The Livingston enterprise. [volume] (Livingston, Mont.) 1883-1914, 1888-03-31


to be furnished with incandescent lights
throughout and equipped with all modern
improvements.
Gussie Doran, demi- monde of Butte,
attempted suicide by taking morphine
Monday, but was discovered in time to
save her life by prompt antidotal treat
ment.
j. Tomlinson died Tuesday at his
his residence near Salesville, aged SO
wears. He was one of the oldest residents
of Gallatin county, having settled there
in 1864.
Dawson, who was struck on the head
with rock by Jackson, near Stevensville,
last week, has since died from the effects
of his injuries. Jackson has been held in
$4,000 bail to appear before the grand
jury.
Sun River and Choteau are to be con
nected by telephone. Major Baldwin,
of the Blackfoot agency, has asked for
an appropriation to extend the line to
that agency, distance of about sixty
five miles.
Sergt. Geo. Powers, Company E, Fifth
infantry, Fort Keogh, who left for Miles
City two weeks ago, with $40 in his
pockets, was found dead Wednesday on
the bank of Tongue river. The body was
frozen stiff and covered with clods Of
earth Foul play is suspected.
The resignation oil Postmaster Menefce,
at Bozeman, has created a number of as
pirants for that position, among whom
are j. p Martin, A. D. Mcpherson and
Mrs. G.. L. Clarke. Mr.. Menefcc gives
as his reason for resigning that the pay,
which is 81, roo year and 5000 for clerk
hire, is inadequate, and that the contine-
ment is not congenial to him.
Sentinel: The father of Hcrzog, the
murderer of Naeuber, near Clancy, some
years ago, who is now in the penitentiary,
has arrived here and will make an effort
to have his son pardoned out. The only
cxtenuating circumstances in the case are
| that the murder was committed when all
parties were drunk. 1t is believed that
Herzog murdered his father-in-law at the
instance of his wife and mother in law.
Stock Journal DR.. Holloway, terri
] torlal veterinary, left last Friday evening
for St. Louis, where he will meet thu
official veterinarians of other states an(
territories, who will assemble at that city
next week for the purpose of conferrlns
with the bureau of animal industry as t.
the regulations necessary to be adopted t'
prevent the loss of cattle from Texa
fever during the coming season. He viii
probably be absent ten days or two
weeks.
The boy gamblers of Butte have agair
been raided by the police, and this time
five of them were held for trial. TIL.
Inter Mountain states that the gang i
composed largely of boot-blacks and th'
like. They play for money and make
pretty stiff game of it as long as the fund
last. When broke they bet all sorts 0
articles. A sreformee" boy gambler say
that lie started in with them, and th'
betting was done with the little picture
that come in cigarette packages. The.
had regular faro layout. He discover
ed that the 'sbank' always won, and so b
quit.
Miner: The people of the Flathea'
country have some style and enterprls
about them. It is now stated that til
steamer U. S. Grant will at once begi
her regular trips in a few days from th
foot of the lake to Ashley, touching at in
termediate points. 1t will leave the foe
of the lake Thursdays and Saturdays, an
returning, leave Ashley Monday, Wedne:
day and Friday. The steamer has bee
thoroughly overhauled, new boiler an
other Improvements added, and it is no
in shape to give entire satisfaction to til
: travelling public who desire to visit th;
portion of Montana.
Chronicles: County attorney Henr
firmly believes that Tascott, the Sne
, murderer who has reward of $4,000
his head, was surely in Bozeman the da
> and night that Parks was shot at. NJ
e Henry says that young man came to b
: office and asked for work as a copyist. I
said he was from the east and was on h
way to Marysyille, where he had an unc
f living. He said that he had lame leg ar
could not do work that required him
: stand He was about twenty years oil
$ spoke with nasal twang and from IL
r description Mr. Henry has since procure
| tallies to T with Tascott. Mr.. Hem
G is now kicking himself for not detainiI
! the fellow, who very mysteriously disa
J. peared, and confidently believes that
s would now be in possession of the 100
:, Is it a Crime.