Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1892-06-16
MONTANA NEWS.

The Montana Bar association has called
II meeting nf the attorneys of the state to
convene in Helena on August ..
\ man named Dugan was arrested in
Buzemau ON the charge of being implicated
in the murder of Swanson at Helena somt
time ago. tircumstantial evidence is quite
strong against nusan.
On July 2d the Odd Fellows of Montana
will celebrate the twenty-ffth anniversary
of the establishment of the order in this
state. The celebration will be held in Hele.
ma aud will prove an interesting event.
Henry Lump, who wontonly shot and
killed Muggins Taylor at CouIson in 1881,
has served his term of Imprisonment and is
now at liberty. Lump was crazy with
liquor when he committed 5Ie awful crime
and it is To he sincerely hoped that the few
years he has yet to live will lac properly
applied.-Bozeman Chronicle.
The dead body OF Il man was found al
the head nf MilIrrs creek Wednesday morn
ing by j. II. Dover, who notified the an
th"rities. Nothing was found ia the cloth
ing Of the body lay which il could he iienti
fled except IA memorandum book, ON tia,
fly leaf ri which was written ia German tn,
name, George Angrs, Salt Lake City
Billings Times.
Some months ago Commissioners Bick
ford, oi the Worlds Fair exhibit, and Com
missioner Hays requested wool growers o
this section to reserve one or two tieeces
just as tied up by the shearer, for exhibi
ton at the fair, ar a sample i'm Montana
sheep products. X. j. Martin. president o
the Montana Wool Growers association
Monday, brought in a single fleece, clipped
from II registered Merino buck, as his dona
ton to the Montana exhibit. the heec,
weighing % pounds, beautifully long and
silken.-Gazette.
1t has been decided by the projectors o.
the Montana idlan To abandon tia,
route from Neihart to Castle, because al
the engineering difficulties ENCOUNTERED. Ii
was found that in ON places a 3 per cent
grade wnnld have to lac adopted and that
the expense If building the road would h.
very large ON account Of the t%ortuous
coIrse pursued aud the numerous cuts and
t~rrstIes which would fe necessary on ae-
count of the roulees. Besides there would
he IA good deal of difficulty in keeping the
track clear nf SNOW in the winter. This
does not mean the abandonment al the
road, however, but only II change ia the
route. Surveyors are already in the field
in other directions.
A special from Helena to the Great Falls
Tribune of the 10th inst. says: Old timer
say this is the hea West rain known foi
wears. 1t has been raining here steadily
for forty-eight hours. Over two inches o.
rain nave fallen. The country about her,
is Hooded. Ten Mile has flooded all tn,
district about the Hotel Broadwater and
the hotel is inaccessible. The Mountains
Central track from Silver to Craig is under
water and several bridges are reported
gone in the Prickly Pear canyon. The sta
ton at Wolf Creek is said to he .washe,
away. Craig reports the Missouri rive
rising five inches per hour. All trains lai,
off today. 1t is known when the track will
be in order. Many Great Falls people ar,
stranded here. Trains on the Northern
Pacific are hours behind time and telegraph
lines badly demoralized.