Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1891-09-24
MONTANA NEWS.

MissouIa county will be bonded for $500
900.
The Bozeman Chronicle states that Theo.
Norman, of Gallatin county, raised 22o3
bushels OF winter wheat from forty acres.
The monthly pay roll OF the Cumberland
Company 1t is said reaches 100000 and
the bullion now being smelted is worth
$50 a tom.
Col. F.. S. Nettleton, who visited st.
Marv's lake recently, says he thinks the
scheme to drain the lake into Milk river
entirely practicable.
Soundings for bedrock are being made in
the Yellowstone near Billings for the new
railroad bridge to be constructed by the
Northern Pacific Co.
Messrs. Guy e. Zimmerman, OF Helena,
nave been awarded a contract for 100000
brick, required at Fort Custer during the
present fiscal year, at $40 per thousand.
The Livingston Ditch company has been
incorporated by j. c. Villas, F. w. Wright,
Maurice Roth, Sigmund Deutsch, John S.
Stuff and Samuel Schott. with a capital
stock of $50. 600, in shares OF 500 each.
The Boulder Comstock mining company
has been incorporated by w. C. Child, f.
d. Bannister, f.. w. Beattie and J. W. An
derson. Of Helena, to work the Boulder
lode OF Jefferson county; capital stock ST.
100000.
The following call has been issued by ex-
governor b. F. White. chairman of the
Republican state central committee: A
meeting of the Republican state central
committee OF Montana is hereby called to
convene at Helena on Tuesday, October 5,
1881, at ! p. m. at the Hotel Helena.
Col. Robert G.. Ingersoll. who has invest
ed in the Spokane Falls smelter to the ex-
tent Of S25, 900, is very anxious to see the
concern started up. 1t strikes us that
Spokane is rather an ~unfavorable place in
which to locate ore reduction rates of any
description. A proposition is now on loot
to lease the smelter Mining Review.
c. 8. McDaniels, live stock agent of the
Great Northern Railroad, formerly station
agent here, purchased about 81 500 OF
yearling ewes and thirty head ofbucks from
Peck & Lacy last week. Mr.. McDaniels
with his brother proposes to go into the
woolgrowing business and they ave quite
"A fine location near Culbertson, in Dawson
county.-Ft. Benton Review.
Dashing Dick Jockey, who is in the city
today encamped near Great Falls severa
years ago. He could nave bought 100
acres of land then for 81 800. The sam,
land is worth 81 800 600 now. II he hat
bought il his profit would have been 81,
1873, 800, quite n little r~ollofpocket money
However, Dick can keep out II the poo
house for a few years yet.-Leader.
On Monday q, o beef cattle were OF
the market at Chicago, 5000 head owe
the record OF any previous day, Notwith
standing this unprecedented influx OF bee
cattle AZ carloads that were shipped iron
this section by C. 1. Beason, agent for Nc
Coy & Underwood, Chicago commission
merchants, sold at remarkably good prices
The train was made up OF mixed shipment
. selling at the following prices: LETTERS, Fl
ling Il Buford, steers, S4.65; Ashworth
steers, $3.50 and $500; E. s. Tut, steers
S4.40, COWS, $3.50; Thos. Shane, steers
s4.25.-Billings Gazette.
Independent: During his brief stay il
Helena, President Hill OF the Great North
ern railroad, outlined to, a few persona
friends the future policy of that corpora
ton. He stated that the main line would
20 through Spokane and that he meant t.
secure the business, not only of the state
which his road traversed, but of the orien
as well, and il England wished to compel
with him for China trade she would hav
to remit every dollar OF toll taken on tn
Suez canal, and then it would be an ever
struggle. He expressed no fear OF the Mic
aragua canal, but thought his road woul'
continue to do the business after it's com
pletion. He was highly pleased with tn
country through which he Travelled.
This morning the . 200 sheep which wer
!, purchased by Mr.. Long, of Illinois, iron
q Robert B~laukenbaker, were weighed ol
!. Oscar Johnston's scales. We are informe,
that in making the deal Mr. Blankenbake
offered the sheap at 1925 all through. tt
this Mr.. Long objected, and made an ole
= of SO per hundred pounds, which wa
promptly accepted. Upon weighing. tn
sheep we're found to average III pounds
making the price sa.5 each. This appear