Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1890-01-30
MONTANA NEWS.

About 500. Ooo is dist ributsd monthly
among the miners Of Butte.
About s:.o. 600 was paid to the employees
of the Sand Coulee Coal company ON the
18th inst.
Montana paid Sl,2Jo,0 600 mere in divi-
dends from mines than an. other state or
territory during the year 1850.
Northern Pacific east bound trains were
delayed last week on account al the heavy
snow bockades in Washingtonando Oregon.
train for Helena yesterday, where he will
engage in the real estate boom business
with Mr.. McGinty.-
Russell u. Harrison, George T.. Boo- and
j. 4. Lewis have incorporated the Daily
journal company. with capital Of Sloo,-
900. The incorporators are also the trust
ees.
Daniel T.. Ban'lmann, the actor, has be-
gun suit for $4,000 against the Northern
Pacific because it failed to deliver his bag
gage at spokane Falls in time 10 till his en-
gagement.
The quarterma ster depart ment and the
Big Horn southern Railroad company
combined are sinking The piers ior com
bination wagon and railroad bridge across
the hi. Horn river at TT. Custer.
William NJ Lolls, city editor Of the
Leader. died in Great Falls on the I'D inst.
Of pneumonia. His remains were sent to
O.. -.
a capable young journalist aud held in high
esteem.
The Northern Pacific railroad will short y
adopt the system ROW in use by the Chi
csgo lines OF checking baggage from resi-
desces The new system will 90 into effect
February lst, and baggage Toe checked
TO points on all divisions of the road
Gazette.
Miss Rose storey. daughter of Mr.. and
Mrs. Nelson storey of Bozeman, was united
in marrag. on the 18th inst. at the resi-
denee oi the brides parents, in the city of
Bozeman. to Dr. q. L. Hogan. The we'd
ding was IA grand affair and WAS at
tended by "a large coneourse 81 friends, in
Guiding many Helena people.
John T. Murphy and Anton NJ. Hotter.
OF Helena, and John A. French, Of she's
hone county Idaho. have Incorporated the
Galena Mining Company with "a capital of
5000 600 in JOO, 600 shares Of 81 90 each.
Operations are to be carried on in the
I.eande mining district in Shoshone
county. Idaho. The office Of the company
will lie in Helena.
&. II. Carpenter, formerly Northern Paci-
lie agent at Billings, did not 90 tn tic
Pacific coast n. reported. la company
with his estimable wife he is visiting friands
and relative. in Minnesota and Iowa. Mr..
Carpenter has every reason to l"ok Tor
ward for his early appointment to the po-
sition Of live stock agent fUr the Northern
Pacific company in this section, n place
recently made vacant by the resignation ol
Il. Il. Wilson.-Gazette.
Helena independents Chief Engineer Beck
Ter, OF the Montana Central, reports work
progressing rapidly ON the Neihart branch
considering the cold weather. Work has
commenced in earnest ON the bridge oven
Belt creek near the town OF that name
The bridge will be 10 feet high and COS
feet long. II the weather should be favor
able by that time work at track-laying will
begin in thirty days. There are about lift y
engineers out ON the new line at present
The work ON the line from Great Falls ia
the Boston a Montana smelter is also he
ing rapidly pushed forward.
Last Saturday Mr.. Alex Metzel, Of the
York ranch, sold to M.-srs. Buiord 4
Filing, OF this city, the fine short-horn bull
Columbus Fifth. COlunibus Fifth is one al
the purest bred animals ever imported Ia
Montana, and the purchasers are fortu
nate ia securing him as AN addition to
their ALREADY magnificent herd Of the sam,
strain. Following is his pedigree: Column
bus Filth Ne. 81 no, sired by Oxford Wild
Eye No. 33I2s. Dam, Carabella Second
by Acomb's Duke No. 2.iSG grand dam
Caribella, by 18th Duke Of Airdrie No
! liG.S; thence through twelve more CRUISES
to broken Horn No. 900, bred Icy Mr.
Best of Mansfield, England. disonian
Articles of incorporation of the Paul Me
Cormiek company have been filed in the
office "i the secretary Of state. The incor
porators are Paul Mccormick, Joseph l.
Townsend and Charles Power The obec,
Of the company is I" carry ON the business
of general merchandising in Yellowstone
county, and the capital stock is placed al
$50, 900, divided into 500 shares. II j,
reported upon what appears good author
ity that ths new company not only expects
to continue the mercantile business al
Junction heretofore operated by McCor
mick n Co., but thai it is the intention o
the gentlemen comprising the new coneer,
to e.ta bli-h a general store at Billings, ear
ryine the largest and best assortment %
goods between the twin cities aud Helena
l-Gazstte.
| Helena had quite y sensation "a few day,
| ago. Mrs. l.. II. Hershtield, wife of tn,