Fergus County argus., 1886-09-23

Charles Chase. oi Bannack killed himself
because he was in debt.
The steamer Helena arrived at Rocky !
Point from Bismark ON the nth.
An unknown miner recently hung himself
ut Cooke city Nocaise for the act is known.
Indications strongly point to the re-
sumption of work by the Anaconda within
three eeks-Walkervile News.
| The board Of trade Of Helena gave n
grand banuuit To President Hill, of the
Manitoba road, Friday, the 10th.
| Moritz Koch has taken the position o'
city editor oi the Butte Miner, while Col
Searles holds down the chief chair.
There arc forty prisoners in the county
iail. about half OF whom are awaiting the
action of the grand iury.-Walkersille
News.
The Bozenan Rod and Gun Club will hold
"a three days tournament tSept. -, 23and
2l). They offer several hundred dollars
in purses.
james liobba, boy sixteen years old,
fell down the shaft oi the Alice mine, n dis
tance of sl7 feet, Sept. 9th, and was in
stantly killed.
A man named lien, cut and stabbed one,
Schlesinger, near Butte hast week. The
trouble grew out OF n gambling debt. 1t is
tbouubt Sch!esinger will recover.
The commissioners Of Lewis * Clarke
county have compromised the ei'ii case
against Kemp Roberts by accepting a ten
, der offs SS1o125-oneh hall of the deialeation-
from the bondsmen.
Henry Lands, formerly resident of this
valley, hut for sevearl years past a bust
ness and stage man Of Martinstlale, has
: sold out. and contemplates IA visit to the
states soon.-Tranehant.
Il In 1876 there was IA total vote in 'ho-
: teau county of 23S. Martin Maginnls re-
ceived a majority of 1872. W. \. Thomp-
son, for the house, n majority of 30. Ar
= noux, who ran ON the peoples ticket
against Thompson, received majority oi
5 13 at sun River and ut liishwood.-
# River Press.
l. Ia the ease of Daniel Lee. John Van Ariy,
: Frank Keenan, and Andrew Sorenson, who
D are on trial at Timberne Tor illuminating
e workmen at the Northern Pacific coal mime
the ease was taken under advisement by
% the court, Judgment being reserved for the
:. ureseut There was considerable conflict
in the testimony.
), sam Powers, a cowboy in the employ Z"
' the three outfit, was killed at Mingusviii'
ON Sunday last. There were no witnesses
y To the very sad accident but il was con
clu,led that he had roped n call and thi,'
his horse had fallen ON him. from the pos
i,iou in which he was found. Death re
. suited very shortly after it happened.
"A Tpder the date of August I'd, III. u!
Barncs who is now in Alaska, writes th
Uusbandman rs follows: \ report cam
" in las, night that the thilcoo's had de
Ia clared war against the whites, and ha'
n ordered J. J. Healv to get out of thei
H. country with his store. Sin more men lea "
" for the Yukon to-day and more are rusflh
as for stake to go with. ! expect to lcaN
IF here for home by the Idaho on herneNt trip
IT, lcsstruethat W. J. Beall, still "A respecte'
eli izen of Bozeman, was the first settler y
"a the town When the first train arriv"
er over the Bozcman pass. at the creek thi'
e- still flows through the town, early in Jul
M 1861. Mr.. Beall was camped on the bank
tx os the stream with very little grub but
nj whole lot Of confidence in the future city :
u the lovely and fertile osalatin.-Avar
:" Courier.
The Jefferson Eepuhlcan county c"i
ventinn, held at Boulder city, nom
III mated the following ticket: founcilna
-" !. T.. sites; Representative, Ten fNek
'H sheriff. Daniel MeNeal; Treasurer. 'ir"r
~ BENJAMIN: Clerk and Recorder, j. T.. Ste
'N- cns: Assessor. Y. y. Cook; 'o7lmission"r
10" \. Mct'nmlDer, \. Thompson aud --- iii
=" ton, Supt schools, Anderson Public y
mini-trator. Kellogg: Coroner. pr. Lci.ht"
County Attorney, Geo. /. '"wan.
An English dude who visited the Pa
-, recently wanted to know 81 on "i I
- driver, fhere, if odd Faithful was IN .
-. hotel or ii they kept him in Il tent. y
other visit Or VIA heard II make the
mark that a. did not care much !
:. E,ud-rapcr but he wa- very par'hi
marinr.cape-. \ Handsomely dressed l'a
Will. walking through ihr corridor "f t
hotel a.tani-h.,i some li-tnrr> with {
'''' remark ''Witat "a iine boulevard th's L.
Avant Courier.
god Dawson '"HffF p'ih'''t''i' ''''' "a
H. ,,..t,,at.I IL. following ticket. Jp
lv t,unr'iiaau. \ Nrv'r-; Hrpr'-''titativr.
l,i- =. Dag. sheriff I. \. Matthews; Trr.i- ~
Al t.N-U.f,,. t!.fs sHi ,t..slrHl,r. u.