Fergus County Democrat., 1915-09-30

J. T. Combs was in town from
Grass Range Monday.
f. D. Barney of the Denton country
vas in the city Saturday.
C. E. Storey was in the city from
Roy ,ransacting business.
r. w. Montgomery was in the city
from Great Falls. Monday.
r. Stinston of Great Falls was trans
acting business in the city.
S. C. Vanderwarker of Deer Lodge
was in Lewistown Saturday.
P. f. Scott, the Denton blacksmith
was at the Day house Tuesday.
Frank Lewis was visitor in Lewis.
town from the Deerfield country.
George Wunderlin of Brooks, was
among the business callers in the city.
Oswald Lehman and George Fowler
paid a visit to the Judith mountains
Monday.
Born, Tuesday, September IS. to Mr..
and Mrs. p. II. Gilkerson. l0-pound
baby girl.
Mons p. Teigen. the wool grower
and rancher, was in the city from
Teigen Tuesday.
Henry Cheeseman, the prominent
Deerfield diversified farmer, was in
the city Tuesday.
Miss Marie Cheadle expects to re-
turn to her homestead near the Jud-
ith mountains, today.
James Charters came in Monday
from Helena, leaving for his home at
Grass Range the same day.
DR.. G. II. Nichols was in the city
Monday from his ranch near Forest
Grove, transacting business.
j. Weiner Of the Quality Shop has
gone to Great Falls and northern Mon
tana on weeks business trip.
Mrs. Minnie Peters has returned
from a pleasant rtip to California,
where she visited the expositions.
T. G. Burgess, well known mining
man of Kendall, was business caller
in Lewistown the first of the week.
George Bertrand jr. arrived in Lew
istown Monday from Roberts, Mont,
to visit here for short while with
friends and relatives.
George Fowler, geologist for the An
aconda, who has been in this section
for several days on mining business
left for Butte Tuesday morning.
J. p. Schmit, assistant cashier O
the First National bank, left Mon
day for Thermopolis. Wyo.. to visit hi
son, Otto Schmit and Mrs. Schmit.
Miss Minnie Williams has just re
turned from weeks visit about th'
state, to resume her duties at ste
nographer in the low office of y. x
Cheadle.
f. r. Baird of St. Paul, who ha
been identified with several large lan'
companies in that city which operat
in Montana is in the city, with an ide'
to getting located in the land and loa
business in this section
Ed Mcdonnell, the Spring Cree
/ TduCleT WUO WAS III VIE Slly Mohoa
reports fair progress with threshing !
his section. but says that his Gro
had not been threshed yet, The raj
put stop to work Monday.
Lawrence Keller. of Lavina, MOI
day filed contest case against tn
homestead entry of Peder o. Belker
address unknown, land involved b.
ing located in 28-7-22. Abandonmer
is the allegation. w. A. Hedges {
this city is attorney for the contestan
While it was too wet in most se
tions of the basin yesterday to resum
threshing. at some points the m;
chimes were again at work. Yesterda
was an ideal fall day. and with sue
a day today, operations will again b
on in full swing in the harvest field
of Fergus county.
David Hilger OF this city went
;. Geraldine yesterday to attend til
i Winchell Springs land auction sal
when 54 ranches of varying size wi
be sold at public auction, yesterda
and today. The upset prices run fro
SIT to $25 per acre The sale We
largely advertised and is expected
prove successful one. The lane
are excellent for farming and locate
close to the Milwaukee railroad.
A ranch purchase and trade inyol
/ ing $4,000 has just been close
| up. The Joseph Jackson ranch {
$50 acres, located four miles sOut
west of Lewistown, was purchased
| Frank Robinson of the Farmers Lal
+ company of this city, and G. KrOll
Mapleton, la. AS part of the co
sideration, Mr.. Robinson's city res
: dence was traded in. The land is
Gated on Cottonwood bench and
fine agricultural land. The new oW
ers intend to improve it.
z Two autos collided early Thursd;
morning on the road to Moore, abo
eight miles west of Lewistown,
l. none of the occupants was hurt,
: though badly Jared. A Cadillac a
: Pope car were coming in opposi
II directions, the Pope having no ligf
l. on. The cars were running at a ra
y of about 10 miles npr hour and I