Fergus County argus., 1890-02-27
MONTANA NEWS.

Red Lodge expect. u population of = 600
by July /.
David Lamont ha, been appointed post
master at Dillon.
Helena has been placed on the list of
first class .ostoiliccs
An agricultural fair is proposed at Liv-
ingst"n and meets with favor.
The Montana Union workshops at Ana.
conda will hc opened about = month hence.
The saltwater River Placer company has
located twelve claims of twenty acres each
in Park county.
'owb-ys have gone across the lin, To
bring back the stray cattle reported by the
Northwest mounted police.
The testimony taken ia thu Lloyd-Sulli.
van RAISE covers l2l pages ri .lu-rly writ
ten typewiitins manuscript
State Boiler Inspector stevenson reports
that there are ~ licensed boilers ia the
STATE. of which 2il are al the llr,t class.
pr. VIM. Reed Bulari. "a prominent phy-
sician "i Helena. died at his rrsidence on
Broadway en the morning of the l7thinst.
Dr. Ahorn, who swindled Montanian.
with "A lottery scheme ia lSsS is NOW u
great medical specialist" on the Pacific
coast.
The last rail ON the Northern Pacific
short line from Three Fork, to Butte will
be laid about March - aud soon aftcrthe
road will be- operated
The Granite block. Helena. was Quilted
by lire on the morning 81 the 21st INST.
The damage Ia building and contents was
about sl5ooo. Insured.
Thomas McLnne, "a coal miner while
handling IA dynamite cap Tuesday morning.
had his thumb aud forcfnger blown oil by
the explosion ri thrcnp.- Red Lodge Picket.
Mrs. Charles omo. Who lives in the Iittle
ilarkfoot canyon shot aud Killed one Ed
Smith last week. Smith tried To- outrage
the badly and was shot dead. Served him
right.
The post office AT Rcd Lodge was burned
early on the morning of the eth inst. The /
building with all its contents. Including
mail, etc.. was lost. Loss on building and |
stock, s.looo
1t is said that people are r.bbed as freely /
iss ever at the gambling saloons on upper I
Main street Helena. Professional gam
blers are not allowed to play. rs HEY would |
tumble to the racket"
The Thomas II. Carter is the name of the
on Flathead lake. Sheriff lIous-
ton of Missoua is part owner of the Carter,
which is being lifted up with dining room.
sidcboard, etc, and will be as well ap-
pointed as many more pretentious crafts.
During the year i>ss there were admitted 1
to the insane asylum at Deer Lodge >S
patients and loo were admitted during
1859. During s.? go patients we're dis
charged. The number vi patients in the
asylum is Isl, - of whom are women.
At Big Timber, on the morning of the
2oth inst, the sleeping ear of the Northern
Pacific bridge gang was totally destroyed
by fire. The loss to the crew, consisting of
bedding, clothing etc. amounts to about
$500. The lire was caused 10y the over
turning of "a stove.
hf N''N'S VI ihf ipA Toik W tflf Mdfiaf |
are getting in their work on the cattle
wounded and killed 10y the cars there II lew
lays ago. passenger on this mornings
train informs us that he saw "a wounded
steer surrounded by the ravenous animals.
while short distance away were the lately
picked earcasses of three othcrs.-Rivsr
Press.
Nin. Muth, Interested in the recent tax
ng up of 2oo.OoO inches nf water of the
Missouri river, says the principal purpose
cor which the water will be used is the irri-
ation of i'rickly Pear valley. There will
'e "a tunnel ab.at four miles long through
which the water will How, and the cost OF .
it into the valley will be not less
han 5000. 900. Herald. ,
Montana has "a population .f about
1o.ono souls in round numbers. of this
lumber more than 2.I,ooo are actively en- ,
''ged ia the production 81 the precious met !