The Livingston enterprise. [volume] (Livingston, Mont.) 1883-1914, 1889-06-15
MONTANA NEWS.


Kate Sheehan. widow, committed
suicide at Helena Sunday evening by
taking carbolic acid
The Northern Pacific has put in new
sidetrack seven miles west of Billings
and given it the name of Foster.
The Montana coffee and spice compa-
ny of Helena made an assignment Tues
day. Liabilities 1000. with $500 assets.
The star route mail service from White
Sulphur Springs to Castle has been ex-
tended to embrace the adjoining camp
Of Robinson.
| Six Montana mining companies have
paid S1,296,25O dividends for the first
five months of 1885, OF this amount the
great Granite paid $4,000.
The Missoulian has begun the publ
cation of daily edition, called the
Morning Missoulian, the first number OF
which appeared last Saturday.
VIM. Walla. miner employed in the
Gagnon mine at Butte, fell 20 feet in an
ore chute on the 7OO-foot level, last Fri
day, sustaining injuries that will prove
fatal.
A surveying party left Helena Satur-
day last for Custer to begin the survey
of a branch railroad through the Crow
reservation into the Big Horn country,
Wyoming.
A special grand jury was empanelled
yesterday in Silver Bow county. The
many murders and other crimes since
the adjournment of the regular jury
prompted Judge DeWolfe to issue the
venire.
Jurgens & Price, an old-time grocery
firm of Helena, have assigned to S. E.
Atkinson; liabilities, about $4,000. If
they are not pressed by creditors it is
thought they may tide over the embar-
raSsment.
The first Chinaman to remain over
night in Great Falls was Yuen Lee. He
did not 60 there of his own volition, how
ever, but was taken there and lodged in
Jail by an order of Justice Traxler's court
at Sun River He is charged with lar
ceny of clothing from brother celestial.
TheWells- Fargo express company have
instructed Asst. Supt. Simpson to pay
the standing reward offered by the COM
pany for the capture of the two murder
ers who killed Agent Jobst and Operator
Burell at Silver. The reward amounts
to 5000, and Mr.. Simpson will pay it as
soon as the apportionments are made.
Col. JAS Sullivan, chief mastering Off
Ger, and Maj Harry Luke, ordnance Off
Ger on the governors staff, have rendered
their designations to Gov White, but the
latter has as yet taken no action in the
matter. This is understood to be the be-
ginning of general designations and the
appointment in a few days of a new
staff.
Gov. White has respited Peter August
johnson from the death penalty until
Friday, August 7th, in order to allow his
case to come up for hearing before the
supreme court, which convenes in July.
The prisoner is one who was sentenced
to be hanged in Deer Lodge for MUIR
der committed at that place few months
ago.
James B. Martin of Bozeman, who ap-
pealed from the decision of the commits
sioner of the general land office, requir-
ing republication of the notice Of his ap-
plication for patent for his placer claim,
for which mineral entry No. 40, upon
survey No. 50, was allowed at the Boze-
man land Office, has submitted the sup
Elemental proof required and withdrawn
the appeal.
Missoula Item: The Blackfoot Mill
company has received the contract for
furnishing the Butte 4 Gallatin railroad
with between eight and nine million feet
of lumber. In consequence all the saw
mills in the Bitter Root valley belonging
to this company will be started up at
once This will give employment to
about 400 men, and will make times bet
ter in this section.
as to whom the reward should be paid
for the capture of the men who killed
Jobst and Burell, has placed the matter
in the hands OF Mayor Fuller of Helena,
who will examine the affair and select
the men among whom to distribute the
reward. The men who held the robbers
in check until the sheriff's posse came
up should not be forgotten.
T. D. Featherly of Butte suicided Sun
day morning by shooting himself in the
breast with 38-calibre revolver. The
bullet entered about the center of the
breast, ranging upward through the
right ventricle of the heart and lodging
against the ribs. Featherly was dissi
pated man and for this cause his wife
had applied for a divorce. He was 80
years of age and had been a resident Of
Butte for the past six years.
Yellowstone Journal: County Clerk
Dear has received from the land agent
Of the Northern Pacific railroad a sub
mission of the lands owned by the road
in Custer county and the valuation
thereof. The total valuation of lots in
Mi1ac Tifx, 10 GIL AK. ~,
1850; total valuation of unsuryeyed
acre land, s21S,5S1. This is subject to
change by the board of equalization.
which sits in the fall.
Mrs. Margaret Walton, aged 70 wears.
was run over by train on the Montana
Union at Deer Lodge on the 9th inst.
and instantly killed. She had been out
lunting her COW and on returning at
,empted to cross the railroad bridge
ahead of the train when she fell through
;he trestle and before the engine could
oe stopped it struck her in the stomach.
cutting her almost in two. Mrs. Walton
vas French lady and the mother of
Peter Walton, prominent citizen of
Deer Lodge, and of A. G. Walton, of
Butte
Another fatal shooting affray occurred
n Silver Bow county Monday night. At
bout II o'clock several men were drink
ng at Ferguson & Co.'S saloon at Rocker
When Al. Springer and Howell Thomas
.ot into an argument over some trivial
natter. Their companions paid no par
ocular attention to the squabble, which
lad not proceeded far when Thomas
umpsd to his feet and drew 38-calibre
evolver. He fired one shot at Springer.
Who was defenseless. The bullet took
fleet in the left breast and the victim
lied in few minutes Thomas was ar
ested and placed in Jail. The shooting
3 undoubtedly a cold-blooded murder.
nd as it is the second killing since the
djournment of the grand jury it is like
y special grand jury will be called to
it on the cases.
In the district court at Butte
udge DeWolfe owerruled the demurrer
n the ease of Drs. Weyerhorst, Schultz.
seale and Harding, charged with viola,
ion of the new medical law. The chief
round of the demurrer was the uncon-
of the law. In his opinion
he Judge said that he was constrained
0 oyerrule the demurrer SOLELY On tho