Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1888-08-16
MONTANA NEWS.


= Six more ovens are to be added to
the coking plant at Livingston.
: Mrs. Senator Hearst, of California,
is on a tour of the National Park.
Gallatin county prohibitionists have
put full county ticket in the field.
The territorial fair will begin at
Helena on the Goth, and continue six
: days.
A lot OF Montana eat lie recently sold
in Chicago netted the owner $50 per
: head.
Col. Geo. Gibson, who was formerly
stationed i'm Montana, died at Las
Vegas, New Mexico. recently.
Over $1,000 worth OF lots have
been sold in East Helena (near the
smelter sitel in the past three weeks.
Marcus DAILY of Butte has presented
John Mcguire his stock in the Butte
opera house-a gift of about 81, 700.
An expert who has been ut work on
the books OF thecity treasurerO of Butte
reports apparent deficiencies in the sum
OF 81, 700.
II GOdas had not made his escape
from the Helena Jail he would have
been hanged on Aug 10th, that being
the day set for his execution.
J. ID. Whelpley, who for some time
has been editorial writer on the Bill
ings Gazette, has accepted "a similar
position on the Enterprise.
Harry +. Parker, II counterfeiter,
who has been incarcerated at Deer
Lodge for the past three years, has
been pardoned 10y Gov. Leslie.
Nat Beasley killed one OF the largest
mOuntai sheep ever seen in the Terri
tory, recently. His horns measured
~ inches around StOckgrowers Jour-
nal.
The Jay Gould mine near Helena,
for the ten months ending June 1st,
yielded gold output of $264 900.
Running expenses, $4,000; net pro
ceetls 1854 900.
The United States authorities have
applied to the Canadian government
for the extraditiOn OF Max Hoppe.
who killed John Adams, north of
Ft. Benton, last May.
Over one hundred horses have been
accepted by Ma jorCarrOll at BOzeman
for the cavalry service. 1t is expected
hat the thirty more required will he
furnished during the next week.
Chronicle.
John +. Wilson, an old time printer
Of Helena, later II prosperous Ten
Mile miner, and for years past famil- |
larly known among his friends as 1.-The
Great North American Liar" was
married in California recently.
a brakeman named +. j. Hunter,
employed on the Northern Pacific, was |
killed at BOzeman tunnel on Aug. Sth. |
II is supposed that he was on the top
OF the train and that rock fell upon
him, or that he got dizzy and fell off
the ear.
Willie Crimmins, son Of Jerry Grim
minis, Of Junction City, while in search |
OF horses last week, was thrown from
hIspony and seriously injured. Hewas
found about three miles from home i'm
an unconscious condition. He will
recover.
n rtlmor rs current ON our street s.
the reliability OF which we will not
vouch for, that through the failure of
Il. W. Hall X Co., OF Chicago. wool
dealers, Martin Grandy is the loser of
some 81, 900 and Henry Kertz 81 800.
Castle News.
j.. Y. Goss, a sheep herder employed
by Hobbins X llefierman, has disap-
peared mysterlously. lie was last
seen at Richter a Hunts place on the
Teton. lie had saved 50 800, but
was despondent and may have killed
Falls Tribune.
We are informed that Judd Calkins
had u very narrow cscalrfrO drown
THg, MOHf1y, AT JOInsOM nay camp
on the Musselshell. II seems that
while dipping water from the stream
he became Overbalanced and fell in,
but luckily one OF the other boys was I
near by and iislicd him out, otherwise
IL may have terminated fatally
Cast le News.
Len Lewis has got hay-nlaking down .
to science. lie has an improved /
loader and stacker by which he exc !
cl'tes work rapidly. He stacked forty I
three-lOads with three teams Mon :
day last. an average OF seven loads :
to the man. This is making hay with ,
u vengeance. but Len is a good y
farmer and never does things by |
es-l1usbanlman
The death OF General Sheridan re- !.
calls the fact that the DISTINGUISHED i
soldier was once the guest of the !
people OF Helena. lie arrived i'm
Helena on the 10th OF May, ls7O,was =,
by our citizens on the 18th /,
and on the 18th grand receipt ion was ;,
eld in his honor at the International :
Hotel. Many OF our people retain /,
pleasant rcniembrances OF the great
commander
Mr.. ]. Orschel returned to Living I
'tOn yesterday morning from the east =,
where he has organized the Castle
Mountain Lead and Silver mining Z
company, for the purpose of develop u
ng and working the Mother, Mary :.
Martin and Carolus lodes in Castle, u
which MessrS. Orsclirl x Martin are u
he Owners Of. Some of the influen- :.
ial men OF st. Paul, Detroit. Chicago u
md New York are interested in this 81
ompany and their intention is to
ommence work Immediately on this
roup oi mines, putting in the neces- c.
AIRY machinery as soon as il can be 7,
nj upon the ground. Enterprise. u
III. j. Hoppy OF Cinnabar agreeably IA
urprised many OF his old-time Boze- "
nan friend, 10y putting in an appear II
nee on Monday last. From him We e,
arm that the tourist travel to the Il
ark this season il simply immense: n
hat five thousand are already booked Ii.
Dr the present month. not including
he q. \. II. excursion, which will mum
er about 200 persons. Mr. Wake tt
eld has his head as well n his hands IA
lll in providing suitable transporta- Il
ION for the crowds OF visitors and n,
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