The Livingston enterprise. [volume] (Livingston, Mont.) 1883-1914, 1888-12-15

! Great rails mas Deen the SuHeref from
two $4,000 fires in the past week, which
are supposed to have been of incendiary
origin.
Last Sunday morning in Billings the
residence of E. A. Schiller the we'll
known tailor of that city, was burned to
the ground. An exploded lamp was the
cause of the blaze. The loss was about
$500. Insurance $24OO.
A young range rider named Percy
deWolf stole horse Of Ed. Golden of
Golden creek, last week and started
towards Miles City. He was captured
by deputy sheriff Lyons at Junction and
will have his hearing before Judge Lid
dell in Billings this term of court.
The Billings Gazette learns that A. A.
Ellis, OF Red Lodge, Mont, has sustainad
heavy loss of horses during this year.
Not long ago his fine stallion died and
but slight hopes are entertained for the
recovery of another blooded stallion.
! His horses are now under the care of a
veterinary surgeon, and will he herded for
some time.
There is trouble in Butte between the
Caucasians and the Mongolans, China
man in dispute with man named John
Braden struck him with saw inf1ic,ing
wound, from the effects of which he
shortly died. Braden's death caused
considerable excitement and there was
talk of cleaning out the Chinese quarter,
but as the authorities announced their in
tention of protecting the Chinese at any
cost, nothing was done.
Miles City Journal : On Wednesday
evening in this city, a number of boys
were engaged IN sport near the rink.
They were in log house playing Jesse
James. Walter Salter, one OF the bright
est and best of boys was acting Jesse
James. A playmate, uamed Willie Jud-
kins, younger than Walter, raised a small
calibrc rifle, and acting his part, pointed
the weapon at young Salter, and swapping
it, supposing it to be unloaded, the gun
was discharged and the bullet took effect
in vital part and the death of Walter
soon followed.
Bozeman Chronicle From MI. VIM,
Flannery, who returned from Butte and
Boulder last week, we learn that the
Northern Pacific representatives are buy,
ing and paying cash for their right OF
way between Gallatin and Boulder, where
the branch road, now being surveyed
will connect with the branch road tt
Butte. The completion of this road
which will be accomplished next June
will bring Butte almost as close to Bcze
man as Helena now is. It will allow
our farmers to ship their grain and pro
ducts of all kinds as cheapiy to Butte a
to Helena, an advantage that has Ions
been looked for.
Stewart Russell and Dave Adams, til,
., Benton horse thieves who successful.
stood off Sheriff Rowe Of Benton were
captured last Saturday by deputy sherlf
Reed of Billings. They came into tow'
one at time to sell the stolen horse
, and were lodged in Jail on their arrival
D Sheriff Black arrived Sunday night from
Benton to take the culprlts back witt
= = him. This is another feather in the cal
of deputy Reed. He has made quite {
number of notable arrests during the pas
year and deserves great credit for thu
shrewdness and bravery which he ha
: shown in making them.
Husbandman An effort is mad
to trace up the owners Of the Ohio an
. St. Johns patents at Copperopoli:
These leads were located under the oil
: law of 200 feet each, divided into elevc
claims, two to the discoverer and one
the nine other persons. It will be
difficult matter to find them, but coul
. 1t be done it would facilitate matters yer
much, as it is desired to put the entir
camp into one company and pus
n development with all possible speed. TIL
n present work, however, is merely pro:
pecting, but with the mines there in til
hands of one company a large force {
men would he put to work.
Argus While returning from Bill
ings last week Mr.. .. w. Kelly wltnesse
something that was unusual for midda
occurrence. While driving along tn
side of Halbert he saw seventeen gra
wolves manoeuvering around band I
horses. Before one could say ''Jac
Robinson" the wolves had cut out tw
wear old colt from the band and han
strung it. Leaving the road Mr.. Kell
drove toward the wolves as fast as poss
ble, and by the time he arrived on Il
scene the colts throat had been cut b
the bloodthlrsty animals and it lay quive
ing in death. The wolves retreated to
o, safe distance, only to return to the
% feast after Mr.. Kelly had passed on. v
trust every member Of the forthcon,i,