Fergus County argus., 1890-10-09

IA winch took place last thursday Dei9rt
Judge Brassey. the prisoners were bound
over ia the sum of $500 each to await the
action of the grand jury. in default Of which
they were remandcd to the custody of the
sheriff.
Attorney General Haskell holds the
| opinion that no one who has taken out
his first papers since the adoption OF the
cortitution Oct ober |, 1870. has a right
| to register and vote at the coming electio
Those who had taken out their first papers
previous To October l. 1890 and were
eligible voters under the territori = law at
| that time. are eligible voters now; but
unless these same parties take out their
final papers within five years after October
| l. 4 $50. they lose their right Of suffrage
until they do so.
Hon. Chas. :. Hartman. of Bozeman and
Hon. Cbas. A Burg, register for the new
| Judith land dist rict. arrived in town Mon
| day evening. They were met at TIBET 10y
thas. W. Baylie-. Republican candidate for
state senator. who accompanied them here.
Mr. Hartman was billed to speak in bet
Monday evening but the notice WAS to
| brief to get out an audience So the part v
came ou To Lewistown. Mr.. Hartman will
Maiden last evening other dates will he
found elsewhere. Mr.. Hartman is an able
and interesting speaker. Turn out and
hear him.
A large lot of ore has arrived from the
Morrison A Woodhurst mine ON Wolf creek
ut the Montana smelter, and two teams
came in from the r. W. yesterday and the
day bfore. The very favorable returns
from these two properties are attracting
the attention of capital as well as hasten
ing the building of the Barker branch. The
sooner this is accomplished the better for
all concerned. Time is money. A get
there Eli-gait" is what is required and the
first that come will be the first served
Wonderful opportunities await careful in
vestors and visit will convince the most
incredulous. The Il. W. will ship ore from
Barker by the railroad provided il is built
this fall. as the latest reports seem to
indicate.-Great Falls Leader.
Sheriff sullivan came in from Geyser sta
tion last Friday, where he arrested "A young
man named Tom Dunn Dunn was in the
employ of George Jones Of Swimming
Woman creek, and he is charged with rails
ing IL check on Jones from S3 to 500. on
which he got Sl5 from George Ayers Of La
vina. borrowing a saddle and bride from
Ayers without the latter's knowledge, he
left for the north. Sheriff Sullivan, on be-
ing notified Of the facts, started on the
trail and overlook Dunn at Geyser sta
tion, on the Great Falls road. last Thurs.
day morning. Dunn was taken before
Judge Brassey Monday morning, pleaded
not guilty. and examination was post poned
until the 10Th inst. to await the arrival Of
witnesses.
l.. X. Forsythe, one of the mining experts
who has been looking over the mines AT
Maiden. passed through town last Thurs
day en- route to White Sulphur Springs.
Mr.. Forsythe expressed himself as very
much pleased with the showing of mineral
in the district, and had with him choice
collection of gold and silver ores. lie said
tHt Dufttitst VI ttit sfntittf Bidlt ~ IL st
and that he has bargained for the I0-horss
power boiler of the Judith Lumber com.
pany. Mr.. Forsythe thinks the smeter
will he ready for the treat ment Of ores in.
side of two months. There is no question
about the quantity and richness of the ores
ated by experienced and practical men is
JUS. the thing needed to bring out the amp
Il. \. MARROW WAS over from Fort Magin
mis- last Monday. In conversation with
Mr.. NARROW he stated that one assert ion or
implication in our editorial on the bill
allowed Broadwater, Mcnamara a 60. for
work done on the Claggett hill did him IA
great injustice. The statement was as fol-
lows: Furthermore, that the Manitoba
railroad paid for most of the work done on
the road" Mr.. NARROW says he made oath
that the firm had never received one dollar
in payment or compensation for the labor
performed on the hill from any source. As
the above would. under the circumst ances,
reflect upon Mr.. Marlow's personal intee.
rity and veraeity. we regret the statement,
even though il WAS given as IA rumor. IL
was not our purpose to injure the reputa-
tion of any one. but simply To give some
reasons why Fergus county was not re-
sponsible for the work performed, regard
less of who did it.
q. q. Coff,nan, Of the Higgins House,
from IL ten days trip to Maiden,
where he had been on business connected
with mining. While there, Lee Forsytbe
and himself purchased the Maiden Reduc-
tion works and are going to put them in
order for running as soon as practicable.
Mr.. Coffinan goes east this week to pur-
chase IA large boiler for the works. The
present capacity is about ten tons and
there is an abundance Of mines within IA
few miles Of the works To keep them going
when started up. II will he run under the
name of the Maiden Mining & Reduction
works. Among samples Of ore shown by
Mr.. Coffman was ore frome the Florence at
gold and is the property Of Mr.. O'Brien of
Maiden. The st. Paul, in the same vicinity,
gives return Of 81 800 in silver and is
the property of Mr.. Cole. The Spotted
Horse is now working seventy-five men.
Recently a shot was put in and specimens
of ore were thrown out that assayed -, 900.
The Spotted Horse managers say the mine
looks better than ever.-Meagher County
News.