Fergus County argus., 1889-10-24
MONTANA NEWS.

0ONTANA NEWS.
The Grand Lodge of odd Fellows Of Mon
tana held it's ANIMAL meet ing in Great Falls
last week.
Thomas Foley. a pionser Resident Of
Eastern Montana, died at Livingston on
the tth lust.
II is reported that Jusl.r I.idell " III move
| to Livingston aNd omen u Law office after lac
rciirc- from the .cnch
The tax levy of Custer county, including
stock indemnity aud Inspection. for the
present year is 23i. mills.
| The city of Anaconda. 1T its special -lec-
tion held on the 10Th inst. voted :, To- ! to
ga in debt S2.J. 600 to establish u sewerage
system.
The Northern Pacific surveyors who have
been running u line from Red Lodge 4"
Cooke city. have suspended work Tor the
season.
.tonrad kohrs. - prominent Montana
-t"ckman, il in luck. Tie recently received
II check for Si3. .:Jo6.3, for a maiur,d ton.
tine life insurance poll. IN the New York
Life Insurane, company.
capt. &. T.. lli.sin. died at his home in
Mi-soula "n the 18th inst. after a bri-f
Illness. lie wac II pioneer of Montana and
held IN the highest esteem. He was presi-
sent oi the Higgins bank Of MissUula aud
largely inter-.te'l in mercantile pursuits.
Silver Bow county's assessment this year
is 81 .IG>,512. Lewisand Clarke county :
assessment is SlJ J,l31 ,o96. Just think Of
| it. Tw. counties out of sixteen ia Montana
worth over S26,uoo ono assessed value
They are enough to make u state out Of by
\ themselves.
Prof. W. W. Wylie of Buzeman has ac-
cepted th" position oi manager oi the in
surancc department Tor W. +. Cummins
Prof. Wylie 10 well known as former terri
toriai superini end-ni u public instruction.
lie will l,- found with Mr.. 'umuins ~ the
I t'nion block. Herald.
\ number of the ranchnen IN ia. lowsr
Shields river valley have a-soriaie'i them
selves together for the purpose III cons, ruri- =
ing n large irrigatins canal. To lie taken ont
III the Shields river. Surveyor n-ut sch
went out to make the necessary SURVEYS
Livingston enterprise.
We are informed by parties who claim To-
know that the Castle sm-i'rr cleared about
- loo per day during the recent run, not
withstan'iing the heavy expense "I trans
port ing coke in from the railroad aud bull
reason to doubt it. the Cumberland i. u
bonanza. -lIusbandman.
Lew 6oslin. proprietor al the stage line
from Great Falls 10 N.ihart aud barker
has ordered four new concord coarlie>,
which lsc experts will arrive here within TIA.
next ten days. at which time hc will begin
running daily coach To- both Nrihart and
BARKER His present tri-wrekly ser,ice can
not handle the business and II daily line is
an absolute s~ces-iiy. lie will have first
class stock and coaches, =" that hir stag"
line will be one of the best in the territory.
threat Falls Tribune.
We Understand that the Hudson Mining
company is now driving ~ tunnel On the
Mountain 'hi.f mine, which, when rom-
pletcd, will J,crlorste the m"untain =, 600
i.st and will take two years to finish, cost-
ing not iess than Io,'m''. beisre amy work.
are commenced to stopc III. ore overhead.
The money expended ia this great under.
taking will circulate in Ncihart, where its
reviving effects will be immediately felt. Ia
addit ion to this We must consider the enor-
nous auioust ..f ore which will bs rendered
svailable for mining aud transportation as
soon as the great tunnel is completed
LEADER
\ part y of armed men left dlasgow ou the
18th inst. in search Of Charlie Moore, "a
young boy Of that town, who is supposed
To have been kilnape'l by some Tree In
diaus who have been eampesi on Cherry
creek, about two miles from town. The
boy WAS last seen ia company with a s'Iuaw
named Looking GLASS going ut, the trail
toward Cherry creek. No notice wastaken
of his disappearance until the following
morning. it being supposed that he had
slept at a nsighbor's house. Suspicion was
only aroused when he failed to appear at
school. The search party hopes To over
take the Indians before they reach the
Canadian lire.
Messrs. I. q. Power a Bro. of tbis city
received a letter from their house at Mapl.
Greek, y. W. T., stating that the mounted
police at that place have ia their po.ses-
sion two horses dsseribed AS foll.ws: Onc
bay g-ldins IA hands 3 inche. high \ years
old; branded r on left shoulder; both hind
feet white. One black geliing IL. hands
high, years old; branded " OH l-it -houl-
der and combination brand oi % with oar
perpendicular through it. n horizontal bar
under the - aud = under the horizontal
bar, On left hip. There are some ,harse.