Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1889-04-25
MONTANA NEWS.

Livingston is to have cectrc lights
The Rocky Fork Railroad corporation
has increased ifS capital stock to 81 .ooo..
600.
The Helena X Livingston cempany's
smelter at East Helena il doing an immense
business.
The Bozeman Courier has lost it, office
cat 10y death II was borne To it, ara We ON
a catafalque.
Gov. Hauser says Henry Willard will take
''oooto s2". "ooof stock in prominent
hotel for Helena
The Rocky Mountain IIusbandman has
young lady canva-ser ON the road. Her
name is Miss J. a. Kline.
The president has appointed Moses T..
Wyman of Custer county, Mont. agent for
the Indians at the Crow agency.
| The indebtedness of Park county is S12,-
1oi.l0, less cash on hand. whirh. if an
piled, would reduce the amount to SOD
61I.G>.
! Gov. White has received the resignation
oil ,enartermaster General &. W. Hoffman
with the rank of brigader-gcncral on Les
lies staff.
| George Benson. well known old-timer.
was drowned in trying to pull his two
horses out oil the sun river. about five
miles from sun River.
The law partnership of Chumasero A Me.
Cntcheon, Helena, has been dissolved and
4 a ft..n
McCutcheon and II. q. Mcintire.
! The quarterly statement Of the Helena
United states land office has been made out
Tfur rhe qddrrsT-eTTtf1T tfafcfT II. rne r7r1r
receipts have been Si3.3l3 -. OF this
amount S3s Dos. ~ was received from sales
oil lands. The fees for the term amounted
to SI,?i6.62. Herald.
The traffic managers Of the various rail-
roads running into the territory should
| think twice before raising the rates ON live
stock shipments. The action oi the Stock
Growers association, in session AT Miles
City. in Training formal protest wa.
timely, and it is believed il will have the
desired effect .-.iournal.
George 7. Beck, son Of the kentucky sen
ator by that name came in from the east
last Saturday and departed Sunday for his
home at Buffalo, Wyo. Mr.. Beck has spent
the winter in Cuba with his father, the lat
ter having gone south to regain his health.
Mr.. Beck reports that the senator is once
more enjoying his usual good health.
Gazette
Certificates Of Incorporation of TIA, ulster
Forwarding company, with capital stock
oil SS,Wo. and the Custer Cattle company.
with II capital stock of SlOO,OoO, have
been filed with the secretary of the terri
tory. Thomas &. Power. Paul Mccormick
aud Joseph l.. Townsend are the incorpo-
rators. The business of both companies
will be carried on in Yellowst one county.
telegram received in the city yesterday
from Thomas Lewis aud Walter Cooper,
who went to st. Paul IA few days ago con
veys the welcome intelligence that the dis
tillery plant has been contracted for and
that the buildings will he better than they
expected. The telegram also states that
work is to commence immediately The
news will be most welcome to all our read
At the recent meeting OF the Montana
Stock Growers association Jones, of the
Street stock ear, and Ripley. OF the Ripley .
ear presented the advantages of their re-
spective makes, and committee was ap-
pointed to report on the same. The com
mittee reported in favor of the Ripley. 1t
is thought the Northern Pacific will build a
number Of Ripley cars if they prove salts.
factory to shippers.
Butte special to the Herald Of the 18th
inst. says: II. W. Straight, a young man
Just arrived from the east, was arrested
yesterday at Silver Bow Junction and
made to give up HOO, which he had
stolen the night before from his room mate.
John Stuart, who had also been his fellow
traveller on his westward journey. Straight
had given his companion a dose of drupged
beer, and when he fell asleep stole his money
from under his pillow. The prisoner was
given hearing before Judge Lippincott
to-day and was bound over to the grand
jury on the charge OF grand larceny. Straight
10 only eighteen years old and comes of a
fine family OF Williamsport. Pa.