The Livingston enterprise. [volume] (Livingston, Mont.) 1883-1914, 1886-11-13
MONTANA NEWS.
Metr opolitan Billings is negotiating fol
the electric light.

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Tommy Berkin killed pair of Rocky
mountain goats in Jefferson county last
| week.
Eight prisoners escaped from the Black
foot, Idaho, Jail, and at last accounts were
still at large.
A daughter of James Flynn, in Beav-
erhead county, attempted suicide last week
by shooting herself, because Of being left
grass widow.
John Oliver, native of Liverpool, Eng
land, was run over by the switch engine
in the railroad yard at Heron and injured
50 that he died eight hours afterward.
Miner: The reward offered by various
mining companies for the apprehension OF
the person or persons who set fire to their
cord wood last month has been withdrawn.
E. r. Clingan, merchant Of Belt, on
the Billings and Helena stage road, was
seriously shot in the arm and shoulder
last week by drunken blacksmith named
George.
A 3-year old son of Ben krow fell into
the mill ditch at Missoula last Friday and
was drowned. The body was found IN
the river, and all efforts at resuscitation
were unsuccessful.
In the month of October just closed the
Helena postoffice sold 5O,O50 two-cent
postage stamps, and over 10000 one cent
stamps, or a revenue of considerably over
$1,000 from those two classes of stamps
alone.
Cayuse Alec, ranchcr on Poplar river.
had his hay and corral destroyed by fire
few days ago. 1t was set on fire by In
dian children playing with matches, and
the loss is heavy one considering the
scarcity of hay.
C.P Maginnis, whose name has become
famous as one of the heroes who distin-
guished themselves in saving lives on the
occasion Of the recent terrible fatal disas-
ter at Rio on the Milwaukee road, in Wis
consin, is a brother of Major Maginnis, of
Montana.
Several different classes of counterfeit
money are reported in circulation in the
territory. The most common is a I. S.
treasury note, letter G, of the issue of
1872. There are also in circulation S. |
gold coins, which are Of light weight.
Look out for them.
Inter- Mountain: For the week ending
November 9th, the following silver bar
shipments were made by the Pacific Ex
press company: Lexington, 8 bars, value
$18,2O8; Alice, Is bars, value $49.456;
Moulton, Z bars, value 81 l,504. Total
$79,16S.
By recent fire at Calgary, situated at
the junction of Elbow river with the Bow
river, on the Canadian Pacific railroad,
two Montana firms sustained serious losses.
The fire consumed large portion Of the
business part Of the town, destroying the
branch stores and probably the stocks of
[. G. Baker s. Co. and T. C. Power & Co.
A terrible tragedy was enacted on
Birch creek eighteen miles north Of Dill
On, in which Harry Scl,enck killed Plu-
bert Meson by shooting him through the
back with buckshot. Schenck gave him
,elf up but waived examination and was
leld in $4,000 bonds to await the action
If the grand jury. The killing was the
.esult Of misunderstanding about some
and.
Great Falls Tribune: "I've been play.
N hard luck" said rounder the other
Law, who looked as if he had been shot
,ut Of cannon, run over by loaded
freight team and put under a pile driver
n action. Give been in thirteen fights
his week and got licked every time, but
+ it ever comes my way, look out" After
this admonition he seemed to
eel better, and walked proudly up the
street whistling 'See the Conquering He
o Comes"
Says the Independent The accident
o the Benton coach near Mjtchell's, on
was caused by the driver, Nc
Dougald, missing the brake as he attempt
N to put his foot upon it, and falling off
he box. The horses then turned up the
ill and overturned the coach. Mrs. Lyon
ustained fracture of the arm, Mrs. Cav
back was injured, the driver re-
;eived hurt In the neck, Postoffice In
pector Trentlen was badly cut across the
orehead and other passengers were badly
injured. The driver Is said to have be en-
lnder the influence of liquor. Mrs. Lyons
vas on her way to Great Falls to visit a
lying son.
Independent: James Brown died
Wednesday morning at the Sisters Hos
oital after severe suffering from paralysis,
induced by severe wounds, received at
he hands Of road agents while in the en-