The Mineral argus. [volume] (Maiden, Mont.) 1883-1886, 1886-07-15


couaty. Miss shipman is eminently quail.
t.ea Err the position. She il teaching ut
thilbrcok at present.
party consisting Of Charley Young q.
II. Williams and George Mason have stated
in search Of the Kyes diggings Mr.. Will
Jams has faith in his ability to discover the
hidden treasure, or ground that will pay
well for the working at least.
1.-The country is burning up" IL remark
frequently heard these days. The drouth
and excessive heat is running the ranges and
the ranchman's crops. When will we get
rain! is the all-absorbing question. Cattle
and sheep men are look at the future with
a degree Of alarm unusual for this season
Of the year.
Frank Mccormick, OF Junction, and
F'oPpins Bill, passed through town Sunday
with two men who were under arrest for
stealing horse Of Jerry trimmings, Of
Junction City. The men go by the names
OF Jack Williams and Dave Huntly. They
were captured in the Bear Paw mountains.
The Spotted Horse arrastre was closed
'''e's scs ehe PttI''r' w MAKING
cleanup, and will remain idle until the
the tunnel, now being run to intersect the
main shaft Of the mine. strikes the orr. de-
post The plates are heavily coated with
the precious STUFF and a handsome clean
up il expected.
Judith Landing will he n lively place on
July 2oth. All sheep men Of this vicinity
are arranging to DE ON hand and the com |
mission houses and wool buyers will be |
well represented. Wool is moving in large
quantities to this point and n careful esti. !
mate put the number Of sacks at 1900. |
which will be there on the goth.
Manning, Harding & Martin, the well
known wool commission house OF Boston. !
is represented by David lIilger. who has
offered an advance Of go cts. per pound |
for woods consigned to this house. This Is /
encouraging news for wool growers and Mr. !
II! IL eo.,i,Gon; that consignuients will net 1
from 22c to !e on shipments.
Frank L. Smith, attorney and counselor ,
at ia~, Of Cottonwood, announces himself
IN tins issue as "a candidate for the Office OF |
county attorney, subject to the action OF |
the republican convention. Citizens who
are well acquainted with Mr.. Smith are
satisfied that he would fiji the Office with
credit tn himself and the county.
We are in receipt of the Gunnson Review
Press. printed at Gunnison, Colorado, con
tanning write-up of the successful starting
81 the Tomichi Valley smeltcr. A ear load
"i bullion was the result OF the fret days
ran The smelter has over n thousand ton
OF ore on hand. Mr.. y. \. Foss, formerly
OF Barker and thir camp, il in cha rye Of
the works.
The Husbandnan is the champion evader
OF the territorial press. Two weeks ago
We ..sAcd il To inform il. readers what the
Custer county poor house and farm cost
aud it replies by telling what it cost to
Keep the poor in that county Tor one year.
reply To the question we put would make
Il row Of figures too long to put in a single
line and the II. VI. II. editor knows il. Con
seanently the beating about the bush.
As will be seen elscw here Mr.. Vim. T.
announces himself as a candj- ,
date for the office ~ clerk ard recorder,
suh lect to the action Of the republican
county convention. Mr.. Mcfarland is an
oid-time Montanian, has resided and held
pnbiic office in various parts of the terri {
tory with universal satisfaction. lie was
the first county surveyor Of Custer county. =,
He IL thoroughly qualified to perform the I
iutics OF the Office to which he aspres,
and should he prove the choice Of his party's !
convention will prove "A hard candidate To /
le!eat. :
We regret to announce the assignment OF !
amp Bros. hardware merchants and for
sarders and freighters Of Billings. II seems )
hey have been unfortunate in choosing a !,
ocation Tor a business site, having built in :,
he east end Of the town while the business n
las worked toward the depot and west of l
I, thus. practically cutting off their local =
rade. The people of this section who have d,
lad dealings with these gentlemen can bu. :
ympathise with them in their misfortune a
nd hope they will be able To meet all obi y
atoms and resume business under more q
ivorab!e conditions than have surrounded 81
hem since moving into their new block.
L"esate loole has succeeded i'm getting
lail service between Martinsdaic and y-bst
Had this service, of but Thirty =
'i'es, been discontinued all mail from .,
'hite sulphur Springs to any part of :,
ergus county would have had to 60 via !,
"wnrend to Billings and thence by stage.
lay over ut Martinsdnle and leave there .
eekly for Lavina and then come in on the
enton a Billings stage line IN advertis-
q Tor bids by the government this route =
as, beyond doubt. unintentionally
United, consequently no contract was let
lerefor. BY its restoration We continue
} have reasonably good mail connection W
it'll Meagher county. =,
The Husbandman says we do not know bt
re difference between the duties of TAILOR
nd a prison guard. Weconiess we are not
miliu- with iai,s w, b,,.D