Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1893-02-02
Hoods S~arsaparilla
MONTANA NEWS.

The Richards K Sehatzlein Paint Co.. OF
Butte, sustained a loss of about 5000
BY fire on january 22nd. The fire was
caused by spontaneous combustion.
DIR. Parberry. ho vent to Helena Fri,
day last, has Written for his trunk since
his arrival ther, and expects to start soon
with A. J. Davidson for Hot Springs, Ark.
Mr.. Davidson has been suffering with rheu-
matism for 81 long time and goes there hop
ing to get relief. -Hu-bandniun.
A~+e4endive ON the 22nd of January, the
1S-year-old sou of County Treasurer Alex
5. Gill spie, Was drowned in the Yellow
stone river. He was skating on the ice
with quite a number Of boys, and while
skating backwards went into an opening
where men were cutting ice. The body was
not recovered at last accounts.
William X. Judd. an old timer of the
YELLOWSTONE valley. committed suicide a
few days since at Independence, Park
county, by shooting "A pistol ball through
his breast. He was president and superin.
tendent of the Hidden Treasure mine,
Boulder district. The rash act is attrib.
uted to ~unfavorable litigation over mining
property.
Articles OF Incorporation were filed in
the office of the secretary of state last week
by the Montana Irrigation and Immigra.
ton Company with a capital stock of ST.
500, 600. Canals will be constructed from
the south and north forks of Sun river and
Willow creek and reservoirs built for the
storage OF water with which to ~irrigate the
company's lands.
Charles Buise, a well known sport and
sprinter, of San Francisco, arrived in
Butte last week in search OF his wife, a
variety actress. Finding her cohabitinl
with a song aud dance artist named Whip
pie, he sought their quarters and after a
brief conversation drew "a revolver, shot
his wife through the arm, Whipple in tn,
back and behind the left shoulder and blew
out his own brains. Whipple will die but
the woman will recover.
The Dillon mine situated in the Bald Noun
tain mining district was bonded last weel
by a Chicago syndicate for 81, 900, 600
The expert who examined the mine pro
nounced it one of the greatest prospects in
the state. The Dillon mine was bought
last year for the t%rifiing sum of S15, 900 by
a syndicate of Helena men comprising A
j. Steele, Phillip Miller, A. b. Clements, d
G. Linn, w. III. Little, Judge Bach, Chas
5. Jackman and Others.
Jim O'Hara vas arrested at Butte re
Gently, charged by Pat Stack with hav
ing stolen goods to the amount of 500
When O'Hara and Stack were called up b,
Judge McMurphy it was found that instead
OF being an Irishman they were boil
Cinnamon, who firmly declared that tn,
above were their right names. Shades o
immortal st. Patrick /. Isn't crushed ant
blasted Ireland suffering enough already
without having such good Celtic name,
prostituted by the heather offspring o
Confucius River Press.
Mrs. Josephine Whitlatch, widow of jim
Whitlatch, is suing in a Brooklyn. y. Y.
court the Fidelity and Casualty company
Of New York, to recover on a policy OF in
surance for $4,000 issued on her hus
band's life. There are few people in Mon
tana who did not know or have not heard
of Jim Whitlatch. He died in 1890 at g
lodging house in San Francisco. The com
pauy contests his widow's claim on thu
ground that Whitlatch committed suicide
Mrs. Whitlaeh says her husband was muir
dered and the question Of suicide or muir
der will be settled at the trial.
LANCE. the only genuine wolf slayer il
this section. had IA narrow escape from
b ing himself slain by these animals tn,
other day. says the Rising Sun. He was
he had set the night previous, and while ia
a STOPPING position attempting to rear
range a bait in one of the traps he sud.
denly felt a heavy weight upon his back,
accompanied by IA fierce growl, and the
next instant found himself prone upon the
ground. The suddenness oil the affair dis.
concerted Mr.. Lange for "A moment. but re-
covering he was Mortified to find himself in
the presence Of a full grown buffalo wolf.
The animal wore "a look of surprise more
than anger when LANCE gathered himself
up, for the morning being cold he had worn
his wolf skin overcoat, and no doubt was
mistaken for ia kindred spirit by the brute
which stood bristlins before him. The fight
for existence was short but exciting. After
a few rounds Lange got in a well directed
shot and the wolf threw up the sponge
Mr.. LANCE came in with the pelt this nom
ing and related his experience.
Panama Mud.