The Livingston enterprise. [volume] (Livingston, Mont.) 1883-1914, 1888-01-28
MONTANA NEWS.

MONTANA N6W6.
Lieut.. Thles, of the Third Infantry, died
at his quarters at Fort Shaw after brief
illness.
General John w .Finnell, of Covington,
Kentucky, died at the international hotel
in Helena on Wednesday of heart disease,
aged Sc years.
The Scotch residents of Helena on We'd
nesday celebrated the one hundred and
twenty-ninth birthday of Robert Burns,
the Scottish hero and poet, by banquet
and ball.
Arthur earning. a stcam-fitter of Hele
ma, had his feet badly frozen during the
late cold spell, while hunting near Canyon
Ferry. Amputation of both feet will prob
ably he necessary.
The proposition to bond the city Of
Bozeman for $25, 900, with which to COM
plete the city hall and opera house build
ing, was voted upon last Friday and car
ried by vote of 24S against 25.
Jean Barrett, employed at the Liqulda-
tor concentrator at Meaderville, was caught
in belt on Monday night and thrown vi
olently to the floor, distance OF twenty
feet, sustaining injuries which will prove
fatal.
The supreme court on Tuesday reached
a decision in tile Hart murder case. at
frming the judgment of the lower court.
The murder will hang on February 10th.
unless new phases appear in future pro-
ceed,ngs to be inaugurated by his attorney.
Thos. McGarry of Virginia City, slipped
and fell, striking on his head and render
ing him unconscious. He laid in this po-
sition until when found his hands and feet
were so badly frozen that amputation
would have been necessary had not his in
jurics proved fatal.
People of the Bitter Root Valley have
signed petition to congress and forward
ed it to Delegate Toole, requesting the re-
moval of the Flathead Indians in that val
lev to the Jockc reservation and the throw
ing open to settlement of all so-called In
dian lands in the Bitter Root region.
Daniel Jordan, an employe of the Sill
YER Bow mill at Butte, met his death in a
lamentable manner ON Friday of last week
1t is supposed that in looking over the
works entrusted to his charge he made a
misstep and fell, becoming welged be-
tween the pulley and the large belt which
revolyes the roasters.
John Norman, living near Helena last
Monday was out hauling wood, and moi
arriving home at his accustomed time in
the evening, his wife sent out search
party. He was found under load of wood
dead, not great way from home. The
load haa upset, throwing him against a
stump, and the load falling on top of him
had smashed his face beyond recogni
| tion.
Assistant Cashier T. H. Kleinschmldt
of the First National bank, Helena, is il
receipt of handsome present from an ed
mirer in the territorial pcpitentiary. It i
bride, made entirely of Indian hair,c
from the heads of Indians who have beer
inmates of that prison, and in the bride i
probably represented every tribe in Mon
tana. The birdie is the handsomest piec'
of work we ever saw. It took the convic
one year and half to make lt.-1nde
pendent.
The Chambers syndicate group of mines
owned by the Anaconda company. wa
closed down on Saturday night upon til
arrival home of Marcus DAILY from tn
east. The mines include the Wake I
jim, Wild Bill, Modoc Belle and severa
Others Several hundred men are throw
out of employment. The reason for til
shut down is not known, but is suppose
to be due to the superabundance of ore g
the Anaconda works. They are expecte
to resume in short time.
| The discovery was made on Saturda
last that Thomas Harper, recently return
ed to his home at Butte from the Big Hole
had the small -pox. His home is on til
outskirts of the town. and has been quar-
antined with the usual flag and warnin
) notices. Geo. Tong sat up with the sic
! man several nights without knowing wf'
! was the matter with him, and each morl
ing returned to his family without chang
ing his clothes or taking any precaution
It is expected other cases will soon al
? pear.
$ Yellowstone Journal Lincoln Lee W;
r pardoned by Governor Leslie one day la
: week and came down to Miles City fro1
e Deer Lodge yesterday. He was sentence
} to term of imprisonment for irregular
r ties in branding stock in Custer count
and had served about one-half his ter
: when his pardon was granted on accoul
of an ailment which must have resulted
o speedy death if he was kept IN confin
e ment A purse was raised for Lees be
e eft among former acquaintances, most
IS cowboys, and he will go south for tres
n ment.
The building containing the Office al
! assay Office, sleeping rooms, kitchen al
dining room of the Elkhorn Mining col
: pany at Elkhorn, was destroyed by fire
l. the Goth. 1t is supposed that the fire
J. iginated in the assay Office. The buildi
J. was discovered to be on fire while the s
; perintendent, manager and clerk were
e breakfast, and had already made su
d headway that nothing could be done c
'e cept get out the books and some other
Is ticles from the Office and few thin
Il from the dining room and kitchen. l.
" $4,000.