Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1889-05-09
MONTANA NEWS.

| The Manitoba rate far wo.l will be 50 /,
per 100 pounds to Boston from Great Fan,
and Fort Benton.
The Northern Pacific Railroad eonlpan,
has offered Park county lots upon which
to erect public buildings.
Daniel T.. Bandmann sold two of hi,
Thoroughbred horses to A. u. Hammond
Consideration understood To be about
81, 800. -Missoula Gazette
| DIR. Aborn, of lottery fame Ilas been in
dicted by the United states grand jury for
using the United States nails for fraudu
lent purposes" The doctor is supposed t.
be in Boise City, Idaho.
The Republicans Of Cascade county hav.
nominated Charles NJ. Webster and H. W
Child as delegates to the constitutional
trUnveTriUu. -f'ITfs TT15s0n and T. f. I IT
Inns have been placed in nomination by tn.
Democrats.
A sou Of II. b. Clafiln of New York will
he in Livingston in about three weeks II.
| comes for the purpose oi taking an extern
sive hunting trip To the east and south al
the park, where he will remain some time
ClafIln has made several hunting tours
through Montana and always returned
enthusiastic about thir country as "a sum
mer resort 'Curley" Rodgers will guild,
the party
Gev. White has received a communica.
ton from Hon. Relfield Proctor, secretary
of war, announcing that the government j.
now ready to issue arms, ammunition and
equipments tn the Montana militia to the
amount OF the appropriation therefor.
3d., 900. The governor will at once issue
his requisition for the military stores and
forward it to Washington, 50 that the mi
litia will be fully equipped for this years
encampment.
A man named John J. McGeady created
IA sensation in Helena last week by surren-
dering himself to City Marshall Hord aud
accusing himself Of the murder of Bernard
j. Creegan at Midland, Nd, Feb. 10. Me.
Geady says he committed the deed while
under the influence Of liquor. and was not
responsible for the crime. Since the muir
der McGeady has been "a fugitive and trav-
eled under two aliases. lie fled To Column
bus, Denver, Ogden, and finally Helena. lie
says the awful deed has preyed 50 on his
mind that he knew he would go crazy il he
had not given himself up. McG.ady has a
wife, father and mother living in Maryland
The reports concerning the rebuilding OF
the Anaconda smelter at Carol, which have
been published from time to time, were I'M
official and mere conjecture; but they hap
pened to he right. Marcus DAILY, who re-
turned from the east Monday night, is now
authority for the statement that the burned
slnelter will he rebuilt with iron at "A cost
of fifty per cent more than wood and that
shipments Of material from the east will be
made at once aud the new works be ready
for business in about ninety days. This is
good news for Butte. rs it means a resump-
ton of work in all the Chambers Syndicate
mines. Five of this group. which give em-
ploymcnt to 500 men. are now closed down.
Helena Journal.
Col. ID. Il. May. who has the beef con-
tract for the Yellowstone Park association.
was asked about his scheme to place AN
elevator at Yellowstone Fail, to enable
tourists to descend from the brink OF the
falls to the bottom of the canyon. Hesaid
he had obtained IA permit ior that purpose.
and intended to have the elevator in oper-
alton before the close Of the present season.
This permit was granted contingent upona