Fergus County argus., 1890-08-07
MONTANA NEWS.

| N'ee ma" Dreeus are kniing Stock On the
northern ranges.
The Butte-Iallatin branch Of the North
ern Pacific cost S2i ~" per mile.
The Glasgow Herald which suspended a
few months ago, has resumed publication.
Asa T.. sample, IA former resident of Fort
Benton, died in Denver, Colo, On July %
The city Of Livingston has voted Ia bond
Tor Sl2 900 for the erection of "a city build
ing
Sam Gorion, of the Miles city Journal
has been appointed register of the Miles
'i'y land office.
new Republican paper. called the Re
view, will make its first appearance in Fort
Benton this week.
The population of Great Falls, according
to the census count, is l,I5., and that of
Cascade county is =. .:i,",
The 1ineley Bros. herd OF cattle. mum
herring over :,.oo head. Was sold at Big
Sandy last week aud Was bid IN by clark
TingIry.
tlr"l~ior geyser is III :, state oI eruption,
he first time in two years. A column oi
hot water rises from 10. crater into th. air
- distance of 300 feet.
The remains III II man found near Hotel
Iroa'lwater Helena, were buried without
entification. II was thought they might
he those oi o.c. Rinkcr. who disappeared
mysteriously last winter. but relatives were
unable to identify them.
e. W. kerrick. of Minneapolis has se-
cured "A lease of the Boulder Hot Springs
for IA term of years. aud will begin at once
tn erect a large and commodio,i- hotel and
other improvements tn make it one of the
finest resorts of Montana.
Patrick Rourkc. the section foreman at
Grey cliife, on the Northern Pacific, was
struck by the eastbound passenger train
one morning last week as he was attempt
ing to get his hand ear off the track. Both
his feet were run over necessitating a,npu-
tation.
We learn from John W. Power that he
has "A letter from Chinook stating that the
artesian well at Chinook is progressing rap
idly. The bore is now down 43O feet and
water stands within twenty feet of the top.
An expert there says there is every indica-
tion OF striking oil before flowing water is
reached. Give Northern Montana an oil
field and we will boom sure enough.-River
Press
Ira Dodge, who is known AS the great
hear X ltlpr hus inf at har
During the spring and summer Ira has been
capturing young elk, until ke has now pro-
cured nearly twenty. These he has put
with another band belonging to "a friend,
who together, have nearly forty head. Ira
has been offered big money for his herd by
n New York man; but he has about con
cluded to start breeding establishment
and raise elk, which are rapidly becoming
Chronicle.
Michael II. Keefe, who had Ia rye contracts
railway, has been awarded contract for |
n tunnel ON the Midland railroad in Colo
RADIO, through the Saquaehe range. The |
tunnel, when completed, will have n length |
of $3.50 feet, and including the approaches
will be about two miles long. Ground has
already been broken at each end of the
tunnel and the necessary plant will soon be
in operation. Mr.. keefe built the tunnel
ON the Montana Central which penetrates
The Prickley PeaI divide ON the Helena and
Butte branch. He estimates that he will
have theColorado tunnel completed within
twenty months, for which he will receive
81 ,0OO, 900. Helena Journal.
John Tinsley had quite an adventure
'rossing the Duck creek div i.e Monday last
" ith IA load of vegetables. When driving
Town grade large brown hear ieape,l
rom n clump of brush down the embank-
nent into the road just IN front ol his team.
This frightened the horses so that they
iarte,i back, breaking the neck yoke, which
ave the wagon "a show To lurch forward
bne ii the horses fell and the wagon ran
INTO him. The bear was evident ~ quite as
much surprised as was Mr.. Tinsley and
made some demonstrations as il he meant
o show fight, but Mr.. 7. jumped from the
sagon aud shouted at bruin, who after
orne deliberaiion aud considerable snari-
~ moved away. stopping and growing oc- :
asionally as lac reluctantly ret treated from
he field -Husbandman. ,
The brakeman Frank Hood, who was /,
rrested last Friday upon suspicion of his
aving stolen Mrs. Buffers sachel contain. !
y S32" in money and iewelry valued ut
I 900, made complete confession Satur- ,
ay night. He found the sachel on the u
at where il had been left 10y Mrs. Butler