Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1888-11-01
MONTANA NEWS.

Gabsuer 4 Yergy's mill and A. J. David
sons harness house burned in Helena on
Oct. 26. Loss, 100000.
Patrick Murphy. a well-known resident
Of Butte, is one of four equal partners who
in Salt Lake last week sold seven copper
mines in Arizona for S2OO. .oOO.cash.
The resources of the First National Bank
OF Helena now aggregate S4,715, ,429.6s.
The capital stock. including surplus fund
aud undivided profits. 10 s973, 1895 and
will he one million before the close Of the
year.
The River Press acknowledges its obliga-
tions to Mr.. johnson for 25-pound
watermelon which was aised ON his ranch,
II lew miles out Of the city. Mr.. johnson
says ne is not a candidate for any office.
but just brought the melon in to show what
Choteau county land can produce.-Press.
Mr.. l. Orschel returned from Castle this
week. He reports everything in that camp
moving slowly but surely toward a success-
ful development. The various newly or
ganized mining com panies are getting ready
for active work, and Mr.. Orschel predicts
that next spring will show one of the hest
camps in the territory in full blast with
active Developments in progress OH all the
more important tmines.-Enterprise.
Says the Phllirsl.urg Mail: As regularly
as the hand of time rolls around that grand
old producer, the Granite Mountain Min
ing company, comes to the front with it's
a q A
share. which foots up thus far this year
81 900, 900, and altogether for the forty
six dividends the enormous sum of 81, 2OO,-
900, and next year the output promises to
be nearly doubled. Does mining pay?
A Castle special to the Independent of
Oct. 25th says: Sunday evening Thomas
Lee, OF the firm Of Lee a. Garrity, who oper-
ated a saw mill near Robinson, about six
| miles from this place, made an attempt to
commit suicide by shooting himself through
the left breast with pistol the ball pass
ing through the lung and out little below
| the shoulder blade. Dr. Cauney, of Castle,
who was called to attend MIR. Lee, does not
regard the wound necessarily fatal. Mr.
Lee, who is about thirty years of age, has
| suffered all his life from a disease in the
bone Of one Of his legs, and has spent a Ia rye
sum Of money in seeking relief but without
avail. This, it is supposed, caused him to
make the attempt to kill himself. In an
ticipation Of the act Mr.. Lee devoted sun
day to posting the books Of the firm.
At Deer Lodge, ON the 23d inst. Tom
Watson, a half breed Mexican, murdered
his mistress Maggie Smith. and then COM
mitted suicide by cutting his throat and
stabbing himself three times over the heart,
Maggie Smith was the divorced wife Of "A
former resident Of Butte. VIM. Parks. the
discoverer of the now famous Parrot mine
of that city, which he sold to the Parrott
company, the present owners. She was
drunk and Watson and she had "a lovers
quarrel, which terminated as above.
Conductor Tom Laughlin narrowly %.
capped from being shot last Sunday while
making his run from the west to Billings.
Few miles this side of Livingston a man
presented pass whirh the conductor rec-
oenizcd as being worthless. The passenger
refusing to pay his fare the train was
stopped and the man with the bogus pass
was shown out of the ear lie quietly
obeyed the order Of the conductor. but as
reminder that he did not appreciate
Laughlin's way Of doing business, he fired
shot at him. the bullet only missing him
a few inches and which was buried in the
ear door casing. Billings Gazette.