Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1888-12-27

Lieut.. \. A. 'abani-s. of the Twentieth
infantry, stationed at Fort Assiniboine,
aLd Miss Sophia Patterson, were married
At Fort Benton on bee. -.
\ shipment Of elk reached the Helena
marke, yesterday. welearn that the game
was killed in Idaho by We smith. the noted
hunter, and his partner. The laws of Mon
tana forbid tn. killing of such noble game
for speculative purposes. Hence our mar
kets are supplied every winter with ,enison
killed in the adjoining territories. Herald.
The Cascade county commissioners have
accepted the offer of President Collins. of
| the First National bank 81 Great T.. 10
take at par the bonds amounting to 500
900 which they decided to issue. This
transaction places the county finances in
good condition and will enable the commits
sioners to maintain its credit intact
Mr.. Clark, Of the Manitoba railroad. SAYS
that the company shipped from Northern
Montana this season 81, 600 cattle, 81. 600
sheep and 1000 horses. Much of this live
stock was shipped ut Great Falls aud it's
| vicinity. The live stock business this sea-
son has been five times greater than last
ysar.-Grcat Falls Tribune.
a few days ago Prof Weir, u neted min
ing man Of Colorado, took charge Of the
Granite Mountain Mining company's works
as superintendent, vice Capt. j. W. Plum
mer, resigned. Paul A. Fusz. the treasurer
q
since Capt. Pummer's resignation. has re-
turned tn st. Louis.-Herald.
Advices from Regina. n. W. r., are to- the
effect that the writ Of habeas corpus ar ,lied
for by the counsel of George Godas has
been denied by the Judge of court there. by
some inexplicable means Godas has re-
tanned the services of two of the best law
yers Of Regina, aud they are evidently go
ing to try to save him from the United
States. They have given notice that they
will appeal from the decision Of the Judge
denying the writ. which will tend to further
delay the demanding of the prisoner to
unitod States authorities.
The engineers aud firenlen Of the Northern
Pacific are much pleased with the six new
| engines put on the Bozeman- Livingston run
last month. The engines, when carrying q
full load Of water aud coal, weigh about -
tons, and are dubbed 1.-The big hogs" The
engines heretofore used weighed 90 tons. a
six -foo,er can walk through the boilers OF
the new engines standing upright, and they
pull eighteen loaded ears up either side oi
the hill. The coal used is hall eastern
and half tinnabar. The tinuabar coal gives
sat i-iaction to the iiremen the only obirc.
tion being j, cokes easily and forms most
too many rlinkrr>. There is No trouh.c
making steam with il.
| A telegram from Castle tn the Bradstrei
Office at Helena announces that the works
and mining property 81 the Cumberland
Mining aud Smelling company Of that dis
trict were attached for So. 100 by Sieb-
bins, son n CO., bankers ri Castle. aud for
81 .o2J by Thompson A Co., merchants of
the same place. The umberlan nj company
| owned n 2J-ion smelter ut Castle, which
/ has been operated since last spring, and
some al the most valuable and promisin.
mines in the district vt the time ri their
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mines sight ar nine tons of bullion daily.
The company was Billings Incorporation,
j. X. King and I. :. Ash Of that place being
among lis prominent stockhol.lers. The
Cumberland has been generally looked upon
as a successful mining venture. and the
cause Of the failure il not known. Herald.
About the ravages Of wolves among stock
. We were to-day told by Mr.. q. +. Deletraz
| ri one of the most remarkable raids 10y ~
gang Of the beasts that We have yet heard
Of lie had an eight month-old stallion
colt, which promised Ia be u very fine ami
| NAL being of pure blood ON both Silcs lie
valued the animal ut 5000. The coli was
taken from t.wn ont to Mr.. l"letrsz =
ranch in the Teton valley. at what is
known as the Elbow, and placed in hi- field
not over a quarter III milr from the house
where his hired man lives who looks after
the place Some eight days ago the man
saw a band If gray wolves attack the colt
in the enclosure aud drag it down. lie
went to the rescue. but too late. He drove
the wolves off. however, and then went Ia
a ncighbor after some sirlchnine Ia poison
the ca rcass. Before he could accomplish
this the wolves returned AMI left nothing
but well-licked bones. Now. what do oui
friends who live in the more populous and
mountainous sections of the teriitoiy say
to such condition oi affairs, when wolves
in broad daylight will 90 into enclosures IN
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