Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1889-01-17
MONTANA NEWS


The Grand hotel at billings is advor, Used
/" he disguised 81 ~ public lottery.
The Missoula County Fair aud Earing
assocation has been organized with u cap
ital at $50 200.
II * said the new directory al Helena
new being complied will show - popnla-
ton of l>.ooo Ia 2o.ooo far Montana's
capital.
y. Beidisr last week received pinot osraphs
ri his brother. recently shot in Arkansas
one was taken daring life and the other
after death.
4 ten. l:,ser has appointed another general
'court-martial to meet on the 2isi nsi. AT
Fort Assinaboinr. Mont b. for the trial al an
officer If that post.
The Montana Union railroad has raised
the wages os trainmen aud >witchmcn IL
per cent. This increases the payroll by
$4,000 and makes the monthly salaries
amount Ia SIS. 900.
Thomas II. Carter. icl"sate-elert has
gone east ON private business hat will ex.
tend his trip te Washington t" look M
quarters for himself aud wife for use during
the inaugural festivities He will return to
Helena about Feb. /.
sheriff Jcfferis received telegram from
Regina last night that the governor general /
had issued a new warrant and Goda- would /
he turned over to him (Jcfferi-b on demand I
The sheriff has gone to bring back the long
expected guest Of the county.-IIerald
vicious convict in the peni,entiary hit .
of the finger OF another convict-an old ,
man by the name Of lIazleton-in Il quarrel
one day last week. Marshal Kelley placed
him in solitary confinement for thirty days
on bread aud water as punishment. Mail.
The true name OF Gordon. who was To
have been hanged in Benton ON Jan. IL.
but was respited by the governor, has been
revealed. His name is Charles swanson
and his parents reside at Dunsville. Ont.
An effort will be made to have his sentence
committed to life Imprisonment.
\ girl named Ruby Grey took n fatal dose
OF morphine at Butte last week. She had
been in low spirits for several days. but her
suicide was not expected by her friends II
is said she was very beautiful. Nothing is
laaaaa- III l1. +.l.ia4.sl1lliS SL. Lii u uoiA
to her friends: "Goodbyc: l can stand this
life no longer
The hosting machinery recently bought
for the American mine is to be placed at the
shaft III the Yellowstone mine. which. IT, il
thought, will enable il to produce enough
ore To keep the smelier in operation. The ,
machinery has been shipped Ia Livingston .
and will he sent by returning bullion-haul.
ing teams to Castle at an early date Ev-
new camp will b- ri short duration ana
that busy times will he resumed aud con
tinued right along. -lIlsbandman.
Charles u. Parsons. "a Boston mining ex. |
pert. arrived in Butte last week ha, i'm. 4
come from the Cpnr u Aenes, where he has d
examined the Poerman mine. There is :
little doubt that he represents u -yndiratc
OF Boston capitalists Who h,vc the p,r
chase 81 the mine ia view and the sale will
depend an his report. Those who should
know say his report will h. very f,vorahr ]
The sale. il made. will exceed u million dol
lars, and will he one of the most important
Of lii" Kind that has been I
made Tor months. The Poorman is owned a
IA Butte and Helena.
The steam heating boiler. pipes aud other t
rived saturday and was this week I a ken up ,
Ia the engine house. and is being placed ia !
position. II will doub,lc-s be ready for 7
operation in six weeks when the main
building will he occupied bay the ladies aud Y
he basement for gymnasium aud other T.
purposes. relieving the old dormitory build
ng OF its crowded condition and giving all u
arge. comfortable rooms. tn. college WAS
eady for the heater some three months Il
go, and the miscarriage of ~ letter has
'een a financial loss to the colIegc of 81 ,oOo
PRESIDENT Mcmillan has submitted the let 4
er and envelope with pnstmark, utc.. to
he postmaster general. and the mi.car-
iage will doubtless at least be inquired \
nto.-New North invest $
The chloride group of mines. u new dis 4
overy in the kootenai district Idaho,
ave been bonded for S2Jo,ooo 10y Hush st
IcQuaid. \. 4. Mcdonald. Martin Nasin- :
is. I. M.Chadbourne and Jas. +. Wardner. :
en- thousand dollars have b-en paid down -.
nd the balance is To hr paid in October .,
ext. The mines are located in he noun
,ns near the southeast portion of Pen -
'oreille lake, and comprise ten ar a dozen ~
ifferent locations with placer claims mill :
ties and water rights. The ore is anti
onial silver free milling, and on the sur "
&c shows assays from 81. To $500 per =
m. II is IA comparatively new discovery. So
At gives every evidence Of being a v.ritable
Dnanza. The Helena men wlio have
,nded the group will at once begin the
ork Of development. Herald. ia