The Livingston enterprise. [volume] (Livingston, Mont.) 1883-1914, 1884-11-29
MONTANA NEWS.
Helena is now lighted by gas.

The taxable property of Deer Lodge
county is s3,55o,60o
The postoffice at Enterprise known as
Belknap, Missoula county, has been dis
continued.
David Godfrey was held up in Helena
last week for $50 in money his watch and
revolver.
The docket for the next term Of district
court in Yellowstone county contains
twenty-five criminal cases.
j. D. Sears, boot and shoe dealer of
Glendive, has made an assignment to Pc
ter Gallagher Of that place.
Territorial Auditor Joseph p. Wool
man collected in Helena and remitted $40
for the Bartholdi Pedestal fund.
Gem Ke, Chinese merchant of Deer
Lodge who has '.little foot wife, is re-
ieicing over the recent advent of son.
While skating in the rink at Billings
Mrs. Z. \. Schiller was so unfortunate as
to fall and break the wrist of her left
arm.
| Walter Collins is reported to have the
best claim in the Little Rockies, and it is
estimated that it will not pay over $3.50
per day to the man.
Rev. w. H. Maxfeld, of Butte, met his
death on the goth inst. from the effects of
a dose of carbolic acid given him through
mistake by his nurse.
Thos. F. Mckinney, Henry Miller and
VIM. Zifp were sentenced at Missoula to
eighteen months in the penitentiary and to
pay costs of prosecution for cattle stealing
While a resident of Jefferson county
was returning from Flathead Lake short
time since he fired upon and killed fine
calf belonging to neighbor, having taken
it for a deer.
| Judge Coburn has decided the Custer
county tax cases brought against the
Northern Pacific company directing a
modification of the assessment so as to ex-
empt the land, road bed, etc. This is IN
effect victory for the Northern Pacific.
The chain of the bu ;ket in the Gregory
shaft at Helena broke yesterday morning
and killed John Thomas and William
Wilcox. and broke the leg of another miner.
The bucket of ore fell about four hundred
feet, striking the men at the bottom of tho
shaft
Inter Mountain: Twenty or SO long
years ago Mr.. Kelly, of Deer Lodge, VOW
ed he would never again attend religious
services until there was elected demo-
cratic president of the United States. He
can now don Cleveland hat and waltz to
church.
Benton Record: A large amount of
counterfeit money was put in circulation in
the way of campaign soap. A man who
takes money for his vote is not apt to scan
bill too closely, and when he finds sub
sequently that it is spurious, lie is not in
position to squeal.
John C. Stone, Mich Smith, Frank Hub
ble and Owen McKeone, railroad men,
were examined before Judge Mathcson at
Billings, for illegal voting at the late
election, and were held in the sum of
$1,000 to appear at the next term Of the
district court. In default of bail they
were committed to Jail.
Last Friday Mr.. Z. O 'Brien, formerly in
the employ of the Northern Pacific Re-
frigerator Car company, left Helena with
the avowed intention of going to Butte.
Since that time nothing has been heard
from him. He had on his person over
5000, and left wife and child in Helena
in destitute circumstances.
Ezra Craig, who killed yellowstone
Jim,. was exonerated by the Lewis &
Clarke grand jury as justified in self-de-
fense. The man killed was rough, who
had broken in the glass front Of defendants
saloon, had knocked one man down with
chair and was assaultiBg Craig with the
broken chair when he shot him.
Helena Herald: It is rumored from
Lake Superior that the Anaconda mine at
Butte has been ''bottomed"-dug out.
| It is also rumored that the Calumet and
Hecla Company of Lake Superior has
offered Haggin & Tevis nine million dol
lars for the Anaconda plant. Of the two
rumors the latter is most probable.
]. C. Scott, Esq, of st. Paul, represent
ing the mercantile agency of r. G. Dun
s. Co., was in the city this week looking
into the financial standing Of our business
men. He stated that during the past six
months there has been about as many fail
ures in Missoula county as in all the rest
of the Territory-Missoulian.
River Press: Little Dog was the Indian
killed by the Chsyennes at Judith Gap a
few weeks ago, instead Of Antelope Shirt
as renorte1. The latter. We are informed