Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1889-05-16
MONTANA NEWS.

EN'""N. Leslie has formed u law partner
ship with \. J. Craven at Helena.
\ burglar was shot dead ia Butte ON
night last week while Alternating to rob /,
residence.
Bntte's new city directory for lS>9 con
tain- 1856 names. The Miner estimate,
the population NJ ~ Cos.
The quartermaster AT Fort kcoph is
unollieialy not iiied that SIo.22i has been
appropriated by the war department for
water works at Fort keosh.
The Butte Miner il authority for the
statement that the lower Anaconda works
lately destroyed b, fire will be entirely re.
built ri iron within the next ninety days.
The wool season was opened at Billings
this week by the receipt at the store-house
"f the Billings Grain and Fuel company of
10000 pounds from j. H. Moore. of stink.
ing Water Wyo.-Gazette.
\. j. Isd-l, the well known merchant ii
Pony, has just closed a sale Of n portion of
his placer ground in Jefferson canyon lar
Spratt oi Alpena, Mich. Herald.
While tramp was trying to beat his
way on a freight, Tuesday, by some mis-
chance he fell under the ears when near
oil. lie was brought to Livingston, and j.
now under the care of DR. Alton Post.
Judge d. Wolfe has sentenced August
Johnson to be hung on June - at Deer
Lodge, for the murder oi John l.. Garrison.
The murder was committed last fall in u
saloon ON Front street ia Anaconda. The
victim was shot for refusing % take a drink
with johnson.
The Madsonian says that gulcl miners
ia old Alder are preparing ior the season :
work, and those ia the lower part Of the
gulch are already at it, The prospect CON
Times uniav"rablc fora good head uf water
this summer, and claim owners feel blue
over the outlook in this respect
The two Farrells and JEFF I'reuitt the
men charged with stealing horses from the
north. had their hearing before Justice
Crane Saturday night. I'rcniit was dis
charged. but the Farrells were held to
answer before the grand jury. They fur
nished bonds River Press.
The prlt of a grizzly bear ol enormous
size arrived yesterday at Mr. Sheard' : from
Wyoming. When killed il weighed nearly
|, loo pounds. The hide measures nine feet
three inches in length and eight feet six
inches in spread. II is the largest bears
hide ever seen ia Livinsston.-Post.
Dr. W. Seward Webb, q son-in-law of
VIM. III. Vanderbilt, passed through Helena
last week I'm route east. lie was accom-
panied by his wife, two brothers and sew
era intimate friends. The party is travel
ing for pleasure, and the ears are of the
most elegant pattern and equipped with
every po~sihl. convenience.
Hon. Il. :. Ford considers that the new
Minnesota inspection law may result in
higher prices for meat. The Chicago aud
Kansas city packers manage their business
So well that they send beef to Atlanta, Ga.
md sell it there for u cents per pound The
immense influx of cattle at Chicago gives
them decided facilities for procuring cattle
IN the best terms. They do not, however.
break down the markets entirely, for when
hey have bought all the cattle they need,
1T what they deem a fair price, they stop
md will buy no more for the day, however
heap the steers may he offered. As re-
ards the st. Paul market. Mr.. Ford .avs |
here is a strong disposition to send cattle |
% Chicago when once they are shipped but /
he considers that the new law will create /
reater demand for cattle ia st. Paul. 1
hence meat may now be sent ia refriser-
tor cars To the smaller towns in the state.
ir. Ford says that the railroads should
at increase the rate for cattle this year.
he condition of the cattle trade does not
any advance.-,reat Falls Tri-
une.