The Livingston enterprise. [volume] (Livingston, Mont.) 1883-1914, 1888-01-14
MONTANA NEWS.

MONTANA NEWS.
Smallpox is reported to have broken
out in all the logging camps of the Bitter
Root valley.
The nomination of c. W. Price a.
postmaster att Fort Benton was sent to
the senate Monday.
Jefferson county's commissioners have
purchased the Holt ranch near Boulder for
$6, 900, to be used as poor farm.
Medicine Glass, Crow Indian, sentenc-
ed for stealing cattle in Yellowstone
county, was pardoned Monday by COVER
nor Leslie, his term having about expired.
Helena voted on proposition Monday
to bond the city for $150,0OO to construct
complete system of sewerage. The
proposition was carried by vote OF 300
against 122,
The unexpected explosion of a charge
of giant powder IN the Montana Central
tunnel, at Wickes last Monday night, re-
suited in putting out the eye of man
named Nagent and breaking another mans
leg.
Charles A. Wustum, of Billings, was
appointed postmaster at that place last
Monday, on recommendation of Delegate
Toole. The term of the present incum-
bent, Col. Whitney, expires on the 21st
inst.
L.J. Wilde s. Co., merchants al Cho-
teau. have been closed under attachments
by Helena and Sun River parties. The
failure IS due to serious illness of MIR.
Wilde, who was unable to give personal
attention to the business.
The Montana Central had its first accl-
dent last week. It occurred near Craig
the rails spreading and capsizing the ca
boose, coach and baggage car. No one
was seriously injured and the damage te
the track and cars was soon repaired.
Delegate Toole's bill does not provide
for the removal of the Assinaboine ane
Gros Ventre tribes, but simply for the rat
iication of the agreement made betweel
the Northwestern Indian commission ant
these Indians for reduction of their res
ervation.
Leo Sutor, a merchant at Basin City
was shot on Friday evening last by j. NJ
Erskine, manager Of Bach, Cory q Co.
store at Helena The bullet passed throug
Sutors neck but the wound IS not consie
! cred dangerous. The shooting resulte
d. from quarrel over business matters.
Independent: Dan Edison, an employ
at the Montana Central railway tunne
! had his leg broken yesterday by lars
: rock falling upon him from the top tt
drift in which he was working. He wi
brought to the city last evening and take
to the Sisters hospital. His injuries al
of serious nature, probably neccssitatir
amputation of the limb.
A fire at Butte Sunday night destroye
the livery stable of Warfield & House
and a small building adjoining. The horse
- forty in number, were rescued from IL
flames. but the outfit of buggies, hears
grain. ETC., was destroyed. The barn b
loneed to Ross Dccgan, of Helena, az
was valued at $4,000. The loss of Wa
y field e. Houser, was $500; uninsured.
to Delegate Toole's bill for dlminish'
reservation for the Crows in Montana
II thorizes the secretary OF the interior to
70 gotiate with the Crows. His bill to amer
ID the alien land act provides that it shall
n be construed as affecting mining proper'
ID His bill for public building in Hcle
Is provides for an appropriation OF 5000
this year in place of the $4,000 asked
last year.
The secretary of the treasury has sc
" to the house of representatives let
~ from the secretary of the interior encl'
e. e ing communication from agent upsha
. asking for $25, 1000 to purchase stock c
~ tic for the northern Cheyennes at Tong
of river. If this is done the agent says
n Indians can soon raise their own be
he Members Of the Indian affairs commlss
vo endorsed the suggestion.
io The body of an unknown man, fou
= frozen on the railroad near Butler stati
nj i'"AeA VIZ
- - was taken to Helena on Saturday, and
to inquest held, but nothing was develop
40 as to the identity of the unfortunate m
N, The body is that Of a man about 40 ye
mt of age, of medium height, stout prop
ed tions, with light .colored hair and mo
no tache. The clothes and general appe
lat ance indicates that he was labor
o.1 man.
70. A Swede named Saunderson, who
rs Georgetown last week in company
60. several others on hunting excursion
en-: sunposed to have been frozen to death.
nes became separated from the other memt