The Livingston enterprise. [volume] (Livingston, Mont.) 1883-1914, 1888-08-04
MONTANA NEWS.

The Chinnick building at Niles City
was destroyed by fire Tuesday morning.
A safe in the store of George H. Savage
at Dillon was broken open last week and
$4,000 in money distracted tIlercfrom.
The Helena base ball club met its sec
ond defeat at Marysville Sunday ina game
with the Marysville nine, the score stand
ing II to IS.
Governor Leslie has offered a reward of
$500 each for the apprehension of the
parties who recently poisoned Williams
at Missoula, thereby causing his death.
George H. Savage of Dillon, dealer In
wagons, buggies, etc, has made an assign
ment to j. II. Brenner of that city for the
benefit of his creditors. The assets are
about $1,000; liabilities $4,000.
The Missoula printers have applied for
a charter for the purpose of institutlng a
Typographical union in that city. The
application will no doubt be granted and
that place numbered among union cities.
Sheriff Irvine of Custer county returned
from Minot, Dakota, Wednesday, with c.
P. Suttlc, who was arrested at that place
ON charge of stealing horses from the
Atlantic Live Stock company. Suttle
will now await the action of the next
grand jury at Miles City.
George Carpenter, formerly of Calitor-
MIA, was killed by a cave in cut he was
running for the Hidden Treasure Mining
company near Elliston on Sunday. 1t
required several hours to cXhume the re-
mains. The coroner's verdict was death
from an unforeseen and unavoidable accl-
dent.
Herald: The Helena Base Ball associ-
alton is trying to arrange for base ball
tournament to he held at Helena next
month In which several territorial mines
and clubs from Salt Lake, Tacoma, Port
land, Seattle and Spokane Falls arc ex-
pected to partici pate. It will be the
great sporting event Of the season.
Mrs. P. H. Drum, who shot her wife
beating husband at Melrose last week, has
been bound over in the sum of 81, 900 tc
appear before the grand jury. Butte par
ties furnished the bail. Mrs. Drum has
filed an application for divorce and the
latter has filed a demurrer. Drum was
not seriously injured by the shot and is
able to be around.
At Fort Shaw Wednesday morning
Sergeant Bcals of company B, twenty
fifth infantry, was found lying on the
sidewalk bleeding profusely from several
cuts On his head, apparently made with a
razor. Further particulars are unknown
as he Is lying in the hospital and refuses
to reveal the name of his assailant. It il
thought he will recover.
A few nights ago Butte policemen
raided several opium joints in that place
capturing the entire opium outfits and
taking about ten persons prisoners, ono o1
whom was Chinaman. Three were tried
and acquitted on the ground that they
were 'hitting the pipe' in their owr
houses The other seven were captured
IN China joint.
The buffalo bone business is quite live
ly along the line of the Manitoba in the
Milk river valley. A buyer has hundreds
of Indians and half-breeds engaged il
gathering and hauling them to different
stations along the load, where they are
loaded into cars and shipped east. HI
made contract recently to deliver to one
party in Chicago 135 car loads.
To-day the citizens Of Butte will tender
John Mcguire benefit. It Is proposed
by this means to reimburse him, in part a
least, for his loss of $4,000 by the reccn
fire in that city. The day will be observed
as holiday and races, games and othe
sports Will I've INDUCED in. The proceeds
will be applied by Mr. Mcguire towarf
rebuilding the burned opera house.
At Fort Shaw on Friday last Lamber
and Lindsay of the Twenty infantr,
became involved in an argument owe
some trivial matter, when Lindsay, losin:
his temper, called Lambert liar, where
upon Lambert drew revolver and sho