Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1906-09-14
MONTANA AT A
GLANCE.


The beet sugar factory at Billings
will start up about Oct. l.
Cascade county has been reduced
from the second to the third class.
Fourteen men were held up by foot.
pads in different sections of Butte one
night this week.
Silver Bow county has nearly one
fifth of all the property assessed for
taxation in the state.
The Labor party, whatever party
that may be, will hold a state conven-
ton at Butte Sept. Fl.
The new union depot was formally
opened Monday. 1t is a great conven-
fence to the travelling public.
The nineteenth annual conclave of
Montana Knights Templar will con-
Nene at Helena next Monday.
The wool shipments from Miles City
this season aggregated 6,174,O74 lbs
The highest price paid was 23k cents.
James Breen, the Spokane capitalist
is negotiating for the purchase of the
famous Broadwater property at Hell.
ena.
The BOzeman National bank and
the Commercial National bank have
consolidated, and the combined depos
it's are over million dollars.
At the convention of the state AS
ISOLATION of Elks at Billings this week,
Chauncey c. Beaver was unanimously
elected president for the ensuing year.
The handsome steamer E. C. Wa
tiers, which is to ply regularly on Vel
lowstone lake in the national park,
will make her first trip next Sunday.
Walter J. Hill will give an exhibi
ton race against time in his racing
auto at the state fair at Helena. He
vii try to establish new record for
five miles.
County Attorney Harry Wilson, of
Billings, has caused several arrests for
gambling, the defendants being charg-
ed with conducting faro and stud
horse poker games.
! Examiners engaged in going over
the books of w. P. Farrell, chief dep
uty clerk in the district courts at
Butte, find that he has embezzled up
wards Of $4,000 by means of fraud
ulent warrants.
The Grow Indians of eastern Mon
tana are to have big fair the first
week in October. The fair grounds
VIII be located on the Little Big Horn
beautiful tract of 100 acres in a
bend of the river furnishing an ideal
spot for such a purpose.
masked bandit attempted to hold
up Express Messenger ]. l.. Lunkel.
OF the Northern Pacific express, at the
Butte depot last week, and although
the pluck messenger was shot
through the shoulder, he stood his
ground and the bandit left, making
his escape.
John S. Wisner public administrator
OF Deer Lodge county, committed sui
eide at Butte few days ago in a fit
OF dependency caused by the arrest
of his son, G. S. E. Wisner, of Ana
conda, for crooked financial methods.
The decedent was union veteran, and
stood very high in the esteem of his
neighbors.
The Montana Osteopaths. in conven-
ton at Helena last week, elected the
following 'officers: President, DR.. l..
X. Cramb, Butte; vice president, DR..
c. W. Mahaffay, Helena; secretary,
DR.. c. w. Dawes, Billings; treasurer.
DR.. A. A. Allison, Anaconda; trus-
tees, Dr. H. A. Lorton, Butte; DR.. l..
X. Cramb, Butte; DR.. Willard, Mis-
soula.
| Ihree men lost their lives in an old
well on milk ranch near Butte Sat
urday. A bucket CHANGED to fall down
the well and Frank Ely went down
10 recover II. He was overcome by
choke damp, and fell into the water at
the bottom. NJ. FOgerty went down TO
rescue him and met the same fate,
and A. Mehar then desceneied TO help
Foserty and was also overcome by the
foul gas and lost his life.
AT the twenty-sixth annual conven-
lion Of the Montana Christian associ-
alton at Helena last week. Billings
was chosen as the place for next year 5
meeting and the following officers
were elected: President, S. w. Brown.
Helena; vice president, w. w. Bee
man, Billings; corresponding secre-
tary, +. II. Groom. Helena; treasurer,
+. Scharnikow, Deer Lodge; recording
secretary, z. f. Hershey, Mssoula !;
trustees, Massena Billiard, Helena; S.
{. kenton, Bozeman; j. l.. Humble,
Corvallis. Executive committee, w.
w. Harper, Anaconda: o. Carson. Aug
usta; +. G. Griffith, Bozeman; w. r.
Groom. Butte; X. F. Allen, Cascade !;
j. l.. Humble, Corvallis; O. F. Nc
Hargue, Billings; p. H. Castle, Cen.
trail Park; E. Scharnikow, Deer .Olge
ciIAaANreen ~uoe EN- ~,