The Livingston enterprise. [volume] (Livingston, Mont.) 1883-1914, 1888-08-25
MONTANA NEWS.

river valley.
: TIE town of Deer Lodge has elected
. democratic mayor and three democratic
aldermen out of six.
Colonel Curtiss. Helena's popular post
> master, was presented with a 5000 swor,
, : by the Butte people this week.
A man named Dorothy stabbed tw'
men iii fight in a Butte saloon last week
The men have both died of their wounds
A large school house, 100 feet square
and two stories high, is in process Of cree
ton at the Catholic mission school at til,
Crow agency.
The Silver Bow Mining company have
; recently sold their group OF mines ii
t Butte to the Calumet & Hecla compan,
of Michigan for 1,250,0OO.
The gross earnings of the Northern
Pacific for the first week in August wer,
1878, ,532, an increase of $81 ,625 over thu
corresponding week in 1887.
The Boston & Montana Consolidated
company turned out 100000 pounds O
copper in July and have money enougI
in the treasury to pay second dividend
of 100000.
Mrs. Anne Wicker and her child OF
Butte were among those lost ON the i'll
fated GeIser, the vessel which sank off
the coast Of Nova Scotia Mrs. Wicker
was on her way to visit relatives in Nor
way.
The government is contemplating the
advisability of putting in pontoon bridge
across Tongue river on the road between
the post and Miles City. This would be
great convenience 10 both soldiers and
citizens and its construction is much de.
sired
Editor E. II. Becker of the Big Horn
Sentinel has purchased the plant of the
Gazette Publishing company in Billings
and will Ill about "A week assume charge
of the Billings Weekly Gazette. Mr..
Becker has sold the Sentinel to other
parties.
AT the recent shooting tournament in
score in all the fixed events, total of 100
birds, was won by Mr. Manuel, of Helena.
with score of 95. The score of the next
highest were: Fisk, "a; Conley, 81:
Ballictt. 80; Cooper, 81.
Fisher Blcvins. we'll known Montana
jockey, was killed on the race tack at
the Helena fair. He was riding Green
Pruitt, a we'll known and valuable horse
but very vicious one. The horse fell
back and rolled over the unfortunate man
two Or three times, killing him instantly.
The republican central committee of
Yellowstone county met on last Saturday
and elected A. L. Babcock chairman and
l. r. Goss secretary. September lst was
set as the day for the primary elections
and the county convention Will be held ON
September 9Th for the purpose of noml-
mating candidates for county offices and
electing four delegates to the territorial
convention.
The Salt Lake base ball nine easily won
the three games which they played last
week with the Helena ninc The Salt
Lakes, however, are professionals, whereas
the Helena boys only play ball for amuse-
ment and their work showed up very well.
The scores of the three games were as
follows: First. 12 to 9; second, 10 to 6;
third, 8 to 4, all in favor of Salt Lake.
Age: Boulder will expend over $780,
600 in building this season. Among the
more note worthy structures are the court
house, school house, bank, and the
Parchcn & Morris block, all substantial
edifices of stone and brick, while many
neat and commndiOus residences have
been erected or are in process of con
struction, giving employment to small
army of skilled mechanics and laborers
The town is having substantial and re-
liable growth.
A great commotion was caused at the
Pine Ridge agency by the discovery that
large band of Sioux Indians had gone to
the Cheyenne country on Tongue river in
defiance of the instructions of the agent
They claim to be going to have sun
dance, but it is feared that they have
more serious intentions. They have often
threatened to join the Cheyenncs and
make raid along Tongue river Colonel
Dudley, at Fort Custer, has been ordered
to send out troops to intercept them and
two companies of the First cavalry are in
the field.
Phillpsburg Mail: Iti claimed that
company has been organized to work the
Young America properties, just above
town near Hasmark, and that the capi-
talization has been fixed at $4,000, 900.
1t is to be hoped that the report may
prove true as the mine is considered by
those being in a good position to know,
to be one of the best properties in the vi
cinity of Phllipsburg. 1t has been in
litigation for some years past, which pre-
vented any work being done upon it, but
it is now understood that things have
been satisfactorily arranged and that no
further hindrance remains in the way of |
Mlssoula Item: Next Saturday the
republican primaries will he held through
out the country. Let every republican
turn out and vote for men of discretion
and judgment for delegates, who Will
place i'll nomination for the various county
offices men who have the respect and con-
fidence Of the entire people. The claims
of each candidate should be given due
hearing so that when the nominations are
made there will be no old scores to
even up. Let every candidate go into
the convention and make the best fight
he can, and if defeat should he his lot
he should abide the result, and 60 to work
for the ticket. The prospects for the
success Of the party in county and territory