Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1891-07-16
MONTANA NEWS.

The Toston smelter is againin operation.
DIR. Parberry's wool clip this season will
amount to over 100, 900 pounds.
Anthony Harrity has challenged Percy
kennett TO n shooting contest for the State
medal now held by the latter. The con-
test will come off in a short time and will
be at twenty-five live birds.
The Nm, Neidringhaus outfit, sold 3I4
head of Montana beef steers at Chicago
Monday. Steers averaging LEGO; price
paid S4.75. This was the earliest ship
ment Of Montana cattle and returns have
been ~anxiously awaited.-Billings Gazette.
Billings and Yellowstone county lose an
excellent citizen and efficient peace officer
by the NOVA OF Sidney III. Erwin from the
city and his resignation as un~der-sheriff OF
this county. Sid Erwin has been connected
with the sheriff's office since the orgaization
of Yellowstone county and has been fear.
less and faithful in all his dealings. He has
accepted a lucrative position at Castle and
will not be SO far away but that he can oc
casionally visit the city of Billings, in
which he will never lose interest.-Gazette
The Montana Sapphire Mining Company
is now running full blast on the upper end
of French bar, opposite Canyon Ferry. A
number OF beautiful gems have been taken
out, together with considerable gold dust.
The large pumping apparatus works like u
charm. Rubies, %sapphires and garnets are
not the only gems found. 1t has been dis
covered that beautiful opals exist which
are of great value. Harry Matheson exhib-
tied one in the rough to-day that attracted
general attention about town. Helena
Herald.
After these many years, Rod d.. Leggat,
the mining magnate is a married man. 1t
took four counties to make the match and
bring it to a head. The groom is from Silver
Bow; the bride Miss Blake) is from Jeffer-
SON. the officiating clergyman REV. Moore)
has his pastorate in Lewis and Clarke, and
the ceremony took place in Gallatin. News
Of the nuptial event has but just trans
pired, though it happened the 2Sth ult.
The occurrence was clearly a scoop on the
press gang, that for fifty years. or some
thing like, were never mislead from Leggat's
trail before. Congratulations are late, but
here they are.-Herald.
At Bozeman, on the 9Th inst. during a
rainstorm lightning struck the Methodist
| church and the S126, 900 residences of Mel
son story, but doing very little damage in
either instance. Story's house is covered
with lightning rods, carrying twenty five or
thirty points, but sll OF these did not pre-
vent II bolt from getting into the kitchen
/ and aNnlnliuu in th. uat.r fanL The
question is how could a streak of lightning
dodge a score and a hall of formidable
points. The residence OF j. s. Rsdford was
also strnek.
A special dispatch from Billings to the
Helena Journal on the 10th inst. says:
News was received this evening that }. K.
Dilworth, president of the Div orth Cattle
Company, was shot i'm the neck and in
stantly killed this morning ut his ranch,
lOO miles southwest Of Billings, by George
Demer, "a young Frenchman. The quarrel
arose over II disputed land claim. Demer
surrendered himself To the constable. The
deceased was about 30 years old and
lea YES n widow and six children. He came
here from Leavenworth, kas., seven years
ago, and engaged extensively in the stock
business.
Poet Scout, who recently ran second in
the American derby at Chicago, was bred
and is owned by :. T.. Larabie of this city.
He is regarded by horsemen Ms a wonder-
full animal and if no accident befalls him ii
is predicted that he will yet make even a
greater mark in the turf world Than that
which he recently achieved. Poet Scout
was sired by Longfellow and out of Gypsy
by War Dance. Her dam, Christine, the
dam of High Tariff, Montana Regent, Julia
l., Bonnie Australian and Vice Regent, by
Imp. Australian. G. b.. Morris, the owner
of Strathmeath, the winner Of the Ameri-
can derby, Offered Mr.. Eastin, Mr.. Lara
bie's agent, $4,000 for Poet Scout at the
conclusion of that great race, but the offer
was promptly refused. He would not even
name a price at which the colt could be
bought.-New North West.
Independent: Quite an old timer WAS in
Helena yesterday, in the person OF j. II.
DAILY, of Salt Lake. Twenty-six years ago
Mr.. DAILY did not have as much money as
he has to-day, and he lived in a little log
cabin near Unionville, which is still stand
ing. Yesterday he visited his former field
of operations, accompanied by a photog-
rapher, and found the cabin he once lived
in, had it photographed, and will take the
picture home to show his boys and girls.
After leaving Montana Mr.. DAILY went to
Utah, bought "A mine, called it the DAILY,
and it is to-day one of the richest producers
in the northwest. This is his first visit to
Helena in many years, stopping over on his
way home from Alaska. The great change
from the little cabins of 1865 to magnifi-
cent business blocks of 1881 made a deep
impression upon him, and he predicted
that the next ten years would see a more
rapid advance in Helena than have the
past twenty.
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