The Livingston enterprise. [volume] (Livingston, Mont.) 1883-1914, 1889-08-03
MONTANA NEWS.

The time of holding the democratic
state convention has been set for Mon
day, August Goth, at noon.
The residence of James A. Murra,
was destroyed by fire at Butte on the
18th. Loss $1,000; covered by insur
ance.
G. j. Ritchel of White Sulphur
Springs was killed by lightning on the
oath at the top of Flat Iron mountain
near that city.
A Washington dispatch states that \.
w. Lyman has purchased controlling
interest in the Helena Independent and
took possession on Thursday.
The section house at Bowdoin, on the
Manitoba road, was destroyed by fire on
the 26th, and Miss johnson, the sister OF
the section foreman, seriously burned
Unless the supreme court or governor
interferes johnson will be hanged at
Deer Lodge on the 9Th, Bryson at Boul-
der ON the 9th, and Roberts at Butte on
the 18th of August.
A fire at Butte on the Goth destroyed
two barns belonging to W. Thompson,
and burned twelve head of horses owned
n
quantity of hay and grain was also
burned. The total loss is estimated at
5000.
A. G. Vandever was arrested at Butte
Oh the 25th for murder committed in
Colusa county, California, two years ago
At the time the murder was committed
Vandever went under the name of Wei
lington. A reward of $500 had been
offered for his capture.
An immense cave occurred in the tun-
mel on the Homestake pass Saturday.
one was at work in the tunnel, and seri-
Gus loss of life was averted. The dam
age to the tunnel is very extensive, and
will cause considerable delay in it's COM
pletion.
George Lambert, chairman of the
Jefferson county board OF commissioners,
is reported to have skipped with another
mans wife, leaving his own wife and
family behind. 1t will not be known
whether he is short IN his accounts with
the county until an investigation, which
is in progress, is completed.
The first election IN the territory un-
der the Australian system was held at
Miles City on the 25th, to choose a mem
ber of the city council to fill vacancy.
Eighty three votes were cast, j. S. Trus-
colt, democrat, receiving fifty, and Ma
pies, republican, receiving thirty three.
The system is reported to have worked
we'll.
A severe hail storm did much damage
to growing crops in Custer county The
hail stones are reported to have pene-
trated the ground to depth of several
inches, destroying the potato crop. 1t
was accompanied by heavy wind that
damaged numerous haystacks, in some
some instances blowing them entirely
away.
Cattle are already reported dying in
numbers on the lower Boulder range in
Jefferson county on account of the scar
city of water and grass. The frequent
showers of the past week have been of
no practical value to the ranges and
their effect upon the streams is lmper-
ceptible. The grass roots have been
burned out and no amount of moisture
will now suffice to repair the damage
this season.
Herald: Governor White has received
notice from the war department that the
goods, uniforms, camp equipments, tents,
guns, etc, for the use of the Montana
militia had been purchased and would
be shipped at once. The first shipment
is expected soon. The full quota OF
Montana's militia apportionment, 53322,
600, has been expended in purchasing
these stores. At last our militia will be
suitably armed and equipped.
Friday afternoon an engine with a
train of five cars OH the Sand Coulee
branch of the Montana Central came
into collision with ;in engine which was
hauling fifteen cars loaded with sheep
The trains met with great force at a bend
in the road near Myers saw mill. Both
engines were damaged considerably and
thrown off the track. Some of the sheep
cars were badly smashed. Engineer
Markham received severe injuries, his
foot being SO badly crushed that ampu-
tation was necessary.
Miner: W. H. Venneday, agent for the
Pacific Express. company at Anaconda
was arrested for embezZlement by de-
tectivc in the employ Of the American
Surety company Wednesday evening
The arrest was made in this city, Venne-
day being up here on business, and the
accused was placed in Jail over night
Yesterday morning he was taken to An
aconda for examination. Venneday is
said to be short about $500. and it is said
that .cards and women, the old story,
were the cause of his downfall.
Extensive forest fires have been rag
ing in the mountains of Deer Lodge
Jefferson and Missoula counties the past
ten days In addition to the destruction
Of standing timber immense quantities
of cordwood have been burned. Near
Elk Park between fifteen and twenty
thousand cords of wood were consumed
At Trout Creek and White Pine 10000
ties were destroyed. The fires have been
the most destructive in the history OF
the territory, and unless rains come tc
assist in extinguishing the flames it is
difficult to tell where the destruction
will end.
Saturday last a man named Coulson
working on Knudson & Sangish's ranch
at Springhill, in the Gallatin valley, took
up his self-cocking pistol to look at it
The pistol had been laid away for sew
eral months, and Coulson asked Knud-
son who had used it last, and if it was
loaded. Knudson replied that he did
not know, whereupon Coulson touched
the trigger and fired it off. The ball
penetrated the side Of a widowed sister
in-law of Sangish, and in all probability
will prove fatal. Coulson, who was en-
gagged to the widow, was rendered fran
tic with grief and excitement.
The individual members of the firm Of
Austrian, Wise & Co., Calm, Wampoles
& Co., Turner & Burleigh. and Henry G.
Foreman, as trustees for the firms at
Chicago. have begun suit for $1,000
against the National bank of Helena. G.
E. Londsman & Co., merchants of Hell
ena, gave bill of sale to plaintiff on
their stock to secure the indebtedness
due them. The bank afterwards at
tached the stock for the debt due by
Londsman & Co., and ~sold it. The
plaintiffs now sue for the value. The
account of the Montana bank at the
First National bank of Chicago was gar
nisheed..
Herald: Land was purchased Satur-
day by the territory of Montana for the
erection of an arsenal for the territorial
militia. The ground is situated or
Ewing street in the Central addition
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