The Livingston enterprise. [volume] (Livingston, Mont.) 1883-1914, 1888-02-18
MONTANA NEWS.

into Montana by the sportsmen of Beave,
head county.
The Daily Billings Gazette has suspend
ed for want of sufficient patronage from
the business men of that town.
The governor has appointed Eugen'
D. White of Portland, Oregon, as com
missioner of deeds for this territory.
A postoffice has been established a
Rancher, James Struthers, postmaster
The postofice at Horse Plains is discon
tinued.
DR.. Charles P. Hough, Butte's health
officer, reports to the city council that
their water supply is "both dangerous and
damnable.'
Joseph Shuffleberger, employed IN feed.
ing circular saw at Butte, was killed on
Thursday of last week by stick of wood
thrown from the saw which struck him on
the temple.
John Nottingham, private in G Com
pany, 5th Infantry, and one of the par
ticipants in recent prize ring encounter,
has become insane and is now in irons at
Fort Keogh.
j. A. Stevens, an old-time Montana
printer, and for the past twelve years
foreman of the Rocky Mountain Hus-
bandman, died at White Sulphur Springs
on Sunday last.
Governor Leslie has recently issued on
the governor of Idaho requisition for
one Capt. Carson who is charged with as
sault with deadly weapon on some person
in Jefferson county and who was captured
at Pocatello.
In New Idea: W. H. Patrick finished
seeding ten acres of wheat in the first
part of the week, and it is the earliest
wheat ever town in the Bitter Root valley.
The farmers are all preparing their ground
for seed and some think spring is here to
stay.
County Attorney Sam Wildly of Vel
lowstone county, who while in Helena a
few days ago drew couple checks upon
the Billings bank while he had no money
to his credit with that institution, has
since been adjudged insane and sent to
the Warm Springs asylum.
Husbandman: News reached us last
week that pack of wolves numbering
three hundred were in the vicinity of
Rock creek. The immense pack was
seen by sheep herder, and a number
who saw the trail testify that he was not
far off in his estimate of the number.
Fred Alberts of Butte, met with an ac-
cldent at Garrison Monday which will
result in the loss of leg and may cause
his death. He attempted to board west
bound freight train when he missed his
footing and fell under the wheels, and
was run over, one leg being crushed to a
jelly.
Rev. H. P. Clampitt, pastor of the
Methodist church at Walkerville, died
Monday night last, of pneumonia. He
was about thirty years of age and native
of Ohio, having come to Montana about
two years ago. He leaves a wife and five
children, the oldest of which is about
seven years of age.
Yellowstone Journal: James McFar-
lane, clerk of the Third Judicial District,
has made the appointment of deputy
clerks for each of the counties in his dis
trict as follows: For Gallatin county, Jas
A. Baily; Madison county, Geo. T. Cope;
Park county, VIM. G. Fowler; Yellowstone
county, B. W. Toole.
On Sunday morning last Antonio Germ,
an employe of the old works at Anaconda,
was run over and killed by freight car
He had been unloading wood at the ore
house through which a track runs, and il
is supposed that he was crawling under
the cars when they were set in motion
He was native of Gutenberg, Austria
where his wife and child now reside.
Missoulian: The hospital to be erect
ed at Fort Missoula, the bids fol
which are advertised in this paper, will
be pretty big building and will bt
an ornament to the place. The fact O.
its being built of brick gives out the i'm
preston that the post is permanently 10
| Gated. It certainly is a beautiful Location
and we are pleased to have the garrison
as neighbors.
Independent: F. W. Stone, the foot
racer, writes from Goshen, Indiana, to ,
friend in Helena, that he has returned from
England, where he lost $1,000 in a race
He claims to have been beaten by foul
the referee deciding against HIM, though
he distanced his man by one foot. Th'
bets were twenty to one against him, o
which he accepted $1,000, besides back
lng himself to win $1,000 on his heat
Martin, his adversary, was accorded th'
race by two inches.