The Livingston enterprise. [volume] (Livingston, Mont.) 1883-1914, 1885-03-21
MONTANA NEWS.

The dog poisoner has been getting ii
his work at Miles City.
Brainerd, Gardner & Co. expect to erect
fve-stamp mill at Maiden.
Treasurer Brandenberg of Miles City il
married to lady named Clarke, a resident
of Glendive.
i L. V. Millard, conductor on the U. &
N. was killed near Melrose this week by
falling from his train.
i A fire at Miles City on Wednesday
night burned houses occupied by Mrs
McCanna and Mrs. Judd.
j OF 1000 cattle driven by the Lang
outfit from Texas to the Big Dry range in
Dawson county last year not more than
ten died.
Stockgrowers of the Yellowstone and
Musselshell divisions will meet in Billings
on Monday, April 5th, to arrange for
round-ups.
Calamity Jane, who infested the Yel-
lowstone valley few years ago, is said to
be disporting herself among the residents
of Lander. Wyoming.
The three cowboys who ''monkeyed''
with the train at Mingusville are under $500
bonds each to answer the charge of stop
ping the United States mail.
| The Crow Indians sentenced to impris-
onment at the last term of Court in Custer
county for raiding Zook & Alderson's
ranch have been promised pardon by
the governor.
The New Northwest published a por
trait and biographical sketch of Col. Gala
way, speaker of the lower house of the
legislature, in its last issue and will follow
with similar tribute to Hon. Frank Arm
strong, president of the council.
When John Mitchell, the murderer Of
Dan. Cain, was dying at Sheridan he was
asked if he wanted to leave any word for
his wife and children in the States. eyes"
SAID Mitchell, "tell them the s. of b.
is dead'-meaning himself.
Geo. w. Cooks loss from 1000 sheep
on Dog creek range in Judith basin was
Is head. Out Of 10000 sheep in all on
that range the loss for the whole winter
will not exceed $50. A year ago the loss
out of 1000 sheep on that range was
1900.
An Indian named Bull going from
Fort Belknap to Fort Assinaboine drove
his squaw into the brush and shot her
dead and then shot himself. A scout saw
him put the muzzle to his own head
and upon investigation found the dead
squaw.
It is rumored that P. T. Barnum is
making arrangements to take charge Of
the show of COW boys, Indians and other
attractions which broke up in Chicago uD-
der the management of Mr.. Brown of
Junction City. Brown is now in the east
concluding negotiations with Barnum, so
says the report.
Mr.. johnson, fireman of the late terri
torial council, became insane toward the
close of the session. The affliction was
probably brought on By racking his brain
in vain endeavor to discover motive on
the part of some of the honorable coun-
cilmen for the remarkable manner in
which they treated bills.
Butte officers telegraphed the St. Paul
police to arrest woman on the Northern
Pacific train named Mrs. Hildebrand and
to search her for valuable papers. They
did so and found no papers. After
holding the woman two days, no further
word having been received from Butte,
she was discharged and went on to Chic
ago.
New Northwest: Travellers between
Helena and Deer Lodge miss an old land
mark of the stage road-the French
woman's house. It was burned down
some months ago, and the ruins of the old
stone chimney, with the picketed grave on
the bluff in the distance, are the lone re-
minders of one Of the mysterious murders
of the early days.