Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1901-03-06
NEWS or THE WEN.
Items OF General Interest Condensed for
the Busy Readers.

tHc busy NcducIS.
In the Comanche injunction case
the Boston and Montana attorneys
filed notice of an appeal to the SUI
preme court.
Prominent capitalists have about
completed the plans for an lnterna-
tional bank which will he of value to
exporters. Its capital stock will be
$4,000, 900 and its surplus 5 3 1000, 900.
Branch offices will be established In
all parts of South and Central Amer
lea.
Bishop Barker Of the Episcopalian
Jurisdiction Of Olympia died Feb. 2lst
of heart disease. Bishop Barker was
born in Towanda and was the first
missionary bishop of western Cola
RADIO. In 1891 he was transferred to
Tacoma. He was nephew Of Bishop
Morris Of Oregon.
American manufactured imple-
ments are so much in demand in
Sweden that the Germans arc offer
ing limitations, and in order to COM
pete with the prices 1t is necessary
for them to make u greatly inferior
article, thereby injuring the good
reputation OF American wares.
A new star has been discovered in
Perseus, which Is the most wonderful
phenomenon since the star OF Tycho
Brahc in 1852. The star has been
under observation by the telescope OF
the Yerkes observatory since its dis
covery and iscausing much comment
by its peculiar construction.
The bubonic plague is rapidly
spreading in Cape Town, and in on
sequence OF the gravity OF the situa-
ton the government has taken from
the corporation control ofeverything
connected with the plague aud has
organized a corps for the purpose OF
thoroughly cleansing the city.
South African bonds and securities
are steadily advancing. owing to the
late successes of British arms in that
country. Shares are increasing In de-
mand and prices steadily going up
ward, large orders showing that
African investors believe the war to
be to all intents and purposes at an
end.
A little girl at Butte drank a pint
OF coal oil. The doctors thought she
would die, until one of them hit on a
happy e~xpedient. They slipped ayard
OF candle wick down into the oil, lit
the upper end, and during the even
ing she lighted the room nicely and
then went to bed all right. This Is
the Miners story.
Major w. w. Winchell, who COM
mands the Illinois division of the Sal
walton army, is ON the road with "a
troupe of the Salvationists for the
purpose OF producing a drama writ
ten by himself, entitled THE New
Homestead" 1.-The New Homestead"
tells the story OF a suffering family
and it's rescueby the Salvation army.
Scientists have discovered the re-
mains OF two monster dinosaurs or
lizards on WHAT is called "Seven Pine
Bluffs, ear Sturges, ON the Fort
Mead reservation. The discovery has
attracted some of the most noted
fossil collectors of the eastern col.
leges, who will take the discovery in
hand. Excavations will be COM
menced as soon as the weather will
permit.
Not until the past year has the real
value of the mica deposits in the
Black Hills become known. TheChi-
cago Mica Co., which has extensive
cutting works at Valparaiso, Ind, Is
buying up all the old mica dumps In
the country at the rate of $40per ton.
The company has three mines of its
own now and ships large quantities
OF mica, which, being very clear and
of fine quality, makes 1t valuable for
all electrical purposes.
The Chicago Exposition Of For
estry, Game and Athletic Sports was
opened in Chicago last week at the
Coliseum. Under the management OF
experienced sportsmen the huge
structure has been transformed into
: a primeval forest. Hundreds OF trees
have been placed in position, while
huge tanks have been constructed, in
which can be seen fish ofevery descrip-
ti0n, while the avary contains birds
from all parts of the world. Athletic
sports, water polo, canoe racing and
swimming exhibitions are also fea-
lures OF the exposition.
The review of last weeks wool
sales shows n pronounced improve.
ment In eastern markets, sales
amounting to $3.50, 500 pounds, as
against 6,912, 600 in the previous week
and 1888, 400a month ago. Although
sales are larger and more frequent
conditions are very far from salts
factory, owing to the fact that each
week brings n lower level of prices.