Fergus County Democrat., 1906-12-04
Outing flannel sales. rIehnan's.

| FRANK Bowman, the CfOWQer creek
ranchman, was a business visitor in
this city last Friday.
| A force of men has been busy during
the past week cutting ice on the large
pond of James Hopkins on Buckskin
flat. The large ice house is rapidly
filling.
Samuel Motley and wife arrived in
this CITY last week from Hamilton,
Mont. MIR Motley has decided to To-
cate in this growing city and may en-
bark in the livery business.
Bradford and Mitchell, the Canadian
horsebuyers, left last Wednesday with
800 head Of Fergus county bronchos
which they purchased from ranchers
in this vicinity The horses viii be
taken to the Medicine Hat. Alberta
country, where horseflesh is in keen
demand.
A Froembling has received a letter
from his wife, who is spending the win
ter in Chicago, in which Mrs. Froembl-
ing says that their daughter, Pauline,
is making remarkable progress in both
vocal and instrumental music, much to
the qualification of her instructors.
Miss Trembling will study music for
! several years in the lake city.
Dorman Jackson was in the city last
Thursday and Friday loiking after bus
mess affairs. Mr.. Jackson owns large
stock ranch near Rogers. Stockmen in
his vininity are well prepared for a
hard winter, much hay having been
put up on East Fork during the past
summer Cattle are also in fine con-
dtion to withstand the ravages Of win
| ter
Henry and Herman Often We're bust
ness visitors from Cottonwood last
| Wednesday. While here Henry who Is
a crack shot, walked out of the shoot
i ing gallery with a prize turkey under
| his arm, for every Is chances taken at
| the score card, the turkey was given to
| the best score. The way Henry got his
| turkey was by taking - chances at the
delusive score. His prize cost him So
and the turkey weighed six pounds.
The funeral of Andrew Hanson, a
young man who died at Gilt Edge last
Wednesday from injuries received
in cave-in in tunnel was held last
Friday in the gold camp. A large mass
of rock and ore fell upon the young
man while he was working in the Gold
Reef last week. The injuries We're
such that he, succumbed to them last
Wednesday after the best medical aia
i had been brought to his assistance
The young man has no relatives here,
having come from Wisconsin a shor:
time ago, where he is survived by his
parents.
An interesting report has been com.
piled by Labor Commissioner Fersu-
son from the records Of the district
courts of the state of Montana 1t
deals with the workings of the divorce
mill, which seems to have done con-
siderable business in this STATE during
the past few years. In 1904 there We're
413 divorces issued in Montana, and in
1905 there were 495 divorces issued
Fergus had IA to her credit in the com.
pilation of 1904 and % in 1905. The ra.
| ito of divorces to marriage licenses is
sued is as follows: 1905, 1s.4l per cent.
1904, 1888 psr cent: 1903 go per cent
An action was brought in the district
court last Friday by Mrs. Mary A.
Weistaner. formerly Mrs. w. A.
Shaules, against w. A. Shaules, de-
manding that the latter perform an al
| legged contract whereby he offered to
! buy or sell a half interest in the undi-
Vided property of the two parties in
this city. Kendall and Gilt Edge for this
sum of $4,000. j. G.. Huntoon is attor-
ney for plaintiff. A short time ago an
action was brought against Mary A.
Winstaner by w. A. Shaules demand
| ing a division of the property. No
| doubt a big legal battle will result. K.
Won Tobel appears for w. A. Shaul9s
Mavor Jesse Pinkley has instructed
| Marshal Marion Burke to arrest and
! fine all children who are caught '.hook-
ing rides behing sleighs and other We
hicles in the city. 1t is 50 tempting
these fine days for a little fellow to
hook his sled onto a passing team ana
steal ride. The practice is a danger
Gus one, even though it is great sport
for the yOungster. 1t is better to fore
go little pleasure and take no chanc-
es in stealing rides than to hook" onto
a fast flying team in Lewistown's
crowded thoroughfares. Then, too,
Mayor Jesse and Marshal Marion are
no longer boys, and they may catch
YOU in the act
Thanksgiving passed with the usual
amount of hilarity and sport this year.
Football. feasting and dancing furnish
ed the Chief forms of celebrating in the
Basin. A swell masquerade ball was
given in this city under the manage
ment of Fritz Race. Many brilliant
and fantastic consumes were in evil
decne. A none the less jolly time took
place at Lower Cottonwood where
Herman Brown of this city gave a
masquerade ball. The music was fine,
the supper was better, but the strange
and wierd garbs were best of all. Sew
eral loads of merrymakers went out
from Lewistown. Moore also gave ex-
preston of her gratefulness in this
year of abundance by giving masque-
rade in Fogfs hail.
J. D. Waite, as relator for the estate
brought suit in the district court Ia ST
week against F.. J. Hazen, as clerk and
recorder of the county, asking that a