The Livingston enterprise. [volume] (Livingston, Mont.) 1883-1914, 1889-05-04
MONTANA NEWS.

Joe Kipp, the noted Indian scout, ha
| taken the contract for the school and mi:
sion houses at the Blackfeet agenc,
They will cost $4,000.
The Daily Item, of Missoula, has bee
enlarged from five to a six-column folio
The Item is meriting liberal patronag
and seems to be getting it.
A laborer named julius Koslosky wa
killed by large body of earth coming
on him while excavating for sewerage
purposes in Helena last Saturday.
The Home Fire Insurance company O.
Montana has paid up capital of $780,.
900. L. H. Hersfeld and S. T. Hauser
of Helena, are prominent members of the
combany.
A dispatch from the new town of Chi
nook announces that flowing water has
been struck at 81 feet by settler, T. G.
Burns. 1t is probable that artes1an wells
will solve the irrigation problem on
northern Montana bench lands.
Tramps broke into freight car be-
tween Miles City and Forsythe and while
the train was in motion threw out large
amount of merchandise which they after
ward disposed of to Indians. They were
arrested and committed to jail at Miles
City.
The citizens of Billings have subscribed
bonus to encourage the location at that
place Of a wool securing plant, which a
Massachusetts firm contemplates bringing
to Montana 1t is stated the mill will
cost $4,000 and will have a capacity of
$4,000 pounds per diem, employing from
sixty to eighty skilled men,
Dillon Tribune: Alex Rose, a miner
well known in the vicinity of Nicholia,
met with horrible death few days ago.
His cabin was discovered on fire. After
the fire was extinguised, Rose was found
burned beyond recognition. Rose was
subject to fits and it is supposed that he
set fire to his own cabin while in fit, and
the result was his death.
Anaconda Review: The Mill Creek
1ume was started up on Tuesday, and
he next evening night force was put on.
There is at present full fume of water,
md the management expects to fume
lown 200 curds each "a hours for the
lext go days. They have $4,000 cords
banked and large amount adjacent.
A big sheep deal took place at Fort
Benton Monday, Gibson & johnson of
hat city having sold the Mac Donald
anch and sheep property to I. G. Libby
I Sons, of Burnham, Maine, leading live
tock dealers of that state, and G. H.
Merrill. The purchase includes some
5000 head of stock and all the ranch
The transaction involved the
um of $4,000.
Miles City Stock Journal: E. P. H.
Harrison, contractor to survey the eastern
boundary of the Crow reserve with Col.
'cheetz, will soon take the field to locate
hat line and to relocate the southern
boundary of the reserve, the first line be-
ng the 170th meridian of longitude, and
he latter being part of the boundary line
etween Montana and Wyoming. The
ast mentioned line will run between
'ongue river and the Big Horn.
John Young committed suicide at
'umpkin Creek, Custer county, last week
y blowing his head off with shot gun.
[e was sheep herder, and one morning
'st week deliberately fastened strings to
9th triggers of his gun, put the muzzle
nder his chin, and having put his foot in
'e loops of the strings, discharged the
iece, one harrel failing to go off. The
feet Of the discharge Was to take off his
cad completely, presenting horrible
ght. The body fell between the wheels
wagon, by which he was standing.
The Strong murder trial occupied the
lstrlct court at Billings last week and
anne to focus on Saturday by the jury
turning verdict of mot guilty.
trong deliberately shot and killed
VILLAIN Houx in Yellowstone county
st December. The evidence showed
lat Houx had been love-smitten with
,e wife of Strong, and that several
treats were made by Houx against the
fe of Strong. It was on the 10th day