Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1891-06-04
MONTANA NEWS.

Helena is to have a cracker factory, with
a capital stock of 1 10000.
A is being formed in Helena fol-
the purpose of sinking artesian wells. Col
Broadwater is one of the parties inter
ested.
A. j.. Urlin is suing the Northern Pacific
railroad for $50, 600 for damages received
in IA wreck at Gold creek, Deer Lodge
county, in the summer Of 1SSS.
T.. j. Anderson received a check Tuesday
last OF 81 ,0S3 for IL tons of ore shipped @
week since from the Montana, Gold, Silver
Tellurium and Platinum mine on Snow
creek, taken out in doing development
work.-Husbandman.
l.. W. Peck and C. Y. Lacy came in from
Belt creek this morning. Mr.. Peck, who
returned on Sunday from a sheep buying
trip into Oregon. unloaded 1000 head oI
yearling wethsrs at Great Falls On that
day. They were driven to Peck & Lacy's
Belt creek ranch to be fattened for eastern
markets.-River Press.
s. F.. Larabie's three-year-old, High
Tariff won another race, Wednesday.
This time he carried away the Ripple
stakes, amounting to $1,000, in the one.
mile running race at Latonia, Ky. The
| Clark stakes, which he won at Louisville
last week, amounted to S3. +? "Poet
Scout" another OF Mr.. Larabie's horses,
came in n good third in the Derby at La
tonia, last Monday.-New Northwest.
While drinking in Thos. Geer's saloon in
Clendenin, about 10 o'clock Sunday night.
| John Lee stabbed Sam R~idgewsy over the
right eyebrow with a six-inch shepherd
knife, inflictinp a fatal wound 1t appears
that the men had an old quarrel. which
WAS renewed while under the influence OF
drink. The murderer managed to make his
escape during the excitement and is now
pursued by the shsriffs of Cascade and
Meagher counties, who have been notified
by telegraph. The victim, Sam Ridgeway,
is a gambler, and the murderer, John Lee,
is a Finn by nationality and a miner.
Last Tuesday, a dispute arose over Dor
rowed money between two Neihart gam
blers named Bennett and Lynn. The
quarrel happened in Curley Jim's saloon
about 4 o'clock in the morning and it was
agreed to fight it out with guns the next
day at two o'clock. Neither OF the men
were drunk though they had been drinking
some. At 2 p. IN. the two men went into q
saloon and had a quiet talk. Bennett, be-
fore Lynn suspected it, drew his revolver
and fred three shots, all of which took ef-
feet. DIR. Hunter, of Neihsrt, and DIR.
Craig, of Monarch, removed the bullets and
Lynn will probably recover. Bennett
gave himself up and was bound over in the
sum OF 81 1000. John Mathews vent on
the bond.-The Monarch.
A gentleman who is thoroughly reliable
and b spent a few days in Anaconda and
is now in Butte, states that he had quite a
talk with Marcus Daily while there, and
among other things the intentions OF the
Anaconda company were discussed, says
the Miner. According to our informant
Mr.. DAILY, during the conversation, said
that the company had definitely decided
that operations at the mines and smelteI
would not be resumed until March next,
In the meantime work on the new railroad
would be pushed as rapidly as possible, and
it was thought that it could be completed
by that time. He also said that the build.
ing Of a branch or extension to Phillips
burg was in contemplation, and that tbs
Granite company was willing to subscribs
to 81 900. 900 worth OF stock il it were
done.