The Livingston enterprise. [volume] (Livingston, Mont.) 1883-1914, 1888-04-14
MONTANA NEWS.

Helena, is being Investigated by the grant
jury.
Great Falls at its school election Satur
day, voted to issue $40, COO school bonds
with which to build school house.
Oliver Bradbury, Tongue river
frcightcr, was thrown from fracticus
horse few days ago and sustained in
juries from which he died.
The proprietors Of the Spotted Horse
mine, at Maiden, are making preparations
to put in ten stamps and four pans and
two settlers this season. Also large en-
gine.
A Chinamau was held up aud sand
bagged at M1ssoula Saturday night, by
FOUNDERS. A fellow Chinaman came to
his assistance but was knocked down. 1t
is unusually a lively town tha. supports
such characters. e..
Last week an important suit was
brought by Hoskins & McGirl, Of Bill
lings, against Max A. Myers, for 10000
damages, for wrongfully obtaining re-
ceiver for their property in consequence
of the suits brought by Myers against
them last fall.
| Governor Leslie has decided that Jacob
Whitesell, w. NJ. Wright and G. w. Mich
olson, jointly, are entitled to the reward
for the capture of T. H. Harding the
Glendale stage robber and murderer.
Others laid claim to the reward but we're
denied share of it.
! AT Sun River on Monday the team of
John Jeffers, while being ferried across
the river became unmanageable and run
off the boat into about ten feet of water.
The wagon to which they were hltched
was loaded with merchandise and both
horses, wagon and goods were lost The
driver narrowly escaped, having sunk in
the water third time before he was res
cued.
| Mark D. Scott, DeadwOod youth
journeying to Spokane Falls, was arrested
in Helena last Saturday night by would
he detective named Gum, supposing him
to he Tascott, the murderer Of millionaire
Smell, Of Chicago, and for whom large
reward is offered. The arrest created a
sensation, but though bearing strong re-
semblance to Tascott, Scott had no diff
Guilty in identifying himself.
Special to the Independent: From ap-
pearances it seems that the Sand Coulee
coal company has just such another affair
on its hands as the Northern Pacific had
at Timberline, but on a smalle: scale.
The men struck on account of their
wages, demanding $1.75 per ton, while
65 cents is considered fair price in some
districts. The miners say it is not prac-
ticable to mine this coal by the ton, as so
much waste has to he taken out to secure
a ton. The miners boarding houses have
been closed and the men are living in
tents.
New Northwest The body Of James
Jones was found last week hanging with
a rope (by the neck) to tree, about four
miles above Pioneer, on Gold creek. 1t was
partially on the ground and bore marks
as if of violence, on the head and face
Jones had been prospecting in that vicin'
,ty for a year and half, and had a cabin
within about mile and half of where
he was found. He had not been seen
since March 16, and searching party
going out, found him as stated. He had
evidently been dead for two weeks. The
question is: Was it suicide or murder!
Townsend special to Independent: Tht
surveys Of the Missouri valley canal ART
completed. The estimated cost is $4,000
and the length thirty miles. The none!
is all subscribed for the work. j. ID. Nc
Intyre, the engineer for the company, ha
succeeded in selling bonds amount
ing to $4,000 at par, to Helena and Sal
Francisco parties. The contract has bee1
4 let to Kleinschmidt & Rogers, Of Helena
Y Work will be commenced on it at one
:. with a large force. The canal takes it
source from Sixteen Mile creek, abou
ten miles from Toston, and covers all
\ Poverty flat and the Missouri valley.
Butte special: News has just rcache
; here of terrible tragedy which too
place Monday night at Twin bridges. Th
l. victim was a man named Day, who kel
a drinking place there. He was foun
dead near his place next mornin:
t The murderer, after killing Da,
:, poured a quantity Of coal oil ovt
g his body and set fire to 1t, an
r when it was found next morning
, was burned to an unrecognizable crisl
d "Whsky' Kline, common bum and SO
S, who has been lounging around that vic
J. nifty for some time past, is under ARE
d on suspicion. Many circumstances poi
a to him as being the perpetrator Of IL
h crime.
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