The Mineral argus., 1886-01-28

Manager Brother, of the Maginnis Co.
advertised for bids for wood last SATURDAY.
'he same tn close yesterday We have no
i"ari.csi who tie Successful bidders .rs
Valentine Ball' will be given bv IN,
Proprietors of Maiden Roller Skating Rink
Oh Friday evening, Feb. 12th.
Judge N. HiIger, father of our este.m cd
sheePman David Hilger, has ordered a
steamboat shipped from the east which will
DC launched on the upper Missouri this
spring. and will be used as an excursion
boat, making trips through the .'Gste of
the Mountains" during the summer season.
heretofore excursionists have had to rely
on fiat boats
IL. +. Brooks, Of T. G. Power & Ga. :,
cattle ranch, located ut the foot of the
Moccasin mountains on the edge of the had
lands" Is In the city, registered at the
urand Central. He brought in several fine
buffalo robes and a "Polled Angus" beifer
h'de-Indian tanned-which he intend, to
have lined. and which, judging by the soft
ana flexible texture and handsome coal
black appearance, will make magnificent
robe.-Helens Independent.
At Maiden times are ut present depressed
The Montana mine is about the only one
working now, and employs about 90 men.
The Meadow combination on the Suotte,l
Horse proved q failure, and the miners and
iaoorers OF that mine don't want any more
Meadow combination in theirs. What
they do want is the 5000 due tham for
honest labor IL they can get it. Neyertbe-
less 1t will not be long until Maiden will
rank with some of our best mining CAMPS.
Hans. ia Billings Gazette.
Bill Nye says: Don't attempt to chea, an
editor out Of what you owe him. Cheat
anybody. but il you have any regard for
the future consequences don't fool with the
printer. He will get even with You and |
more too. You will be put up for office
some time. or want some public favor for
yourself or some Of your friends, and Jus. |
when your luck is ching of beauty and
. joy forever" the printer will open up ON
you and Knock your air castles into a
cooked hat ut the first fire. He'll sub.lue
you"
We acknowledge receipt of u letter from
Hon. James Fergus accompanied by a
e'Igfhy clipping from u California paper
giving the particulars of the Horrible Fate
II Thomas ". Cover" one of the discov-
rers OF Alder Gulch, in this territory. The
PARTICULARS having been published in our
ealing territorial papers several weeks ago
would be little late for its Reproduction.
ir Fergus denies the statement that Cover
'as an active member Of the vigilants, if he ;
'as one at all. ,
Some citizens on the lower Musselshell ;
re cla'noring for II bridge to be built on the {
pad between Junction and Maginnis. The
yer at that point is the dividing line be- I
Seen this and Yellowstone county. and IL
proposed that the two counties combine
the erection Of the bridge. large Dor.
on OF the road fund OF last year was
bent in bridge-builiing in the Fergus-epd
Mcagher. and should this posed
''dge be built, it vii! take nearly all of the
md fat this year.-lIushandman. Will q
Us able exponent of ohickerism tell its $
aders where the general road fund of all p
e years Of the existence of Mcagler Co.. e
rrlhg lssl, has been expended? And "
bile about 1t If eastern Meagher county is &
titled to its share of said fund to create \
ich ITS property holders have been taxed? d
hat is to be- Fergus county certainly has m
light to expect that at least one-fourth of ST
road fnnd tax for lss5 be expended in in
al and bridge improvements where the n,
liens paying such tax will he benefited, h,
d II is the general desire that the brid 20 q,
erred to be built III preference to other n
provenents. 81,