Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1888-02-09
MONTANA NEWS.

W hIlc IN minneapolis recently, W.
W. Anderson of the Bozeman Courier,
was robbed of watch worth $325. and
which had been presented to him by
citizens of Bozenlan some fifteen years
ago. but fortunately it was recovered
10y "A detective agency soon after.
II j. stated that the project ell red,r-
ton works at the head OF which are
Mcssrs. Broadwater, Filters. Child and
others have been definitely located
in the vicinity Oi Black Eagle Falls,
which from "A sanitary point of view
IL sufficiently near Great Fails.
\ Washngt on dispatch of the 24th,
ult., says 2,6 patents were issued on
that date. and among them was one
To VIM. Bec>on. ri Dillon, Montana,
foi n flying machine. II is understood
Mr.. Becson will make his first aerial
excursion to Helena next month. lie
will ny over in morning o. the lOt.. to
see Hart hung and fly back in the
evening-that is. providing his atmos-
phcric cayuse don't buck or stall on
the y.-Independent.
Jno. +. league, postmaster at Town
send died on the evening of Jan. Goth.
from poison 10y strychnine, which was
accidcntly taken from his finger nails
or clothes he having spilled bottle
of the drug while reaching il down
from an upper shelf. spilling it over
himself and upon the floor. Deceased
was nephew of Hugh Mcluaid. He
leaves two sisters in Townsend and u
host of friends to mourn his loss
Sawyer Bros. the carpenters, COM
Il . a n 4. ~
Ice house between Billings and COulsOn
which stands there as u monument to
he late lamenicd Marquis de Mores,
who * dead To the Northwest, but
leaves IA vivid reminder behind him OF
uncompleted schemes to revolutionize
the stock business of Montana and
Dakota. lie is now hunting the tiger
in the iuncle> of Africa. while his build
ings are being used for old lumber.
billings Gazette.
The cowboys in the employ of Dan
Flowerree OF sun River, recently killed
three large lynNs with clubs. The ami
mails were chased up Il tree by coyotes
and the boys discovering the situa-
ton. resolved on little sport. Being
unarmed they cut strong clubs and
while one climbed the tree the other
remained below to give them n recep-
ton when they reached the ground.
MI three were killed in this way. and
the boys escaped with but ~ few
scratches. SO says the sun River sun.
Governor Leslie has parlonei from,
the pennitentiary ut Deer Lodge, Lin
'--7rTT -. '.,'''' ,I' :,-' ssTrvr YEARS IT
the March term of district court in
Custer county in 1856, on charge of
grand larceny. Ii is underst God that
the pardon was ISSUED on the ground
that the man could not live many
months longer. Ii is eveslent that ii
there was any communication OF time
for good conduct, he had not great
while longer to serve.-Independent.
On sunday the ice in the Dearborn
partly broke up. and the flood that
followed washed out n portion of the
Montana Central bridge across the
stream. further damage being done
afterwards. Happily this causes no
particular delay in the running of
trains. as the bridge is just hall way,
and Helena trainsexchange passengers
and mails at that point. The bridge
at the crossing OF Milk river (near TT 4.
Belknap) has also been washed away
An engine went through and was sunk
IN . feet OF water, but no one was
injured. This accident will delay
trains from the east nearly week
--t;reat Falls Tribune
Articles OF Incorporation have been
perfected, and will he to-day filed. of
The Record Publishing company, hav-
ing as its trustees VIM. Muth. 4. j.
Steele, \. NJ. Thornburgh, l.. Molinelli
and 4. +. smith. The capital stock
is fixed ut Sl0.oOo, shares $40 each.
The objects OF the association are the
establishment OF printing plant in he
city of Helena and the ISSUANCE of "A
weekly newspaper to he known as
The sunday Record" Also is con-
templatel the conducting of IA general
printing and publishing business. the
issuance OF daily and weekly news
papers, the doing OF job work and
dealing in printers supplies and sta
tionery Independent.
February, lsss. will be a remark
able month in the judicial annals of
Montana. in that il will see two in
stances of the vindication of justice
and the penalty OF violationg that
w NV lisc law WHICH
says, Thou shalt not kill. BY an
unusual combination of circumstances
there are now two men in Montana
prisons awaiting only the lapse of a
few days To pay with their lives for the
murder of their fellow men. One is
John Hart. of Boulder, who is now
confined in the county Jail at Helena.
under sentence to he hanged for the
murder of John W. Pitts. The other
il NJ. l.. Scott, OF Granite, who awaits
a similar doom in the Deer Lodge pen
it.nfiary for he murder OF his wife.
Hart Is sentenced TO be hanged at
Helena on the loth inst and Scott AT
Deer Lodge on the 1ath--a week later
and unless the Governor interferes.
which seems highly improbable. both
executions will take place on the dates
The hanging OF Scott will
he the first legal execution in Deer
l.odge county and that OF Hart the
first in Lewis and Clarke for many
Years. so Montana will see two BLACK
Fridays" this month-the 10th and
! 9Th OF Fehraary.-Helena Herald.