The Livingston enterprise. [volume] (Livingston, Mont.) 1883-1914, 1888-11-03
MONTANA NEWS,

On November 12th the Montana Cen
trail company will put on through limited
passenger tram service between Butte and
St Paul.
Miles City Stockgrowers Journal:
Major Cpshaw, agent of the Cheyenncs,
has built up an excellent post at the
agency on Lame Deer, and is very earnest
in looking after the welfare of the Indi-
ans. If we must be damaged by the close
proximity eff these savages, we are glad to
have SO excellent gentleman as Major
Cpshaw in charge of them
Mining Review: From two hundred
feet square of the ground now occupied
by the depot of the Montana Central Rail
way company, in the northern part of the
city, and in the lower part Of Last Chance
gulch, Taylor & Thompson, its former
owners, took out over $3.50 900, but did
not, in the estimation of many old time
placer miners here, who worked in the
gulch at the time, reach the lower bed
rock, where the pay ought to be the
| richest
Miles City Stockgrowers Journal: A
freight train was lying at Forsyth, where
No. 4 passenger stopped for supper. I.
A. Whitney, a brakeman on the freight,
went into one of the coaches and appro-
priated an ovcrcoat belonging to a pass
enger, j. l.. Fox. The freight then pulled
out for Miles City. The freight was held
here until the passenger came, and G. l.
Bosworth the conductor. got off No. 4,
turned the train over to his brakeman and
began a little detective work In the Ca
boosc of the eight he found the brake
man asleep with the acquired overcoat on.
He walked him up, turned him over to the
police, and took charge OF the overcoat.
He left on to-day's passenger train for
Glendivc leaving his man here for trial.
Last Saturday night Gen. c. W. Turner
was shot in the left thigh at Elkhorn, re-
ceiving a painful if not dangerous
wound. The General and Delegate Toole
had been delayed at Boulder, and Mr..
Toole being sick, they took private con
veyance for Elkhorn where they arrived
quite late in the evening. While walk
ing up the trail from the boarding house
to the office of the Elkhorn Mining COM
pany with Mr.. Joyce, district attorney of
Jefferson county, some one concealed in
the brush on the mountain side began
frelng at them, that the shots were aimed
at them being evident from the direction
taken by the flashes of fire. After the
first shot Gen. Turner called out, "Stop
that firing" 1t was continued, however,
and at the fourth shot the General re-
ceived bullet IN the left thigh. He
succeeded, with the assistance of Mr..
Joyce, in getting to the office where he
received care and attention, he was
brought to Helena Monday and taken to
his home. His assailant was man
named Ettinger who mistook Gen. Turner
for another man.
Church Matters.
Episcopal: Communion service at II
a. M; Sabbath school at 3 p. M; evening
service at 80. The services will be held
in the new church building.
Baptist: Sabbath school at 9 D. m.
Rev. Geo. B. Morse of Bozcman will
preach the third Sunday of every month,
until further notice, at the Danforth
building. All are cordially invited.
Prayer meeting Thursday evening.
Methodist: Services will be held to-
morrow both morning and evening, at the
usual hours. Sabbath school at 12
o'clock. Prayer meeting next Thursday
evening at the residence of Mr.. Wolcott
on Second street.
The Ladies Aid society of the Congrc-
gatioEal chnrch will meet with Mrs. J. H.
Elder Wednesday, November 7th, at 2
O'Clock p. m.
The ladies Aid Society of the Methodist
church will meet at the residence of Mrs.
Lawrence next Wednesday afternoon at
2 80 o'clock.
The ladies of the NJ. E. church will
serve a hot dinner on Main street, on cl-