The Mineral argus., 1886-01-28
LOCAL NEWS NUGGETS.
ShenOOkie!

ShenOOkie.
Cattle are doing well.
Now cometh the small boy with sleigh
+. W. Larawuy, starts for Iowa to-day,
He will be absent about three months.
Ed. Brassey and Frank McGinn, of Cot.
tonwOod. visited Maiden first of the week
BORN-At Fort Maginnis, to the wife Of
Dr. solon Is. Stone, ON January 18th, Isss,
q daughter.
Delegate Toole introduced bill for the
admission OF Montana into the un;.n ss a
state. on the 18th inst.
MIR. T.. W. Laraway, of Deer creel. sold
recently his finely graded bana Of sheep to
Smith 4 hurry Of Boa Elder.
The driver Of the coacl, between Maiden
and Flat Willow. camped on the prairie
last Friday night. lie encountered a severe
snow storm.
Sheriff kumpe has appointed Wash. Kelly
Of Maiden. Deputy Sheriff Tor Meagher
county. No better appointment could have
been made.
Since our last issue the postofIice. Sail
Brook. has been changed in name To
Christina. All mail for Dog creek should
he addressed to that of!icc
According to the Montana game laws
the close season for buffalo, moose. elk, !
deer. mountain sheep. goats or an.elope. i, |
from january LIST to August 9Th.
Official reports make the mean average
height Of Montana above the sea 1850 feet, !
that Of Nevada, $500; of New Mexico.
5000; and Of Colorado. 1000 Though not
as elevated as some We live as high as the
highest.
Senator Plumb's bill to prohibit gambl-
ing IN the army will probably become a
law. This will Interfere seriously with the
amusement OF officers during tho long
winter evenings ut frontier posts.-Ex. OF
course 1t will make no difference ut Fort
Maginnis
brood mare belonging to A. NJ. Thomp-
son, by some uIaccountable maneuyer.
got one Of her hind feet wound up in .
barbed wire fence aud was held in its EN-
brace Tor twenty-four hours. during the I
recent cold spell. The foot was badly I
frozen, SO much 50 that the hoof has
dropped off. :
The Silver Standard Is the name of a new .
newspaper published at Silver Plune, Co. I
IL ought to succeed, for it has an eye 10 I
business As we'll AS great common sense. n, J
by its motto. which reads:
Trying to do Business without Adyer,i.- !
ny is like Winning at girl in the Dark. Il
You may Know what you are Doing but Z
Nobody Else Does" 4
We call attention TO our list Of agents ut !,
'ead OF local column. We adopt this "
method for the accommodation of those -
VINO des'Fe !" subscribe or pay up arrear- d,
ges. The lack ot paper currency Of small
denominations works an Inconvenience to
i,scrib,rs and All injury to publishers To =
void the expense OF sending silver through .
be mails We have designated agents ut the -
Principal possibilities in Fergus county, Who
MI take subscriptions AMI give receipts
Or the same.
The ball aud banquet to he given by b.
osePh Wolfe, Of the International ho:el, OF
IA the evening Of February 22d, Washing "
ms birthday. should be well attended. til
pprcciating Mr.. Wolfe's efforts to give &C
laden first-ciass hotel. u number of our tri
,izens have signiiied their willingness to on
d him in his forthcoming party. Those tn
no are aware Of Mr. Wolie's abilities us a M
terer, can we'll imagin the character oi ".
e menu that will he oilerei ON that occa- wi
~ Invitations will SOON be issued az,