Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1906-07-06
QUIET FOURTH
AT GILT EDGE
FUNERAL OF THE LATE EDWARD
STUART At FORT
MAGINNIs.

Gilt Edge, July 5.-Mr. and Mrs.
F. X. Cunningham of Lewistown, were
visiting friends here Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Plumb, of the Gold
Reef. went to Lewistown last Mon
day and remained for the grand 4th
of July celebration.
VIM. l.. Cragg, of Lewistown, spent
several days here last week taking
orders for Geo. Medium & Co.
G. P. Burnett and wife went to Lew
istown last Tuesday to celebrate the
Fourth OF July.
Mrs. Weydert left last week for
Lewistown, where she will visit rel.
atives for some time.
Fred E. Wilson, socialist speaker,
of California, lectured here last Mon
day evening on the various phases
of Socialism. The meeting was held
in Sawyers hail. with very good at.
tendance, several leaders being pres
ent.
Mr.. and Mrs. Chas. Young were bust
hess visitors in Lewistown this week.
Jas. Harris has purchased the half
interest of Matt Sparks in the livery
business of Sparks & campbell. Mr.
Sparks will engage in hauling coal
for the Gold ..eef Mining company and
look after his cattle and ranch bust
ness.
Funeral of Edward Stuart.
Edward Stuart. son of Hon. Gran
vile Stuart, died last Wednesday at
tie home of his sister, Mrs. f. c.
Abbot. after a short illness The bur
ial services, conducted by Rev. o. r.
krieger, were held Friday afternoon
at the Old Fort Maginnis cemetery.
His funeral was largely attended. all
OF his friends and neighbors turning
out to pay their last work of respect
to the memory of the young man cal.
led from his labors in the very prime
of life. .
Edward Stuart was born July 49,,
1881 at the old DIS ranch, below Ma
ginnis, on Ford's creek. He was of a
quiet unassumlng nature, kind and
courteous to all, and ever willing at all
times to lend his assistance where
needed. He lived with f. c. Abbot and
by his thrift and industry had accum
uiated considerable property in cat
tie and lands. which was left to his
sister. Mrs. Abbot. The family and rel
atives have the sympathy of the en-
tire community.
A number of boys from here played
the Forest Grove base ban nine the
4th of July. The game was a very in
terestinS one. and was anybody's game
until the ninth inning. The teams are
evenly matched. Forest Grove carried
off the honors, the score being 8 to
10 in their favor The Gilt Edge team
need lots of team practice TO be able
to put up a good article of base bail.
The Fourth at Gilt Edge.
The Fourth was quiet day here
as most OF the people went to Lewis
town. Forest Grove and other places
A large crowd attended the celebra-
ton at Forest Grove. Mr.. and Mrs. j.
II. Mccormick, Mr.. and Mrs Robt.
Turnbull, Mr.. and Mrs. Thos. Cald-
well and Mrs. Badger picniced out at
Maginnis. A number of persons spent
the day with Mr.. and Mrs Maddox
of Cone Butte. Mr.. and Mrs. Holmes
Mr.. and Mrs. Edwardson and others
went to Maiden and tried their luck
at fishing. Mr.. and Mrs. r. A. Barnes
and family, p c. Weydert. Rev. Krie-
ger and wife. Lars and Elus Ander-
son, and others celebrated in Lewis
town. Those who remained at home
had very creditable display of fire,
works in the evening.
Richard OBren has gone to Cone
Butte to work for Jas. Murphy
Mrs. Schneider and her sister, Mrs.
J. r. Mckay, of Kendall, and their
families, spent the fourth with their
mother, Mrs. w. F. Shipley.
Miss Matilda O'Brine, of Anaconda
Mont. is visiting friends here. Mrs
OBrine was formerly nurse at tn,
Miners Union hospital and has man,
friends in GiltEdge
Albert Schneider lost valuable
Newfoundland dog by poison last week
Some person or. persons have beer
scattering poison around indiscrimi
nately and without regard to conse
quences and as result several valu
able dogs have been poisoned.
for the Fourth and all the men except
a very few had a day Off
Mr.. and Mrs. X. NJ. Doueherty, Mrs.
Linebarger and daughter Maud. visit
ed Mr.. and Mrs, Robt. Sharp the 4th.
Harry Mooks, of Fergus was in town
for a few days this week.
Mrs. X. Kommayer and daughter
of San Francisco Cal, are visiting
Mrs. Elton Mum, Mrs. Kommayer's
daughter.
J. p. Jensen has purchased from the
Bank of Fergus County the Rafter
house and is making several improve
ments and is also building a new barn.
Peter Morris, of Maiden. was shak-