The Livingston enterprise. [volume] (Livingston, Mont.) 1883-1914, 1889-01-12
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MONTANA NEWS.

The supreme court of the territory of
| Montana for the January term went into
session Monday morning, the 7th, all the
judges present.
Chronicles: A young man known as
James Martin, who has worked on the
Northern Pacific railroad for the past
three years, near Bozeman, and has for
some time been foreman of section at
Central Park, committed suicide at the
Tiyoll on Friday morning.
On Sunday the Helena Typographical
Union voted that newspapers after Junu-
ary 14th shall not use any matter fur
nishcd by the American Press association
except on the payment of penalty to
printers employed of the fnll price
charged for composition.
Gordon, the Benton murderer, has been
granted reprieye until March 1st. He
was to have been hung on January 18th,
and has asked for Communication to I'M
prisonment for life. AS the testimony
was quite voluminous, the governor has
taken two months to think it over.
Montany paid during the year 1888
$3,318,60O in dividends to her mine
owners This is over one fourth of the
total dividends paid by mines in the
United States and Mexico, and is the
earnings of only nine Of the many paying
mining companies in the territory
The Butte board of trade have met for
the purpose of fin1ing means for dispos-
ing of the smelter smoke A communi-
cation from E. Grenier was read on the
subject of various ways of disposing of it,
and was referred to a committee appointed
to interview the smelter men and report
at subsequent meeting.
The Montana Lumber and Manufac-
turing company has filed articles of in
corporation with Secretary Webb. The
object of the company is to do general
timber business. The incorporators are
A. NJ. Hotter, W. II. Gebaucr and Will
liam Thomson. The capital stock is
5000 900 and place of business Helena
There is still another hitch in the re-
coyery of Godas. 1t seems the warrant
issued by the governor general of Canada
authorizes the authorities to give up
Godas to James NJ. Hathaway only. A
new warrant will have to be issued in the
name of Sheriff Jeffries. This will delay
for another month or SO the return OF the
much advertised Godas.
Chronicle: An effort is being made
by some of our influential citizens,
through Hon. J. K. Toole, to get the Ellis
reservation appropriated for educational
purposes, with some show of success. San
Antonio, Tex, and Baton Rouge, La,
have lately been granted similar privi-
leges, and there is every reason to believe
that Gallatin county will be made the re-
c1pient of such legislation consideration.
The idleness of the Ellis reservation is a
standing reproach.
Herald: There is going to be strong
sentiment in favor of some enactment
of bounty law for the destruction eff
wolves, bears and mountain lions. We
apprehend the only difference will be
whether the bounty should be paid by
the counties or the territory. We favor
the county system as best, for then the
people chiefly benefited will pay the
bounty and can make it more or less and
see that only those who earn the bounty
get it.
Coal is coming into general use on the
| upper Judith. Corwin & Co. are finding
ready market in that vicinity. There
will be demand for it in Lewistown
next winter if it can be laid down at a
reasonable figure. There is fair quality
of coal ON upper Spring creek. A. Pott
and w. H. Hunter have claims which
they intend to develop during the year,
and believe they will produce as good a
quality of coal as can be found in the
Judith Basin. Wood IS so cheap that
good coal must be found near by to bring
it into general use as fuel at this point.
julius E. Hart, bookkeeper for j. &
Murphy s. Co. of Helena blew his brains
out with revolver last Monday morning
The rash deed was committed in his owr
home, almost In the presence of his wife
Despondency from sickness was said t
have been the cause. Mr.. Hart was abou
forty years OF age and had been in the
territory about twelve years. He wa!
formerly resident of Bozeman and wal
married there to Miss Frazier, his pres
ent wife. Mr.. Hart was we'll and favor
ably known throughout the territory ant