Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1905-02-15

few years ago. has been convicted of
blackmail.
N. W. Harris & Co., of Chicago.
have bought 100000 of four per cent
refunding school bonds of Cascade
county, paying therefor par and &C.
crued interest.
Jack Cardwell, foreman at the
Montana Ore Purchasing company's
smelter, and one of tho most widely
known smeltermen in the west, died
at Butte last week.
Glasgow, has made a confession that
he killed w. w. Greer at Culbertson
short time ago, claiming that he
acted in self defense.
Col. w. F. Sanders advocates the
purchase by the state of the magni-
ficent geological library left by the
late y" Swallow, of Helena, for the
state school of mines.
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Missoula was swept by a terrific
blizzard last Friday. In the midst Of
the storm, the city was left in dark
ness. through the burning out of the
transformer at Bo~-~~
Chouteau has three more cases of
smallpox, making four in all. One of
the patients is Miss Cavanaugh, a
nurse who went from Great Falls TO
attend the original case.
At a caucus Of tho republican mem.
bers of the legislature. Fred w. Hath
Orn, of Billings, was decided upon as
trict to be created at this session.
representative Dixon has introduce
ed a bill creating a new land office
district, to include the counties of
Yellowstone and Carbon. with the
proposed land office to be located at
Billings.
Anton Stadler, a we'll known resi-
dent of Kalispell but who had lived
the life of recluse fui some years,
committed suicide by hanging last
week Temporary insanity is given as
Tile cause.
Attorney F. E. Stranahan, who was
| recently defeated in the supreme court
in an effort to have himself declared
Judge for the twelfth judicial district,
has filed motion for a rehearing
of the case.
The latest bill introduced in the
legislature for +" state railway COM
| mission names Gov. Toole. Secretary
of state, Yoder and E. W. King as
the commissioners, Mr.. King alone to
receive salary.
Mrs. Allison Fletcher, widow of the
late Col. w. F. Wheeler. who was
United States marshal of Montana
during the administration of Presi.
dent Grant, died at Helena last week
at the age Of 70. -
| Isaac Hamburger. who served as
private secretary to Senator Carter
curing all the time the latter repre-
ented Montana at the national cap
ital. has been rendered his old posi-
ton, and has accepted.
| w. W. SOhidu, W. II. Ctilitoi, IAoi
| old Conrad and \. F.. Conrad have
incorporated the Northern Montana
Coal company at Great Falls to deyel
OPP coal properties at Belt. The com
pany is capitalized at $250,00O.
I ROBBERY Collins and wife, of Amazon
da, have brought suit against the
Anaconda Copper Mining company tt
recover 100000 damages for the
death of their son, who was accident
ally killed at the Washoe smeltel
over year ago.
The estate of Hiram Sweet, WHIT
was long engaged in the cattle bus
mess in the Judith Basin, and WHIT
died recently at Fayette, Iowa, is val
at over 100000. and the grcatel
part of it will go to his son, E. 5
Sweet, of Chinook.
|
John Rice, young man who form
erly resided at Columbus, and Emm,
BenbOv. of that place. a daughter o
r. C Benbow, the airship man, wer,
arrested at BOzeman last week, whil'
they were arranging to get married