The Livingston enterprise. [volume] (Livingston, Mont.) 1883-1914, 1890-03-29
MONTANA NEWS.

| MONTANA NEWS.
j. Knott has been appointed postmas-
ter at Grass Range, Fergus county.
Congressman Carter has introduced
bill for 100000 public building at
, Butte
} News reached Great Falls Monday of
the drowning of Pete Carlson at Half
Breed Rapids.
Olof Lund was killed in the S00-foot
level of the Alta mine at Wickes by the
falling 70 large rock from the stope.
The regular annual meeting of the
Montana Woolgrowers' association will
meet at Miles City on Monday, April
14th.
Pat Lyons was convicted of man
slaughter at Butte on Saturday for the
killing Of Thomas McGoogan on July
4th of last year.
Howell Thomas was found guilty, in
the district court at Butte, of the MUIR
der of Arthur Springer and sentenced
to Imprisonment for life.
A fire occurred in two-story brick
building at Marysville, belonging to Joe
Manis, on Saturday, damaging the prop
erty to the extent of $1,000
The engagement of Gov. Joseph K.
Toole and Miss Lilly Rosecrans is an
nounced. The marriage will take place
in Washington soon after Easter.
A fire on Saturday night in the store
Of Broadwater, Mcnamara s, Co. at Fort
Maginnis damaged the building and
stock to The extent Of several thousand
dollars.
Neil McFadden, an old Montana
miner and prospector, died suddenly in
the county jail at Butte, where he had
been confined for drunkenness. His
death is attributed to excessive drink
ing.
The senate has passed the house bill
providing for two additional land offices
in Montana, one at Lewistown and one
at Missoula. The bill now only awaits
the presidents signature to become a
law.
The following postmasters for Mon
tana were appointed Saturday: More
land, Gallatin county, j. A. Rogers, vice
F. Bernatz, resigned; Thompson, Mis-
soula county, NJ. J. McCutcheon, vice H.
W. Gates, resigned.
Lewis Brown, while in an intoxicated |
condition, was run over and killed by a |
train on the Northern Pacific at Arlee |
The coroner's jury censured the train
men of No. because, seeing Browns
condition, they did. not put him upon
the depot platform
Julius Spitznagle was arrested at |
Drummond for the robbery of lodging
house at Philipsburg. On his person
was found S160 and a gold watch, the
extent of his haul with the excep ton of
S.. Spitznagle had been telegraph |
operator at Philipsburg up to the time
of the robbery.
About 200 miners went out on a strike
at the Sand Coulee coal mines on the
21st. They ask the company to pay
them $3.50 per day, which would be an
advance Of so cents. They say that en-
try men are paid $3.50 and that the
wages should be made uniform. About
200 men are not On the strike The en-
try men are satisfied with their present
wages and SO far have refused to go on
the strike. Two meetings were held on
the prairie by the strikers There is no
disorder. 1t is expected that all differ
ences will be adjusted.
Butte Miner: It is expected that the
Northern Pacific short line from Butte
to Bozeman, where it connects with the
main line, will be completed within a
week. When the company shall begin
running trains the people Of Bozeman
propose to organize an excursion and
swoop down on this city en- masse and
remain several days inspecting and siz-
iLg up the camp. The Bozeman pill
grims expect to turn their fight hither
about April 18th, when it is expected
the new road will be in active operation.
The sale Of the ground known as
French Bar, on the Missouri river about
fourteen miles from Helena, means that
the mining of precious stones is to be
added to the other Industries of the
great state of Montana. The ground. or
fields, as they should be more properly
called, were purchased by Howard Owl
att and Frank William Jones for an En-
glish syndicate. the transaction having
been brought about and consummated |
through the efforts of E. B. Northrup of t
St. Paul. G. S. Streetor, who examined
the properties, is the son of the great T
London gem dealer and has visited every a
gem producing district in the world. i
This, with the price paid-s15O,OOO for
some fifty acres Of ground valuable for !
opinion of experts the industry will be a
one and carried on upon an :
extensive scale. .
At medicine talk held recently by I
Major Wyman and the Grow chiefs the a
ollowing ultimatum was announced by a
Plenty Coos, the leading chief of the
ribe: He said that he wanted all sheep .
,wners, cattle and horse owners to be a
emoyed from the reservation at the ear :,
lest possible moment, excepting the Co. 4
umbia Cattle Co., Hardin, Campbell & =
o., Paul Mccormick & Co., the Hurlbut :,
Jattle Co., 7. S. Ash, Richard Ashworth a,
nd Nelson Story, and those white men :.
Fho are married to Crow squaws. In
his matter Plenty Coos is sustained by
ther chiefs of the Crow tribe. As the
ing bee of the western portion OF the .
row reservation, Plenty Coos said that ~