The Livingston enterprise. [volume] (Livingston, Mont.) 1883-1914, 1888-04-07


| foreman of the Lexington mine, at Butte,
fell through an ore chute between the 400
and 5OO-foot levels, Monday, and was In
stantly killed.
The total indebtedness of Gallatin
county March /, 1888, was $6S,25S Of;
cash on hand, $50, ,437 90; net indebted
ness, $37, 7,S2O1O. The county property
invoices $4,000.
The bill appropriatlng $4,000 for
public building at Helena for the ac-
commodation of the United States courts,
postoffice, land office and collectors Of
fees, has passed the senate.
Chairman Clarke, of the territorial
democratic committee, has called meet
ing of the committee at Helena, Monday,
April 23d, for the purpose of selecting
two delegates to the national convention
at st. Louis in June.
Patrick Lotus, Northern Pacific en-
ploye, and the father of large family,
fell from No. 5 westbound train as 1t was
leaving Billings, and seriously injured his
legs. Amputation is not deemed neces-
sary although he may be pcrmaa"ntly
crippled.
The municipal election at Helena on
Monday resulted in decisive republl-
can victory, only one democrat being
elected. The prohibition element cut no
figure, as their vote polled would not
overcome the majority for the republican
candidate for mayor.
It is stated that reports received from
different portions of Gallatin county are
to the effect that the pleasant weather
has demonstrated that large numbers OF
ground squirrels exist, notwithstanding
the large outlay from the territorial treas
ury for their destruction.
C. A. Kinman attempted suicide at
Woodville Oh Tuesday by hanging. He
went to mining shaft, tied rope about
his neck and jumped in. His neck was
not broken, but he almost strangled be-
fore being rescued Failure in local
political fight is alleged as the cause.
A frame building two hundred and
sixty feet long by seventy feet wide,
with wing seventy eight feet long by
fifty-six feet wide, and an addition of one
hundred and seventy five feet to the tank
house. are to be erected Immediately at
the upper works of the Anaconda smelt-
ing company.
Willie Jack, the thirteen yearold son of
VIM. NJ. Jack, commissioner of Silver
Bow county, and residing in Butte, was
accidently shot and killed on Friday OF
last week. In company with Wesley
Warren, youthful companion, he was ex-
amining revolver when 1t was discharged
with the above results.
The boiler of Gebauer & Yergy's saw
mill, situated in Trip gulch. about five
miles from Clancy, exploded on Friday
morning. No person was hurt, although
there were nine or ten men in and about
the mill at the time No cause IS assign,
ed for the accident except that the
boiler was old, having been in use Tor
long time.
The city election at Billings Monday
resulted in the election of E. 3. Camp, of
the Billings Gazette, as mayor, by 81
majority over John D. Losckamp; A. D
}. Arkwright, clerk and attorney, over Glib
A. Lane, by 83 majority; Henry Duffield
marshal, over W. F. Leroy, by II plurali'
ty; Charles Burton, assessor and treasurer
over Chas. Bowlcn, by two majority. AL
dcrmen: Job Zimmerman, first; Chas
E. Barney, second; A. P. Hart, thirc
ward. The total vote was 265.
A Great Falls corresponds mt Of thu
Rising Sun says that "the town if full o
men, and still there's more to follow
: One thousand railroad men will be herr
soon, presumably to work ON the Neihar
branch. Labor employers are revolution
. . izing things here in way that is appal
ling to working men of earlier days
Section men are paid $3.50 per day ant
, laborers at the smelter 50, and seventy
five cents is deducted from this fol
board"
, At Billings Tuesday night Nick Smith
laborer under the influence of liquor
: attempting to run the saloon of Nick ant
Gus, and stabbed Gus Anderson, one OF tn
proprietors, who was attempting to ejec
him. Anderson received a cut about fou
inches long above the pit of the stomach
= from pocket knife which Smith dre'
unobserved. The knife, fortunately, Wa
} turned hy striking bone, which cause
!, it to glance upward, making sever
= flesh wound, while averting tragedy.
% Inter Mountain: Atabout noon to day
Tim Riley, brother OF John Riley, VIII
Is we'll known to everybody, met with
e fatal accident in the St Lawrence min