Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1891-02-05

head was torn of and his brains scattered
were more or less injured
Jim Moore's steer is still at large and he
is now organizing a hunting party to cap
ture the beast. When last seen over near
Kibbey, the band OF deer with which it has
been running for the past six months had
been joined by two moose and the steer
still leads the whole ontfit. 1t seems to be
impossible to get within gun range Of the
hand, but Moore thinks that with the as
sistance of the tiger he has been training
with the past few weeks he can effect the
capture Of the beast.-Neihart Herald.
Five children Of leading citizens OF Grants-
dale have been found guilty Of systematic
robbery Of o. c. Cooper's store. The pecu-
lations amount to about 5000. The ma NEE
of the offenders are Arthur Holt. Robert
Holt, j. r. Simpson, Nora Simpson and
two boys named Hartley and Printy.
None of them are over 12 years old, and
all belong to the best families in Grantsdale.
Dime novels is the groundwork OF the
youngsters depredations.
A grip car ran ava on the Walkerville
line at Butte one day last week and went
down hill with fearful speed. The passen-
gers on board jumped off and escs ped with
out serious injuries. The runaway left the
track at frantic street and shot across
the sidewalk in front Of the First National
Bank, broke one of the large plate glass
windows of the bank building, cut through
an electric light pole, killed a saddle horse,
demolished an express wagon, after which
havoc it returned to the track and stopped.
The great Anaconda Mining company
alton papers are dated in New York, Jan
uary Ia, and the incorporstors are: Will
liam c. CULVER and Allan McCulloeh OF
New York City, and William W. Green OF
Englewood, New Jersey. The number OF
trustees is fixed at five, and the nan mes OF
those who shall manage the concerns OF
said corporation for the next Lree months
and until their successors are appointed
are Jacob III. Schiff. August Belmont, Moses
kirkpatrick, William W. Dixon and Fran.
els f. Sergeant.
Henry A. Root. the New York lawyer
who is contesting the will OF Andrew J,
Davis offered for probate by John A. Davis
arrived in Butte Monday evening to look
after his interests in connection with the
contest. He told several of his acquaint
ances that he had made arrangements to
have Col. Bob Ingersoll. the great intidel
take charge Of the will for contestants
This does not mean that the services o.
Messrs. Toole Il Wallace and Mcconnell 4
CIayberg, who were previously retained tc
fight the will. are to be dispensed with, but
only that these gentlemen are to have til,
advice and assistanc e of Colonel IngersoIl
Butte Miner.
On the night OF Jan. 2sth between 10 ant
IL o'clock, and during the momsntary alb
sence of Night Engineer Congdon from the
engine room OF the Butte City Railway Co.
some miscreant sneaked in and placed tive
large steel nuts between the cogs on thu
large wheel which carries the cable. Cong
don quickly discovered something wal
wrong and immediately stopped the en-
CINE and found the fragments ofthe missile
crushed by the wheels. Had the whsel
broken and leosened the cable every ca
upon the mountain side would have beer
Tree to rush together at the bottom oil thu
street. This was evidently the devilisl
plan of the would-be wrecker and it wa,
only prevented by unexpected strength OIL
the part OF the machinery attacked.
MIR. Frank Balm arrived on this morning.
train from Crookston. MINI. He wenf
down there last fall with a lot of mutton
sheep which he has been engaged in feedin,
for the Chicago market and rnnningin wheI
; prices were favorable. He says he sold
some. fat sheep last week as high as S5.5t
!, per hundred, and then again he has seer
, poor sheep sold at the Chicago yards a:
low as 81 .50a head this winter. Fat. hea v,
sheep however ranged in price IRON S4.7(
to $3.50 per hundred as "a rule, ana it tool
very choice goods and a stiff market to gel
above those prices. As a consequence hi
found little profit in feeding. as screenings
cost $3.50 per ton in st. Paul, or SIG pei
ton in Crooksten; while ground corn cost
from AZ to Is cents a bushel or about
$3.50 per n.-Ri Press.