The Livingston enterprise. [volume] (Livingston, Mont.) 1883-1914, 1886-01-02
MONTANA NEWS.

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e resigned.
The Calumet, by W. H. Buck, Is new
weekly paper published at Choteau, Cho
= teau county.
e Anaconda will hereafter have churcl
organization, the Presbyterians having or
ganized society there.
A group of hot springs have been dis
covered ON the south fork of Sleeping
Child creek in Missoula county.
: Clark & Larabie, bankers of Butte,
made each Of their employees substantial
Christmas gift in the way of a 500 bill
each.
James Lee, residing at Great Falls. had
four head of valuable horses burned last
week. together with his barn and consid-
cradle hay.
A mining claim was recently sold in the
Red Bluff district for 5000 and the
parties receiving the cash have gone east
to enjoy themselves.
Butte is to have another smelter, and 1t
is now in course of erection. It is backed
by Colorado capital and Is intended to do
only custom work.
Two new postoffices have recently been
established, "Bellview," On Willow creek,
20 miles from Chotcau, and "Bynum," at
the Muddy crossing, twelve miles out.
c. o. Ziegenfuss, editor and manager of
the Butte Daily Miner, was the recipient
on Christmas day of fine gold watch and
chain, gift from several personal friends.
A mad dog took possession of dry
goods store in Butte last week, but was
dispatched before doing any harm. more
than to scare a few ladies out of their wits.
Judge A. r. Barrows died on the 10th
inst. at Ubet. He was one of the first set
tiers in Judith Basin, and started the town
of Ubet. He was born in Olean, N. Y, in
1888.
Missouls Times: The report that the
Ceur d'Alene Bedrock Flume company
had failed probably emanated in Butte.
Arrivals from the mines pronounce the re-
port canard.
John T. Mclaughlin received serious
injuries while cutting timber tor wood
about 13 miles from Dillon, by being
struck on the head and back by a tree
which another man was telling.
J. A. McDougald. a,aa4sasn from the
9th ward Of Helena, recently skipped out
leaving debts to the amount of several
thousand dollars. He also left wife and
children in distressed circumstances.
E. E. Farman, deputy clerk of the dis
trict count, and coroner of Missoula
county and loan agent for the Corbin
banking company Of New York, has left
Missoula without saying goodbye to his
friends.
The Jail at Benton was successfully
broken on Christmas night by one Charles
Schmidt, alias Gahan, one of the prisoners.
He was implicated in the forgery by
which the First National Bank there was
victimized few months ago.
Miner: The Butte Smelling company
which is now augmented by the addition
of eastern capital, has arranged to largely
increase its facilities. At an early day the
construction of new calciner and a new
Cotton furnace will be begun and larger
water jacket added. 1t is further said
that by spring three new furnaces vii!
have been added, for which the brick has
already been purchased.
Messrs. Hough & Dustin Of Lincoln, ILL.,,
have purchased land at Miles City, and
will build a monster slaughter house with
acapacity of 200 beeves day, and from
1000 to $1,000 beeves during the season.
R. NJ. Hough has arrived to superintend
the erection of the ice and slaughter
houses which will include sixty horse
power engine and boilers of $50 power for
steam processing.
The lifeless body Of W. Stevens, former
~ in the employ of Scott & Hank at
their ranch on Powder river, was discover
ed in bed at McQueen's hotel, Miles City,
on Friday morning of last week. He had
been complaining for some time and was
under medical treatment. His parents
live in Baltimore. He was much esteem
ed and was on the eve of marrying.
Verdict, heart disease.
C. II. Perkins, railroad employe on
the Utah & Northern, met his death in
horrible manner at Silver Bow Junction.
He fell between two cars of a freight train
while it was in motion, nearly the entire
train running over him, mangling him al
most beyond recognition. Death ensued
almost instantly. He was u married man
and had just removed his family from
Ogden to the end Of bis run.
Missoulian: Frank Dierman found q
rroId ord c;lvar upotch tho n<hor 1av in