Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1886-08-12

Spuds are worth four cents in Billings.
/ Water melons from the states are offered
in Billings at 81 % each.
West Granite Mountain stock is reported
90 be worth So per share in Butte.
+ Dillon people have ''hunch' that fire
department would be a good thing.
/ The Miles City Strengthening establishment
is being reLuilt. IA contract having been let
for 900. 900 brick.
/ j. X. Widmyer editor of the Glendive
/ Independent. has been appointed post
master of that place.
/ TN the 18th inst the Woman's Christian
/ Temperance Union of Montana will hold it's
annual meeting in Butte.
The president has directed that Fort
Ellis be abandoned and the reservation
thrown into the public domain.
The Northern Pacific has surveyors out
running II line from Wickcs to Boulder, and
il is claimed they will build the line at once.
/ Grass is so scarce on the Bozeman ranges
that the cattle are being driven to the
mountain ranges which are generally
reserved for winter feed.
The democracy OF Missoula county have
nominated II ticket. declared for Toole first,
last and all the time. and directed blow
from the shoulder upon the hard-headed
Sparks Elk.
| \ movement is on foot at Butte to raise
Il fund by subscription to erect Il suitable
monument over the grave OF Jane Me-
Arthur the heroine of the recent sun river
tragedy.
James ponsfcrd: Cooke City is forging
ahead as fast possible. The developed
mines are showing up well and all that is
needed to make the camp a second Lead
Vile is capital"
The recent rise OF three cents in the price
, OF wool win increah,. the profits OF the
Montana sheep raisers by fully s25o,ooo
this year. on an estimated product of
s,ooo.0o0 pounds.
4, The Missouri river commission will receive
S2o,ooo for improving navigation. This
is another evidence that Montana will
receive but little attention until the power
OF the ballot is felt at Washington.
Montana cattle men are extremely anN-
: iols that southern cattle men should bc
made to understand that grass is very
. scarce in Montana. Texas and other
Southern cattle are not warmly welcomed
in Montana.
1t is said that Ryan Brothers are throw
ing together 1000 or 5000 head of cattle
on their Idaho ranges for the purpose al
driving to Montana. Some of them will gd
! to their Musselshell ranges while the rest
!. will he put on the Little Missouri-Ex.
Hon. Martin Maginnis has been appoint
cd by GOV. Hubbard, vi Minnesota, one D
+ places upon the battlefield of Gettysbur.
= Tor the erection OF memorial tablets to tn,
= First Minncsot;, Infantry.
Adolph Sutro says he is greatly please,
; with Montana. lie regards it as countr,
= ri great resources, and says that "A min
t. ing country the ground has only begun IL
ie scratched. With more railroads, espec
u tally with the Northern Pacific Montanf
will become, in his opinion, one Of the ser,
greatest of western states.
The fatal cattle malady. Texas fever
which attacked Capt. Carln's band, ha,
: about run its course. Veterinarian Keefel
!, visited Bozeman last Wednesday and mad,
IL very thorough investigation of the matter
> Acting upon his suggestion, Mr.. Carlin ha'
driven the cattle above timber line, wher,
:. the air * cooler and the disease will b.
killed. hroniclc.
, Advires from the West ;rraniic ar, thai
y the ore body oi the Granite proper ar
d being Duplicated in the West Experts en
le tertan the theory that the West Grant,
y have struck the same body Of ore that tn
Granite is operating. This theory is hel'
D to be tenabl,, by all the ore experts wis
n have examined the contigiity and charac
~ ter of the two ores-lGdependent.
:. During the past week experts have hrel
n making thorough inspection and carfi
# examination al the mines owned by TIA
Montana Tin Mining Company. The gen
= tlemen who have been making the rAamina
r tion have had experience in handling iii
4 ores, aud AR" favurably impressed with tn
orr-,l4oN ing Developed and in sight IN til
~ mines of the company. y.-pliun TfibGur.
The iirrt Sil"ittf III Montana WIS nun =
u Ar-ruia. ia this county and Is still in OPP
" ration II produces each year lars
~ quantity OF silyer-lead bullion. T.. :. Bal
h. has been inr Years. and is still the owner q
IT. In isG:I, Samael ilauser, nov Cos
ernor oi this territory, organized the II
I Louis and Montana Mining Company an'
built the snelter ON Rattl,snakc creek Il,
what is now the town of -irIenta. Tn
, ncAt year the same company built he frs
IL silver mill in the territory al Phillip-bur4
> Dillon Trhune.
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-. Indian commissan