Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1888-03-01

derstand that the commodorc'- fleet
OF Missouri river steamers are all ON
the ways ut Bismarck and out q! all
danger incident To the spring break mp
OF the mighty Missouri. They have
received their annual overhaullng and
are in first class shape Tor the spring
of lSss.-Hiver Press.
Speaking of Martin. the Anaconda
murderer. the River Press says: lie
is well known in Benton, having
formerly resided with his family on
the Shonkin. IL is but II few months
since he passed through this city en-
route to Anacopda with his sister.
who by accident lett Il shawl mt the
Pacific Hotel which is still there. At
one time he was employed by Nj. IL.
j. Wackerln, who says he was very
auiet good naturcd man but OF violent
I temper when aroused.
| Articles OF incorporation OF the Phil
| ipsburg and Granite Cable railway
company. OF Philipsburg, with cap
! ital stock oi S2OO,OUO, have been filed
with the territ orial secretary. The
object OF the company is to construct
| u line of cable railway for carrying,
| freight and passengers between Philips
burg. Granite and other adiacen.
points. The incorporators are r. {.
Lawrence, Jos. A. Hyde, Harry Imp
kamp. Chas. Kroycr and Jas. Patton.
-lndependent.
The Herald says: The first ear load
OF Sand Coulee coal reached Helena
on Sunday. The day before the coal
WAS given u practical test on one al
| the Montana Central engines ana
proved itself to lie in every respect
equal to he Ohio coal which has here
toiore been in use. With this coal in
the iire-box the engine climbed the
sun river grade, in the face OF II head
wind, at the rate OF , miles per hour
Like the Rock Springs coal, the sand
Coulee product makes very lttl,
smoke, il free from sulphur, clean and
excellent for fuel. This coal will he
placed on the market within two OF
three weeks at n price very much
lower than that now charged for soft
coal.
In the absence of Judge Bach tn,
citizens of Cascade county prevailed
upon Judge Mcdonnell to issue II writ
oi Injunction forbidding the collection
of an unjust tax and setting aside 4
proposed delinquent tax sale. TIM
burden was legacy from Chotcat
county and the Injunction granted re
moves the hinderance to the sale o
property in Cascade county which ha'
handicapped them retOfore. Thu
application upon which Chief Justice
Met onnell acted recites the proceeding
pursued by the hoteau commissioners
in making the unjust valuation. ant
enumerates several legal flaws which
render the assessment null and void
Grave irregularities are shown and thu
proof is overwhelming that the Che
teau assessment is invalid and shoul,
he set aside.-Ex.
Judge Mcconnell this morning is
sued writ OF habeas corpus on tn
application OF Under sheriff Franl
IIatton and Thos. ii. Hartman, o
Deer Lodge county, who are under ar
rest for contempt OF court. 1t SEEM
HattOn went to Anaconda to sub
ppna witnesses in the Martin mur,!e
case few days ago and took SOM
of the witnesses from the court O
Judge fitzpatrick, Justice OF the Peace
Fitzpatrick resisted'the officer, claim
ing that he had jurisdiction in TIN
, case and protesting against taking TIL
witnesses to Deer Lodge. The officer
however, insisted on having the wit
nesses, whereIpon Judge Fitzgeral,
had Hatton and Hartman arrested TO
contempt OF court and imposed "a Tin
OF ) 90 and costs. The uuder sheril
and his companion, who we believ
was the witness taken from the jus
tees court, refused to pay the Tin
and were placed in custody. Tn
Judge OF the court being absent appli
cation WAS made for writs to judy
Mcdonnell, and the parties will NJ
doubt he released. I'm under sherii
: arrested and jailed for contempt o
court is u novel state OF affairs il
Montana Herald.