The Livingston enterprise. [volume] (Livingston, Mont.) 1883-1914, 1885-01-31
MONTANA NEWS.

MUNIANA NEWS.
The Crows are the richest Indians in
Montana. The Piegans are the poorest.
The Maiden Argus favors the division
of Gallatin, Meagher and Choteau counties.
A bridge is to be built across the Big
Horn river near Fort Custer where the
ferry now is.
The Custer forwarding company, at
Custer station, are building large addi-
ton to their present .warehouses.
Among presents on the occasion Of the
marriage of Mr.. Sam Kennett and Miss
CLAUDIA Clark in Helena was one from Mr..
s. T, Hauser, step-father Of the groom, of
a check for $4,000.
Col. R. S. Gardner, special U. S. Indian
agent, is now in Montana inspecting the
various tribes partiularly the Piegans
1t is estimated that 400 of this tribe died
of starvation since the beginning of last
winter.
An effort is now being made to again
make Miles City the end Of a division of
the mail service. The programme now is
to make the divisions as follows: St.
Paul to jamestown; jamestown to Miles
City; Miles City to Helena.
At Glendiye James Bryde while intoxi-
Gated tried to force his way into Mrs
Shumway's residence. She had only a
revolver for company and with that she
gave him shot in the leg. He was af-
terward arrested and jailed for ten days.
The people of Billings at mass meet
ing voted to apply to the Legislature to
have their town incorporated and allowed
mayor and six aldermen. Missoula pc
titions to be disincorporated while Billings
petitions the reverse. Billings also voted
the proposition down last year.
Counterfeit dollars are comparatively
plentiful in Helena and the western part of
the territory. They have the color and
ring of the genuine article but have a
slippery, soapy feeling that betrays their
character. They are belived to be manu-
factured in the vicinity of Butte or Glen
dale.
The prize fight between Murphy and
Thorp in Butte last Sunday light was a
farce. Thorp was scared almost to death
from the start and would scarcely allow
Murphy to give him two Or three blows
before be left the stage altogether. Muir
ply got about $1,000 out Of the meeting
and the spectators got left.
The physicians Of Findley, Ohio, the
former residence of DR.. Carlin who was
so ruthlessly killed at his ranch on Tongue
river, passed resolutions Of respect and re-
-gret, calling upon the authorities Of Gus
ter county to ascertain and punish the
perpetrators of the murder and resolving
to care for and protect his surviving FAM
lily.
A contract has been let by the Anacon-
da Mining Company to Caplice & Nc Cune
for the delivery at the top of their chute
near Anaconda of 100000 cords of wood,
at 1914 per cord, the same to be furnish
ed within four years. This amount of
wood piled in the usual way, four feet
high and eight feet long, would reach
over 456 miles.
Helena within three days has had four
fires for which nothing but incendierism
could be urged as an origin. Three of
the fires we're in barns and the fourth in
a planning mill and all were where, had
tire circumstances of weather been favor
able. a disasterous confagration must have
resulted. The Helena people are begin
ing to think they have determined gang
of miscreants in their city.