The Livingston enterprise. [volume] (Livingston, Mont.) 1883-1914, 1888-03-03
MONTANA NEWS.

"A new pOStOIIlce mas OecH eStaUiIS1eu
Feely, with John F. Cowan postmaster.
Conductor Frank Minty, who was hui
in the railroad accident at Rocker som
time since, died on Saturday from his ir
juries.
Goldberg's pawn shop, at Butte, wa
burglarized last week and the proprieto
badly cut by the robbers, who, it is al
legged, secured goods valued at $1,000.
The prisoners in the Beaverhead count
Jail were this week sent to Butte ant
confined in jail there, during the rcmova
of the cage from the old Dillon Jail int
the new.
Deaf Bull, the Grow chief, confined II
Fort Smelling, keeps tearing open tn
wounds on his neck, inflicted by himscl
some time ago. He is evidently deter
mined to Gle.
Delegate Toole has introduced bill
for the sale of certain lands allotted to th'
Flathead Indians, in the Bitter Root val
ley, who now desire to go upon the reser
vation with the rest of their tribe.
Governor Leslie has pardoned out o
the penitentiary Joseph Thompson, wh'
Al, 1o% f.,r In
gally branding cattle. His term was sia
months. of which he has already served
five.
Andrew Ferguson, Of Billings, an old
sailor, has been pronounced insane by the
probate court and sent to the territorial
asylum. Before his arrest he stole "a
cases of kerosene from a store and peddled
it around town.
Information regarding the whereabouts
or postotfice address of Howard A. Dick
erson, WHO left Glendive last spring in
company with his brother, and supposed
to have settled in the Gallatln valley, will
be thankfully received by the Glendlvc
Independent.
D. c. Dye, former resident OF Bill
lings, was killed at Arland postotfice, on
the Sinking Water river, Wyoming, on
the 22nd ult., by Victor Arland. The
shooting is reported to have been justiti-
able, as Dye was the aggressor and bore
reputation of having been involved in
several previous gun fights.
A second disaster at the Yellow River
in China is reported to have occurred, re-
sulting in the drowning of three mandar-
ins and 1000 Chinese laborers. They were
engaged in repairing the break caused by
the previous flood and were engulfcd on
bamboo RATS. Great distress is still re-
ported in the flooded district.
Lewiston Argus: AS a sequel to the
countcrfeiting exposure made few weeks
ago, package arrived last week 10y ex-
press addressed to Jesse r. Beckwitl',
which contained an electro plating bat
tery. It was ordered for the purpose OF
manufacturing 'gold coin" undoubtedly.
It will be used as evidence against the
parties.
The fund for Mrs. Clampitt, wife of
Rev. H. P. Clampitt, who died of pneu-
monia at Walkerville a short time since,
will reach $1,000 before the committee
get through with their labors. Of this
sum the Alice employees subscribed
2O5.5O. In addition to this Supt. Hall
gave $25.
Miner: The Helena folks are going to
get an opportunity to try some Of the
Sand Coulee coal. They will have to
double the size of their lots to accommo-
date their ash piles, according to the Sun
River Sun, which says that it has been
usino the coal this winter and that its ash
heap is now larger than its. original coal
was. and the end of the latter is not yet.
The New Northwest is informed that
four dogs are expected there soon, for use
at the penltentiary, which have earned
thousands OF dollars for their owners in
Texas. and never missed 'locating" man
they were sent after, although prairies
were burned to throw them off. With
these it will be almost impossible for
criminals to escape, and their services are
liable to he called into frequent requis-
ition.
Articles of incorporation of the Miles
City & Clark's Fork mining company
have been filed with the territorial secre.
tary. The incorporators are VIM. Var
Gaskcn, Martelle Brandenburg, Thos. J
BRYAN, Chas. w. Amerson, Emerson B
Weir,ck, John w. johnson, VIM. N. Mac
queen and James West. The capita
stock is $1,000, divided into $50 shares
of $40 each. The object is the develop
ment of claims in the New World mining
district.
The bill to carry out the agrcemen
between the North western Indian com
mission and the Piegan, Blood, Blacktee
and River Crow Indians, of Montana, ha
been reported favorably By Senate