The Livingston enterprise. [volume] (Livingston, Mont.) 1883-1914, 1884-12-20
MONTANA NEWS.

A fire in the Dexter mill at Butte caused
loss of $1,000.
Henry Phleger al old-time miner, died
at Helena on Saturday.
Red Mountain (Ten Mile district) pros
pectors say that deposits Of tin certainly
exist there.
Fifteen hundred cords of wood will be
required to run the Ten Mile concentration
this winter.
The territorial grand jury which has been
in session at Deer Lodge found nineteen
indictments.
White Sulphur Springs has voted bonds
to the amount of $4,000 for the purpose
of erecting school building.
The estimated total number of cattle in
Montana is 855,363, which, estimated at
$35 per head, would amount to $29,958,-
7O5.
It is stated that Choteau county has on
ly two townships and therefore Is only al
lowed four justices of the peace, two in
each.
Edmond Bussard, of Dearborn, cut HIM
self in the foot with an Ak last week and
died from the effects of the wound the
same evening.
Col. George w Thompson, who recent
| ly sold his Colorado herd of of cattle for
$65O,Oo0 intends engaging in the cattle
| business in Montana
A train Monday night ran into bunch
Of cattle sleeping on the track in a cut,
between Dixon and Ainsley, and killed
seven or eight of them.
A race for $1,000 will take place at
Billings, on New Years day, between Mr..
Astell's horse Spanker, and r. c. Ander
sons horse, Walker Brown.
Two pugiIists, Waite of Butte, and
McNally, of Colorado, fought four rounds
at Butte On Saturday last, in which Nc
Nally was declared the winner.
G.P. Comstock, formerly member of
the Chicago board of trade, was seriously
injured at his cattle ranch on Pumpkin
creek, by being thrown from horse.
By the resignation of W. II. Hunt, who
was elected as attorney of the third judicial
district, the Office of collector of customs
at Benton becomes vacant The salary is
81 900 and fees.
About fifty cowboys rode into Terry on
Friday last, and excited the citizens by
their promiscucus shooting. One of the
citizens, Mr.. Hicks, was maltreated until
he had to beg for mercy.
A tramp in a horrible condition, both
feet being badly frozen, was picked up by
the Billings coach Saturday and taken to
Benton where he was turned over to the
officers and provided for at the Jail.
| The cornor'sj jury in the supposed suicide
case of Michel Cannon few days ago at
Bitter Root Bend, Missoula county de-
cided that the dead man had been MUIR
dered but by some person to them
unknown.
Charges have been preferred against S.
J. Armstrong, Agent of the Grows, for us
ing his position to compel the Crows to
sign lease to John F. Blake and J. C.
Wilson, trustees OF the Colorado Syndi-
cate, of the greater portion of the Grow
Reservation for ten years, at one cent per
, acre.
David Terwllliger, a farmer living near
Horse Plains, was murdered on Tuesday
of last week. He was discovered lying
on the floor of his house, having been
stabbed twice in the fore part of the neck
with an old, half-worn butcher knife,
which had severed the jugular vein. 1t
is supposed to have been the work of In
dians.
While Col, Sanders was addressing a
Jury the sheriff entered followed by six
teen prisoners. The Colonel paused, and
remarked that as the grand jury were COM
ing in he would continue his remarks after
they had finished their business. The
general laugh that followed apprised the
Colonel that he had unconsciously paid a
compliment to the grand inquest Of the
county.--Billings Post.
Acting Gov, J, S. Teoker issued a par
don Monday for John Sullivan convicted
last May of robbery. The petition and
letters that were brought to bear upon
, the governor were of such character
+ that he thought the prisoner deserving OF
, pardon. Sullivan was one of the con.
9 victs who risked his own lille to save the
: penitcntiary on Oct. 31st during the fire
e and was severaly burned at that time.
fl The following statement shows tho
1 amount of silver bullion and gold shipped
r by the Northern Pacific express company
: from December 1st to December 18th
e Seventeen bars of silver amounting tt
J. $22,6OO, and twelve boxes Of gold amount