The Livingston enterprise. [volume] (Livingston, Mont.) 1883-1914, 1886-02-27
MONTANA NEWS.

Thom pson's Falls last week that measured
nine feet from tip to tip.
Street sprinklers have been in active
use at Helena lately The continued
summerlike weather has had the effect tc
necessltate their use.
Daniel O'Connor of Charleston, Iowa.
wants information of his son, James O. Con
nor, who is said to be III the employ OF
some cattle outfit near Billings.
Information regarding Charles E. Moore
is wanted by his sister Ella A. Moore, No
5 Piedmont street, Worcester, Mass.
When last heard from he was in Billings.
The Inter Mountain of the 10th inst
published eleven columns concerning the
Knights of Pythias, besides producing the
portraits of the officers of the Grand
Lodge.
A new safety stirrup has been invented
and patented by Veto Cross of Miles City.
With its use on saddles it is impossible
to catch the foot and on alighting from a
horse it tends to discard the foot altogether.
Friday night OF last week an immense
cave occurred in the Liquidator mine at
Butte, everything between the west 300
foot and 3O0-foot levels for distance Of
sixty or seventy feet going down with Il
crash, crushing timbers as though they
were pipe stems.
The Home Land and Cattle company of
Miles City have contracted for the pur-
chase of $1,000 head of cattle now rang
I, ing in the Panhandle country. The cattle
are to be delivered at Coolidge, Kansas,
and from thence will be driven to the
company's range.
1t is reported in army circles that the
president has decided to commute the sem
tence of Lieut.. f. s. Avis. of the Fifth
infantry, recently tried by court martial
at Fort Kcogh and sentenced to be dis
missed from the service, to suspension
from rank for six months. ).
On freight train near Dillon brake
man by the name of Bob Ellis was severe
ly stabbed by tramp named NJ. Zugler,
whom he was attempting to put off the
train. Zugler had concealed himself in a
box car with the intention of stealing Il
ride. He was arrested, taken to Dillon
and lodged in Jail.
T. c. Powers has recently purchased
three secnons,of land (t,920 acres) STU
ated on the Musselshell river in the vicin-
ity of Lavina, of the Northern Pacific
railroad company. paying So per acre for
the same. 1t is his intention to establish
a cattle ranch, and he will buy Texas heif-
ers and breed them up.
Town Talk: The Billings people have
abandoned their intention Of pulling up
their artesian we'll and selling it for post
holes, and will sink it 500 feet deeper if
water is not struck before that depth is
attained. 1t is now about 900 feet deep,
is as dry as bone and has been sold once
under sherlff's execution.
Pat Smith was arrested in Missoula
county last week on charge of forging
the name of one Kennedy of Dillon to a
check for 800, drawn on the First Ma
tional bank at that place. Smith was
taken to Dillon where he had prelimin-
ary examination and was bound over to
await the action Of the grand jury.
The Robert Emmett Literary Club of
Butte arc to celebrate the birthday ami
versary (March y of the lllustrious hero
in whose honor they have named their So
ciety, in grand style. A parade by day
and an Grafton in the evening will be the
grand features of the day. Hon. Martin
Maginnis will deliver the oration.
Sunday morning last the police at Butte
arrested a man by the name of Peter Wal
ters on suspicion of being concerned in the
dastardly attack upon Mr.. Hoerchner of
the Cosmopolitan beer hall. Warran, the
other man, has been under arrest two OF
three days. Mr.. Hocrchner is now able
to be around. He has identified Warran
as one of the men who committed the out
rage upon him.
Anaconda Review: A contract was let
a short time ago to William Thompson, Of
Butte, for furnishing 100000 feet of
lumber for the new flume, which Caplice
& McCune are now building in French
gulch, where they have very large force
of choppers at work. This extension of
eleven miles will make the entire fume
about twenty-one miles in length, with
about six miles of branch fumes.
New Northwest: It seems that Harvey !
Mangrum and Mike Gregerich, of Anacon-
da or vicinity, have been recently receiv-
ing anonymous letters, written in Silver
Bow or Deer Lodge counties, threatening
them with murder. Sheriffs Sullivan and |
McMaster have therefore joined in offering
reward of $500 for the arrest and con-