FERGUSCOUNTY ARGUS. MARCH 18,10^K{.
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Mrs.Jeff Sherman has been quite^sick for the past week.
Cashpaid for hides and ;*lts by^Bryant Bros, Main street
AngusMcMillan, of Beaver Creek,^is in Helena visiting his brother this^week.
WantedA girl for general house^^work; apply at this office.
JohnT. Shultz of Gilt Edge was in^Thursday night and became a full^fledged Knight of Pythias.
Bargainsin household furniture.^Call at Judith Basin Bank.
GeorgeEdgerly of Flatwillow was^in this city the latter part of the we3k^visiting his wife and baby.
Onlythe best or meats kept on hand^at the Lewlstown Meat Market.
LeoHogeland, the Deerfield sheep^man, was in Lewlstown oh a busi^ness trip for a few days last week.
Supplyof World almanacs now on^hand at the Argus office, 35 cent* each.
Geo.A. Parrott has sold the house^on Fifth avenue, at present occupied^by George Wiedeman, to J. A. Aik^^en.
Buyyour coal of the McDonald^Creek Coal Co. Office at Norman's^Jewelry store.
A.A. Aiken of Humansvllle, Mis^^souri, has arrived in this city to assist^his brother, J. A. Aiken, in the Gold^^en Rule store.
Ifyou buy the McDonald Creek coal^you will make no mistake. Leave or^^ders at Norman's jewelry store.
MissesStella Mackay and Mildred^Corbin were the guests of Mr. and^Mrs. D. L. Shafer of Cottonwood from^Friday until Sunday.
Theproduct of the Black Diamond^coal mines Is first class. Order from^J. L. Beebe at the Bank of Fergus^County.
MissMargaret Slpple, who is well^known in this city, has a position as^stenographer in New York City where^she went to spend her winter vaca^^tion, and will, remain there perma^^nently.
Homerendered lard Is the best^^at the Lewlstown Meat ^ Provision^Company.
CarlAnderson will stand a fine^English shire stallion one mile from^town on the Kendall road for the com^^ing season. The horse is dark brown,^four years old and weighs 1,650 lbs.^He may be seen in the Elkhorn stable^every Saturday. Season, $10.
WorldAlmanacs contain reliable^data^We have them.
MissMeyersick, county superintend,^ent of schools, announces that at tho^teacher's institute, which convenes^next week. Rev. Henry Quickenden^will deliver a course of four lectures^upon the subject of ^Vocal Express^sion.
PaulMcCormiek of Hillings has of^^fered to contribute $1,000 toward a^World's Fair exhibit provided there^can be found fifty other men in the^stale who will contribute an equal^amount. President Scallon of the^Anaconda Copper Mining company^says that the various Amalgamated^companies will contribute $5,000 tnd^that he will give $1,000 personally.
Kellyand Moulton pay cash for^bounty claims.
Alittle girl made her appearance^in the family of Phillip Lam Wed^^nesday night.
TheJudith Hardware Co. sells the^Sharpless Tubular Cream Separator.
MissMyrtle Ackerman Is spending^a few days with the family of Charles^Belden in Utica this week.
A.M. Sloan has let the contract^for the erection of a two story resi^^dence on Watson street to D. J. Kane.
Send40 cents in stamps and we will^mail you a copy of the World almanac^for 1903.
ThomasKnight arrived in Lewis-^town Sunday from Chestnut Mound,^Tennessee, and has entered the gro^^cery department of Lehman's depart^^ment store as a clerk.
Whenyou want coal go to J. L.^Beebe, the agent for the Black Dia^^mond Coal Co., at the Bank of Fergus^County.
F.J. McShane of Omaha, the rail^^road contractor, arrived in this city^Saturday night. He expressed himself^as satisfied that their part of the work^will be completed so as to get the road^into lewlstown by July 1st.
E.H. Crabtree, assays, examinations^and reports. Mining properties listed^for sale. A good list of undeveloped^properties now offered on reasonable^terms. Cyanide propositions a spe^^cialty, Lewlstown, Mont.
Rubyand Phoebe King, children of^Mr. and Mrs. E. W. King, were strick^^en with scarlet fever the first of the^week. Mr. King is staying at the^home of William McClaln while the^place is under quarantine.
Thetwo weeks old baby of Mr. and^Mrs. Harry Bowman died Wednesday^morning about C o'clock and was bur^^ied in the city cemetery Thursday af^^ternoon. The bereaved parents have^the sympathy of all friends and ac^^quaintances In their loss.
Kelly^ Moulton furnish abstracts^of city, ranch or mining property.
BenWiedeman is ^rustlcatin'^^around in Great Falls this week, a^certain fair damsel, whose name we^failed to get from him, being the chief^attraction in the smelter city. He in^^tended to return within a week but^may decide to stay away longer.
LoatBetween Washington street^and school house, a ladles' gold watch.^A suitable reward will be paid for Its^return to the Bank of Fergus County.
DirectorFoster of the experiment^station in Bozeman shipped a car load^of lambs and wethers to Chicago re^^cently, receiving $7.75 for the lambK^and $6 for the wethers. This is said^to be the highest price ever receiv^^ed for western fed lambs and weth^^ers.
Kelly^ Moulton represent the^Pennsylvania Fire Insurance Co. of^Philadelphia.
Hon.John D. Waite returnel Wed^^nesday from Helena, where he had^been in attendance upon the upper^house of the legislature. He was^among the number who accepted the^invitation to visit Anaconda, this pre^^venting him from returning lnme at^the same time that Representat.ves^King and Hilgcr came.
ThoGood Enough sulky plow is the^stuff. Call at the Judith Hardware^Co.
JosephVanek and Vo: la^ Hrue^ka,^who recently came out iieie from Ne^^braska on a prospecting trip, have^purchased the farm of Herman Clau^^sen west of town on ('ottonwoj-l Tlio^ranch consists of 9fio acres of the^best farming land in the coun'y and^commanded a consideration o!' $l^i,-^000. The purchasers, who ttftct to^engage in general farming and flue^stock raising, took immediate posses^sion and will move their families oat^some time in the spring. The deal^was made through the real estal I of^^fice of Cook ^ Hilger.
Peopleoften ask, ^in what way can^I secure the greatest value for the^least expenditure^^ Place a tele^^phone in your business place or resi^^dence and your experience will afford^the ready answer to such inquiries.^LEWISTOWN TELEPHONE CO.
Avery social surprise was given^Mrs. R. W. Nobles Saturday last by^her friends.
BenO'Hara and Jack Tierney of^Greene paid the Argus office an ap^^preciated visit on Monday.
Kelly^ Moulton for lots, for hous^^es, for Insurance, for surety bonds.
Mrs.Austin Warr returned Sunday^from Kansas City, where she has been^visiting relatives for the past month.^Mr. Warr sailed on the 10th for Eng^^land and will not return to Lewlstown^before the middle of May.
WesleySprague and Charles May^were both fined $20 oy Justice McFar-^land Wednesday atternoon for petty^larceny, and in default of payment^went to jail for ten days. They and^Charles Bisset were accused of steal^^ing 1,000 pounds of oats from the^property of A. R. Frame. Bisset hav^^ing always borne a good reputation,^was let off with a $10 fine.
Forsale by Kelly ^ Moulton, 300^head of cattle from 1 to 5 years old.
Thebalmy spring days which have^intermittently prevailed for the past^two weeks have aroused the base ball^fever among the thirty-third degree en.^thusiasts and there Is uo doubt that^Lewlstown will have a team the com^^ing season. The Montana Hardware^and the Power Mercantile boys are^already lined up and merely await a^nice warm, dry day to decide their^conflicting claims of championship.
HairWork made to order^Mrs. A.^McLeod, Boulevard, near Third Ave.
Thefuneral services of Jun^e John^E. Murray, which were held from tho^Catholic church Friday morning, were^most impressive. The house was^crowded with old and young who all^alike, were present to pay a solemn^tribute of respect to a good man gone^to his final reward. The old pioneers^turned out en masse to participate in^the last ceremonies over the body of^their dead comrade.
The^Irish^ social given at the Pres.^byterian church Friday evening was^thoroughly enjoyed by the one hun^^dred or more guests present. A pro^^gram consisting of vocal and Instru^^mental music and recitations was ren^^dered, some good stories of the sons^of Erin were told and the evening of^pleasure brought to a close with a^dainty lunch prepared by the ladles^of the church.
TheNorwich Fire Insurance Socitey^of England Is one of the strongest In^the world. Kelly ^ Moulton, Agents.
Sincethe installation of the system^of water works the residents of lew^^lstown have begun to turn their atten^^tion more seriously to the planting of^trees, quite a number of orders having^already been placed with one Lewis-^town firm. Nothing beautifies a city^like trees and grass, and as Lewis-^town now has tho two essentials, good^soil and plenty of water, an especial^effort should be made to add to the^appearances of the city by setting out^trees and sowing grass seeds.
Reliabledat.-i on all matters of gen^^eral interest are contained in the^World almanacs, 35 cents each at the^Argus office.
Leaveorders with W. j. Walls for^Mace coal.
MiaiAda Meyersi.k Ml ^,st,.rday^morning for Kendall and Ollt Edge^on a vlalt to the schools.
WorldAlmanacs 35 cent* each at^this office.
Therooms next to the McDonald ^^Hogl buffet has been Isaass by Wal^^ter Knight, who will Oecapy It with^his tailoring establishment as soon as^some needed repairs are made.
Theold reliable Phoenix pjro in8Ur.^anc Co. of Brooklyn, N. Y. Kelly ^^Moulton, Agents.
AboutApril 15. 1903. Chaa K. Rich-^ards, administrator of the estate of^William H. Davis, isosased, will sell^to the highest bidder the Davis Ira-^roved ranch, located three miles south^of lewlstown. Terms: Tea per i ent^cash the day of the sale aad the bal^^ance on approval of sale by the court.
DeputyGame Warden Henry Fergu^^son of Bozeman announc e that many^elk are starving to death m the vicini^^ty of the National Park Imundary line.^On a trip of investigation he discov^^ered eight dead elk the i,rst day out^and says that there are hundreds of^them dying in that vicinity. Some^of the Indians employed at Horr have^been killing the animals which are^easily overtaken In their weakened^condition. Two of the Indians have^been arrested and will be tried later.
ForSale^A seven room house.^Good location. Apply at this office.
Anapplication has been filed In^the land office by George ('. Williams^to locate a ditch and reservoir site un^^der the national Irrigation act of^March 3, 1891. The applic ation asks^for a right of way through townships^15 and 16 n, ranges 24, 25 and 26 east.^A part of this land is included in the^tract recently withdrawn from entry^from the cammlssioner's letter of^Feb. 14 and the register and receiver^of the land office here doubt If they^will be allowed to favorably act upon^the application, under the recent or^^der.
KellyA Moulton have some excel^^lent bargains In lots, houses and^ranches.
Agreat flare of light in the northern^heavens and a fire call brought out^the boys about nine o'clock Sunday^night, but after a run of six squares^they came to a halt ami were soon^sent back to the station. At the For^^syth bouse, Boulevard, a lady had^been endeavoring to obtain a fire in^the stove, and to assist had thrown^a can of gasoline into the flame. The^result was what might be Imagined.^Before more than some bedding, a lit^^tle clothing and one piece of furni^^ture were aflre Mr. Forsyth came to^the rescue and cast the can out of the^window, the prevailing fog adding^brilliancy to the intense flame. While^all concerned were pleased the Are^was no more dangerous than proved,^the Are boys went home with a tinge^of disappointment, as it was their first^call since the water works were in^running order and as nearly every^member was on hand and the appar^^atus was in good shape, they were^prepared to give a good account of^themselves.
Notice.
Tomy old Patrons and Friends:
Havingsold my drug stock In Lew^^lstown and Gilt Edge, I am desirous of^closing up all accounts at once. I^will keep the Looks in my own pos^^session for three weeks from this^date, and then tiny will be plac ed in^tho hands of an attorney for oollec-^tlon. You can sttthl cheaper and ^ M^ler with me. C. H. WILLIAMS,^lewistown, KflKfc If, 190H.
Pigsfor sale, by R E. Hamilton, city.
Mrs.G. J. Wiedeman has several^articles of furniture for sale. Please^call In the forenoon.
Blackford^ Blackford, attorneys,^office in Judith Basin Bank building.
K.H. Crabtree left Saturday for^Denver on mining business. He ex^^pects to be gone for ten days or two^weeks.
Peruna,^a herder of the fleecy^flock, got himself around too much^bootleg Tuesday afternoon and was^taken In tow by Marshal Ilebb.
Ifyou have ground that no ordinal-^plow will scour in got a Good Knour.h^Sulky Disk How of the Judith Hani-^ware Co., and your troubles will cease.
Ed.Skinner has purchased of \\ in.^Kimball the Mint Buffet on the cor^^ner of Main stree t and Fourth avenue.^The new proprietor took possession^yesterday.
LW. Tubbs, a younger brother of^the Tubbs brothers of this city, arriv^^ed Sunday from Chestnut Mound,^Tenn., and may decide to permanently^locate here.
Harnessmade of solid, pliable leath^^er, no stretching, spongy stock, no^ripping, and warranted In every way.^You will find it at the Judith Hard^^ware Co.'s.
Theliterary society of the Forest^Grove district has arranged to give a^dance In the school house on the 3rd^of April. Good music will be furnish^^ed and a pleasant time guaranteed to^all. Proceeds to go to the school.
MissShields, of Chicago, will ar^^rive In Ix'wlstown Saturday morning^to enter upon her duties as trimmer^for the Power Mercantile Company.^She was employed by Manager W. D.^Symmes. who is in Chicago at the^present time.
HonorableDavid Hilger of this^county has been re-appointed to the^position of sheep commissioner for^Fergus county. Mr. Hilger takes an In.^terest in faithfully performing the du^^ties of the office and his re-appoint^^ment is a just recognition of his past^good service.
RobertHenderson has resigned his^position as bookkeeper for the Barnes-^King Mining company and has gone^east for a visit. Upon returning he^will act as bookkeeper for the Alder^Gulch Gold Mining company, whose^properties are located in the Little^Rockies.
AtSt. James' church the following^services will be held next Sunday:^At 11:00 a. m., morning prayer and^sermon. Subject, ^The Character of^Pilate.^ 7:30 p. m., evening prayer^and sermon. Subject ^The Character^of Herod.^ Sunday school at 9:40 a.^m. Everybody welcome to all ser^^vices. A. W. BELL. Rector.
Cometo the Judith Hardware Co.^and examine our plows, harrows,^drills, harness, etc. Every article^carefully selected and warranted. We^want you to see these excellent Imple^^ments.
DeputyStcx k Inspector Theo. Nich^^ols arrested Fred Davis Friday night^on a warrant telephoned from Havre^by George W. Hall. According to a^letter rece ived by Insiteetor Nichols^from Inspector Hall, Davis Is guilty of^stealing a horse from Ryan Bros,^clown on .Ylusfcelshell several weeks^ago. He rodcj tho horse Into Lewis-^town and disposed of it to some par^^ties who bought a band of horses In^this vicinity and sent them to Canada.^Inspector Nic hols Is anxious to hear^further from Hull as he docs not want^to hold Davis longe r than necessary^for (ear that he might prove to be the^wrong man. Hall's letter states that^Davis has servcel two te^nns in the-^penitentiary already.
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Officeover^Judith Hardware Sfore.
Dr.Hedges has practiced den^^tistry for over thirty yearn. Doeii^Crown and Itrid^v Work, and in^fact perforins all operations per^^taining to dentistry according to^the latest improvements of the^art.
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THATCOME HERE SATURDAY AND MONDAY, MARCH 21 AND 23
Betterthan any previous sale-yes, we know our former efforts are hard to beat, but its nevertheless true this time. A progressive store like the^Commercial Company must improve its past continually, otherwise it would cease to be the peoples best supply house. So this sale is better, bigger,^broader than those held before, and also it is the best sale held anywhere.
A FEW SPECIALS
00yards Turkey Red,(Jreen and Yellow Table Damask.^All soft, durable (ierman Linens. Heal value ^ ^^up to 60c per yard. Sale Price Saturday I *jfj^and Honday
10doz. fancy percale and fleeced vicuna wrap- P[^\^^pers, real value up to $1.75. Sale Price Sat jlll*^urday and Honday
25doz. Men's 9 ounce blue denim overalls, real AA~^value 75c Sale Price Saturday and 41IP^Monday ^WV
Fivedozen Hoys Cottonade Panto, real value 75c. ^7^Sale Price Saturday and MondayvJ-Jl/
CORSETSAND WAISTS.
Thishale includes all our broken lota, odds and e nds in cor^^sets in drali. Ida.k. white and fancy. Loaff ^nel slinrt^waist. Ali arc supe rior in shape, style and quality. Rcfftt*^lar rains uptolUa. 8ale Price Saturday and Monday
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10dosen^Lot 15, Seamier ribbed unbleach^^ed boys and girls ^M^ Waists^Sale Price Sat. and Man.
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10dosen,Lot25B.Seamlesa ribbed bleach-^boys and Lrni^ UM^ Waists QCn^Sale Price Sat. and Men ... J JI
DRESSSTUFFS
Twoimportant underpricingf in immense lines of fab^^rics of standard value, rare good quality, greatest de^^sirability.
15bolts plain and fancy dresi goods, real val- \ r\\^lie 36c a yard. Sale Price SaturdayI /.-Jt*
andHondaywh^2\f
1^ bolts plain and fancy dress goods, real value Q 1^20 cents ^ yard. Sale Price Saturday and
Honday
Rememberabove values are for Saturday^and Monday Only.