The Livingston enterprise. [volume] (Livingston, Mont.) 1883-1914, 1888-10-13
MONTANA NEWS.
A fire in the Alice mill at Butte caused
loss of $4,000 worth of prOpertv.

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A fire in the Alice mill at Butte caused
loss of $4,000 worth of property.
A man by the name of Frank Elliott,
a row with the bar tender at the Elliston
hotel on Tuesday and pulled his revolver,
whereupon Mr.. Strand, the proprietor, IN
terfered and received a shot in the left
side, which is thought not to be fatal.
Elliott followed this up by three more
shots, one OF which took effect in the
knee of a Swede named Alex. Folsom,
who will likely lose his leg. The crimi
nal made his escape and was surrounded
in cabin, but as it was getting dusk, he
broke and run and made his escape again.
He was captured at 9:15 p. m. by c. X.
johnson, and is now in the hands of the
sheriff
Rocky Mountain Husban1man: j. G.
Upton, in compliance with request of
the governor, spent several days last week
in figuring up his assessment roll to as
certain the total amount of Meagher
county's assessment and the number Of
horses, sheep, cattle, etc. The figures are
as follows: Number of cattle, 23,S6S;
sheep, 220,736; horses and mules, 10,138;
goats, $50; total assessed valuation, $2,-
$50, 897; additional assessment made by
board Of equalization, $72,0S8. The
wool clip of this year was 1,224.O0O
pounds. 1t is gratifying to observe this
good showing made bv the county as
SCISSOR. Last year the value of the assess
able property was $3,05O,O0O. Since
then portion Of the northern part of the
county has been cut off to make Cascade
county in which there was taken about a
million of the county's wealth. THIS
year being about $2,625,O0O, the gain is
more than half of the amount lost in
the part given to Cascade.
In Wizards speech at the great banquet
given IN his honor in st. Paul last week
he SAID: II have secured to the north
west the exclusive use and benefit of all
the capital | can command. | propose
to use the capital for the benefit of the
northwest | know the extent of the un-
developed territory tributary to these
communities. | believe that Montana is
going to be a greater state than Colorado.
When it is considered that Montana has a
population of only 10000; that it could
not have been developed more rapidly
because it has hitherto had poor railway
facilities; when it Is considered that the
Northern Pacific has built eight lines in
that territory, and that the Northern Pa
c1fic and Mr.. Hill stand ready to expedite
the growth of Montana, do not hesitate
to say that in six years Montana will be
ahead of Colorado in population and
growth OF every kind. In even greater
degrees | believe in the growth of Wash
ington territory and Oregon Within a
little while twenty millions OF people will
be living in these two states. There is
every reason to justify this statement.
Not one acre in twenty of the tillablc soil
is developed. No man can conceive the
future growth of the mineral resources
A special to the Independent from
Miles City says: Tie peaceful village
of Terry was startled from its accustomed
serenity on Thursday afternoon by mes
sage from the clouds, which, though unin-
ntelliglble, was sufficiently vehement to
attract attention. About 2 o'clock in the
afternoon thunder and hail storm of
unusual severity passed over the town,
and while at its hei light a bolt of tighten
ing struck the school house, in which
there was at the time the teacher, Miss
Annie Howard, and some twenty scholars.
The Ii ghtening came down the chimney
fue to where 1t ended and then separated,
part of the charge passing outside ard
part going through the floor OF the school
house. The shattcrlng of the chimney
sent the rubbish flying around, and Miss
Howard was hit on the head with frag-
ment, inflicting slight scalp wound.
There were no other casualties inside the
house, though several of the children
were rendered insenslble from the shock.
That part of the bolt that went outside
the house found victim in horse
which was tied in the rear of the school
house, right where the deadly fluid made
its exit The horse was killed instantly.
The storm was of very short duration,
and with the exception noted, did no
damage.