Fergus County argus., 1890-04-10

lection. II this he true and the guilty par
ties are aprrshended IL will probably go
very hard with them, as cattle stealth is
state and owners propose to break it up
Chronicle
The Livingston Coal and Coke company
has arranged for putting into its mines AN
elect rical railway for conveying the eats
from the mines Ia hedump. The read will
I've nearly a mile ia length. and will l,e put
IN 40 soon as the manufacturers can place
II upon the ground at Cokedale. The
Thomps"n-iiou.ton system will lie EN-
played.
4 young Mexican woman. known as
her house ON Clore street. Helena, one
morning last week. hrutally murdered with
"a knife. Her neck and head were gashe,I.
A 'hinaman is -rspected. aud six are under
arrest, hut the evidence is wholly circun-
staniial aud not at all conclusive.
pr. ~. Mcmillan left yesterday morning
for Helena, and after attending To "a few
business matters at that place. will 20
thence to New York city To take his posi-
tion as one of the secreta aries of the Board
Of Home Missions of the Presby terian
church. lie will not return To- beer Lodge
until June.-New Northwest.
A summary Of the business IT the Helena
land office for March shows thirty-nine
cash entries covering 5.IOo.11 acres and
amounting to S7.5SO.9I; twenty y-one des-
ert land entries covering i,i1i.26 acres.
and the first payments amounting to ST.
123.5S; eighteen mineral entries covering
sl,3so acres and amounting to 81 ,562 80
The total receipts from sales Of land are
Sl2,525.lI, with commissions of ST.
s,jS.? Herald.
George Voss. an attorney ~ Helena, com
mitted suicide last week by taking dose
Of Rough On Rats" lie had "a wife and
family dependent ON him, but this fact did
not prevent him from falling in love with
pretty typewriter in his employ, named
Margaret Werner. Voss disclosed his love
to Miss Werner and proposed an elope-
ment. but the young lady refused all Of his
proposals. and in despair he took dose Of
rat exterminat0r.
The Butte and Bozeman short line was
practically complr'ch last week, and the
first through train made u round trip over
the road ON Sunday last. Regular trains
will not be run. however, until the road bed
shall become properly settled and the en-
tire line well ballaste,l. at which time it is
expected that the completion Of the road
will he appropriately celebrated by AN ex-
cursion between the big. booming Butte
and beautiful Bozeman-the metropolis
and future capital of Montana, respect
A most exciting horse race has been ar
ranged between Mr.. W. l. Higgins and Mr..
NJ. ;. Parker, to come off the 18th of April.
The bet of Mr.. Higgins is that Deer Lodge
Girl will beat the dark bay horse belonging
to Mr. Parker. "a race starting at the stable
cf Ward. Lodge ~ Go. ON Main street in
Deer Lodge, and ending at the residence oi
Mr.. James oDonn.ll, on the roa, tot ham
will. "i course, ne up hill all the way. The
horses 60 To buggies, zach buggy To- contain
two persons. The Judge of Mr. Higgins sits
with Mr.. Parker, and the Judge oi Mr.
Parker sits with Mr.. Higgins. The race i'll
start promptly at IL s'clock. Mr.. Higgins
l.,.f II Is,.I,
the bay mare Belle. belongin. L" Mr.
Parker and these are also the iorieiis in
ease eii her refuses to maxi. the race. New
Northwest.
A short time ago William Ennis had n
va luable stallion die. As the animal ur to
,s ,..,,, a. . .l @ b. bic. death @ apn.a.si in good
examination aud 'iiscovrr, il possible, the
cause oi demise. Upon opening the ston,-
ach he was astonishcd Ia lind an ac,umu
lation Of sand aud gravel ia the I.aun.h
an'l 'ntestinss, amounting ~ y peck or
more ia hulk. This unaioubt e,lIy causeui
the death of the horse; hut the question is,
how aid il get in aud remain there until it
produced the fatal result? such occur
rences may he common, i,r aug,t We know
but thin il the first ease of the kind that
has come To our know ledge. At any rate.
II is "a matter for the serious consideration
and 1vcstigation of horse breeders, aud
possibly Tor our veterinary surgeons also-
MasIisonian.
Journal correspondent writes from big
Timber as follows: only u lew days since
reporting the sad accident Of Mr.. sudlUw's
death On IL freight train near this place,
and now another catastrophe emphasizing
the folly OF playing with firearms. Two
boys near Big Timber, brother-, we're fool-
in. with IA revolver which. they supposed
empty. Ii went off. shooting IIoratio Gage
and killing him instantly. The younger
brother, John, is almost crazed. A cor
oner's jury decided the sheotin "a accidental.
A strange fatality for the last few years has
followed the Gage family. The father, a
well-to-slo ranchman, aud "a brother were
irow ned in the Yellowstone. Two aaugl,-
ters after his death were sent to Helena to
attend school, and died in that city of dipl,.
iberia. The mother next died, and now
lloratio, "a line lad just entering manhood.
Is suddenly slain.