Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1906-12-21
LOCAL BREVITIES


A. G. Badger is in town from Hell.
ena.
Jack knight is in town from Bill
ings.
H. E. Gaugler, of Straw, is in town
on business.
Sand Wanted. Inquire at Diamond
block. Green & Smith.
Charles A. Meredith, the Maiden
mining man, is Hoffman house
guest.
Mary A. Woody has sold to Annie
Mcmillan for a nominal stated constd.
GRAFTON, 100 acre tract in section Il.
township IA north of range is east.
The Sante Fee Pacific has sold to
San Schultz for stated considera-
ton of 81, 160 acre tract in section
20, township Is north of range II east.
Frank Carleton, the we'll known STEM
ographer, is now employed at the
State Bank Of Moore, but will take
| the position Of clerk under County
Clerk and Recorder-elect Meyersick
| when the latter assumes Office on Jan.
l.
The subjects of the sermons at st.
James church next Sunday (4th. Ad-
VENT, will be: morning, last of Ad-
vent morning course, After the Judge
ment, He'll or Heaven Evening, last
Of Advent evening course: Watching
for the coming"
On Christmas eve special chill
dren's service will be held in St.
James church at 1880. Carols will be
sung and sacred pieces recited by the
children, who will also be addressed
by the rector. After service an ad-
journment will be made to hall
where there will be a Christmas tree,
games and refreshments.
w. L. Hatch. of Rock creek. was in
Lewistown yesterday and announced
that he would soon leave for the Paci-
fic slope and spend the following six
months visiting points of interest
along the coast. He says he has a
rowing commission and will not re.
main long at any place, but expects
to return to Fergus county next sum
mer.
Bob sleds at the Judith Hardware
company.
Rev. w. A. Winters, formerly of this
city, and now pastor of the Methods,
, church at Dillon, has relinQuished his
!, homestead entry on an 80 acre trac1
of land situated a few miles from this
city. This tract was filed on as LAND
adjoining a similar piece which it ad
: joined, but as the land merely corn
: ered,' it developed that the SECOND
, tract could not be secured under thu
= adjoining land law, and the relin
= quishment followed.
e Although no instructions have We
t been received in regard to arrange
s ments for securing carriers when thu
v free delivery system is inaugurate'
here, the postoffice building is beinl
altered to make room for the deliver,
department. The room in the rear o
t the office, formerly occupied by Mrs
Wentworth's candy kitchen, will b
used for this purpose and will be con
nected with the main Office by larg
archway that is now being put in.
Do not delay placing your order
}. for cut flowers, holly. wreathing, etc
f until Christmas day or the day bt
e fore, you may be disappointed, plac
t The line of holiday goods displaye
g at the various Lewistown stores is tn
$ most complete and attractive ever OF
II ened up in this market, and the store
It all present fine displays. The var
S ETY. is so great that the wants of a
u can be satisfied, and the merchan,
q are reaping a rich harvest. The store
It are crowded through the day and e
o ening, and the vOlumn of the trad
this season will exceed that of an
a previous year by many thousands {
IL dollars.
1t Calendar pads for 1907, fitting "pe
}. fection," Empire" or STANDARD
; standards, for sale in the Argus Su
: ply Department at IS cents each.
h We hereby announce to the Peep
=. of Lewistown and Fergus county tt
# opening of Wellman's restaurant an
bakery in the knight building, opp
:, site the postoffice. Mr. Wellman M
a had % years experience as practic
q caterer and baker. 1t is our int
ton to make this new place one of tt
Ia best in the entire west. Prompt Sc
+ vice and courteous treatment will
II accorded all patrons. We will all
n carry fine line of fresh hOme-mat
NJ candies. Our kitchen and worksht
are always open to inspection OF II
"a public, as we make a specially OF clea
m illness.
err A change in the schedule OF Il
y mail for Great Falls went into effe
ne this week. The stage is supposed
st arrive here at s a. m. as heretofore
ur although this is wholly supposition
h, and it now leaves Lewistown at
ne p. m. instead of s p. m. as former
m The LewistOwn lodge OF Masons h
o. elected the following officers to ser
for the ensuing year: l.. c. Wilst
er w. NJ; j. w. Brice, S. W.; o.
u, Wasmansdorff, J. W.; G. II. Day, 81
ce rotary; Frank Day, treasurer; w.
is Smith, trustee. The installation
of take place at Masonic hall on
vn Johns day, Dec. q, and will be
lp- lowed by a banquet.
ne Sheriff l.. P. Slater offers to any
sirable persons wishing to adopt
"A. boy an opportunity that may not
presented again in long time. I
boy is an orphan, and came into
o ol sheriff's care through the order of
z. court. The boy is II years of age
strong, sturdy, manly little fellow. p
sessing a bright mind and will
. hands. He is, the sheriff says. of
character, without any bad habits, q
to any one desiring to adopt a eli
of his age ought to prove treasu
Since he came into the officers han
lo hoe l;vod OF Mr. O1otor'S homo 9