The Livingston enterprise. [volume] (Livingston, Mont.) 1883-1914, 1886-04-17
LIVINGSTON, MONTANA, SATURDAY, APRIL II. 1886

Palmer, the Helena court house con-
tractor, has returned to the capial and re-
engaged the strikers to do the work, which
will now he pushed to its completion
The Blue Eyed Nellie mine in the
Warm Springs district, Deer Lodge county,
has been sold for $15O,0OO, the highest
price ever paid for mine in that county.
United States Marshal Kelly has served
papers on the Northern Pacific railroad
company and the Montana Improvement
company enjoining them from cutting
timber.
Glendive was visited by another fire on
Thursday night of last week. This time
the rollar rink, structure 4Ox160 feet,
was burned. The loss is $4,000; insured
for $4,000.
Alfred Myers of Billings this week re-
ceived carload of thoroughbred Jersey
cattle from Illinois, which he has placed
upon bis thoroughbred stock farm which
he is establishing near that place.
Willis Rhodes has been tried in the dis
trict court at White Sulpher Springs for
the killing of William lindsay at Yogo,
in December last, found guilty of murder
in the second degree and sentenced to
ten years in the penitentiary.
The Montana company QimitedD has
commenced work at Marysville, prepara-
tory to erecting a new mill for crushing
Drum Lummon ore. The company is
now working sixty stamps and the ucw
mill will add fifty more.
Mr.. r. H. Edwards, a farmer residing
in the vicinity of Butte, while returning
home from that city fell from and was
run over by his wagon, sustaining serious,
and perhaps, fatal injuries, although
hopes arc entertained for his ultimate re-
covery.
Joe Murphy, of the Montana Cattle
company, has gone to Canada to receive
two carloads of Percheron horses which
his company have imported from France.
The horses will he placed on the More
land ranch, this county, which the COM
pany leased last fall.
Judge Hilger, of Prickley Pear valley,
is having vessel built at Dubuque, Iowa,
to be used on the Missouri between Town
send and Great Falls. The vessel is of
steel and her general dimensions are 50xl0
feet. 1t is intended to be used for passen-
ger traffic exclusively.
Hamilton & Hazlett, of Choteau, deal
ers in general merchandise, were last week
closed under an attachment for $4,000.
1t is stated that the failure will have para
Lying effect in the Teton country as the
firm have carried many of the ranchmen
for years and the failure will force set
tlcment.
Big Horn 81 ntincl: A party of Crow
Indians passed through town this week
on their way to the reservation. They
had been set afoot by horse thieves, and
presented the remarkable spectacle of
having all their worldly possessions pack
on dogs; and the noble red man himself
having to "foot it,"
Messrs. T. F. Chapman and NJ. Thomp-
son, of Kingston, N. NJ. and W. $. Chap
man, of San Francisco, have purchased a
interest in the entire Marys-
vile properties, owned by Phil Shcnon.
The company guarantees to expend $780,
900 in the erection of mill, tramways, ETC.,
during the present season.
Independent: The Whitlatch Union
Mining and Milling company, with cap
ital of 100000 divided into that plumber
of shares. has been organized to work a
mining property at Unionville, near the
old Whitlatch Union. The officers are
B. H. Tatem, president; T. H. Klein
treasurer; Geo. H. Hill, secretary !;
H. R. Comfy and Geo. B. Foote.
Dillon Tribune: A large band of horses
was bought in Beaverhead county last
week by horse men from eastern Montana
Messrs. Van Eghen, McQuirk and Tussler,
of Medora, were the gentlemen making
the purchases. They bought one hundred
and fifty head from different bands in the
county, paying prices ranging from $50
to $35 and $40 per head.
The sheriff of Silver Bow county on
Tuesday served papers upon the managers
Of the Liquldator company in two suits
brought by the Montana Copper company
for 100000 and 100000 respectively.
The basis of the claim is that the Liqui-
lator company have run into the Colusa
ground and extrac ted between 35, 900 and
tons OF ore, much of it being high
grade.
The rec ent change in the leading Off
GERS of the United States army has caused
the following promotions in Montana
posts: At Fl. Missoula, Major Jordon is