Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1891-02-12
MONTANA NEWS.

The Missouri river was frozen over at
Ft. Benton for the first time this winter on
February 1st.
Neil Gillis. a well known miner who has
been in Montana since 1863, was frozen to
death near Livingston recently.
Robert Corbett and James Clune, miners.
were severely injured by an explosion Of
giant powder at Rimini, last week.
The Cumberland Mining company OF Cas-
tie. has cut miners wages from So to S2.5o
per day, and strike is the result.
The Great Falls Quarry company have
filed articles of incorporation with the
secretary OF state. The capital stock is
100000
Sheriff Houston OF Missoula county, be-
lievss the man arrested by Deputy Mem
brus for the McCarthville murder to be the
notorious Jim Cummings formerly belong
ing to the Jesse James gang.
young man named Herman Armstrong
committed suicide at the Grand Central,
Helena. on Tuesday Of last week, with a
3S calibrs revolver. He left note stating
that Kate Rusch was the cause Of his death.
aad that he could net live without her."
The object of his admiration lives in Butte
it is thought, as a photograph OF the young
lady, found on his person, was taken in
that city.
The Liebig World Dispsnsary Company
was Incorporated yesterday by Archibald
C. Stoddart, Edgar II. Bruce and John NJ.
Dunbar. The capital stock is $50, 900, de-
vidsd into 500 shares. The objects for
which the company is formed is to buy, sell
and deal in, and manufacture drugs and
chemicals, etc; also to do a medical and
surgical practice, and to acquire such real
estate and other property as may be nee
essary to carry On the business of said cor
poration.-Journal.
Ed. Anderson with Oliver Holloway went
to the Gallatin Basin a few days ago, and
returned with curiosity in the shape Of a
log in which the head and horns of a Rocky
Mountain sheep are firmly imbeddea. It
is presumed that the head was put into
the forks OF the cottonwood tree many
years ago, and that the tree has since
grown over tue uodd ledNlnS Only the uOFns
exposed. 1t attracts a great deal OF atten-
tion and was procured with considerable
trouble, as the tree had to be chopped
down.-Chronicle.
The Florence Mining company efNsihart,
commenced to ship ore this week. They
have their ore house full and their dump is
not in shape to hold any more, hence the
necessity OF shipping. The wagon trans
portatien to the railroad is $3.50 per ten,
and 81 from there to the Great Falls smell
ter, and the smslter charges are in the
nsighborhoed Of S21 per ton. This will in
sure the working OF the ore at something
less than thirty dollars, and as the ere Is
OF high grade it will leave a handsome
margin
Deputy Sheriff Membrus of Missoula
county, came in Saturday night from the
northwest country in search for traces Of
the fleeing murdsrers, who killed two men
near Summit a couple OF weeks ago. Dep
uty Membrus believes he has captured ono
OF the asse ssins and has him new in jail at
Piegan. The prisoners name is sCunmings,
and it is said that the crcumstantial evil
dehce against him is OF the strongest kind.
Deputy Membrue returned to Piegan yes
terday and will take Cummings through to
Missoula with him.-Leader.