The Livingston enterprise. [volume] (Livingston, Mont.) 1883-1914, 1889-06-08
MONTANA NEWS.

Helena has started relief fund 70,
the benefit of the Johnstown sufferers
1t is headed by Colonel Broadwater with
S1OO.
The Custer county officials are in pur
suit of horse thieves who took from ter
to fifteen fine horses from Miles CITY re
Gently.
The Sun River Sun is authority for the
statement that Slough Grass johnnie
has succeeded Belly Aching Jim" as
postmaster at that place.
The resignation of F. M. Stockslager
commissioner general of the land office
rendered March 5th, has been accepted
by the president to take effect June
Both.
Judge Thomas c. Bach was married
Wednesday to Miss Kathryn Child, OF
Helena. The ceremony was performed
in ST. Peters Episcopal church, at Hell
ena, Rev. F. L. Webb officiating.
A game of base ball between the
White Sulphur Springs and Townsend
mines was played at Townsend on Decora-
tion Day and resulted ina victory for the
former club by score of y to Il.
A heavy snow storm visited portions
of Michigan on the 3Oth Snow to the
depth of six inches fell in some places
The danger TO fruits and growing crops
is incalculable.
Keefe, Green & Co, contractors for the
Gallatin-Butte branch of the Northern
Pacific, have let the contract for bridge
building and houses along the road to
Matthew Bros. & Kerrock, Minneapolis.
firm, for 51GO0OO.
The walls of a six story brick building
in course of erection at Danyille. Va.
were blown down by heavy wind on the
Both ult., burying the Workmen beneath
the ruins. Six were killed outright and
several others badly injuaed.
Patents were granted Tuesday to Mon
tana inventors as follows: Anthony J.
Blk, Anaconda, cartridge belt: VIM. A.
Smith, Butte City, piano lamp bracket:
David Lewis, J. H. Williams and NJ.
Mathew, Anaconda, calcining furnace.
Work on the Oregon Railway and Nav
igation company's line to Spokane Falls
from Rockford began this week. This is
part of the plan for the extension of the
Manitoba road to Spokane The Oregon
company will join the Manitoba at Mis-
SOula
The Pioneer Press Winnipeg
special says The deal which has been
going on for some time looking to the
purchase by the Northern Pacific of the
Great Northwestern Central r. r.. is
practically settled. This will mean the
opening up Of the entire Canadian north
west.
Jas. Locke, soldier of Fort Custer.
who has been confined in the Bozeman
jail since October last on a charge of
a comrade at Custer during
a ST. Patrick's day celebration was dis
on Monday, the United States
grand jury failing to find an Indictment
against him.
The jury in the case Of Roberts, on
trial at Butte this week for the killing of
j. ". Crawford on May 14th, brought in
a verdict of murder in the first degree
The verdict was reached in the first bal
lot. Roberts received the verdict with
calm resignation. He has maintained a
e. butchsnre, vas sXer paps Spce the murder
IN tee stable he was set upon by two
tramps who had secreted themselves In
the stable. They beat him about the
head, intlicting serious injuries, after
which they made their escape and have
not yet been captured.
The jury in the case of Rose E. Mer-
rill vs.. the Helena & Jefferson County
Railroad company, on trial at Helena
Al l. i.t e., ,1ai,,
tiff for 81 900 damages. The case was
one growing out OF an accident near
Wickes. wherein the plaintiffs wagon
was run into and demolished by a freight
car and she herself thrown out and
slightly injured.
New Northwest The Salvation
Army parade was interrupted Sunday
evening by town official and the Of
Tenders placed under arrest. They were
CARRYING the banner of the organization,
but the town Marshal is not up in the
designs of the various emblems and in
sisted that black flag was not proper
banner for public parade. The work.
ers gave bonds for their appearance, ano
at a hearing before Judge Hartwel
were promptly acquitted.
The memorial monument on the site
of the Haymarket anarchist riot II
Chicago May 4th, 1886, in which man!
policemen were killed and wounded b.
the explosion of bomb, was unveiled
in that city on the 3Oth. The monument
was presented to the city on behalf o
the citizens by r. L. Crane and accepted
by Mayor Cregier. There was no pro
cession. The monument consists OF
marble base surmOuDted by bronZ
figure of policeman in uniform.
D. S. Frotheringham, the express mes
senger who became SO prominent IN tn
great express robbery near st. Loul
several years ago, and who subsequentl,
recovered large damages from the Ad
ans Express company for arrest and I'M
prisonment, is in Montana. He has re-
atives in Deer Lodge and thinks OF le
eating there. TO reporter OF the Ne'
Northwest he told the story OF the rot
berry, and his subsequent arrest and g,
oneration, which was printed IN full D
that enterprising journal.
Glendiye Independent: Pierre Wlbau
has Just concluded another large cattl
deal, having purchased the entire ban
of the Powder River Cattle company, e.
timated at 10000 head. The price pal
was $3.50 per head, calves thrown Il
delivery to be made on Mr.. Wibaux
range near Mingusville between the l0t
of August and the 18th of Septembe
There is included in the deal 300 hea
of saddle horses at the same figure. IN
. gives Mr.. Wibaux 25,OO0 head OF catt
now on the range, placing him IN tt
front rank in that line of business, an
under his able management success
, sure.
The stock and fixtures Of f. Hamme
the dry goods merchant who assigned
: Boulder last week, has been attached
! the suit of Marshal Field q Co., al
! and Marshal Patrick & Co, of Chicag
, to secure a debt of $500. Hammer
, preferred creditors in the asslgnmee
S were his mother-in law for $1,000 and I
brother for 5000. The plaintiffs IN t
present action ailege there was collusi
< with intent to defraud outside credlto
8 A New York firm is said to be stuck
. $1,000, in addition to the claims alrea
Q filed. The assignse's invoice last We
t showed stock of 5000, and Hamm
f at the time scheduled his liabilities
|, $1,000.
! Five railroad officials have been indi
d ed at Chicago under the inter-sta
) commerce law. The otfense charged