Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1905-02-08

Fire at Meaderville last week do.
stroyed five dwellings, causing loss
of about $4,000.
An ordinance prohibiting the sail.
of fire works has been passed by the
Miles City council.
The Fraternal Brotherhood of Mon.
tana held its first annual convention
in Helena last week.
Senator w. A. Clark last week pur.
chased four paintings in New York.
paying about $4,000 for them.
The ordinance designed TO prevent
the use of trading stamps went into
effect in Great Falls last week.
c. B. Garrett, formerly city treas.
nrer of Helena, has taken the manage
ment of the new hotel at Havre.
The new directorate of the Pacific
National Baseball league will hold
meeting at Butte on Saturday.
During the month of January, the
Great Falls police made "a arrests,
much smaller number than usual.
The coke ovens at Cokedale were
started up last week and it is expect.
ed the town will boom from now on.
1t is proposed to build new Cath.
Ollie cathedral at Helena, to replace
the eye-sore now bearing that name.
The Anderson.Spencer company, of
White Sulphur Springs, is figuring on
placing private lighting plant in
Its store.
Thomas Mcdonnell, for twelve years
past postmaster at st. Peters mission.
died at Great Falls Sunday of Bright's
disease.
F.. E. Cornish, the Boulder newspa-
per man. will sail from Seattle for the
orient in "a few days, to make a six
months tour.
Hammond & Sons store at Plains
was wiped out by fire last Friday.
The loss is estimated at $4,000 with
$4,000 insurance.
The missionary box in the African
Methodist church at Butte was brok-
en- into by a thief last week, and the
contributions taken.
Jack Carey, of Great Falls, defeated
Frank Hauser. of Miles City, in a
wrestling match pulled off in private
q C1op6ivo loct wool.
Another smallpox case has resulted
fatally at Big Timber. Mrs. Jennie
two weeks ago, passed away Saturday.
Frank Burns died last Thursday at
the ranch of C. w. Cook. near White
Sulphur Springs. where he had been
employed for the past twelve years.
E. S. Forest, superintendent of the
Montana Central railway, has been ap-
pointed general manager of the Cot
tonwood Coal company, operating at
StOckett.
The bureau of fisheries at Washing
ton will be asked to furnish 100000
fish to be planted in Ten Mile, Prick
ly Pear and Lyons creeks, in Lewis
and Clarke county.
The annual report of the University
of Montana for the past year has just
been issued 1t shows the enrolment
to have been $50, the largest in the
history of the institution.
S. NJ Hungerford, the Big Timber
druggist. whose store was recently
destroyed by fire, has gone east to
purchase a new stock, and expects to
soon be in business again.
The third trial of James s. Keerl
on the charge of murder will not take
place at Great Falls until May, owing
to the absence of some of the states
witnesses from the state.
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The Southern club had banquet at
Missoula last Thursday evening. COL
T. G. Marshall presided as toastmas-
ter. Wild turkey. 'possum and per-
simmons were on the menu.
The Cascade county commissioners
demand that Sheriff Hogan get along
with one deputy less, and have refused
to allow the salaries of the deputies
until the order is complied with.
Major M. l.. Bridgeman, former ag-
ent on the Belnap Indian reservation.
has been convicted at Helena, on ten
counts, charging him with making
false claims to the government.
Through the breaking of a cable at
| the Rarus mine in Butte last weef,
| two miners, William McAndrews and
| Thomas Greeley fell distance of
! 500 feet and were instantly killed.
Great Falls is struggling with the
English sparrow nuisance, and has ap-
pealed to the experiment station at
Bozeman for advice. The birds resist
all attempts to exterminate them.
Drilling for oil in the Bannatyne
field, % miles north est of Great
Falls. is to be resumed on Feb. Is. and
the LeOta company is prepared to go
to depth of 5000 feet. 1t is said.
| Great Falls has been offered a place
in the Pacific National League the
coming season, and may put team
in the field. A meeting Is to be
held tonight to decide the question.
Some of the mining operations at