The Livingston enterprise. [volume] (Livingston, Mont.) 1883-1914, 1888-06-16
MONTANA NEWS.

ID The output of the Drum Lnmmon min
for the month of May was 100000, wit
De working expenses of $45,000.
as Clifford Coleman, young man VIII
was thrown from his buggy at Helena O
a. Monday, died from the effects Of his in
in juries on Wednesday
Mlssoula is to have another paper.
" will be republican in politics, published
er by Cushing & Klein, and judging from
D. its name, the Evening Item, will be print
ed as daily.
!. A drumming match for the champion
D ship of the Pacific coast will take plart
b at Helena on July 4th between Georgt
Eastin Of Belleview, Idaho, and Major r
!. H. Hendershott.
|, Merritt L. Havens was convicted in the
:, district court at Great Falls Thursday, ol
J. murder in the second degree. The Of
fense for which Havens was tried was the
killing of his wife on the night of the 22d
of September last.
The Helena Independent met with the
misfortune of having one of the forms
"pied'' Wendsday morning, and as con-
: sequence the issue Of that day appeared
minus the editorial, the page being filed
by duplicating page of advertisements.
Morris, Weikel and Beckwith, the Fer
gus county counterfeiters, were sentenced
at Great Falls by Judge Bach to two
years in the penitentiary and a fine of
800 and costs. Judge Bach will recon-
mend executive clemency in the case Of
Morris.
John Brody, an old and respected
miner of Jefferson county, was drowned
near Boulder Tuesday. He went into the
plunge bath at tie Hot Springs and 1t is
supposed was taken with a cramp, as
few minutes later he Was found dead in
the water.
Numerous burglaries have been report
ed at Helena and Butte the past week.
At the latter place John Jack of the Nc
kec Rankin company was robbed of q
watch and several hundred dollars by a
thief who entered his room at the Abe
marie hotel.
A cutting affray occurred at Butte Sun
day night in which J. c. Satterly inflicted
three wounds with pen knife upon the
person of Billy Dougherty, miner. Sat-
terly is faro dealer for Twin & Moore.
house. The wounds are though to he
dangerous and Satterly is held to await
the result in $500 bonds.
An excursion of distinguished eastern
editors OF agricultural papers, headed by
Hon. Norman ]. Coleman, United States
commissioner of agriculture, arrived in
Helena Wednesday. The Helena board
of trade sent delegation to Cascade to
meet the gentlemen and conduct them to
the city. The Montana Central extended
the courtesies Of transportation to them.
Nelson Silsby, we'll known in Montana
as railroad engineer on the Northern
Pacific road and at one time policeman
at Helena, was arrested at Rocklin, Cali
fornia, last week on charge of man.
slaughter. Silsby's victim was stone
cutter named John DAILY, who was set
upon and brutally beaten and kicked in a ;
saloon at that place, from the effects of
which he died.
The much talked Of fight between
Bates Of Montana and Hawkins, the Cana
dian champion, took place near Lavell, in
Beaverhead county, Sunday. The purse
was awarded to Bates in the eleventh
round on foul, though Hawking had
much the best of the fight The gate re-
reipts were over $1,000, which went to
Bates. The time Of the fight was forty 7
six minutes. ,
Helena seems to furnish productive !
field for the operation of slick swindlers
10 search Of suckers. Following tie opera !
lions Of Simon Hamburg, ]. J. Mcbride
and others of like ilk, the past week
I. c. Hiland succeeded in securing en-
1orsements to worthless checks upon a
California bank, which have been returned
protested. The swindler in tins instance,
however, failed to make his escape, and
will be prosecuted by his victims to the 7
'ull extent Of the law. I
John Sterling, disreputable character =
who had been working the Garfield mine
,ear Rimini, was taken to Helena on Sat- !
,rdaY last and placed in Jail. On the I
night of the 9th inst. Sterling, who is
nan about 30 years of age, cruelty beat
md kicked his younger brother in fit Of
passion, injecting injuries that resulted
n the death of the lad on Friday after
loon, the 9Th inst. The murdered boy
vas 18 years Of age and had recently ar
ived from the east on a visit to his N
,rOther. n
Independent: A. A. Sanders, arrested I
t Butte last week on the charge of po-
ygamy, is free once more. When the
Utah officers started for Salt Lake with
lin they also took Keller, arrested on
he charge of murder. The cohab and =.
he murderer were handcuffed together, :"
'ut on the way down Sanders tearfully
the officer to not keep him
hained to murderer in that way. He n
wore by all he held sacred, including|
he peculiar institution of which he is a
vorshiper, that if he was unfastened from
Keller he would make no attempt to es-
ape. He was taken at his word, butt
Turing the night, while Deputy Holland y
vas asleep, Sanders slipped out of the G.
ar at McCanmon and that was the last 9
cen Of HIM. p
Upon the arrival Of the Chicago & G
Northwestern officials at Great Falls a s.
ase Of mistaken indentity occurred which :
ed to IN amusing incident in connection 9
vith the democratic club of Helena. The y
correspondent Of the Helena papers at
treat Falls telegraghed the arrival of s,
AayM Hewctt Of New York, having inter- =
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