The Livingston enterprise. [volume] (Livingston, Mont.) 1883-1914, 1889-09-28
MONTANA NEWS.

Alfred WOLVERINE of Gallatin count
has received an adjudication of his clair
for Indian depredations in 1877. H
claimed $3.50, and is allowed s2OS5.
The Granite Mountain Mining com
pany paid September 10th. dividend Nc
81, of 80 cents share, aggregating 500,
600, making S1,OOO,OOO paid this yea1
and S7,2OO,OOO paid to date
A laundry and printing office at Butt,
were destroyed by fire on Saturda,
night. The burned buildings belonged
to DR.. j. P. Reins; loss $1,000. The print
ing office of the Nugget lost $1,000: full,
covered by insurance.
The Willamette base ball club were
beaten on their grounds at Willamette
Oregon, on the 2lst by the Marysville
club OF this territory by score of te
4. This gives the Marysville club the
championship of the entire northwest.
The grand jury at Missoula has re-
turned four indictments, one against
David Hawkes. for murder committed in
the F'lathead country. Hawkes. and his
victim quarreled over timber claim and
the fight ensued in which Hawkes. is
charged with committing murder.
Said Martin to Joe,
'Why, sir, don't you know
That | made Montana state:"
''Maginnis," said Toole,
''Do you think I'm fool?"
So they quarrel both early and late.
Anaconda Review.
Governor White issued the following
commissions Thursday in the Montana
National Guard: Edwin A. Kennedy,
captain; n. J. Bendon, first lieutenant;
Albert Holenstein, second lieutenant. E.
w. Williams, first lieutenant; J. V. Long
second lieutenant.
A cowboy named Harry Williams;was
shot in the back during the display at
Miles City Thursday night by the acci-
dental discharge OF pistol in the hands
of another cowboy. The ball went
through two frame walls and door cas-
ing before hitting Williams. The ex-
tent Of the injury is not yet known.
Bessie Coburn, two year old grand
daughter of Landlord Trotter of the Hot
Springs hotel at Boulder, while playing
about the hotel, found a bottle of car
bolic acid in one of the rooms and be-
fore discovered drank portion of the
contents. DR.. Leighton was promptly
in attendance, but the child was beyond
help and expired at 3 o'clock yesterday
afternoon.
Patrick Talent. the democratic post
master at Butte, has sent in his resigna-
ton to President Harrison. Mr.. Talent
has still a year and half to serve to fill
the term of his appointment, his COM
mission having been made out in Febru-
ary, 1887. It is not known who his sue
cessor will be. Among those most
prominently mentioned in connection
with the Office are w. O. Speer, A. F.
Bray, Pat Conlon and w. C. Bachelor.
News has been received that the bonds
Of the Consolidated Water company of
Helena have been placed in the Nave
rick bank of Boston, and as soon as Mr..
Woolston arrives, which will be in the
course of a week, the new company will
begin work. The Consolidated Water
now owns the plants of the
four Helena water companies, and claim
to practically own the water obtainable
near Helena with the exception of that
belonging to Mr.. Hale in Grizzly gulch.
It is understood that the money has
been paid to the various water men, and
that the whole water supply of Helena
is now in the hands of the new Woolston
company, who it is supposed will soon
make proposition to the city council
to furnish all the aqueous required for
fire and domestic use.
Stock Growers Journal, On Thurs
day night num- her Of cowboys were in
Poker Jina's saloon having social time,
when pistol was accidentally discharg-
ed by Doc Cornet in the saloon. Henry
Williams was standing outside leaning
against the side of the building. not far
from the door of the saloon. During
the noise and confusion of the demon
strations incident to the democratic pro-
cession Williams was noticed to fall to
the ground. Upon being approached by
bystanders he said he was shot No one
had heard any sound Of a pistol, but tins
was not surprising, as there was 30 much
noise of exploding fireworks and of an
wills around the premises. An examina-
ion showed that the man was very seri-
ously hurt. He was carefully carried
nto the Office of the Stock Growers
Journal near by, when he was tenderly
cared for by the cowboys present DR..
Lebcher was called in Immediately, and
lis examination disclosed the fact that
;he man had been shot. the ball entering
;he body in the back and passing through
he right shoulder blade. The chances
" the man living were at first consid
,red very small, but at this writing
lopes are entertained of his recovery.
The wounded man is a good looking
'oung cowboy, who as he lay upon his
,ack apparently fatally wounded, showed |
! calmness and fortitude which cauld |
,nly be characteristic of a good and
,rave man. The cowboys who attended
Tim showed that sympathy which only
cowboys feel for their brothers of the
addle. The man was removed to the
1rover house. He is said to be the fore
nan Of Van Eghan's horse ranch near
fedora, and is not we'll known in this
ity. No legal steps have been taken, as
IL are convinced that the shooting was
N accident.