Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1892-01-28
MONTANA NEWS.

Tie Dillon Jail was burned to the ground
one night last week.
Thomas Golf, the Helena hardware
dealer, has made In assignment with La
bilities aggregating about 100000.
The large wholesale and retail hardware
firm of Stevenson & Ryder, of Great Falls,
have made an assignment to the First Ma
tional Bank. Liabilities about $4,000
In the contest for the state champion
ship for live bird shooting, which took
place at Butte on the Goth inst, j. f.
Cowan, of that city, defeated Anthony
Harrity, of Helena, by two birds. Cuwan
made twenty-five out of n possible twenty.
five, while Harrity made twenty. In the
free for all match Harrity secured first
money
Examination Of applicants for the
vacancy at the West Point Military acad-
envy will take place at Helena on February
18th. The successful competitor will be
entitled to u lou years course i'm the finest
military academy in the world, and upon
graduating will be assigned to duty in the
army as second lieutenant.
The burning Of the Missouri State Uni
versity was caused, we understand, by a
broken electric wire. The foundation of
this building was laid in 1910, and the
work was superintendent by Judge Wood
son, father of John A. Woodson of this
! place, and though the building had stood
so many years there was not a crack in
any of the walls.-Husbandman.
Billings Special to the Journal: While un-
| der the influence OF chloroform, given to al
Thursday, Miss May Hewitt, an estimable
young lady, died in the office of DR.. j. n.
Featherson. a dentist. The drug was ad.
ministered by DR.. Chapple, a skillful physi-
clan, who is believed to have used every
precaution, but before the operation was
complete she was seen to be sinking and
every effort was made to rally her. but
without effect. Miss Hewitt was about
twenty years of age and came here from
Chicago, where her family reside.
When little Frank See, who lives up the
creek, SAYS the Bitter Root Bugle, went to
his hen house Sunday morning he found
two OF his chickens dead in the door, and
as he was about to enter, a young noun
tain lion leaped out and struck him On the
shoulder, tearing a long streak in his coat.
The young rancher stood not upon the or
der of his going, but went to the house at
once for his gun, while the dogs followed
the wild animal to his lair in the brush at
the creek. Mr.. See followed and found the
dogs had freed the brute and he shottwice,
striking him in the shoulder and the back
of the neck. The animal measured eight
feet from his nose to the tip of his tail.
subscription paper is being circulated
in Montana and Wyoming for the purpose
of breaking up the band OF horse thieves
that infest Park county, Montana, and
Fremont, Big Horn and Johnson counties,
Wyoming. The stockmen shope to raise
$50. 900, and from what we can learn by a
talk with the stockerowers, the amount
can be raised without any trouble at all.
The list now has several thousand dollars
subscribed on it. and the matter is not
under Roadway yet. The scheme meets
| with the hearty approval OF all good citi-
| Gems who desire to see our stockmen have
| that protection which they ought to nave
in a civilized country. The horse thief
| must go.-Picket.