Fergus County argus., 1886-11-18

There are ! IA insane patients III the ter
ritorial asylum which is less than Tor a
long time.
tine day last week st. Paul merchants
shipped 10000 bushels Of apples to Mon
tama.-Inter Montana.
The two companies OF infantry that
have been stationed at Fort Belknap have
returned to Fort Assinaboine.
1t il claimed that the vote of the terri
tory this year will reach $4,000, an ill.,
crease Of about 5000 in two years.
For the four weeks ending November 6,
the money order department of the Butte
postotrice did II total business of SIS, 23'. =
90, the fees on the same amounting to
S1l7.OI.
:. Slusher has received from his son
t;corge. "a box containing II dozen blue.
California quail They are beauties and
have attracted good deal OF attention
Mr.. Sluslcr will probably turn them loose
ON some ranch in Prckly Pear valley. The
law protects quail in our territory until
lS90.-llcrald.
Some Of oar contemporaries insist oi
loeating "Wilder's Landing in Fergus
county. Choteau is not willing to sur
render that good democratic precinct
Rocky Point, otherwise known as Wilder =
Landing, is in this county, and as il
former years, it is solid for the democrats
tickct.-River Press.
Toi. Thos. J. Bryan, president :" th'
| Montana Stock Growers Association, hai
appointcd the following gentlemen as dele
gates to the National Cattle Grower,
Association. which meets ut Chicago on TIL
| 10th inst: J. j. Thompson, 4. ;. New
| man. Granville Stuart, j. w. Streville, III
NJ. Taylor, Il. B. Harrison u. +. Potts
The Inter-Mountain says: Montan
capital is doing good work in the ldah
panhandle. The iIauser and Hotter coi
contractor has contract to treat 5000
tons of lead ore ut 81 per ton, and the ei
terprises Of other Montanians are largcl
depended upon to develope the great n
sources of the country.
In the ease of the Territory vs.. Thoma
II. Harding the jury rendered verdict {
guilty of murder in the first degree. all
Judge Galbrath sentenced the prisoner t
he hung on the 22d of December. Mr.. Me
chant identified Harding as the mur,iere
and the evidence was complete an
thorough. Dillon Tribune.
Oats are now being hauled from Map
creek to Fort Assinaboine to fillthe COVER
ment contract at that post. II is too ba
that the drouth was such that oar %"
farmers could not raise sufficient grain
furnish this post, as the money would lia
been thrown in circulation here instead
going abroad.--River Press.
X. :. Tingl.y, one of the heavy catt
men Of Northern Montana, is in the "a
ON IA visit. Mr.. Tingley is greatly pleas
with Billings and subscribed for the Gazct
so as to keep posted on the progress
affairs here. lie took a trip to Alasl
last summer on the same steamer with
explorer Schwatka, and had a royal lii
going up the coast.--s'azette.
The Helena Herald takes pleasure in q
nouncing the appoint ment Of Mr. J. salh
ger. of the Merchants National Bank
/. the post OF assistant cashier of that ins
tuition. The appointment WAS made al
meeting Of the directors yesterday All
noon. Mr.. Salhinger is n young man
brains and ability, and the news OF his p
motion mcrited alike ON the score of p
. sonal fitness and long experience in
bank. is received with qualification by
many friends.
All efforts to arrange "A meeting bctw'
linn Gray. The Bard. and Montana Reg
bnx, failed: the Owner oi Montana Reg
n refuses to send his colt east Pers'
anxious for the match offered to buy
colt for s. 900. but Mr.. Armstrong NO
not sell Then the turimen oIlrrd To
Tin. expensc- of Montana Ersen''s jour
,r east, and put up the money ior "A ma
:; with The Bard, Mr.. Armstrong to haN'
portion of the earnings. Ths oiier was a
refused, and the cracks are not likely
come together this year. Montana ~
Journal
The question oi establishing such "A
,,ln ol line riding ~ will keep cattle II
drifting onto the river butInmr l. niieuf
much Importance to admit of d.lay.
absolutely necessary for the pn--erNai
nf the lives Of cattle during tn con
winter that they h, kept ia the hill-.
to do this let our stockmrn a-r,' Oh
tenn and live rtliauu-ly up To- that -yst
-stork tirow-r.- journal. The ~
uf linz riding har been generally atpi
l,y individual companies through
Eastern Montana. but. al >ug.' ~'cd
should l,. c"-apeIa'i,r action.