Fergus County argus., 1886-10-14

new court house, to cost Sli, 900 is to
he built at Dillon.
The Masonic Grand Lodge was in session
at Helena last week.
The total assessment of Galatin county
for 1856 is S5,2G9,9lo.
According to the Billings Gazette IA meteor
fell near that place one night last week.
Four ears OF sheep from Missou'a Tor
Minneapolis passed through Billings, sep
tember 2Sth.
Dune Mcdonald is under 5000 bonds I"
appear before the grand jury at Salt Lake
| lie is charged with prize lighting.
! The first shipment Of dressed bee! from
Miles CITY was made last week and con-
sisted Of over one hundred careasseS.
Previous to adjournment, the Billings
juries passed resolutions of thanks ana
commentator to their new Judse-hc-
Leary.
out Of the twelve Republican county
tickets Of this territory, eight oi them have
nominated ladies for the position OF super
intcndent Of schools.
When completed the line OF the Mantob;.
Railway from ST. Paul to Helena will be
al,ont fifty miles longer than the Northcfh
Pacific between the same points.
Northcru Pacific earnings for Septcmb' !
show an encouraging increase compared
with the year 1s55--the first three week.
. footing up ??i,623. or an Increase
Sl1o, 900 over 1850.
The IeIeod Gazette complains bitten.
d. that the Indians ARE allowed To proeur
' ,ouor. How it il conveyed ~ them n'
one krows and the pnl.cc fith ali tiei
vigilance are unable to ascettain'-lHNe
IL Press.
Twelve divorce eases are now pending ]
the district court in Butte. One i'd.
claims nrt. da naga- for breach of prom
;s. Twelyeuniortunates complain bccau-
they are married and one becaus" she
not. 1t is ever thus. 'ohtehtm3h' is
rare and precious i'wel.
The number OF cn;r under the hom
stead act in Montana for the year ehdi'
yuue 3u. 1856. were lJj for 6>,f33 acre
rnd,r the timber culture laws the entr
were 32o for i3, ,D,,l acres, ana cash san
re. were 9?9 tracts asgre{ating ia-' -'l"' acre
amounting to s12o,o12.
Michael Davitt, the great father al
originator of the National Land i.easn
h,s written Mr. J. ID. Hennessy. of i'uti
tina, he will arrive in that city on pctoh
18th. Mr.. Davitt viii lecture ia the irai
Y! Opera House on that evening Tor The hei
fl of the National Lea:u :ue.-Walk"rvi
We News.
ON An organization known as the Penns
v,uia association Of Montana, was hate
formed at Helena, the object of which
Ia form and cultivate acquaintance u
Iraternal feeling among former residents
PENNSYLVANIA now residing in Monta'
Membership is open toall former lesde!1
whether ladies or gentlemen.
The Northern Pacific display at the VI
n,sota state fair took the first premi'
/, embraced the timber nf Minnesota
q Grain of Dakota. the minerals of Monti
and the fruits and other products "i
Pacific. coast. NJ one questioned III
IN ri,ht to the blue ribbon. II was one
th,, best displays OF agricultural and NJ
scd Wv '',' 's,,,a.. ..,.o, .bnwn in the nortIrn
Sol Star and seth Bulprk are rich !
Ie,iin. citizens Of Deadwood Thy 4"
.G as a recent investment n !ar-r hi"eh
stock in a mining company cledh'ns
S2oDo n day. at an expcasa ~ S"'o
Sioo. Star is mayor of Del#iwopi I
Balloel IL in thu council. \. j. Summon
mayor Of Rapid city. ~ miles away
to which the Chicago n Northwestern
way is now compl.,cd. Iohn Manning
the other old Montdni.,ns are nearly
prosperins finely.
The knights of Labor have rnd"" 70
,o lease the coal min-- "f the northern
ritir coal company ~ Timbar!iae. but
overture. have been rcircted 10y the
many. Late adyicas from >ia!- u. )
forms ~ that the miners have strnck,
tina, the company's ren are arr die.
hoped that both side, ~ili make e'
"A sinns. and that the men viii 10 pa
work before winter b";ias' hI' - rr.
writing there is no pras'st, .. '-a'ii an
come hruni.l'.
Capts. j. B. Qninu and Clinton H.
Of tine corps oi In ia -rrs "ir.Hsi Il
city yesterday b. private c"HFeFdnc"
Judith. Capt. oman has be"u busy q
,ion Of the day in tIfni.s "ttr the
erty for which h. j. Responsible w
,Ir,.Itr boat and It's hrlnn-u-i to
shall scar. hi. .irrr-~sr in charge %. tn
lat W. a.. -; ;,,,,.,....; ". G.trp
II who -. ;..
men' oi the lpprr Missouri Is no
available, and it Is pr. babe it will a
IN tirleto urr,rFl VIA n. "ars tn
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