The Livingston enterprise. [volume] (Livingston, Mont.) 1883-1914, 1886-04-03
The Home Land and Cattle company of
Custer county, have purchased $4,000
worth of cattle in Idaho, which they will
ship to eastern Montana ranges.

WoTtIl oI CattIc III luanO, WHICH tney VIII
ship to eastern Montana ranges.
A new racket worked by the crooks
of Butte city is to personate a newspaper
reporter, with the view of ''bleedine" per
sons engaged in questionable pursuits.
Articles of incorporation of the Stevens
vile Library Association have been filed
in the office of the recorder of Missoula
county. The association starts with about
a thousand volumes
R. B. Briggs has purchased full brand
of 1900 cattle in the vicinity of Lewiston,
Idaho. The cattle will be shipped from
Sprague, w. t., to his ranch on the
Cla.ke's Fork about the 1st May.
A movement is on foot at Missoula to
incorporate cattle company for the ben
eft of parties having few hundred dol
lars, so that they may invest in a paying
business, with small risk of loss.
The body of Earl Williams, who lost
his life by snow slide in the mountains
near Red Bluff last winter, has been recov-
cred and was taken to Bozeman and buried
in the cemetery at that place on Sunday.
A Bozeman, Mont, special of the 3lst
to the Pioneer Press says: Harry c.
Wallbridge was arrested here to-day for
embezzlement at Council Bluffs, Iowa, and
will be taken there on requisition from
the governor of Iowa.
Glendive Independent: A valuable
milch COW belonging to Supt. Ainslie,
which was under treatment for week,
was killed Saturday. An examination in
to the cows ailment revealed two hair
pins and shingle nail in the stomach.
Under the provisions of Army regula-
tions 27, board of officers will convene
at Fort Keogh on Monday, April 12, to
make preliminary examination into the
claims and qualifications of certain non
commissioned officers.
Thursday of last week it was discovered
that J. Rockert was not at his post attend
ing the sheep On DR.. Byalls ranch on Cow
creek. Upon investigation he was found
lying dead in his cabin. A coroncr's jury
returned verdict of ''Death from natural
causes"
River Press: Mr.. Geo. Bird Grinnell,
editor of the Forest and Stream who w"-
in Northern .aMla thief mounta;n n.sa ~
well pleased that he proposes to come ~.
again this summer aud l,.-c a large ex.
cursion party.
While laborer swere digging the founda-
ton for residence at Helena on Wednes |
day last they discovered cache, consist
ing of old coin, nuggets and antique
jewelry, which had evidently been buried
for some years. The value amounts to
about 81, 1875.
James Carpenter, who killed man
near Junction City, Yellowstone county,
over a year ago, has just been released by
the district court in Helena on his own
recognlzancc. This virtually ends the
case. He was indicted for murder in
Yellowstone county and the case was re-
moved to Helena on change of venue.
independent: The Montana Central
railway company, through their attorneys,
applied to the Third judicial District
Court for the appointment of commits
sion to assess damages to property on their
right of way on the Riminl branch OF their
road. Vim. A. Chessman, John B. San
ford and Elizur Beach were appointed a
commission for this purpose.
John H. Burger, a 13-year old son OF
Jacob Burger who lives in the Madison
valley, was fatally injured on Tuesday OF
last week. He had accompanied his faith
er who was hauling poles to his ranch and
while descending heavy grade the wagon
to commenced to upset. The
boy in attempting to jump was caught un-
der the load and so badly crushed that he
died in short time after the accident.
Missoulian: Indian police went to
Horse Plains the other day to arrest a
white man and an Indian woman for un-
lawful cohabitation, but the white man
happened to have number Of friends with
him and the squaw was run into the
mountains, so the police concluded not to
do anything. Had a bottle, or two Of
of whisky been circulated among the In
dians it is probable there would have
been first-class fight.
Tuesday last the body of dead man
was found by party of rowing Indians in
clump of bushes in the vicinity OF Ana
conda. By the side of the corpse was
found vial containing morphine. The
BODY was taken to Anaconda where 1t was
identified as that of German named
Rausig. He had been in Anaconda few
days before seeking employment, which
he failed to find, and driven to desperation
by poverty, the unfortunate man had evil
IDENTIFY procured bottle of morphine, re-
tired to the solitude OF the grove by the