The Livingston enterprise. [volume] (Livingston, Mont.) 1883-1914, 1888-02-25

/ Charles Cotter and Lottie Schneider, G
, Miles City, indicted and tried last sum
mer for setting fire to buildings for tn
purpose of securing the insurance, am
who were afterwards acquitted and com
menced action to recover their insurane
money, have just settled with the com pan
les for $500.
A eastern correspondent writing from
Montana, says: Montana has wealth, a
we'll as beauty. Last year she poured
more gold into the lap of nations than al
the other territories combined. The golt
output of Montana from 1862 to date i.
close to 5000, 100000. The largest mug
get ever found in the territory had ;
value of $2,O73.
River Press: The only loss of sheer
we have heard of this winter was 13C
head belonging to Brown & Mckay, o1
the east fork of the Judith. Their band
got out in storm about the goth of Jan
uary and drifted across to Mcdonald
creek, tributary to the Musselshell. All
were found except 130 head, and they
may yet turn up.
AT Fort Smelling, on the 18th, "Deaf
Bull" one of the older Crow Indians
sent there for participation with Sword
Bearer in the Crow rebellion, while appar-
emily in demented condition, attacked and
cut three other Indians and tried to cut
his own throat. He was ovcrpowered by
the guard. The injured men are doing
well and no serious results are expected.
Charles Campbell, young man who
had recently arrived at Helena, attempted
suicide Saturday by taking morphine.
After recovering from the effects Of the
drug he admitted taking it with suicidal
intent, saying he found himself in a
strange place without money or friends,
was disappointed in obtaining funds from
his father and grew despondent over the
situation.
The identity of the unknown man who
was frozen to death at Silver Bow several
weeks since has been discovered. 1t
transpires that the man was VIM.
O'Grady, commonly called Grady. 1t is
stated that he was man of fine educa-
ton and his people in England are sup
posed to be wealthy. He came to Mon
tana Alder Gulch) in 1864, and is well
known among old timers.
Missoula Times: E. X. Kilburn was
down from the Blackfoot country
last week. He stated that on the morn
ing of February 9th, Samuel Bigncll was
shot in the leg by some unknown party
secretcd in or near the stable. The wound
was not dangerous. Bignell was to be
married that day to Miss Lizzy Geary,
and, notwithstanding this little unpleas-
antness, the ceremony took place. 1t
takes more than shooting scrape to deter
marriage ceremonies up the river.
Boulder Sentinel: J.D. Pritchell, of
Amazon works, came to Boulder this
morning and informed US. as we we're
going to press, that the smclter building
there caught fire last evening at 8 O'Clock
and burned to the ground. 1t IS thought
that the furnace is not injured very much
If a severe wind had been blowing it is
very probable that the whole works would
have been burned to the ground. A
couple of stacks of bullion were melted
and several cars burned. 1t is impossible
to estimate the loss at this writing. Work
will be begun Immediately to replace the
building.
The Fort Benton bridge company have
let the contract for the new bridge across
the Missouri river at that place, which
will'be built and completed by the first
of June. 1t will be 74S feet long, is
feet wide and 18 feet high. 1t is to
cost $45,000. 1t will be draw bridge
and admit the passage of boats, and will
rest on four piers of concrete with iron
castings and abutments of the same ma
terials. The contract for the substructure
was let to Ryan & Haney the super
structure to the Milwaukee Bridge Co.
Materials have been ordered and work
will begin at once.
Madlsonian: The delinquent tax case
against the Northern Pacific railroad COM
pany, which has been advertised in the
Madisonian for the last five weeks, has
been settled 10y tire company paying the
taxes upon all lands within the original
grant to the road, and serving an injunc-
ton upon Treasurer George Gohn to re-
strain him selling those which the COM
pany CLAIMS within the indemnity limits,
until the court has decided the validity of
their title thereto. The sum which Mr..
Gohn collected as taxes and percentage
was 81 ,687.26, on a total assessment of
$S0,3S3. 1t is quite pretty plum for
the county to receive these hard times.