The Livingston enterprise. [volume] (Livingston, Mont.) 1883-1914, 1885-11-14
MONTANA NEWS.

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MONTANA NEWS.
The First National bank of Billings
has moved into its new building.
Frank Pias, a Mexican rancher of Cho-
teau county, is in Jail for killing an In
dian.
Mayor Langhorne, of Bozeman, ha sre-
signed in contemplation of his removal to
Helena.
Pm. Hatch has been appointed post
master at Big Timber and Samuel M.
Martin at Piegan agency.
William Todd was picked up in back
yard at Helena in a dying condition, the
result of excessive drink and exposure.
The Yellowstone Journal chronicles the
stabbing of a horse man named Jack
Moore by Frank Choat near that town.
James Hanson, a lad of 16 years, was
thrown from a horse at White Sulphur
Springs last week and received fatal in
juries.
1t is reported that John S. M. Neill,
business manager of the Helena Independ-
ent, will be appointed to the position of
mclter in the assay Office.
J. G. Pickering, an extensive farmer of
the Missouri valley and lumber dealer
and manufacturer at White Sulphur
Springs, is in financial difficulties.
The Northern Pacific intends erecting
a hotel on Lake Pend d. Orcille in the
spring for sportsmen. Hunting and fish
ing in that locality are the best that can be
found west of the Alleghenies.
The Northwest: In Montana there is a
mill which makes brand of -four Called
the 'Four Ace" brand. A rival mill has
new put on the ''Royal Flush" brand,
which of course gets away with the four
aces.
Mineral Argus: The Buchanan boys
say there are fully thousand head OF
Mou<ooo ho~,oo =, %ho ho,,lc of Tho Rloolo
Some of the brands are changed while
others are ''skinned," to prevent identif
cation.
Great prairie fires have swept over the
northern portion of this territory and as
far beyond as the Canadian Pacific. The
burnt district extends from the Missouri
river at Coal Banks clear to the Canadian
Pacific.
Gen. Frank c. Armstrong, the Indian
inspector, who with General Sheridan, ad.
justed the cattle grazing trouble in the
Cheyenne country in Indian territory tc
the satisfaction of the President, is at
Crow agency.
Butte Miner The Montana Republi.
lican bosses are just now busily engaged
in getting up documentary evidence to
submit to the United States senate next
month to prevent the confirmation OF
several territorial appointees.
Last Saturday resident of the Mussel
shell valley Unexpectedly rode into 8
band of Indians, supposed to be Piegans
They had seventeen horses, which art
probably the property of Smoot & Son
who recently lost that number.
The postodices at Teton and Villeux,
Choteau county, have been discontinued
Mail for these points goes to Fort Benton
The Star service between Sun River and
Great Falls, will be increased to thre.
times per week after November 10th.
Among the latest interesting items ii
the Butte papers is the account OF juven
lie stabbing affray between two 14-yea
old boys named Goodwin and Murray
While playing marbles the boys quarrelet
and Murray stabbed his companion to
depth of three inches in the left lung.
The Grow Indians are not very enthusi
astic over the prospect of getting it'll
from the United States for 100 acres o
land to each head Of family and 80 acre
for each of their children. They seem t
have an idea that the remainder may b.
lost to them and gained by the Wash-chee
tee (white many.
Deer Lodge having been placarde'
with Knights Of Labor proclamatio
that after Nov. 18th all persons EN-
ploying Chinese would be boycotte
the principal men of Deer Lodge to tn
number of about rs have joined in
manifesto saying that thay will not obe
the order and believe it should not
obeyed.
Butte Inter- Mountain: At Clarke
Colusa mine they are trying the exper
ment Of extracting sulphur from the COY
per ore by the use Of kilns. The ore