Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1888-11-22
MONTANA NEWS.


Silver Bow county's assessment this
year amounts to So, 100, ,s25.
Paris Gibson was chosen mayor Of Great
Falls at the recent election. A good man.
DIR. Parsons. the well known veterinary
surgeon, died in Helena recently, of pneu-
monia.
The Granite mine yielded 81 ,637 ounces
of silver and :2 ounces of gold in the last
week of October.
The assessment of Silver Bow Tor isSS
amounts to 50. 100, $50. Of this amount
Butte cont ributes 81. 100000.
G. Ray the machine man has begun
suit against the Great Falls Tribune for
libel. lie has been damaged 81. 900 worth.
The proposition to erect new court
ho,s. at Dillon for Bea verhead county was
carried by II good majority at the last cleo
tion in that county.
Alexander Hilanl, AN old resident III
Deer Lodge county, died ri his home On
Eik creek. ON Saturday. Nov. 10th. He
was over ~ years Of age.
Paul Mccormick won 81, 900 on Harri-
son. Morton aud Carter, and after engaging
the Billings brass band went to Helena to
c.ebrate last Saturday evening.
Montana while on visit Ia John Ander-
son recently in the Big Sage. was kicke'ihy
- horse and died almost instantly.
At the election 7.225 votes were cast in
Silver Bow county. This is more thanany
other county in the territory east and is AN
Increase Of .33?, as compared with the
| election two years ago.
| Martin Brown has been sentenced TO
twelve years in the penitentiary for rob
bling the Montana Central ticket office in
Helena. lie protested against the SEN
tence but had to take his medicine.
| In the ease of Charles Gordon, who was
tried in Benton last week for the murder
of j. 4. i.avele, sheep her,ler. in the
town of Choteau on the 9th of last July,
the jury found II v.rdmt oi murder in the
first degree.
| William J. Martin, who killed Patri.k
A. Reartion, at Anaconda. February eth,
Was acquitted at Butte last week. The
defense was emotional insanity and self
defense. Evidence was also introduced
showirg g that Rea rdon had insulted Martins
the verdict of the jury.
John Thomas, the colored barber at
Junction. was elected justice Of the peace
by the Junctionites at the election held last
week. This is, we believe, the first instance
in the territory wherein gentleman OF his
race has been selected to fill this position.
Mr.. Thomas is IA well-read man, and 10 in
every way qualified to ill the positions
Gazette
X. h. Wilson, Northern Pacific stock
agent at Miles City, furnishes the following
interesting data: Up tn date $4,000 head
oi cattle have been forwarded by the
Mort hern Pacific ears now ordered, $50:
estimate of ears to he ordered 250; esti-
mate of ears for the season, i51, and
estimated number of cattle shipped at
close Of this season, s2.?lO.
From one potato planted by :. j. Bal
pounds of line potatos. The potato he
used for seed he obtained at the store of
Babcork A Miles, where il had been left by
some ranchman Of the valley a sample
of Montanas produetiveness, and WAS IA
very fine, large sample. Mr.. Bailey also
says that he raised this season turnips
weighing high as . and ! : pounds each,
aud ears OF corn that measured = inches
. in length. h.-Gaze,te.
: The president has directed the return to
the reservation in Montana of the three
TTTisTITTs'Ts, T1Ay
His Nose, aud Carries His Food, = now
; at the Carlisle, Pa, Indian training school.
. who were arrested at the time Of and for
part riicipaiing in the Sword Bearer out
, break. This action 10 taken upon informa
, tion that these Indians were afflicted with
: scrofulo,is and other diseases which make
e their longer detention at Carlisle undesr-
= able to serve any useful purpose.
We learn that the expense of ilnmng New
, York gulch and the Hume oI,erai ions al
: Trout creek have cost =. ID. Spratt fully
: 81 II0OOo. The only income this seasor
will be from the New York gulch tlume, hut
: it is Thought that next year the Hume in
: Trout creek will have reached pay dirt and
! Yield considerable gold. Ii is thought thai
$50 900 more will he expended in this creek
before the bed rock is reached, but Mr.
: Spratt aud his brother, who 10 an extsn
: sive Michigan lumberman, are willing ana
n able to .xpend all the cash that may he re
quired to consnmmate the undertaking.
Hu.bandman.
Considerable coninotior has been cause,
at otter creek bya double .lot.nent. Twt
ranch owners daughters. about y and |
: respectively, have fled with two young mel
Who resided in that locality. The sheriff il
ia pursuit oi the fngitivss, who set out will
two horses and ns bageagr They Mere las
heard oi at Wilson creek aud are sGpposss
To he on the way to Benton.-treat Fall
Tribune. The River Press Of the 15ti
" inst. gives the names of the parties Al
u Martin A. Owens, Miss Edith l.. Mann
n John B. Rich and Miss Clara Hutchinson
10 Mr.. Owens and Miss Mann were married n
N the Overland Hotel in Benton, on tn
y evening Of the l4th. Mr.. Rich said he ha,
no intention of marrying Miss HutchisoI
, that they simply accompanied the wedde
pair n : friends.
Mr. David Morrow winged q large brow
4 owl yesterday afternoon at his place ON h
: Shonkin and captured il. The bird wa
rs only slightly wounded, and to-day Nj
Is Morrow brought il to town and left it a
u Mr.. keley's meat market ON exhibition
i'm The owl with it, great eyes and feathere
sars which look like black horns at the sid
II, of its head, provoked the curiosity and II
n Of Mr. Kellcy's large whiteeai, which move
l. about aud arsund tn. owl with every hal
il erect and bent ON war. The owls feather