Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1890-02-06
MONTANA NEWS.

NIiilam " -fbcef IRE new supervisor Si
the census for Montana, is a Butte lawyer.
Ross Deegsn. another pi"neer. died in
Helena on the Both ult. Of an abcess ia the
bowels.
The Townsend Tranchant has suspended
for the present owing to the illness of its
editor. Van II. FISK.
The copper product of Butte for the cur
rent year, the Inter Mountain predicts, will
not he less than i35,ooo,0oo pounds.
The jury in the King ease at Boulder ~
turned "A verdict Of guilty of murder. Judge
Galhraith sentenced him to liz hanged on
March %.
II is rumorcd that the Missoula Mercan.
tile company has transferred its interests
to syndicate. The consideration is csti.
mated to be in the neighborhood of $ .oOo.-
Opo.
col. Charles -. Curtis. postmaster at
Helena, has been appointed 10y Gov Toole
a. delegate To the meeting If the National
Guards association. which meets at Wash
inston. u. G.. oE Feb. !.
The output OF the Granite Mountain for
the week ending Jan. 20 was III bars 81
bullion, containing G>. 2>3 ounces Of fine
silver and i6S ounces of fine geld. The
Granite Mountain produces over 10000
ounces IF silver week.
Messrs. Huntley ~ Clark have lost by ar-
cislcnt two very valuable colts within
short time. Mr.. Marcus DAILY also lost a
colt for which he paid S..Ooo at weaving.
The death of these fine animals H. "A great
loss to the state. rs they would have in.
creased the reputation of the state for the
production of fine horses.-Stock Journal
II is an Ill blizzard that blows no one
good. The Northern Pacific is reaping a
harvest because of the snow blockade- ON
the Union and Central. Passenger travel
10 very heavy and urgent freight is now sent
over the Northern Pacific. This company
acts on the motto that eternal vigilance is
the price Of II ccsr irack.-llerald.
The general freight department of the
Northern Pacific has sent out II circular in.
structips agents Ia bill from Feb toJune
I.
illNserd to local points on the line OF the
company at onc-half tariff rates. \ Ger.
tilicate will To- required from shipper, that
the grain is Ia be used for seed only. 9th
erwise il will take iull tarif rates
VI. T.. Miner. the extensive cattle owner
"n the >h"ukin range. says: II am eli the
opinion that cattle viii b- from iotp1J
per cent higher this year. Western farmers
have more feed nn baud and are holding
back cattle fnr better prices. Cattle went
into winter in poor condition, owing to the
exceptional summer drnughts. but owing
to the mild weather the losses will not eN-
ceed the average, and the cattle will he in
prime condition 10y shipping time"
congressman Garter has prepared "a hill
To ccle the old Fort Ellis military reserva-
ton IN Montana, aud al jaccnt to- l,szaman,
To Mountains. TIL. hill il in accordance with
a strong sentiment ia favor ~ using the
tract. which is something over %. 600 acres,
Tor the benefit of n sclin. oi mines and an
agricultural ..llegr. \ memorial has been
prepared on this subject and il is believed
that the provisions of the enabling act
granting public lands to the state will not
conflict with the proposed legislation.
At II meeting of the Northern Pacific |
board Of directors. To be held at New York !
within the next thirty days, the question
of builsiing the Billings Benton branch of
the road is to lie taken up aud disposed ol
il possible during that session of the board. |
The favorable consideration which the re- |
Gently surveyed route has received from I he |
company leads to the conclusion that the
road north from Billings will Ice one of the
feeders the Northern Pacific line will have
constructed the coming summer.-Gazette. |
The Northern Pacific ha. inausurated a |
new departure with its colonist second class
sleeping cars. The Pullman company has
equipped forty Of these ears. 1t will fur
nish them with be,ldisg, etc, and run them |
under the charge of u porter. The railroad |
company will, however, cont inuc To operate
the uniurnished ears for the use Of these
passengers who may not wish tn avail |
themselves OF the others. The upholstered |
ears will he run daily from Chicago aud - |
Paul.-lIerald.
The Tost on Smelling works, which have
been idle for some months, are to bc started
up on Feb. l. The new process oi treating |
ores, having been found sat i.fact DRY after
n thorough test, will lee used. Mr. Wilson,
who il interested in the enterprise, has
lately returned from IA trip to Europe.
where he succeeded in raising all necessary
capital to carry on the work. The new
process consists in applying the heat di-
rectly upon the aurilerous pyrtes aud iron
ores without the use al iluxng material Of |
any kind. by this means the sulphur is
eliminated aud the residue consists Of matte
instead oi buIIion.-lndependeni
II. had S225 ia his inside vest pocket.
don't you sse. He is a wiper" in the
Northern Pacific round house at the Boze-
man depot. On Monday morning lac con
cluaed To take wash, and hung his coat
and vest up and proceeded to the task.
When he again donned his wearing apparel
he found that his pockets had been rli,d
aud his wealth stolen. The officers were
been made. and no clue to the bold rol.ber
has as yet been obtained, nor is there likely
tn he. While wesympathize with the young
man who lost his hard earnings, still one Sc
careless is hardly deserving of SYMPATHY
Courier.