Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1892-05-26
MONTANA NEWS.

The Hotel Broadwater was opened for
the season last Saturday.
The auditorium at Helena will be opened
to the public on the 9th inst. with a grand
ball and promenade coucert.
Gov. Toole has offered IA reward of $500
for the capture of the men who murdered
John Swanson and shot Policeman Schar-
renbroich, a short time since.
\ row in a bawdy house at Billings on
the 10th inst. resulted in the killing of IL
cowboy named III. b. Taylor by Tom Rus
sell, who is reported to be a tin-horn gam
bier. Russell wal arrested.
Jew Jake, who shot Marshal Treat, OF
Great Falls, and Joe Lessard, on Novem-
Der 18th last, is said to be in a very preca-
rious condition. Ever since his leg was
a~mputated he has been getting worse. 1t
is now said that his mind is impaired.
Frank Agazza, the entombed miner in
the Anaconda, a rescued after being en-
closed in a small place with insufficient
room to move for a period of fifty hours,
and when taken out he was unable to walk.
He was not seriously injured, however.
At Red Lodge, a few days since, two
miners, named Charles Sweeney and Thos.
Willett, became involved in "a quarrel.
Willett attacked Sweeney with a knife and
the latter responded with "a gun. Willett
was shot twice and died in a few minutes.
One OF the rarest of railroad accidents,
the explosion OF a locomotive boiler, oc.
Cured at Billings, on the Northern Pacific,
recently. The fireman, William DeCamp,
was killed, all the rest OF the freight crew
were injured, and eight cars were wrecked.
Governor Toole has appointed the dele.
gates and ~alternates to represent Montana
at the national silver convention, to con-
vene at Washington, D. c., May 90, 81 and
2S, 1892. Those appointed were as fol.
lows: Delegates-W. A. Clark, A.C. Botkiu,
L. E. Collins, c. S. Warren. A~lternates-
Martin M~aginnis. w. F. Sanders, W. w.
Dixon, T. {. Power.
Doc" Rotwitt informs US that the mon
ey required to appraise aud dispose OF
school lands cannot be drawn from the
money procured from the sales, hence legis-
iation upo this head will be necessary this
winter. Under these circumstances it is not
probable that much more of the school
land will b- sold until after the legislature
meets.-Bozeman Chronicle.
Following are the officers elected at the
recent meeting of the Grand Lodge al
knights of Pytbias, which was held in
Great Falls James Il. Gallagher, of Butte.
past grand chancellor; e. $. Whitney, oi
| Miles tity Grand chancellor. a. l. R,rna.
by, of Bozeman, wee grand chancellor; j.
5. Hammond, OF Butte, grand prelate; +.
II. Taleott. of Livingston, grand master ol
exchequer; Jacob Loeb, of Helena, grand
keeper of records and seals; Thomas Nc
Tague, OF Deer Lodge, grand NJ. at A..
Frank Ingalls,, of Missoula, grand inner
guard w, E. Wright, OF Butte, grand outer
guard; A. E. Dickerman, of Great Falls
i grand trustee. Helena was selected as the
place of meeting for the grand lodge next
year by the following vote: Helena, IL
Butte, 6; Bozeman, g; Fort Benton, L.
At the meeting of the G. A.. r. encamp
ment, held at Missoula last week the fol
lowing officers were elected for the ensuing
year: Department commander, John l.
Sloane, Missoula; senior vice department
commander, J. o. Gregg, Great Falls jun
ior vice department commander, Luciu'
Whitney, Billings assistant quartermastel
general. HarryC. Iaeger, Helena, reelected
Chaplain, G.. w. Jenkins, Philipsburg; as
%sistant adiutant general, il. York, Butte
inspecting officer, 5. +. Snider, Helena
delegates to the national encampment, o
5. Chisholm, Bozeman, and p. r.. Dolman
Butte. A~lternates to the national conven
ton, James III. Mills, Deer Lodge; Georg
Teneyck, Boulder. Medical director, r. w
Whitefoot, Bozeman. TIL next depart
mcnt will be held in Grea
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