The Livingston enterprise. [volume] (Livingston, Mont.) 1883-1914, 1888-12-22
MONTANA NEWS.

There are in Montana 395 firms worth
over 10000 each. There are fifty firms
in the Territory doing over $3.50, 900 " orth
of business yearly, and two firms do over
a million dollars worth each yearly.-New
Idea.
The board of commissioners of Yellow
stone county have appointed j. d. Math
eson of Billings, IA brother of Walter
Matheson of Helena, to the office of pro
bate judge, lately made vacant by the
death of Judge McGinness.
Avant Courier: The work on the new
Helena smelter is progressing satisfactor
lily. The six boilers are set in place, the
roasting furnaces nearly done under the
present roof, 800 feet long. In the
spring another building OF equal dimen-
sions will he necessary to cover as many
more furnaces. The four blast furnaces
will be in place in a short time.
Stock Growers Journal: Maj Henry
j. Armstrong, the late agent of the Crow
Indians, and who was removed on the in
coming of the present administration, is
prominently mentioned as the successor
of Captain Briscoe. who expects the incv-
liable. Major A. is we'll known in this
city as man who gained an excellent
reputation as agent among our people ir-
respective ef politics.
Stock Growers Journal: On the night
of the 18th, at Stoncvillc in this county,
mau named M. B. Thomas, alias Tom
Johnson, was killed by William l.. Aus
tin. The circumstances as related 10y
Austin, who came in yesterday on the
stage and gave himself up, tend to show
that the killing was done in self defense.
Austin says that Thomas was drpnk and
trying to capture the place and that
Thomas fired five shots at him before he
fired the fatal shot. The pistol used by
Austin was a 45-calibre Colts revolver.
Miles City Journal: Pierre Wilbaux
has recently made a deal with the Green
Mountain Ranching company by which
he adds to his already extensive cattle in
terests in this territory 1000 head Of
range cattle, estimated. Cattle are to be
delivered next season and spring calves
thrown in, all around price being 1928.
And from Mr. Wibaux the Green Noun
tain company has purchased 600 head of
horses at $50. The F U F are now out
of the cow business AMI will devote their
ranges to the growing and breeding of
horses Whit Longley is the range man
ager for this company.
A buffalo bull and COW were killed a
few days since by couple of halfbreeds
about twelve miles north of the MOccasin
mountains, in Fergus county. Their
hides and quarters "ere brought into
Lewistown and excited much attention,
together with fgeneral expression of re-
gret that the ruthless hunters had not
spared these remnants of the almost ex-
tinct monarch of the pralries. The same
hunters also bagged great number OF
black tail deer, wild cats and wolves, also
two or three mountain lions.
The noted law suit of the Northern Pa
cific against C. w. Cannon for possession
of 100 acres of suburban Helena prop
erty, which is held 10y Cannon under {
mineral patent and claimed by the rail
road as a part of its land grant, was de
cided in the district court in favor o.
Cannon. Jud sc Mcconnell held that thu
statute of limitations barred the railroad
from now instituting claim, as Cannon
has had the patent to the ground fo
eight years. This IS the first victory fo
Cannon, but the railroad Will probabl,
take the case to the supreme court of tn
United States.
Fergus County Argus: The Moccasi1
Range association and the woolgrowers O
that vicinity have united their forces fo
| the purpose of cxterminating wolves an
, cayotes. They will offer 81 for the skin
of each, the animals to he killed by tn
t employees of the association and of tn
woolgrowers. The skins will be receive
r and punched by the treasurer, retained
certain length of time and returned to th
= owner to dispose of as he sees fit Th
q method ought to be profitable to employe
and beneficial to those most interested.
81 ]. H. Shober has filed with clerk an
8 recorder Tooker, of Lewis and Clar
}, county statement or affidavit, settin
l. fourth that the Apex Consolidated Minir
# company, whose capital is 100000
> and whose principal place of busine
d is at Helena. is in state of insolvenc
e that the capital stock had Dever been pa
!. up; that the mines Of the company hi
k been sold to satisfy judgments; that II