Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1893-01-05
MONTANA NEWS.

The Bosemap Academy has decided to
add a business college department.
The state teachers convention at Mis-
soula was attended by > teachers.
At Walkerville, on December Esd, Dan
Holland shot and almost instantly killed
Timothy Quinn, an old time Comstock
miner. Holland is a brother of the police
magistrate of Waikerville. The shooting
occurred in a saloon, and it is said to- have
been ~unprovoked. Holland was arrested.
Trains are now running on the Great
Northern extension west from Spokane for
! about 175 miles to "A point known as Wen
atc!,ee. The track Is being rapidly laid to
the coast and the work on the big tunnel is
progressing nicely. 1t is said that this
tunnel, which is Ii 600 feet long, will cost
over 81, 900, 900 before it is finished.
w. J. Minar and Edward Dunno, the two
missing member of the Choteau canvass
ing board returned to FIT. Benton on Thurs
day of last week, and the former was served
Immediately with a peremptory writ of
mandat from the supreme court. Dunno
could not be found. Both Minar and
Dunno deny emphatically that their eastern
trip had anything to do with the Box Elder
matter.
Conductor Lassman, OF the Montana
Central road, fell from the top OF a iurni.
ture car lille his train was passing through
the Wickes tunnel on Dec. 18th. His iniu-
ries were such that he only lived "a few
hours. He sent his mother. who lives in
Pembroke, Ontario, the following sad
Christmas message: 81 fell off train. Am
badly injured and don't expect to live.
Good bye"
Yesterday C.. Y. Lacy, of the firm of Peck
Il Lacy, sheep men, was in Fort Benton for
the purpose OF making arrangements with
John McGowan to snow pillow at the firms
sheep camps. They have over 5000 head
| of sheep. and the snow is 80 deep as to
make it impossible for the animals to
rustic. Mr.. MeGowan will begin operations
ut once, with his several teams. Sheep
men generally are both blowing and feed
ing.-RIver Press.
The entire force of the Anaconda and st.
Lawrence mines, 600 men, was laid off on
Saturday last. All work in the Chambers
Syndicate mines was suspended several
weeks ago, so that now all mining proper
ties OF the Anaconda company are practi-
cally shut down. Butte advices state that
no more ore will be extricated or shipped
to Anaconda for abou thirty days. Man
ager DAILY says the suspension is for the
purpose OF retimbering the shafts and that
the copper combine has nothing to do with
the stoppage.
W. s. Selfred, G. b. Selfred, T. E.. Collins,
J. f. Barker, b. l.. s. Barker, J. c.. E.
Barker, and F.. +. Sci red have incorpor-
ated the Big Seven Mining company with a
capital stock of 81, OOO, 900, in 1,50O, 900
shares at 81 each. with headquarters at
Great Falls. The purpose of the mpa
is the acquiring, holding, working, and de-
~veloping Of quartz lodes, the extraction OF
ores and metals therefrom, and TO mill,
reduce and treat the same. Operations are
to be carried on in Meagher county.-Great
Falls Tribune.
A special from Missoula to the indie
pendent, on the Sth inst, says: Jack
Farrell, better known as Red Jack, was
brought in from Nine Mile to day desper-
ately wounded in the left side. He said
II am living in a cabin near Martina with
Pat Flannarhan. We are both prospect
ors and great friends. Several days ago /
told him in a joking way that l would
blow up the cabin with dynamite if he did
not get out. Last night | went out and
came back with several bottles of beer.
Flannarhan and several Others were in the
..l.. +-ll D.. --ll H. - Al
place, and pullinga bottle out of my pocket
with a fuse in it laid it on the table. Pat
reached in the corner and picking up a
Winchester fired, and / fell. That's all
there is OF it. It's all my fault" There is
every reason to believe the shooting to be
the result of "a drunken %carousal. Red Jack
appears to have been in trouble before. as
his body bears the scars of seven old
Wounds. His recovery is very doubtful.