Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1888-02-16

Judge McIeary will make his resi-.
dence in Butte. He has gone to Tex ~
after his family.
The Iowa Press association is com
ing ont to Mont ana next summer on
their annual excursion.
The railroad bridge across the Mis-
souri, river at Great Falls is complete ed
and the rails laid. 1t is $50 feet long
Park county has discharged in full
her obligations to Gallatin county,
The amount paid was $27 500, which
sum. together with 81, 800 paid some
time ago, completes the $35 900 stip.
ulate'i in the bill creating the county
OF Park.
MIR. l.. Mollinelli has retired from
the local editOrship of the Indepen. lent
and is succeeded by Mr.. p. A. Julian.
The former Is engaging in the incor.
pOrati0n known an the Record Pub.
fishing company" which will Issue the
the Sunday Record and do general
printing.
Jas McFarlane, clerk OF the third
judicial district, has made the appoint.
ment Of deputy clerks for each Of the
counties in his district as follows
For Gallatin county, James A. Baily;
Madison county, Geo. r. Cope: Park
county, VIM. C. Fowler; Yellowstone,
county, B. w. Toole.
w. G. SWEET, well known and
wealthy cattle owner of Chestnut val.
ley, died in st. Paul of pneumonia,
Feb. 3D., after three days illness. He
was about to erect fine residence in
Helena, and had gone east with Mr..
y. ]. Mcconnell to purchase materials
for IL. Hc came to Alder Gulch in
1858. His estate is valued at $780,.
600.
The Herald learns on good authority
that the Granite Mountain mining
arc about to put up a large
smeItsr for the treatment OF their base
ores, and that the works will probably
be lOcated ut Helena. Indeed, it Il
said the Granite people have an option
on 200 acres OF ground within four
miles Of that city, which they will
probably determine upon a. a site for
the proposed plant.
Dominick Cavanaueh, one Of tho
largest horse breeders in Dawson
county, and one who has been engaged
in that business from an early day,
left for the east Wednesday. Mr.. Cav.
anaugh proposes to increase his horse
herd by adding more first-class mares,
no having several fine stations. Il 10
useless to say that he is thoroughly
convinced that Montana 10 the coun.
Try In which to breed horses for a
proft.-Glendive Independent.
a colored man named Ward who
'tole q ride on some freight train from
Billings to Helena a day or two ooo
cached here with badly frozen feet
md not having proper attention when
hey were thawed out he was in such
! condition that he was taken to the |
ounty hospital, where County Physi. |
ian Carmichael amputated part of 4
10Th feet, leaving some stumps for
lin to get through life with. That |
'as rather " dear ride.-Indspendent.
An incident occurred in Deer Lodge
he other day that il q little out Of
he usual way in towns Of 800 in.
Iabitants. Mr.. Phil E. Evans having
few dollars remaining in his hands
hat had been collected for q benevo.
ant purpose. made inquiry of the
oners what disposition he should
make OF It. He was told to tive it to
ONE poor and deserving person. He
eplied that he had thought of that,
nd on making inquiry had been I'M
BILE to learn OF . single person in the
own in need.-Nsw Northwest. /
The report Of Supt. Vawtsr, of the
lkhOrn Mining company, for the
lonth OF january reached Helena
and shows the largest out.
ut Of the great mine since develop
'ent work began: The report shows
mt the rum for themonth was 81 ,235
nnces OF pure silver and 20, $50
,ncss OF pure gold. OF this the entire
I'D product and O,443 ounces of
liver were shipped. The report states
rther that there 10 in the pans be- ;
reen three and four thousand ounces :
silver, that everything is running ,
cely, the new Office 10 enclosed and J
most ready for occupancy, and that
. mill had to be shut down for half /:
day to make some necessary repairs
the dryer AMI other machinery.
Independent.
A very important parsonage, in the
rson OF Looking Glass;" a Grow
ave, arrived in town last Friday
yht. For the past three years he
. been living in Deer Lodge, at the 3
q, on account OF his uncomfortable 4
sire to kill cattle belonging to others,
{ was recently discharged. He =
liked the whole distance from Deer z
'dge to this valley, q short distance o.
IN this city. Here he was furnished e.
lgings in house, the first he had = =;
'eived on his trip, and was brought 4
town in q wagon. He went to q
ixen here whom he knew and re- -
we'd his supper and soon after,
lie his friend was out, started with.
taking his leave for the Grow
ervation.-BOzenlan Chronicle.