Fergus County argus., 1888-09-27

n n"fu ti tNf thottsafit ht'tu al one ana
two-yrar-"h steers. tmIonging to the BAY
state Cattle Co.. has just arrived at the
mouth of the Judith river and been turned
loose on the range
The Fort Maginnis correspondent of the
Helena Independent writes as follows: Ii il
rurnorssl upon good authority that tine
United states military telegraph line co,,-
meeting this post with the Montana Union
line at Poplar, Mont. on the Manit oba
railroad. will he abandoned in the near
future. This indicates the abandonment
of Fort Maginnis as "a military post. The
purchase of this line would, il it extended
Z" L"wisto~n. prove good invest ment.
Billy Becvers returned last week from a
thinks Fergus county as good a place for a
labOring man as can bc found in the terri
tory. At Great Falls he met T.. T. Mar
ston, formerly Of Maiden who went tot aIi.
fornia last spring (" locate permanently,
hut found that the climate did not agree
with him. Mr.. MarstOn is located on Cen
trail avenue. in the jcwelry and watchmak.
health has greatly improved.
Tally one for Col. J. u. Ilu,lnutt, the
popular stockman Of the Judith country.
The event we wish tn speak "f is the mar
riage of the veteran plainrman to Miss
Carrie T.. Preston at Ashvillc, Chatanu,la
county, n. ", ~ fortnight ago. Hrs. lIud-
mutt is ~ graduate of the Michigan state
University. and until recently held u ver,
high position as a teacher in one of the
high scho"ls at Rig Rapids, in that state.
The colonel and his bonnie bride have gone
to the fellowst one Park to sec the sights,
and upon their return they will visit the
former raimh on the Flat Willow Billings
Gazette.
/ 4. NJ. Russell, the cowboy artist, has re-
| turned to Helena after several months alb
senre on the range, where he no doubt Sc
cured subjects for NOR. "f his cha aracteristic
paintings. Mr.. Russell. We understand. is
ssripu-ly considering the pr"lriety of going
To Europe TO perfect his TALENT in the noted
art schools II the old world. II is said his
friends have perfected arra nscments togive
him III" best III advantages under the best
masters of Italy, and that he will soon
leave for that artistic land. Under such
cultivation Mr.. Russell s.sr-pt ti"naI talents
would doubtless bring their fnrtmnat. poe.
sess"r name aud fame us an artist Her
uki.
| The Junction correspondent oi the Bill
lings Ganitr writes: Junction presents
vol,
being thronge'i with cowboys and sheep
heriers. There must be twenty to twenty.
live thousand sheep in this imur.liat. vi
cinity awaiting shipment, while Ryan Bros,
of the Mussssheil are here with fourteen
hundred head "f bccves. and James Speu-
dill, superintendent Of the Block outfit.
with n train lead. All are waiting for ears
to ship. II reminds one Of old times to
hear the jingle Of the spurs aud the rattle
"f silver on the counters. Our business
men are all smiles.
At the meet ing of tn. county commits
sionerr last week Joseph Mason was APP
pointed fire warden for Lewistown. Mr..
Mason has entered upon the discharge oi
his 6ItIes. and he desiTps f0 give notice f0
all citizens that they must guard against
the possibility of fire by looking after H,,e.
and cl"aning mp rubbish in prox unity To
buildings. There are many defective chin.
neys and stovepircs running through the
ro,'fr Of buildings without sufficient protec-
tion from the shingles. that should he re-
cOnst r,icted before winter sets in. Mr..
Mason intends to look after this matter
thoroughly. and gives "a timely warning.
There il no prOha bility Of having u fire de-
partment. or securing any facilities for ex.
tingui~hing fires so the next hest thing to
he done In to take every precantion against
their origin. Every property owner and
tenant should heed the warming without
further notice.
Ed de Frate has returned from the DRY
Wolf gold digginss. lie is not wild over the
region. but is 81 the opinion that there i.
good. rich ground in the guIch, though ditii-
cult to work, owing Ia the distance to bed. |
rock and it's undulating nature. The com
pany at work there. in about ready to ~.
tach hydraulics and commence sIuicing. II
is claimed the ground will go from % to
30 cents to the pan. lie says the boys feel
rich and are talking of trips to Europe. |
Alaska and other parts of the world after
they make cleanup. The name of their |
camp IN ''Suckerville." name which may 4
prove very appropriate. though we trust !
otherwi ise. Mr.. De Frate visited Paris Glib. !
sons mine in that region. lie found iiveor /
six men at work taking out ore. There are
several hundred tons of ore now on the I
dump, which will soon ise hauled to Great 4
Falls Tor treatm Mr.. he Frate called
On John ARNOLD, Who had his i.g broken |
recently. and f''and him making rapid prog |
ress toward recovery. lie expects Ia t~ /
around on crutches in a few days.
4 Great Falls special to the Independent |
of the goth inst. says; The cattle traffic 10 |
now in fnll progress. According to details
gatheresi by the Tribune, the shipment.
from the Sand Couls. stock yards, near |
this city, will be very large this season, and |
IfniH ThIs f1HE iii Tfhm EIaiIz IT int IT,. or :
sheep will move out Tor the eastern mar
kets ain'o-t daily. From the Judith range.
alone there will h~ six thousand head oi !
cattle aud ten ar fifteen tho,,s,, nj sheep l..
i,e shipped by the Manitoba, all Of which /
will be loaded ut the Sand Coulee yards,
the drive this way being shorter and more
favorable than that to any other point. 1
Yesterday Mr.. Pier-on, of Chicago, loaded I
fifteen ear. III cattle at Sand Goulee, which |
are now on their way to the great stock I
market. To-morrow T. u. MrShanc, of the I