared for.
The white slippers for little tots are
here. for the bigger folks too. Powe
Mercantile company.
Lewistown had an illumination late
Saturday night and stranger would
have been puzzled to account for the
brilliant appearance Of the city
Through the grounding Of a wire, the
electric Gff oh