The Livingston enterprise. [volume] (Livingston, Mont.) 1883-1914, 1888-08-04
Montana Historical Society

Lindsay three times, once IN the elbow
and twice IN the back on either side OF
the spine. The wounds will probably
prove fatal.
A new phase appeared in the Melrosc
wife beating case when P. P. Drum was
being tried for assault and battery at
Butte Tuesday. In the testimony given
by Drum it appears that man named
McBee was the cause of the row. He
frequently visited the house and was too
attentive to Mrs. Drum, to which her hus-
band objected; but he alleges she still
persisted IN having him continue his
visits The court considered the husband $
conduct justifablc under the circum-
stances.
Mr.. Jonas Higgins, an old time Monta-
nian, died at White Sulphur Springs on
Monday afternoon. Mr.. Higgins came to
Montana in 1866 and located in Diamond
| City, where he renamed, conducting a
mercantile business, until 1876, when he
removed to White Sulphur Springs, in
which place he conducted his business
until 1882. He afterwards engaged in
the banking business, and later built the
Higgins house at the Springs, which is
one of the finest hotels in Montana.
The Smith Gallagher fight took place
at Butte Sunday night and after IA good
deal of wrangling the 200 people who
witnessed it went away thoroughly dis
gusted The alleged Dan Gallagher OF
Cleveland can't fight at all and tried hard
to pretend he was knocked out the second
round. He was to get half the money as
a consideration for appearing in the ring
at all. He wanted to give up without
standing any punishment. Smith, who is
a good slugger, was awarded the fight and
money. Neither man was scratched.
Miles City Journal: 1t will be rcmem-
bcrcd that about week ago the Northern
Pacific railroad company lost from large
number Of cattle while in transit twenty
two head, the property of the Northern
Cattle company The company put in
their affidavits and claims for the loss, but
1t was not allowed by the railroad, they
centending that the owners were counting
upon the cattle originally delivered. The
fact has now been proven that the cattle
were actually lost, for nineteen of the
twenty two animals have just been found
on the Cannon Ball river.
New Idea: Last Saturday morning
Constable Robert McVey went over on
the west side near Bill Milicr's ranch and
arrested Frank Wright and p. D. Langs
for putting giant powder in the Bitter
Root river for the purpose of killing fish,
which is positive infraction of the law
The fish murderers were brought before
Judge CARL T. Jones and had a fair and
lmpartil trial and the evidence was suf-
ficicnt to bind them over in the sum OF
$500 each to await the action Of the next
grand jury. The prosecuting witnesses
were also held in like bonds for their ap
pcarance at the next term of the district
court. McVey took the prisoners down
to the county bastile Sunday and put
them behind the bars.
The Montana conference of the Meth
odist Church South closed its session IN
Butte Sunday. The following is a list of
the appointments for the ensuing gear
Helena district-E. J. Stanley, presiding
elder; Helena station, w NJ. Britt; Hell
ena circuit, K. S. Clark; Boulder and
Elkhorn, E. G. Finley; Butte City, A. e.
Coney; Anaconda, S. W. Barbee; Deer
Lodge, John Moore; Corvallis, Thomas
w. Flowers; Stevensvllle, to be supplied
Flathead mission, Z. l.. Lee. Bozeman
district. B. Stateler, presiding elder;
Bozeman station, II. G.. Flecnor; Bozcman
circuit. Jarvis and Aaron Kelley; Towns
end and Readcrslurg. IT, he supplied!
Willow Creek, B. E. H. Warren; White
hall, to be supplied.
Missoula Item: Coroner Hedger. who
went up to view the remains of the man
found seven miles below Ravalli, says the
skeleton had every appearance Of having
lain where found for year or more. The
top of the skull was crushed and the jaw
was gone, which leads to the theory OF
foul play The body had been thrown in
hole, brush piled on top and then set on
fire, as the clothing and part of the skel-
eton is burned. 1t is supposed to be the
remains of man sent from Frenchtown
to Demersville by I. J. Demers over &
year ago, as the horse and saddle used by
him were found, but he has never since
| been heard Of. The coroner deemed it
useless to hold All inquest and-he bones
were buried where found
River Press: County Attorney S. H
Mcintyre and Deputy United States Mar
shal Charles Crawford have taken thei,
departure for Lethbrldgc, Northwest ter
ritory, Canada. They go armed with the
documents for the cxtradition Of the mur-
derer Max Hoppe, who killed Gus Adams
near Fort Conrad not many weeks ago. Il
will be remembered that Mr.. Crawford
who is also under sheriff, after hard trip
trailed Hoppe to camp of the mounted
police in Canada and had him arrested
and held for the crime pending action fo,
his extradition. The gentlemen went
overland via the Sweet Grass Hills mining
district, where there are the necessary
witnesses to prove Hopes guilt. The
| witnesses VIII accompany the on1cerS Il
Lethbridge. This is the first instance il
Montana of a murderer being tralle(
across the line aud proceedings in extra
dition commenced.
| Under Sheriff Hayes Of Blackfoot, Ida
ho, arrived in Bozeman on Sunday morn
ing and secured Alex. Woods, the Poca-
tello wife murderer, who escaped from
jai! recently and was rccaptured in the
Bozeman last week Woods says of his
crime that he had caught his wife with {
Mexican under suspicious circumstances