Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1906-01-30
BUSY CAMPS
OF FERGUS
Petition for Special election on Adop-
tion Of Waite Primary Election Law
Being Circu ated in Kendall.
RECEIVES MANY SIGNATURES
lnterestinb Budget Of News From Gilt
Edoe-The Knights Of Pythias
Entertain.

Kendall, Jan. 29.-F. B. O'Brien, of
Butte, was in town Sunday.
w. D. Symmes, of Lewistown, and
G. B. Power, of Helena. were looking
over the Kendall interests of the
Power Mercantile Co. Thursday.
Messrs. R. M. and Merch Dryden,
and Mrs. Schneider came over from
Gilt Edge Friday to visit Mrs. Mamie
Biglen.
J. Campbell returned from Califor-
MIA last week.
H. M. Butler, the travelling repre-
sentative for the Parchen Drug Co.,
of Helena, spent Sunday in Kendall.
R. w. Robinson, of Butte, was in
Kendall Friday and Saturday. Mr..
Robinson is getting out a directory
of Fergus county.
A. B. Kelly was in town last week
in the interests of the Capitol Com
mission Co., of Helena.
Albert Pfaus, the postmaster of
Lewistown, was business visitor in
Kendall Friday.
H. N. Clingan returned Friday from
his old home in Des Moines, Iowa,
where he spent the holidays visiting
relatives.
F. H. Bacon, manager of the Lew
istown Telephone Co., spent Sunday
here in the gold camp.
Miss Emma Simpson, of Lewistown,
spent Saturday and Sunday with her
sister, Miss Mary Simpson.
Mrs. Codeiro and son, Martin, drove
out from Lewistown Sunday, return
ing Monday morning.
Jesse Pinkley, the mayor of Lewis
town, greeted his many friends in Ken.
dali Friday.
G. R. Norris and William Ober-
hansley were in Kendall Friday on
their way to Judith, where Mr.. Nor
ris has extensive interests in the cat
tie business, and in a mercantile line.
Mr.. Norris has been in the hospital
in Lewfstown for three weeks with
the rheumatism.
r. Kelly, of New Mexico, who is WIS.,
iting his brother near Lewistown, was
in Kendall Thursday to go through the
mines.
Frank Swanser was in Kendall Fri
day.
Farnum Goss, of st. Paul, accompan-
led by Oliver Albright, is in Kendall
with two or three Percheron stations.
The animals are full blooded and Mr..
Goss expects to find ready sales for
them. He has already visited Gilt Edge
and Lewistown and sold several of the
animals at both places. Thomas Mer.
ryfied, of Maiden, is taking Mr.. Goss
around to the different ranchers and
stockmen in this section.
A social dance was given Friday
night at Stephens hall. There were
about twenty-five couple present, and
even the floor was crowded. Every.
one had good time.
Last Friday some kindly disposed
individual who has the welfare Of the
community at heart, spread quan.
tity of meat with strychnine about
town and did wholesale business
poisoning dogs. Although one or two
good dogs were killed, most Of them
were worthless mongrels. Will some
one now begin on the cats?
A petition for a special election tc
be held in this county on the primary
election law is being circulated ir
Kendall, and is meeting with general
favor. Every voter seems to feel thai
this is a move in the right direction
4
ready signed the petition.
Gilt Edge, Jan. 29.-Chas. G. Ed
wards has been doing some mining
work in the Cone Butte district, an(
has rented the Dahl boarding house
and lodging rooms and will take
charge the first of the month. He i!
known as one of the very best hote
men in this section, and will conduc
a first-class house We wish him sue
cess.
Mr.. and Mrs. H. L. Cooper and son
of Kendall, moved to Gilt Edge las
week. Mr.. Cooper is employed b!
the Gold Reef Mining Co.
c. H. Dahl has contract to pu
up three hundred tons of ice for A
Schneider.
N. E. Lee has a contract to run tun
nels on the old tailings and sampls
them. 1t is reported that the sample
assay very we'll and that the tailing
will be taken to the mill and wOrke,
with the black ore.
Mrs Jas. Covell has returned from
a trip to Whitehall, where she visit
ed her parents.
Hugh Green, f. P. StOwell and inc
COllander lett sunday Tor LeWlStOWH
where they had been summoned t.
act as jurors.
Mr.. and Mrs. G. P. Burnett wer
business visitors to Kendall and Lew
istown last week.
Mr. and Mrs. Robert Millard, Mrs
Owen Tierney and Miss Eta Youni
attended a dance at Mr.. and Mrs
Fred Frances at Alpine last Friday.
The Catholics are thinking of build
ing a church here in the near future
We hope they will be successful il
their efforts.
j. M. Williams has moved his barbe
shop to the Hurvitch building. HI
has neat place at his new location
DR.. I. NJ. Beatty was visitor her
last Saturday.
The Gilt Edge Mercantile compan
has been busy Of late taking inventor
of it's stock.
John Hunt and Jim Hall left TO
Zortman last Saturday.
Thos. Mason is contemplating buy
ing a half interest in the Mint saloor
The deal will not be closed up for
few days.
Miss Myrtle Bell and Miss Cassi