Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1889-02-14
MONTANA NEWS

600.
Eastern capitalists are about to put in
beef packing establishment at Great 7
Fall.
The Dearborn canal - milrs long, will lie
completed by next May. II will water
100000 acres of land.
house at Butte will be Opened To- the public
On the night OF Feb. Is.
Gov. Leslie has rennminatel DIR. Herbert
Holloway for the office of veterinary sur
geon for the ensuing yeai.
Something over $4,000 900 feet oi lum-
her WAS manufactured ia his county dur
ing I>>s. Ms-oua Gazstte.
The senate has passed the hill granting
The Big Horn Southern the right of way
| through the Fort Custer military ressr-
yation.
a private letter received 1T this office
says: "A colony of over thirty persons will
leav We western WISCONSIN Tor the reservation
in the last week ia March, Come right
along there il room there fur Thousand
such roionies.-Hvcr Press.
Livingston anticipates - boon, in the
spring. \ smelter plant large mercantile
house, another bank. and the huilding of
several bra ncl railroads are among the en-
terprise- now regarded us almost certain
to matcrialize during the present year.
Angus Macdonald. the oldest white set
tier in Montana, died recently III the -.
Irnatiu~ mission. His son Dane hoped io
have him removed to his place III i.avalli
Mr.. Macdonald came with the Hudson Bay
company aud arrived ia Montana in >:,:
being n constant resident slice. II- was ~
gears old.
Arrangements have been completed i-r
the opening here about Marh - nf the
Cascade County bank. II will be iucorpo-
rated under the laws al Montana wi tn 500.
900 capital. twill transact u general bus
mess and pay interest on timr deposits.
Me-srs. Hanks n Atkinson will he largely
interested ia the new bank. which Will start
with bright prospects. Great Falls Tri-
bume
Wednesday Councilman Collins was sud
denly summoned home on account Of sick
ness ia his family This morning President
Cole received telegram from Mr. collins
stating that his child had died and asking
Ia be excused from council attendance till
| Monday. The sympathy Of friends here is
generally oppressed in behalf "i the council
man from cascade M the aiiction that
has bcfailen his household Herald.
Patrick Clark, an inmate of the county
poor house for three years past, died Mon
day. lie claimed To- he hundred and
eight years oi age. Age and its consequent
infirmities prevented his caring for farm
which he managed successfully for IL num-
Der of years in the valley, and after dispos-
ing ol it and living on the proceeds forquite
a Will. he went to the poor house, where he
died. as stated. -, ourer.
| During the past week the passenger and
freight trailic ou the Northern Pacific has
been unusually heavy. The trains have
been run in two sections on several occn-
sions. On Thursday steamer all ready
for launching was AN object of interest ON
one Of the west bound freight trains. 1t
was nearly the length Of two fiat ears, aud
was destined Tor some of the rivers ON the
western er-shed.-Entcrprise.
\ gentleman travelling from the west in
forms rs that extouniy Attorney sam
Wildly of YELLOWSTONE county, whose where
abouts is supposed to I've unknown, re
Gently made u trip To MALTA Walla When
there he acted ~ counsel in an important
lawsuit. won his ease with great cclat. made
n spee,.h To the citi1ens, was rendered an
ovation. and returned to the smaller town
in Washington Territory, where lac is prsc
ticng law. Sans a bird. and u" m~tak.
Livingston Enterprise.
A. w. Idle has completed his Helena III.
rectorv aud will soon have il in the hands
al the printer. Ia the ISIS? directory there
are o. VI I nanrs. which, multiplied lay three,
gives Helena a populai lion ri lo.2:.i. There
are =. go names in the | >S> directory, aud
bv using the same multiple shows u popu-
4 n
3, is3. This year The Chinese are left out
Last year there were ioo chinese names.
The directory men commenced their can
vass bee. and completed their work Jan.
20. They claim their directory viii lie fnll
and complete. Herald.
TN Tuesday afternoon there was ronsii
cradle Excitement over the r,lnar thai i.
u. Ming, manager al the Cumberland Min
ing company, had been lvnrh,l 10y 'lissatis-
fled miners ia Castle. Many kilograms were
received here from Helena aud billings MAX
in. Inquiries. ~ hear as can bc learned
from parties coming from that direction.
Mr.. King was hung in rnsy by small
crowd as n mere josh. The camp. it i, said
is very quiet, not much work going on and
many Idle men. Times are not rXpectrd to
improve before spring. Enterprise.
Mai and Mrs Maginnis were on the Mon
tanu express train to-day CA their way
home from Washington. They ~er- de-
lighted with the weather here ha wing pas sod
through Grand Forks yesterday. wher,' ne
cold WAS 81 below zero. Mai Naginnis
brings the good tidings that the omnibus
bill will he passed and that Montana will
soon he on the road to Siatehood. lie
says that only some amendments of minor
Importance stand in the way OF passing the
bill. Coming from Maj. Maginnis, this
statement in reference to the bill is of spe
cial importance-t;reat Falls Tribune.
7. u. Cooper of this city returned from
his brother Georges sheep ranch. about
twenty mih-s above sun River, in thoteau
county. Wednesday night, and brings the
news OF AN extensive fire there sunday night,
Feb. 3. 10y which two houses 300 sheep,
two horses and 300 tons of hay were
burnod. II WAS during the hour when the
chinook was getting in its work. The fire
f, started from - defective Hue. aud the gale