The Livingston enterprise. [volume] (Livingston, Mont.) 1883-1914, 1890-03-22
MONTANA NEWS.

Application has been filed at Washing
ton to organize the First National banl
of Phillipsburg, by Aaron Hirschfeld Of
Helena. ....
Governor Toole on Saturday refused
the applications for pardons made by
David and John Fair, Henry Edmunson
and J. D. Brewington, all inmates of the
Montana penitentiary.
H. L. Frank of Butte City is in Wash.
ington with facts and figures to show
why his town should have a public
building. He says if they cannot get
more than 100000 they will prefer to
wait another year.
The name of Riverside, station on
the Yellowstone division of the Northern
Pacific, has been changed to Conway
and that of Charlo, on the Missoula &
Bitter Root Valley, to Riverside. The
former is prepaid station.
Congressman Carter appeared before
the rivers and harbors committee the
past week and urged an appropriation of
$4,000 for the survey of the upper Mis-
souri, river above Great Falls. He ex-
poets to get favorable report.
State Auditor Kenney statistics show
remarkable gain in the stock indus
tries. The report for 1890, now in the
press, gives figures as follows: 1,433
mules, 2,732; 1,1S0,603 sheep, s2,762,-
4o4; 54s322 cattle, s1o6S2041; 15O,o1O
horses, s5,291s54.
A New York dispatch states that two
thirds of the 100000 left by Judge
Andrew j. Davis of Butte will go to that
city. The heirs there are his brother,
Erwin Davis, and nephew, Henry Root.
Both are lawyers and the former is al
ready quite veal thy.
The county commissioners in Dawson
county advertise in Che Glendive Inde-
pendent for proposals for sinking an ar
tesian we'll in the court house grounds
at Glendive. Well to be cased with two
and one-half inch pipe and to 60 to a
depth of 500 feet if necessary. Bids will
be received until 2 o'clock, April s.
Governor Toole has respited until
May 9th, King, who was sentenced to be
hanged at Boulder on the 9th of March
for murder. The respite was granted
upon the petition of the district Judge
who presided at the trial, in order that
the case might be carried to the supreme
court. That body does not meet until
the second Monday in April.
Gov. A. j. Smith, formerly surveyor
general of Montana, and Postmaster
Holloway, of the soldiers home at Leav-
enworth, Kansas, have been arrested on
the complaint of Comrade J. Barston,
who charged them with purloining let
ters addressed to him. The were taken
before the United States commissioner
and released on their own recognizance.
Register: Hon. John Potter of More
land has been appointed special agent
to ascertain the recorded Indebtedness
of the state of Montana. This Office is
with the census department
and requires on the part of the ap-
pointee qualities embodying accuracy
and reliability Mr.. Potter possesses
these qualities to remarkable degree,
and hence his appointment to this posi-
ton is a sufficient guarantee that the
work will be done in business-like and
satisfactory manner.
J. V. Skidmore was injured, but not
by an explosion of dynamite
n his cabin at Butte last Sunday night.
Late investigation tends to show that
;he explosion was the result of an at
Tempt at murder. Skidmore was in part
1ership with Edward Wagner and A.
Nisner in the relocation of mining
,laim. Skidmore was alone and had just
ighted the fire, but fortunately at the
lime of the explosion had just stepped
outside. This probably saved his life.
The guilty parties in this dastardly at
empt are not known.
The barn of John NJ Campbell, who
ives on Otter creek, Cascade county,
vas burned Saturday. The flames made
'apid progress, destroying the whole
with three horses, four or five
ons of hay, three sets of harness and
;wo saddles. Mr.. Campbell's plow, har-
ow and NOW ers were likewise burned.
lie succeeded in rescning a valuable
tallion that was near the door. Mr..
Campbell was reading in his house at
he time. He supposed that the noise
le heard was caused by the break up Of
he ice on Otter creek, but the blaze
con alarmed him. The property was
lot insured.