The daily enterprise. [volume] (Livingston, Mont.) 1883-1884, 1883-12-17
MONTANA NEWS.
Measles at Miles City.

Measles at Miles City.
Fire at Fort Keogh burned ou
Widow Ryan's humble home, and lsf'
her 5000 loser.
Joe Laundre, of Terry, has Seen
bound over to appear before the grand
jury on charge of horse stealing.
Delegate Maginnis is said to favor
Salt Lake as the site for the proposed
training school for youthful redskins.
It will be known in a day Or two
whether or not the Clendenin mining
and smelling company will resume
operations.
Butte is afflicted with the usual
autumn influx of roughs and toughs,
who are comwittlng all sorts Of minor
and major depredations, but who man
age to elude the authorities never
theless.
The editor of the Miles City Jour.
nal was betrayed into reading col
umn article in an eastern exchange
that proved at the end to be patent
medicine ad. He is kicking about it
vigorously.
kirkpatrick Brothers, of Dillon,
who lately failed. had liabilities to the
amount Of $4,000, with assets OF
$48, 1000. E. W. Butts, of the same
town, also insolvent, owed about SIS 900
and had ST. 900.
We notice this paragraph in the
Maiden Argus: "Several attachments
were placed on property belonging to
the Collar company during the week.
The Collar mill closed down shortly
after making it's first rnn of ore, but
we had thought the company was suffi.
ciently strong, but this would lock as
though it was a case of insolvency.
Tive feotpads met Rev. Mr.. Black
iston, of Butte, on dark street few
nights ago and demanded his mouey.
The reverend gentleman, instead of
com plying yelled Justify and the rob
bers decamped. On Saturday night "a
man named Richards claims to have
been held up IN the vicinity of Lavell's
lumber yard, on East Park street, and
relieved of sixty dollars, while an.
other man lays claim to having been
robbed of sum the amount OF which
is not definitely known.
The three mon, Marlen Gamble,
Thomas Sheldon and Fred Wiley, who
held up and robbed the Helena and
Deer Lodge stage in July last, had
their trial last week. Two of them
pleaded guilty and the third, Gamble,
stood trial. The jury, after twenty
deliberation, returned a YER
lict that involved tho passing of
sentence to prison for life. Those
Who acknowledged their guilt will get
IF with lighter sentence.
Marion Gamble, found guilty Of rob.
'ing the mails, was questioned in
'Ourt last week as to his whereabouts
n July, 1882. He at first declined to
!nswer, but was instructed by the
Judge to make reply. His reply was
xplicit; Il was in the penitentiary.
lie was certain of Imprisonment in any
vent. Had hs been adjudged guilt
ess of the Indictment he would at
nee have been incarcerated on the
ormer charge, while his escapade
7ould have added another series of
ears to the original sentence.
Some time since the superintendent
t the Maginnis mining company. after
epeated assays of the tailings from
he mill, deemed it advisable to shut
own, rs the assays showed 90 per
ent. of tho gold in the tailings, while
ut 30 per cont. was saved by the pro-
Bss in use. To convince themselves
the accuracy OF the assay, the COM
any had 1900 pounds sacked and
hipped to San Francisco, where it was
IN through mill probably of the
an process) and brought to the ton
228.05 in gold and 11.63 ounces in
liver. The United States assayest at
[elena took sample from every sixth
,ck, which showed $l05.76 in gold
nd $lO.03 in silver. making the ASSAY
'ss by far than that run through the
ill at San Francisco.
CAPTURE Of Robbers.