The Livingston enterprise. [volume] (Livingston, Mont.) 1883-1914, 1888-06-09
MONTANA NEWS.

: complied, and their is much interest as
!" : the result in the cases of the others.
e MONTANA NEWS.
It The barn of Joseph Saville, of Butte
J. was burned Sunday night. Loss, $500.
:, An effort is being made to get up fa
i mems base ball match between Helen
and Bozcman.
Hartwcll, grader on the Sand Coule'
S branch, was drowned while swimming il
the Missouri river near Grca: Falls Mon
: day.
A half-breed, Joe Belgard, was shot ant
seriously wounded by E. G. Bartell, a
) Rocky Point. It is not believed thu
, wound will prove fatal.
!. August Rash, railroad laborer, wa.
killed at Drummond Monday by pile
Of ties falling upon him. He leaves &
wife and children in the east.
Max Hoppe, who murdered young
Adams near Fort Conrad last week, has
been arrested by the mounted police across
the line in the Northwest territory.
George Winters, a bricklayer at Dillon,
suicided Tuesday by cutting his throat
from ear to ear. A coroners jury rem
dered verdict of suicide while tempo
rarily insane.
At Brockton last week Edward Oedir-
see was fatally shot by the accidental
discharge of revolver in the hands of
William Rum. Rum claims he did not
know the weapon was loaded.
| Parties from the Sweet Grass hills are
reported as arriving at Benton with sam
pies of fine gold from placcrs discovered
there. Quite stampede from that city
and vicinity to the hills is the result.
Twelve men employed at the Great
Falls smelter were buried beneath the de-
bris of a falling arch. Henry Brick, a
bricklayer, had his leg and nose broken,
while the Others we've but slightly hurt,
F. n. Wheeler, ranchman .liv,ng on
Beaver Creek, Judith Basin, was struck
by lightning on the 30tb ult., while away
shearing sheep at Alive Bros. ON Swim
ming Woman creek, and instantly killed
Slim jim, alias James Perkins, alias
James Mcintyre and Burns Azure were
sentenced on Saturday last at Maple Creek,
n. W. T., to term of five years in the
pcnitcntiary for stealing horses near Fort
Shaw.
A saloon belonging to Doc Uhr at Tay-
lor was destroyed by fire Saturday night.
The fire communicated to the livery stable
of Catlin & Harris and that structure was
also burned. Loss about $1,5eQ; no in
surance.
The Butte Miners Union have made ex-
tcnsive preparations for the proper obser-
vance of the tenth anniversary of their or
ganlzation, which occurs Tomorrow The
union now has membership of 1000 and
is ii fourishing condition.
D. A. Sanders, wanted in Utah on
charge of polygamy was arrested at Walk
erville Tuesday and taken back to his
home IN Pennington, Utah, for trial. San
ders has two wives, with children and re-
Gently married young girl.
The bonds recently issued By the city
of Helena for sewerage purposes, amount
ing to $150,000, of which S. T. Hauser
agreed to take 100000, have been pro-
nounced defective in several particulars,
and new issue will he necessary.
The Butte Miner has discontinued the
publication Of seven day paper and will
hereafter publish no paper on Monday.
The Inter- Mountain takes it as hopeful |
sign of the times that the Miner has con-
cluded to let up on its patrons one day
out of every week.
The new wagon bridge over the Mis-
souri, at Great Falls was opened to the |
public Saturday. It's said to be the fin
est structure on the upper Missouri and
cost $4,000. Its length is one thousand
feet, and seven stone piers and two abut-
ments support the iron frame work.
Engineer Mcintyre of Helena has COM
pleted his negotiations with people in Gal
latin county who are interested in the
West Gallatin and Bozeman ditch. It is
expected that Helena men will take hold
of the matter at once. If not, another
effort Will be made to float the PROPOSE
IOu al home. Inc ultcn Will De DUlt
this summer by some one.
While workmen were removing the
debris of the burned livery stable at Hell
ena Monday, they found the body of an
other, unfortunate lying amongst the hay
and boards near the front of the stable.
It was badly burned and one hand was en-
tirely consumed. The body was thought
to be that of Samuel Blake, young man
RI years of age who formerly worked for
Lindsay & Co., and who slept in the lodg-
ing house the night of the fire.
Dillon Tribune: Colonel Carters pro.
cess for saving the gold in the base ore is
proving wonderful success at Gibbon
vile. The test run nov being made on
the ores in that district is demonstrating
the practical utility and the great value Of
the process. One hundred and nine
ounce: otgold have been received by the
First National bank and advices from
Gibbonville leave no room to doubt the
successful working Of the new process.
An attempt was made Sunday to ditch
train near Silver City, on the Montana
Central railroad. Several railroad spikes