Fergus County Democrat., 1909-07-27

Attorney Mcintyre of Helena, one
OF the best is in the city transacting
business.
"A. B. Lehman and wife are ex-
pected to arrive home the first OF
next week.
A most delightful dance was given
last night in the new Judith club
rooms by the Order OF Eastern Star.
There was large attendance.
The Ladies' Aid society of Beaver
creek will give box social at the
Beaver Creek Methodist church next
Tuesday evening, August 3. Every
body cordially invited to be pres
ent.
The judith Club will commence
this week to move into the new club
rooms in the Masonic temple. A lot
OF new furniture has been purchased
and when they finally get settled n
their new quarters, the famous Lew
istown social organization will boast
one of the most conveniently ar
ranged, capacious and> comfortable
homes OF all the clubs in the state.
Scores of homeseekers and in
vestors arrived in the city last week
anG local real estate men were kept
busy showing them over the Judith
Basin. Boys who buy and sell land
in the great Judith Basin had all OF
the available autos in the country at
work and a number of good sales
were mace. As is usually the case,
the county looks splendid just now
and naturally impresses the man who
has money to invest or is seeking a
home in some favored section.
]. R. Patterson, Jr., was the sue
cessful bidder for the famous Dark
Horse livery barn wool clip, bidding
the clip in at "a 78 cents per pound.
The clip averaged 10 pounds per
staple. After mature deliberation,
Billy Tisdale of the Dark Horse has
| decided that he will not retire from
active business and live on the pro-
ceeds of this big wool sale. The
entire clip weighed Is pounds and
| was clipped from the back of the pet
sheep which makes the barn his
headquarters.
Parties from Wisconsin last week
closed a deal for 1900 acres Of the
Branger tract Of land of the Hilger
Loan & Realty company, the deal
being promoted by the holding COM
pany and the Cook-Reynolds COM
pany. The price paid was $40 per
acre cash although the land is not
what is considered the best of the big
tract. "A large portion of the land
purchased can be cultivated and it is
understood that the purcha sers intend
to have it subdivided into small tracts
which will be disposed of to home
seekers.
While there are hundreds of fine
wheat fields scattered all over Fer
gus county, visitors to the Louise
creek bench say that Gene Lane OF
the Montana Lumber company, has
a piece which will about beat the
record in the matter of yield. The
entire field Of grain is as level as a
floor, the wheat stands thick on the
ground and the heads are long and
perfectly filled. Some have esti-
mated that the piece will go close &c
fifty bushels per acre All of which
goes to show that Gene not only
knows shingle from two-by-four
but IS also some expert at the
bucolic game.
The Fergus county sub-station
better known as the "Experimenta
farm" will have an individual displa.
at the Billings Dry Farming Congress
arrangements to that effect having
been MADE last week. While no pro
visions are made by either the stat.
or the government for paying the
expenses of this display, S. S. Hob
son, David Hilger and other loca
business men have undertaken t.
guarantee the expenses Of the man
agement of the farm. 1t is expect
ed that his display will be one O
the best at the congress and, togeth
err with the regular Fergus count.
display, Will very thoroughly adver
tise the resources of the great Inlan,
Empire. i
H. T. Weed and family arrived il
the city last week and will occup
,, the c. NJ Belden residence recent
vacated by Mr.. and Mrs. R. W
Reynolds Mr.. Reed who comes fror
Iowa is now organizing a compan
, whose business shall be the negotia
: ton of farm loans. r. w. Reynold
and G. w. Cook will be associate
with him in the enterprise. Nj
:, Reed, who will have the manage
ment of this company, is a gentle
man of splendid business training an
has had many years of experience
> the loaning business. His compan
3 will have an unlimited backing an