Fergus County argus., 1889-11-14
MONTANA NEWS.
l.. R"rwrrr, Serretary OF state.

The Townsend Tranchant has announced
itself ~ straight-up Republican again.
The Billings Gaz-tte is preparing to p,,.
On new dress and issue from "a moderu
cylinder press.
The assessed valuation of Missoul, ro,ut =
is nearly $1,000, 900. an increase of one.
third over last year.
The News. published at Townsend, is the
latest newspaper venture. II i, the Castle
News revived in new field.
Silver Bow county has an asse.sed vain.
alton ) ,36s,512. The tax levy for thi.
year has been fixed at fifteen mills ON ths
dollar.
+. \. Ring@ald. county clerk of Cascade
county. refuses To turn over his office to
h's successor On the grounds that he can
not he legi.lated out of office.
/ Residents of the northern portion of
Dawson county are taking steps To hav.
that county divided. \ petition will lie
presented {" the legislature in due time.
| Let no political knaye escape in Silver
Bow county. II the ihief d. u whisky
snzzlins Democrat, hang him to lamp
post. aud il he he II razorback Republican,
put him to editing the Helena Journal
Picket
The published report OF the Billings Build.
ing aud Loan asso.iation shows n mos,
gratifying result of four years work. MANY
houses have been built, aud the shai~s are
now worth 20 per cent more than va, paid
for them.
The government ha. about concluded to
construct n two-span iron bridge across the
Big Horn river at Fort Custer. The neces.
-ity "i this structure has long since been
apparent, and it is through he in.omitable
perseverance of ten. I;riSbin. commanding
the post, that the scheme is about to he
rarre. out --'azeitv.
Articles of Incorporation of the Helena
SAFETY Vault aud Trust company have been
filed. The object .f the company is to- com
sfruct and rent out vault. for holding
money aud valuables. aud to he the guard. |
ians of the estates of infants etc Th.cap-
ital stock j. Sloo.oOo. divided intn |, 900
shares AT Sloo each. Helena i to he the
place of busne..
The surveyors of the I.enten n Billings
line oi railway are within forty miles ef |
Billings. and il il the intention of the com.
pany ~ complete the line of survey to the
Northern Pacific before they close up their
summers work. II is given out upou a,,-
thority that the survey "l this line will tap
no other point on the line ~ the Norther
Pacific but Billings The work Of bnilding
this muchtalked-uf line will undoubtedly
he commenced with the opening of spring.
Gazette.
The northwestern extension of the Hur-
inrton n Missouri River line or railway
nc" has t> terminus in Crook county Wy
pming. and the roadbed is being graded
with view ri extending the road into the
'Atr-ne northern part of the territory be-
ore The close of next summer. The officials
d the road will no doubt make application
Z" the next congress for II right Of way
'crUs- the reservation. Parties who pro.
ess to know -Smethi about the move.
nents Of the B. X VI. state positively ,hnt
his line will cross the Northern Pacific AT
n near Billings. Gazette.
About l::io y. M. Nov. !. an alarm Of
r- was sounded. il having been discovered
" passcrs-by that the y, ,sil-n,e lately va.
ated 10y Mr.. aud Mrs. Roosev.i was on tire.
he fire department was soon on I he ground
nth two hose carriages. The hose was at
'ehed To the plug At the corner oi Wash.
,gton aud Arnoux streets, aud two very |
eak streams were soon plying upon the
uildine. but not with suiirent force to ia.
iueh good. Fortunately the building wac
My one story high, and the weak streams
'uld he used with sufficient advantage to
Mt the fire out aud save "a part Of the U
Press
Mr.. Charles Severance of Roberts creek
Ieasher county, near Judith zap, drove
.''" mutton wethers from his place to
y sandy station, on the Manitoba, ar
wing at that shipping point last sunday.
e crossed the Missouri ut the ferry at the n
outh of the Judith. The sheep were b.. =
g loaded yesterday and To day. and, with
e 900 head belonging To Peek 4 Ric..
II make tw" more full trains from Sandy.
his last shipment of 900 head, added to vi
1000 head heret ofsre report,d n,k..
Ia" head of mutton sheep which hayv
en shipped east over the Manitoba rail
~ this fall 1" date. There may u, 4.
iprnsnt or two yet which will crowd the
mb~r up to 1ho.ooo head. River Pre.s.