Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1892-11-24
MONTANA NEWS.

ing cattle, has recovered sufficiently to per-
NIT his removal from Great Falls to the
residence OF John Green, at Benton. where
he will remain Tor a few days. His wife
and three children are with him.-Herald.
A bull bear fight at Gregson springs near
Anaconda was witnessed by about -four
hundred people. The bear was not anxious
to fight and tried hard to steal away, but
the managers of the affair lassoed and lead
him into the ring a second time. The bull
killed poor bruih in a few moments and
everybody present got his moneys worth.
-Bozeman Chronicle.
Ella Knowles is the Nancy Hank OF
Montana, her greatest record being made
in Silver Bow county, viz: Ella Knowles,
2.275; Haskell. 1871; Day, 1,45s. That
record must have been on a k~ite-shaped
track, because on the regulation turf in
Choteau county the representative OF the
neuter gender party was
The election of Judge Benton in Cascade
county is being contested by his opponent
Piggott. The case is now before the
supreme court on a motion of Benton to
luasn the VIII VI pioHioibicu' H'N'
errors Carpenter and Leslie and Attorney
General Haskell appear for Benton. The
ground of contest is that the Populist
votes cast for Benton were illegal and
should not have been counted.
An accident which might have termi-
mated seriously occurred this morning in
the sheriff office. Fred Hoss, a deputy,
-. ~ -t..sFr - la-I- ,,ritfpr
when Deputy United States Marshal Evans
entered. A 44-calibre revolver was lying
ON the desk and Evans picked it up, sup
posing, OF course, that n loaded ~six-shooter
would not be left lying around, and pulled
the trigger. The gun went off and the bull
narrowly missed Hoss, burying itself in the
fireplace.-Herald.
Two decisions involving the construction
of the land grant of the Northern Pacific
railroad ompaEy have been delivered in
the United States circuit court by Judge
Knowles. The first decision is in the
Amacker case, wherein he decides that that
The railroad is entitled to the
possession OF the Mclean park addition to
| Helena, to which the defendant claimed
title by virtue of a United States patent.
The other case involves title to land in the
Bitter Root valley and is decided against
the railroad company.
Destructive prairie fires have been raging
in the eastern part of Cascade county, and
many miles OF country have been burned
over. 1t is probable that much serious loss
nas been sustained. Samuel Monger, who
lives on the bench six miles from Belt, was
4 victim OF the fire which swept that Sec
ton. His house and forty tons OF hay and
200 bushels of grain were burned, leaving
him destitute. A subscription was started
in Arlington for the family and $50 was
raised in two hours. Thu fires are invari-
ably the result of carelessness or negli-
gence, and extraordinary precautions
should be taken to prevent CONGREGATIONS,
which prove very disastrous and which
spread rapidly in the dry grass.
Treffiy Roso, otherwise known as JEFF
Ross. was brought into Dillon on the 14th
inst. badly wounded. He was wanted in
Arco ldaho), and Sulah (Mont.) Tor horse
stealing, and is a notorious bad man. He
was taken yesterday afternoon by Deputy
Sheriff Armitage and posse near Warm
Springs, in Big Hole basin, He shot his
horse and was preparing to defend himself
with a rifle and six shooter, but the posse
got the drop on him and ordered hands
up. They repeated the order severaltimes,
but Ross was still fumbling with his gun
with one hand while he held up the other,
so they fired. lie is not fatally wounded,
and will be turned over to the Missoula
county authorities as soon as strong
enough Tor removal.
Pioneer Press Helena (Mont.) special
says: Cards and women are given as the
cause OF the disappearance OF G. w. Ridge
way, general manager of the Rocky Mount
ain Telegraph company, with head
quarters in Helena. The line of this com
pany runs from Butteto Dunmore, Canada,
and is IA connection OF the postal system.
1t is an overland line. Ridgeway has not
been seen since the election nor has n
woman named Snyder with whom he has
been associating since his wife went to
Colorado several weeks ago. All OF the
company's funds in bank have been
checked out and several notes signed by
him as general manager have turned up.
His misrepresentation of funds will amount
to several thousand dollars The owners
of the Rocky Mountain company are w.
A. Clark of Butte, and Marcus DAILY o.
Anaconda. 1t has been a losing venture
ever since organized. Ridgeway is said to
be an inverate faro player.
A letter from Cora (Wyo.) informs w
b. Benham that the redoubtable Ira
Dodge has at last met his Corbett in tn,
shape OF "a hungry silver-tip bear. Ira il
probably the best known hunter and guide
in Montana, and the news hat he has beer
done up in a bear fight will astonish his
many friends here. 1t seems that while
hunting Ira found three bear when look
ing for but one. However, had there beer
a dozen silver-tips instead of three h,
would have fought them just the same
He opened fire with his trusty Sharp's kill
ing two of the big fellows and wounding tn,
third. Then occurred a rough and tumble
fight between hunter and bear in which Ira
was bitten through the right leg and arm
also through the jaw, and had his nos
broken, all before he could get in a knit
thrust that killed the bear. The hunter
although badly used up, mounted hi
horse and rode to his home twelv'
miles away, where he is now dom
well as could be expected.-BozemaI
Chronicle.
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