The daily enterprise. [volume] (Livingston, Mont.) 1883-1884, 1883-11-27
MONTANA NEWS.

HALEY.
Snow was eighteen inches deep in
Butte on Saturday evening and still
falling.
A Minneapolis syndicate is contem-
plating the purchase Of large amount
Of land in the valley near Billings.
The artesian well company of Miles
City are sinking second we'll and hope
to have as good success as with the
first.
The Helena Independent challenges
the Herald to show down to deter
mine which of the two has the largest
circulation.
Cattle shipments over the Northern
Pacific are not yet closed for the sea-
son, as 327 head were shipped from
Billings on Monday.
Lewis and Clarke county has 2O6
tax. payers who each paid 500 or up
wards this year in taxes, and this on
an assessment of fifteen mills on the
dollar.
A Utah Northern engine jumped
the track near Deer Lodge Saturday
and broke the freman's arm. His
name was not learned. Nobody else
was hurt,
It is reported that the stock of the
Drum Lummon has advanced rapidly
in London in the past few days. 1t
may bt safely relied upon that in less
than another year the price will be
away up.
The late stolm on the west side has
been very severe. 1t took the shape
of snow storm driven by furious
wind that blew down buildings in some
instances and interrupted telegraphlc
communication.
1t is stated that the running ex-
penses have been cut down IS per cent.
ON the Pacific division of the North
ern Pacific, in order to make ag
showing in the net profit of the Il
for the last months Of the year.
Officers of Choteau county are again
after the notorious Indian Antelope
Shirt, who recently served term in
the penitentiary for murderous as
sault on white man. This time 1t is
for carving squaw with his scalping
knife.
Gov, Crosby, in his annual report to
the Secretary of the Interior, urges
that polygamous Mormons be not only
disfranchised but debarred from enter
ing government lands, thereby pre-.
venting the spread Of Mormonism in
this territory.
Montanians are letter writer's from
away back, the average number of
letters citizen of this territory mails
annually being forty, as shown by
postoflice statistics. For New York
State the number is forty-oue, and for
Minnesota twenty -one.
At Billings on Saturday Caleb Rich
recovered against the Northern Pacl-
fic a judgment for $sl25, being the
value set upon two cows killed on the
road a short time ago. The Herald is
in doubt as to whether this will lead
to another reduction in salaries along
the Northern Pacific, or not.
Heron Siding, the outfitting point to
the new mines. is becoming a hard
hole. A few nights ago the FOUNDERS
to carry some point with
the express agent. Because Of his
the agent was terribly
beaten, his ear almost torn off, and the
SlgnC OF one eye destroyed.
The Butte Miner says: Ben Hogan
is doing good work in Butte. Up to
date 225 persons of all classes have
signed the various pledges, which bind
the signer to abstain from the use Of
for any length Of time he
may desire, be it for one year or for
life. The signers include not only
well known inebriates, but many sub.
stantial business men who are among
our most respected citizsns.
A notable event occurred last week
in the production of the first bullion
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