Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1893-09-07
MONTANA NEWS.

The Park National bank of Livingston
is expected to open it's doors this week.
The Timberline mines are only produc-
ing 100 tons of coal per day now. or about
one-half the former product.
The total assessed valuation of Gallatin
county as returned by the county eauali-
?ation board for 1893 is S6,345.6 12.
A carload of cattle belonging to w. j.
Anderson were destroyed by fire near Fos-
ter siding on the Northern Pacific a few
nights since.
Sheriff OMAR of Meaeher county, offers
a reward of 81 3 o for the capture OF Gay
or Gross, the murderers, dead OF alive.
and 500 for the apprehension of either of
them.
Andrew Jensen, proprietor Of the Boston
clothing store at Great Falls, has assigned
to Fl. A. Mady. The assets are said to be
far above the liabilities. but bills were
coming due which could not be met. The
Columbian National bank of Minneapolis
is made preferred creditor for S1l, 40.
Articles of Incorporation of the Helena
Independent Publishing company have
been filed with the secretary Of state. The
capital stock is 500, 600, divided into
1000 shares of the par value OF 500 each.
The incorporators are E. ID. Edgerton,
John T. Murphy, w. G. Preuitt and Geo.
w. Graham.
Gen. Nelson A. Miles, accompanied by
Capt. NJ. p. Msus, R.. s.. Barlow OF New
York, A. G. Rodman and F. R. Bangs of
Boston, were visitors in Helena yesterday.
The party have been On a hunting trip in
the Devils Lake country, and came in at
noon on the Great Northern. They ira
veled in a special car, which was attached
to the Northern Pacific east bound train
last night. The party will go from Helena
to the park.-Independent.
The River Press reports that Flowerree
II Lowry have just shipped fifteen carloads
Of cattle from Cut Bank. They are in fine
condition, averaging over 1.4O0 pounds
and the finest lot hat have gone out Of
Montana this JASON. On Sept. 1st Messrs.
Price and Kingsbury will make a shipment
OF cattle from Chinook; on the 9th Lepley
4 cha chh w - hubhbt VI aooht
2 1000 head will be shipped from Fort Ben
ton; and n lot Of Kohrs' cattle will be
shipped from Malta on OF about Septem.
Der 10th.
Mcintyre Gold Mining company OF Union.
vile is ont for July. The cleanup for a
twenty-six days run for that month yielded
81, 400 in gold and SIT in silver. During
the entire month Of July forty-six men
were employed, n great deal of special de.
velopment being done, blind work being
necessary to connect with shafts for air.
There are now $50 feet of six.inch air pipes
in the mine, and II new contrivance for sup.
plying air, lately purchased. is working
neutrality-suspicious..
The slaughter of the innocents continues
with undated fury in the vicinity OF Lu.
ellie, on the Marias. VIM. r. Turner, Sr.
has an armv of nineteen dogs, among
which are six Great Danes and five staa
hounds. Last Saturday Mr.. Turner took
a brigade OF these animals and started out
on a wolf hunt He had not gone far unit
he struck wolves in paying quantities
starting up a pack with eleven big cattle
killers in it. The dogs at once began to
entertain the wolves, and alter all tn,
eourtesies had been exchanged, Mr.. Turnel
waded around among the ruins anG
gathered up the scalps of seven of tb'
range pests. Four OF the original clever
got away, but Mr.. Turner and his allie'
will see them later.-River Press.