Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1893-08-17
MONTANA NEWS.

The B~roadwater hotel at Helena has
closed for the senson.
Prairie fires have done great damage to
the range in the Milk river country.
George Eichorn. the Yellowstone, ranch
man, viii soon market a large crop of
w~atermelons, tomatoes and
John 5. Woodson, of White Sulphur
Springs, has been appointed to take charge
OF the First National bank of that place.
The fall meeting of the Custer County
held at Miles City September 9Th and 9TH.
The purses hung up by the association will
aggregate ST,
In reducing expenses on the Northern
Pacific twenty-seven baggage masters have
been discharged. In a majority OF cases
the express men will attend to both the
express and baggage.
The travel through the park is very light,
SO light that one gentleman from Bozeman
is taking passengers through and feeding
them FOR $50. This is cheaper than stay
ing at home.-Bozeman Chronicle.
Marcus DAILY pays taxes on S201 900 in
Ravalli county, nearly one-sixth OF the
total assessment OF the new county. This
does not include his residence, hospital,
barn and office building, which were in
course of construction when the assess
ment was made.
, George Leonard Lewis, popularity known
2 as Len Lewis, the well known sheep man
! and mining man of Fort Logan, Meagher
county, has made an assignment to Chas.
: w. Cook for the benefit OF his creditors.
: No schedule OF assets nor statement Of liza.
billties is made.
e VIM Harrington, a cowboy recently ar
P rived from Texas, let himselfloose at Miles
e City last week and wound up by stabbine
. a bar keeper named Scott between the
. shoulders with a large clasp knife, in a quar-
rel with the latter over theformer's refusa'
! to pay for a drink. Harrington was ar
$ rested and Jailed. Scott's wounds will no,
r have fatal results.
Z Col. VI. J. Leaning died on the Sth inst
at Highw God. Mack J. Leaning served il
the war as major in the board OF trad'
regiment OF New York, and was sho
$ through the Tugs at the battle of Fort Pill
low. The effects OF the woundfollowed hin
through his after life. and during recen
o years he has frequently been under the ear
of II physician. He was "A resident of For
Benton for II number of years.
,. Tom Collins OF Billings had S4oo in gol
J. and notes in IA cigar box in his burea
n drawer and $500 in silver for more than
~ x..Ls LAT ,.. .... ,l..f -. -
' but the silver. Mrs. Sarah Witham. hay
ing been the only person besides member
Of the family known to nave been alone i
IA the house from the time the money wa
.t last seen until the theft was discovered
- Collins had her arrested. On examination
~ before Judge Fraser. size was di-misset
X The case is still a mystery.
A private letter received from Havr
gives further particulars az the aeeideu
re- which delayed the west bound train yestel
ID day. The train ran through AN ope
switch onto a side track. where about 3
loaded freight cars were standing. and I'll
collision resulted in the front OF the engir
= being badly smashed. The mail and baI
10 gage cars were partly telescoped but the
. occupants escaped unhurt, and the passer
gers experienced nothing more serious tina
re a general shaking up.-River Press.
At Glendive on August 7th, John Or
white, and Emma Wall. colored were ma.
ried by Justice Ray. That evening a mo
IN OF over 200 men gathered and took til
er newly married couple from their house an
" the groom was given a coat of tar viii
II the dusky bride was decorated with
ad white coat Of alabastine. They were rio
Tn den on a rail together and given twent,
four hours to leave town, as were the oths
inmates Of the house. The mob then wer
to the adjoining house, run by whit
women, and ordered them to vacate I'll
the front street and seek quarters in I'll
'e' rear. A hunt for several men who live O
III the fallen women was made, but they iii
D. not fancy the treatment of a mob an
made for a railroad track. The men con
81 posing the mob were the leading citizens
the town and those who did not take pal
sanction the work.
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