Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1906-10-19
TRIAL RUN AT
MURPHY MILL
Henry M. Rae and His Associates
Testing Ore From TIE 0ies
Group This Week.
MEANS MUCH FOR CONE BUTTE
Death Of a We'll Known Resident OF
Gilt Edqe-For Fire Mar.
shall.

Death OF We'll Known Resident OF
Gilt Edge-For Fire Mar.
Gilt Edge, Oct. 1S.-R. w. Blake
was Lewistown visitor Wednesday.
F. A. Barnes and Jos. Gehl were in
Lewistown Wednesday attending to
some business matters in regard to
the will of the late William Pott.
Born, to Mrs. Edward Shierson Fri.
day, Oct. 18th, q daughter.
Arthur Billiard, of Kendall. came
over last week.
John Peppard and Geo. T. Shierson
left Monday for Zortman, Mont.
M. s. Mershon is building q house
on his ranch east Of town.
Peter Martinoli purchased from Fred
E. Stowell house and lot in town.
Mr.. Heating, of the correspond.
ence school, was business visitor here
Wednesday.
Frank Musgrove, who was employ.
ed at the Gold Reef mine, moved- his
family out to his ranch near Moore
last Thursday.
VIM. Bishop was a visitor to Ken.
dali Thursday.
Harris and Dixon, the colored min
strels. gave an entertainment here last
Saturday evening.
Mrs. o. F. Krieger is confined TO
her home with tonsilitis.
Born, to Mrs. Harry Mckee, Sun
day, Oct. 14th, son.
Sam Dilly, of Maiden, was bust.
ness visitor here Wednesday.
Blake Dawson, of Kendall, was call
ing on friends here this week.
Mrs. Thos. Peppard and daughter
Winnie We're shopping in Lewistown
the last of the week.
\ J. D. Wright was Lewistown Wis
itor Wednesday.
Mr.. Rae's New Venture.
Numa e. Lee, who was in from Cone
Butte Monday, expected to begin run.
ming ore through the Murphy mill by
Tuesday.
f. E. Stowell, who came to Mon.
tana during the palmy days of Fort
Maginnis and who has been an EN-.
ploye of the Gold Reef mine for some
years. left Wednesday with his wife
and daughter for Wisconsin, where
he expects to buy some land. Mr..
Stowell expects to stop over for some
time in jamestown. N. D., to look
at some land.
Chas. N. Pray and Joseph M. Dixon
will be here to address the people
Thursday. Oct. 25, at noon. Let all
the people turn out and give them
rousing welcome
Ole Miltet who had been employed
al the Gold Reef mine as carpenter
left last Friday for his home in No /.
way. Mr.. Miltet has not been we'll
for some time and expects to benefit
, his health by the change of climate
: A little daughter arrived at the
home Of Swend Holland, the sheer
man, last week.
Geo. Creel, the undertaken, of Lew
. istown, was visitor here this week
DR.. w. ]. Lakey and father were
D visitors to Kendall Thursday.
K. E. Hodges returned from Anacon
da last Friday, where he successfully
passed the state examination for phar
macists. The Standard says there was
. class of 10 and quotes the mem
bers of the state board as saying II
was the best informed class that has
been before them for some time
, Hans Torsen. who has been mining
at the Gold Reef for some time, left
Tuesday for visit to Great Falls and
Helena.
> Robert Sharp, of Fort Maginnis, was
y business visitor to Lewistown Mon
day.
Miss Sadie Bell left last Saturday
for Butte, where she has accepted 4
position in a milliner store.
Fred Anderson was a visitor at Ken
dali last Friday and assisted in the
work of organizing the lodge Of Fra
ternal Order of Eagles at that place
, Mr.. Anderson says that everything
|. in the work went along smoothly and
everyone attending had good time
w. w. Badger. of the Gold Reef Min
ness matters in Lewistown the last
: OF the week.
. J. E. WATSON left the first of the
!, week for the east. He will visit hit
= brother, DR.. WATSON. OF Greenville
N. Y. He will also visit New Yorl
. City and other points of interest ant
:. expects to be away the greater par
8 of the winter.
Last Friday when the wind wa
blowing a pretty stiff breeze a fire
). was discovered between the White
- House restaurant and John Mengle
kOch's saloon. 1t was extinguishe(
without much trouble. Had it no
8 been discovered SO soon 1t would have
2 done considerable damage to the low
er end of the town. 1t is not known
i" how the fire originated. A petition Il
being circulated to have F. A. Barne;
appointed as fire marshal, with pow
er to enforce necessary rules fO
greater safety in regard to fires.
Mrs. Mcdonald, of Helena, has pur
chased from Alex. Lehman, of Lewis
town, half interest in the Gold Rec
boarding house. She arrived here las
week and now has charge of the no
tel. Miss Maggie Durnen. of Kendall
is assisting her.
F. r. Cunningham returned to Lew
istown last Friday.
Lewis j. Lakey, registry agent, ha,
his headquarters in J. E. Wasson's
Office. so be sure and register.
Joseph Dengel. of Grass Range, wal
in town this week.
Christys Comedy. Novelty & Adver
Using Co. was here for three nights
this week and played to a we'll filleG
house each night, and gave very g00t
satisfaction. The voting in the rinl
contest became very exciting the last
evening. Miss Winnie Peppard ani
Miss Ruth Groon were the leaders