Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1892-02-18

III II ihtSftet " u pTopoecu Todu-
j. b. Collins, OF Miles City, has accepted
the position of private secretary to Land
Commissioner Carter. He will leave for
Washington about the LIST OF March.
The world. fair commissioners from
Montana have authorized Fuller & Gal
braith to superintend the construction of
the Montana building at Chicago for $500.
The building will be completed by Septem-
Der next.
The Montana board of worlds fair COM
m~issioners adopted the following resolu-
ton introduced by Bickford: Resolved,
That it is the sentiment of the board of
worlds fair managers for the state OF Mon
tana that the worlds fair Columbian ex-
position be kept open on Sunday"
A great quantity OF ore is being shipped
to Anaconda these days from the mines.
Every twenty-four hours four trains, of
about thirty cars each, and each car car
rying about twenty-five tons or 10000
pounds OF ore pass out of the Montana
Union yards. This means 5000 tons per
day.-Herald.
GREENWOOD, Bohm & Co., of Helena,
clothing merchants. have failed. with liabil-
tiles placed at S25O.Oo0. The cause OF the
failure was too much borrowed capital and
too large a credit business i'm which there
were many losses. The firm lost So, 900
last week by the failure of Henry Guthrie,
of Butte, and this helped to bring on the
crisis. Greenwood, Bohm & Co. have been
in business over twenty years and we're
considered strong, and their failure is a
great surprise.
A fatal shooting ARRAY occurred at Still
water, this state, on the 18th inst. C. H..
Countryman, proprietor of the hotel and
saloon at that place, was shot five times
by his cousin, Charles Countryman. Death
resulted almost instantly. The trouble
originated over n race horse, and had been
brewing for some time past. The parties
met in the saloon. when the quarrel was
settled as above stated. The deceased has
been "A resident of Saltwater for several
years, and was well known throughout the
country.
The many friends of Mrs. James Latta
in Bozeman will be pleased to learn that
the courts in Denver, Col, recently award.
ed her $4,000 in her suit for $50, 900 for
eighty acres of land which is now situated
in the city OF Denver. When Mrs. Latta
left Colorado many years ago the land was
considered comparatively valueless, but
the city has so increased in size that the
land in question is now within it's limits,
and is considered worth 81 900 per acre.
Courier.
A letter from the Big Blackfoot, dated
February 9TH, states that there are plenty
OF deer and elk in that vicinity, but that
the deer are having a sorry time OF it owing
to the numerous mountain lions. The
snow, the writer says is covered with a
hard crust, upon which the ions can run
with ease, and they are killing deer in the
canyon lust for fun" The deer can also
walk on the snow, but when pressed by a
lion are forced to run, break through the
crust, and are then easy victims OF this
terrible scourge of noble game, the noun
tain lion.-Herald.
II is a well known fact to all old pros
pectors and residents OF Montana tina the
state abounds in deposits OF fire, potter's
and other kinds Of clays, although whether
these clays are OF sufficient purity as to be
utilized in manufacturing products for
market is a question that has never yet
been satisfactorily determined. This I'M
certainty is destined to last but a short
time longer, however, as William Muth,
time been in corr dependence with an expert
in the east who offers to test any and all
samples of clay sent to him and make IA
comprehensive report thereon. Any one
having access to what they consider IA good
clay deposit should send a sample of the
same to Mr.. Muth, who will send it east to
be tested. 1t is not improbable that a
pottery or tile works will be established in
Helena in the near future. If the Montana
clay is of the right quality, "A plant can be
equipped for 100000 that will give en-
ployment tnseveral hundred men.-Helena
Journal.
Doc" Seeley and big Sandy" U.eonard
Lane) are under arrest in Helena for hav-
ing ileeced "A Wisconsin pilgrim out of Slo5.
1t occurred On the passenger train between
Bozeman and Helena. The sucker was in
veigled into a poker game and bet all his
money on an ace full on kings, putting up
the money in Lanes hands. By a mistake
the sucker was dealt the best hand, Seeley
having a jack frll on Fights. The mistake
was not discovered until after the stakes
had been placed. Before it came to a
show down, however. the stakeholder left
the car, and being foliowed by the sucker,
denied having had the stakes in his posses
sion. The consequence was hat the Wis
consin pilgrim had the professional gam
blers arrested upon arriving at Helena.
They will be tried upon the charge of run
| ming an unfair game. Doe Seeley is well
| known on the Yellowstone, while "Big
Sandy used to wear the sobriquet of
Bull Puncher'' in the early lays at Miles
City.-Livingston Post.
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