The Livingston enterprise. [volume] (Livingston, Mont.) 1883-1914, 1886-05-08

Pythias will meet in Helena on the 1st
instant.
An assembly of the Knights of Labo
has been instituted at Miles City, with
membership of fifty.
A wind storm on Saturday evening las
blew the railroad platform at Fort Keogl
over upon the track.
The editor of the Jefferson County Sen
tinel boasts of being the possessor of
four-legged chicken.
The two-year old son of Thomas Duns
ton, living at Gregory. recently met it:
death by falling into we'll.
The Indebtedness of Meagher county
was decreased, from March 1st, 1885, tt
March 1st, 1886, $4,567.07.
John johnson of Billings has beer
awarded contract for government sur
veying in the Yellowstone country.
The city election at Butte on Monday
last resulted in substantial victory fol
the democrats, they re-electing Mayor
Frank and securing three out of the foul
aldermen.
!. Deputy Sheriff RAIDER of Meaghel
county arrested Carl Stohl in Iowa gulcE
on Monday last, and lodged him in jail al
White Sulphur Springs. Stohl is charged
with horse stealing.
Ed. Dequasie, of Choteau, justice Of
the peace, treasurer of the Odd Fellows
lodge, has skipped the country with d
considerable sum of money belonging tc
his trusts and private parties.
Stock Inspector W. D. Smith last week
arrested at Quinlan's ranch, near Miles
City, cowboy named Jack Williams
charged with horse stealing. The theft
was committed in Wyoming last spring
The Journal is dissatisfied with the di,
mensions of the new depot being built al
Miles City by the Northern Pacific. Il
claims the new station is disqualifying tc
a town of the importance of Miles City
Dillon Tribune: Frank Bradley met
with a serious accident while fishing with
giant powder He had one of his hands
so badly torn and shattered that DR.. Pick
man had to amputatc his hand above the
wrist.
The Miner Live Stock company, of the
Shonkin, Choteau county, had six head
of fine horses stolen lately. Two mel
driving horses answering the description
of the stolen animals were arrested neal
Maple Creek.
A fire at Butte on Friday of last week
destroyed three tenement buildings, one
log and two frames, owned by Curtis &
Mavers. The loss is covered by 81, zoe
insurance. The fire is supposed to have
been incendiary.
The bullion product of the Granite
Mountain company for the quarter ending
March 81 this year amounted to 1851, 300
an average of over $4,000 month
The shipments for the first 13 days il
April were $63,5O6.
President Bryan, of the Montana Stock
Growers association on Saturday last ap
pointed delegates to attend the convention
of cattle men which meets at Fort Mac
leod, in the Canadian Northwest territory
on Wednesday of next week.
Mrs. W. C. Wheeler, of 511 East Mair
street, Kalamooza, Michigan, desires in
formation concerning the whereabouts o1
her nephew, Ira C. Green, who has lately
fallen heir to some property. When las
heard from he was at Butte.
At preliminary hearing before United
States Commissioner Matheson at Billings
F. W. Phelps was bound over to.appea
at the fall session of the district court II
answer to the charge of unlawfully cut
ting timber on the Crow reservation.
River Press: A number of sportsmel
from New York will be in northern Mon
tana some time during the coming sum
mer. They will confne their operation
for the most part to hunting for larg
game in the Rocky mountains, and vii
probably make their headquarters here.
The Territorial Teachers association
will hold an institute in Butte City tn
last week of June. Three sessions will
be held each day during the convention
Lectures will be delivered by some of tn
most cultured and prominent men IN tn
territory.
Winslow Morgan, who assassinated Ere
Haining near Dillon, last year, fled t
British Columbia and was there arreste
and taken back to Dillon, has been trie
and acquitted on the ground of emotions
insanity. The killing grew out of an cl
grudge.
Dustin & Hough of Miles City hav
contracted for 1900 head of wester
beeves of Hoskins & McGirl. The bee
is to be paid for at dressed weight, an
delivered on or about the first of jun
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