Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1891-09-10
MONTANA NEWS.

The Northern Pacific car shops at Mis-
soula were destroyed by fire on the night o
September LIST.
The sale vi the Goldsmith mine at Butt,
to st. Paul and Helena parties for SI25,
900 is about to be contaminated.
The Belt branch of the Great Northern
is now completed To Barker. The road
will reach Neihart in about six weeks.
The Montana Press Association held III
annual meeting at Butte on the Sd inst
Thu gang went on a free excursion to Sal
Lake City.
The Miles City chamber OF hal
shipped 5000 pounds of farm product
raised in Custer county to the Minnesoti
state fair.
The Murphy Cattle company will shiI
the latter part of this week a herd Of 1 20,
beef cattle now on the drive in Wyoming
rom Gillette over the b. Il NJ, their frs
hipment over that road t. Chicago.-Bil
liugs Gazette.
d. J. Hogan, OF Augusta, is superintend
ing the collection OF all cattle in the vicinit,
Of Big Sandy belonging to Hogan. Kohrs 4
B~ielenberg, and calculates to ship som,
1 ,sOO head from that point within the mex
six weeks.-River Press.
house were burned to the ground at For
Shaw on the evening of the Cd inst. TIL
fire originated by his little daughter, aget
five years. dropping a lighted match in
can of lard. Owing to the dry condition
OF everything and the scarcity OF water ant
help the flames gained such rapid headwa,
it was impossible to stop them until tn
buildings were completely destroyed. Tn
postoffice was also connected with tn
store, and but part of the papers were de
stroyed. The total loss is SIS, 900; insur
ance, 5000.
1t is reported that Charles Warfield, o
Butte. has been arrested for being one O
the two road agents who recently robbed
a stage on the line between Beaver Can
yon and the National Park. While moth
ing definite is known, the report does no
cause any surprise among the old residents
as Warfield is known to have engaged il
that peculiar kind of business during tn
days OF staging in Montana. Last fall h
was arrested for completely in a stage rob
berry in Jefferson county some years ago
The charge against him was for robbin
the United States mails, but AS the robber
did not modest the mail he Was acquitted
Herald.
A Helena dispatch of the Sd inst. says
There have been many complaints from
eastern Montana lately by cattle men O
the stealing OF stock by thieves. Inspect
ors are nov busy at the shipping points
so that the rustlers, as the thieves ar
called. have a good chance to ply thei
trade. Down in Custer county, about 8,
miles from the railroad, the cattle mel
have taken the matter into their Owl
hands. Jack Moore, who came in iron
that section yesterday, says that just be
fore he left home a cowboy came to hi
ranch with the news that Jerry Thompson
a notorious r~ustler, and his two eompan
ions had been caught changing brands OF
cattle, and were all hanged to the sam,
tree. This is the first lynehing in Montans
of ca tie thieves for a number OF years.
One of the most exciting bear stories W,
have listened to in a long time was related
Saturday last in our hearing by Mr.. Wise
miller, superintendent Of the Sweepstake
mine. He and his partner were out hunt
ing and came onto an old bear and thre,
cubs, and of course did not hesitate t,
make the attack. Brnin made fight, as 4
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young. and came very near catching Mr.
Wisemiller's partner, and was within 81,
feet of him when Wismiller fired in her lace
their dog making n fierce onset at her fee
from chino This checked the beast, ans
her assailants being in safety she beat a re
treat, bearing several severe wounds. Tive
of the cubs were killed. and it is probabl,
the other one. The wounded mother wal
captured next day.-Husbandman.
Last evening Under-Sheriff Chas. Craw
ford went to Fort A~ssinniboine to arrest 4
soldier giving his name as Chas. A. Saddler
and who was wanted in Arkansas to an
swer a charge of murder. 1t seems tina
his right name is j. NJ. Gregg. and hat OIL
| April LIST, 1889, he murdered ID. F. McCuir
in Lee county, Arkansas, and escaped
Nothing vas heard of him until recently
when the Arkansas authorities got a clu,
to his whereabouts through letters writer
to his wife. Upon application OF the gov
ernor OF Arkansas a N order was issued b,
Gov. Toole for the arrest OF Gregg, anc
placed in the hands of Mr.. Crawford. TIL,
accused was then taken into custody ant
turned over to Sheriff j. G. McClaren, O
Arkansas, who was at the fort to receiv,
him. At first Gregg denied his identity
but this morning he weakened and sait
that it was his mother-in-law who CAV,
him away. The accused man has been q
soldier at Fort Assinniboine for more thar
a year past, and was quite well behaved
and liked by all his comrades.-River Press
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