Fergus County Democrat., 1911-11-21

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daily calendar pads at the Democrat.
G. S. and H. L. Bills, of Judith Gap,
were business visitors to LewistOwn
last Thursday.
David Hilger was visitor to Great
Falls Sunday, returning home on
yesterdays delayed train.
r. r. Henry, cashier of the bank at
Philbrook, was a visitor to the county
seat the latter part of the week.
Numberless boxes of goodies" to
be auctioned at the Pocahontas lodge
rooms, November "a. Everybody is in.
vited to be present.
Harry McCollum, the well-known
engineer and native of the Judith
1 Basin, who recently went over to
Townsend for q visit with his mother,
has since gone on down into Utah,
where he will spend the winter.
The Home Workers will hold a
Christmas sale at the Presbyterian
church on December 5th and 9th.
/ A letter from John p. Barnes, pio-
neer of the Judith Basin and formerly
owner of the Judith Basin mill, an
nounces that he and his wife are now
settled at Long Beach, Calf, where
they intend to spend the winter
months.
Nearly new 5-passenger automobile
for sale or trade. Big bargain. Box
SOL.
The hour for starting the Sunday
school services at the M. e. church
has been changed from u to 10
o'clock The matter was left to a
vote of the Sunday school students
and the ballots were almost unanl-
nous in favor of the change.
The masked ball, given Friday eve
ming at Armory hall by the M. L. c.,
was highly successful affair. There
was a large attendance and all pres
ent enjoyed themselves to the utmost.
: Mahana's orchestra furnished the
music and that could not have been
improved upon.
J. H. Gather of Ell Paso. Texas, ar
rived in the city last week to assume
the management of the Lewistown-
Billings Mutual Telephone company,
which was recently sold by the local
organizers to the Mountain States
, Telephone company. Mr.. Gather is a
; telephone expert of many years ex-
perience and announces that it shall
be the endeavor of his company to
maintain the excellent service always
< given by the Mutual company. He
} states also that extensive extensions
and betterments are now being con-
sidered, but their nature and scope
| ,x,;J h0 hn iro.
ments are fully investigated.
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) Dept.
Henry Neill, the genial booster,
( who is one OF the chief stockholders
: in the Neill Land & Townsite com
: pany, returned home the latter part OF
> the week from a visit to his former
t home in Helena. Henry says that the
: old town up in the Prickly Pear val
| ley is waking up and, having conn
: pleted the subscription for new half
million dollar hotel, are now going
about raising the funds for a great
Wesleyan university. Although he
still has a soft spot in his heart for
, the capital city, Henry says that Lew
istown is the burg for him and that
he will probably spend the greater
number of his remaining days in the
best town on earth.
One hundred tons of hay and ex-
cellent winter range for sale on Green
ranch, west Of Buffalo. Address, Fred
b. Sellick, Buffalo, Montana. 11-2l-3tS'
The local lodge of, Elks gave one Of
their inimitable social sessions at the
lodge rooms last Wednesday evening.
There were about seventy-fve mem
bers of the order present, in addition
to a large number of visitors. Charley
Marshall presided as master of cere-
monies and, like the hustler that he
ever is, kept things humming from
start to finish. There were a num-
ber of expert entertainers present, in
Guiding Hesse e Williams, who have
been appearing at the Biiou; Claude
Morton, son of G. w. Morton and an
accomplished musician; Art Lafar
the popular trombonist, and Teddy
Thompson, the talented cornetist
Toasts were responded to by Judge
Cheadle, G. E. Mathews, c. c. Simon
son, DR.. C. c. Wallin, Roy Il. Ayers
T. B. Weir of Helena, John Ritch OF
the third floor back in the court house
John Rauch of keen kutting satire
fame, DR.. T. c. Peasants and John A
Coleman. A swell repast was prepared
and served under the direction of the
Bright hotel chef. 1t was an evening
of unalloyed Joy and the committee
who had the affair in charge are to bt
congratulated upon the success o
their efforts.
Lost-Between new elevator at Fer
gus and Lewistown, black overcoat
muskrat lined. Reward for return tt
tahis office. 11-21