Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1906-01-12
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phone Is No. 157. A
Sheriff Slater went down to Moore
this week to serve papers in civil
cases.
DR.. R. L. Stokes, rooms and 2,
Bank Of Fergus County Building, Lew.
istown, phone No. 1872, Mutual No. So.
Charles Malone, of Townsend, is fig.
uring on starting an electric light
plant at Moore.
Worden 4 Scott, lawyers, telephone
127. Offices, TELEPHONE Building over
Y. s. land office.
Joe Gallagher and Newton Osborn
have made contracts for shearing
about $4,000 head of sheep during
the coming season in the Deerfield
district.
Are you going to paper a room, or
your house? Buy your wall paper of
the Parrot Furniture Co.
F. B. Peterson, the we'll known and
popular musician of this city, and
Miss Therese Matson left for Butte
Wednesday morning and their mar.
riage followed at the big camp.
For the next 365 days we will sell
coal at $3.50 per ton. Spring Creek
Coal Co.
J. c. Huntoon has gone to the cap
ital to argue the case of the state
against Koch, the man who shot Joe
Wander, at Stanford, year ago, and
which is now in the supreme court.
Wall paper and lots Of it; a new
stock just received at the PARROT
Furniture Co.
The creamery at Moore is now ready
for the machinery to be installed. and
this will commence next week. 1t is
promised that the creamery will be
turning out butter within a month.
| Calendar pads, 1906 for Standard,
Perfection and Empire calendar stands
for sale at the Argus Supply depart
ment.
! Charles Sailor the we'll known
Beaver creek rancher had the mis-
fortune to break his leg this week.
The injury is, of course, a serious
and painful one, but Mr.. Sailor is re-
ported to be progressing as favorably
as could be expected.
Montana Coal Co. are selling coal
by the load at $3.50 per ton; leave
your order with Montana Hardware
Co. Telephone No. So.
DR.. Attix, telephone No. 1872. corner
Main street and Sixth avenue. F
1t is announced that the star postal
route from Moore to Rockford is to
be discontinued, the order to take
effect Feb. 15 The route will be
changed so as to run from Natal via
Rockford to Moore and the schedule
will be: Leave Natal Tuesdays,
Thursdays and Saturdays at z a. M,
arriving at Moore by 1910 p. m
Leave Moore Tuesdays, Thursdays
and Saturdays at 1 p. M, arriving at
Natal by $40 p. M, the order taking
effect February II.
J L. Wood, assayer, corner Broad
way and 4th avenue, rear of Day
House. Work given prompt atten.
ton and guaranteed.
At the last meeting of the Living
ston city council, the city attorney
was instructed to prepare an ordi
nance for submission to the voters
OF the proposed electric light franchise
applied for by John l.. Bright, of this
city. The election will probably take
place in about month. The propo
sition is to give Mr.. Bright a fran
chise for thirty years, he to pay from
Ia to 2 per cent of the gross re
ceipts to the city during the life OIL
the franchise.
Should you want to buy or sell
any ranch or city property call on the
Judith Basin Commission Co. Office
over Fergus County Bank.
A. G. Stoutenberg, the we'll known
rancher of Straw, has returned home
from an extended visit to Washing
ton and Idaho. The Rathdrum Ida
ho) Tribune, in recent issue, said
III. M. Stoutenberg enjoyed a visi
last week from his cousin. A. c. Stou
tenberg, a sheep and cattle man o
. Fergus county, Mont, whom he hat
not seen for some years. The latte
visited his brother, Jos. Stoutenberg
of Hope, while on his way here
From here he went to Occur d'Alen'
and Spokane. He is looking for /,
good location to send his children t.
school,
We are displaying the largest stool
OF carving sets In Lewistown. Tn
quantity we purchased enabled us t,
buy at greatly reduced price. an,
we are giving our patrons the advan
tage Of this. Buy from us and saw
: money. Judith Hardware Co.
I Capt. T. H. Reid, a well known pic
neer of Montana. died at his rancl
near Deerfield Wednesday evening. tn
end coming more as the result Of tn
infirmities of age and a general breal
ing down of the system than iron
| any particular ailment. Mr.. Rel
was S8 years of age and after ser,
/ ing in the Union army during the re
! bellion, came to Montana in 1865. H
) first settled in the Gallatin valley, nea
! Bozeman and was widely known i
4 that vicinity. He came to Fergu
county over 20 years ago and engage
in ranching. Mr.. Reid leaves a nun
her Of sons and daughters, as we'll a
! other relatives. to mourn his losl
The funeral will take place from tn
ranch today, and the interment will
: at the Deerffeld cemetery. Deput
Sheriff Ed. Silverthorpe a grandso
q Of the deceased, left for the ranc
; yesterday to attend the funeral.
7 In equipping your office with ne,
! desk and general office supplies, II
> GLIDING letter files, invoice books, ca
endar stands and pads, ink, pencils
! blotters. ETC.. don't forget that 20
] can get just what you want at tn
! Argus Supply department.
Walter N. Everett. who for thre
and a half years past has been col
nected with the First National Ban
, of this city, has resigned his pOsitiO