The Livingston enterprise. [volume] (Livingston, Mont.) 1883-1914, 1886-07-10
MONTANA NEWS.

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between Boulder and Elkhorn.
Range stock is reported to be in first
class condition all over the territory.
A territorial Sunday School convention
will be held in Helena on July gath and
25th.
The Fourth was celebrated at Forsyth,
Billings, Miles City and several other
places in eastern Montana.
E.V. Smalley, publisher of the North
west, of St. Paul, is preparing an edition
specially devoted to Helena.
At Woodville, lightning struck and kill
ed horse Some men engaged in repair
ing the roads narrowly escaped,
Charlebois' bakery on the corner OF
Park and Wyoming streets, Butte, was de-
stroyed by fire Tuesday morning. Loss,
$4,000.
A number of Crows met on Tuesday at
the court house at Miles City, by order OF
Secretary W. S. Strong, to enjoy a beet
roundup.
Henery Kleuber, of Miles City, Mont,
German 40 years old cut his throat in
hotel at Mandan, OAK, Saturday. He
will recover. He appeared to be insane.
Visitors to the National Park report an
absence of the mosquitoes and flies that
at this season usually render travel in the
| Wonderland disagreeable.
The fact that there are about 5000 cat
tie brands registered in Montana at the
present time shows plainly enough that
the ranching business has been making
wonderful progress in this territory within
the past few years.
T.C. Power, interviewed by Butte
reporter, said: ''The republicans, if they
expect to win. must get out Of the sage
brush and rustic; that is, they must come
out from under cover and pull together
and make fight"
| Bozeman was illuminated in grand style
on Monday night by flying rockets, Ro-
man candles, bombs and other fireworks.
An immense number Of fire crackers were
burnt, great many more than upon any
previous occasion.
A colored man named Harris robbed
the till of the White Elephant saloon al
Miles City. If few more doubloons
were extracted from this till at intervals,
the public would soon get square with the
shekels they have been contidenced out OF
| J.H. Landers, who has been stock de-
tective at Benton for the past five months
has taken his departure for St. Paul
where, in the interest OF the Montana
stock growers association, he will fill the
position of inspector of brands at the Min
nesota transfer.
A man giving the name of P.J. Boards
has given himself up to the military au
thorities at Fort Shaw, claiming to have
, deserted from Troop C at Fort Maginnis
His identity has not yet been established
but he is under guard and will remair ;
prisoner until mis- story can be invcstl
gated.
River Press: The Northern Paciticant
. Manitoba are having little war on th'
side IN Minnesota and Dakota. The n. T
will find it an up grade pull fighting jim
| Hill on his own dunghiIl, as it were
, They couldn't even head him off in Mon
tana, where the N. P. had every possibl
advantage.
II A fire occurred IN Park City ON Sunda
$ morning by which the store being carrie'
on by the administrators of the GREENWOOD
! estate was destroyed. Loss on stock, o.
; which there was no insurance, $4,000
The building. which was owned by n
Webber. was insured and was worth abou
$4,000. This is the first fire in Park City
/ The Irish sympathizers in Butte inau
: gurated movement to raise funds to ali
; Gladstone and Parnell in the home rul
struggle. Marcus Daily headed the lis
: with $3.50; James A. Murray and W. J
Connell followed with 800 each; tn
: Walkcrville miners subscribed 5000, an
= several thousand dollars more is expecte
to be forwarded by cable.
! The Montana Live Stock company
' which was formed at St. Paul last Ma
IS bv Montana stock growers for the purpos
Q Of putting up feeding sheds at West S
a Paul, have commenced the constructlo
Of their buildings, which will consist
! three sheds, each 65x350 feet, and whic
d will be completed October 1st. The con
,e pany is incorporated and has ample cal
# ital to proceed IN business us soon as tt
re buildings are ready.
The agency for the Tongue River Il
10 dians has been changed from the Ros
Of bud, near the mouth Of Muddy creek,
IN Lame Deer creek, being located on IL
v old claim Of Zook s. Anderson. Age
;e Upshaw will occupy the location he b
selected despite the claim of priority e
Of tablished by Miles City business ma
T. It is stated that the proposed extension
in the Cheyenne reserve will not be made
Ia include all the land between the prese
~ reserve and Tongue river.
Independence Day at Billings was su
IS cess in spite Of the non attendance Of
ey Indians expected, and the consequent ia
n ure of the advertised sun dance. I
e. braves gave medicine dance. The 9
be sence of the Indians is variously attribut
,es to Encouragement on the part of the co
&C. mittee and the adverse efforts Of one era
a government farmer on the reservatl'