Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1893-08-10
MONTANA NEWS.

T.. Il. Chngan oil Belt mas mace an assign
meat.
Business men of Great Falls are asking
for a fifty per cent reduction in rents.
James Healy, a Cooke City miner. was
buried in IA snow slide in the Boulder min
ing district on the End inst. and killed.
Lou Michner of Bozeman claims to have
found rich placer grounds on the West
Gallatin and exhibits n bottle OF nuggets
~ proof OF his discovery.
Andrew Jensen has brought suit against
the Trades and Labor Council, of Great
Falls, for S25. 900 damages, caused by
their boycotting the BostonC Clothing store.
Senior Romero, Mexican minister, ac-
%companird by his wife and Senior Diaz, son
OF the president of the Mexican republic
were guests at the Broadwater hotel, Hell
ena, last week.
Work il being industriously pushed on
Fl Dorado bar by the English syndicate.
An average Of over forty ounces Of gold per
week il being taken out and about 10000
carats OF sapphires.-Herald.
j. W. Mcknight, OF Dupuyer, has made
an HSHi-uiIltf nj 10 VI - e 'lflhl. IlaH
preferred creditors are Silverman Bros. X
CO., 81 ,O?7. 80; G. Il. Newell II Co., Mime
apoIis, s9I7.50, and Hihbard. Spencer &
Bartlett, Chicago, S45T.6l.
GOV. Richards has recommended the
pardon OF Mike Fitzgerald, who was sen
fenced to Deer Lodge five years ago for
murder. The sentence was for twenty
yeats. The governor says the letters ae-
compnnying the petition show that Fitz-
gerald was greatly provoked and acted in
self defense.
Ed Sayre started 9 $500 head OF fine NUT
ton wethers to the Chicago market last
Tuesday. He sold this flock last spring
and received 81 advance, but owing to the
bank suspensions the party was unable to
take them, and Mr.. Sayre has decided to
ship them himself and they are now on the
road.-Husbandman.
The Murphy Cattle company is ~negotia-
ting for the entire holdings Of the Bay State
Cattle situated in the Big Horn
basin, Wyoming. The stockholders of the
Bay State outfit, who reside in Boston,
have siguified their intention of retiring
from lnt roc puSlltH6 III "yOinhhs'-
Black Hills Stockman.
Retrenchment is the w~atchword of the
railroad bosses these days and employees
are being cut out right and left. A reduc-
ton of eight has been made in the station
force ut Billings, and elsewhere proportion
ately. Upon the road the train baggage.
master has been dropped, brakemen and
-l.-. $1,000, psn
ings Gazette.
The board of directors of the Helena Ma
tipnal bank at ~ meeting yesterday elected
Hon. L. ID. Edgertun, president of the
Second National bank, president OF tn,
Helena. The election of Mr.. Edgerton il
the first move in the carrying out OF a plan
of consolidation of the Second aud Helena
National. The stockholders of both banks
have been considering the matter for som'
time, and all the details are nov completed
Cashier Baird aud Teller Luke will remain
with the Helena under Mr.. Edgerton''
Observation-Disclosures.
The Diamond Hill gold property, located
in Indian gulch, Jefferson county, consist
ing of six claims, four miles of the gulcl
itliS tNtfIltHl llh'tl Ei'"A'' "h'N" -"
purchased by A.. 4. Mcdonald of Philips
burg Iast May for $4,000, was bondcc
last week tu Chicago and Minneapolis PEG
pie, known as John IL. Clark Il Co., fol
100000. The company will commence
putting up II mill on their new property
at once. The first payment on this prop
erty is tn he made September |. The or
from these mines run from SO to as higl
as 50. UOO "A tnn.-Helena Herald.
CITY Treasurer Z. j Elliot of Great Fall
was ned in the Great Falls of tn
Missouri Saturday last. lie had gone II
the falls with IA party and was swinmin
with G. A. Rohrbacher when be was carried
into the falls by an under current and no
seen again until his body was recoverc'
some distance down the stream. He hh'
trousers on and it is thought they becam
entaugled about his feet and prevented hin
from lighting the current. Deceased wa
23 years old and was elected city Treasure,
last spring. He was soon to have beeI
married to Il young lady at present in tn
east. Great Falls loses n valued and re
spected officer.
DOstOiHce inspectors NaSldha aHu III
ments on August 3D. captured at Seattl
Mitt Wall, a negro, charged with Robin
the Livingston postoffice. The robberie
have been going on for over "a month, AM
in that time nearly 81, 800 has been taken
Wall was in the employ OF the railroad a
Livingston, his duties being to carry tn
mails to and from the postottice and trains
He had IA key to the mailing rooms, an
often when there was an early mail he wa
there all alone. The pouches were locked
but the keys were hung up in the room. s
he easily got inside the sacks. Since earl.
in July lift y-six registered letters have bee
reported lost. Wall had also given
colored woman at Livingston 5000 t.
keep for him. Upon being captured b
confessed his guilt.