Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1888-11-08
MONTANA NEWS.

Sheriff James W. Hathaway arrived III
Helena IL few days since with n bride. lie
was married ia 81. Paul. On oct. 10Th, to
Miss Ida Met 'lintock.
Al Martin. who murdered big Frcnchy at
Wiliston - few weeks ago. skipped his bail.
| but il is bclieved WAS captured few days
| ago in Manitoba. Yellowstone Journal
| Ia an arrI..nt 1T Claysoil, on the North
ern Pacific. one day last week, one man
was killed and several wounded. \ China
man named All Lem had one lcg broken
| ent ir,.l, olf aud the other mangled aud
| crushed. lie has since died OF his injuries.
] Col. Wheeler. librarian of the Historical
| society, to-day showed the Herald staff an
| interesting relic dug up in the placer mines
| Of Avalanche gulch. II is a piece of Indian
pottery, part "f II water jar, and is ia II
good state of preservation. u was pre-
\ seuted to the s.,rirty by Mr.. q. X. Steven
son. 80 far as known il is the first relic oi
Montana. Herald.
| II. T.. keenan, hands us the follow ing est J.
mate of cattle aud sheep shipped Iron,
| Montana and forwarded from the Mime
sofa Transfer Ia '1hiraso, and does not in
clunle those sold ia st. Paul. or the cattle
billed through the South st. Paul yards.
Cattle, ~ .Iso. counting 20 head to rarl, al
| the 3,i7 ears shipped; sheep, 13l .Wm',
count ing 200 head to ,;3J ears. Sufficient
| ears are now ordered So that the shipment
| this season " III r,acl, ~. ooo head ri cattle.
-Stockgrowcrs Journal.
| l.. W. Anderson. u mill hand at Honncr,
met with n fatal accident II few days ago.
II appears the endless chain on which logs
are hauled in from the river broke. ant!
while preparing to liz il Anderson stepped
feet was caught between u wheel and the
floor. His foot Was terribly mansIe,i and
almost severed from the limb. lie WAS
brought down to Tia. hospital for me,ii, al
treat ment but died yesterday. Mis- souIian.
| A lady in the city with n family "i seven
children dependent upon her had II mort
gage falling due to-day for $50. aud M
means Ia liIuidate the indebtedness. Mar
shal clark had Mayor Bogert drew up a
subscription list and personally circulated
it over the city. The result oi Mr.. Clark =
efforts was So..15. The mortgage has been
cancelled aud the balance has been placed
at II store where the lady does her trading,
she will have something to draw on in
/ future. Bozeman tourirr
| Peter Wyllc III Ashland has rerrntly Sold
! Ia Mr. Mart in .,f l,lliu,,. la IA q ~
ford Down rams at SI2J each. 90 half
blood lamb rams ut 81 each, aud 80 half
blo.i yearIing rams at SIS each lie alsu
sold to Mr.. lden of Wyoming 2o half.blood
yearling rams at Sls. Mr.. Wylie H. giving
much care aud attention to the breeding o
choice sheep stock. whhh. as these sales
prove, is being appreciated by the wool
growers "f Eastern Montana. Ncllowston.
Journal.
| otto Peterson, a,lminist rator of the rs
tate of Henry Asgens, decreased, brought
suit in the d-tr court yesterday in til,
! s sra---.-i .-.
| Pacific Railway company Tor S2o,"" an,
the value al two horses. The complaint
ALLEGES that Henry Aggcns was killed oct
10Th while attempting To rr"ss ( he rair"a'
track nf defendant, which accident woul,
not have oc,urrrd. il il alleged, had tn
train been running ~ Tia" prescribed rateo
speed hin The city limits. by the deaf
uf Mr.. Aggens, the complaint alleges, Mrs
Ageens WIS deprived al protector an,
her-.li aud children of support. She there
lore prays hat she may be awarded 500,
o"o damages. Comfy a Foote are attor
ney- for the plaintiff. Herald.
Carl klrinschmidt. Jr.. who has just re-
foot. brings the story of rich mines of cop
per- gold aud silver recently discovered il
the l;lackio"t mountains. But with tn
golden news il added "a sa,l,lcr discovery
--- - -lAl.it.- EAAl
past the Fiathead Indians hav. known +.
The existence "f rich mines On the mort
fork of the Hlackf"ot, but they guarded TIA
secret we'll aud il WAS only recently tha
Mcdonald the half breed from Fiaihea
lake persuaded the Indians to guide him 1
the spot. After wveks oi searching the los
iol.S we're found. and "a stampede was TIA
consequence. over til. steep moiutai
sides the eager prospsctors rlambrr-d AN
on one of tilc barest and bleakrst moui
tains they were Mortified tn lind the skel,
toms of two white men. one had IA bull,
hole through his forehead, aud both ha
evidently been killed 10y ho-til. Indians
Beside the skeletons hay II small pile
; quartz. Evidently they were the first pro-
pectors and pioneers oi the Biaekfoot hill
aud fnr years had lain on the bare hiils,
with ,h. first outeroppng oi what will po
sibly he the fortunes Of many men lying /.
their side. Independent.
MONTANA