The Livingston enterprise. [volume] (Livingston, Mont.) 1883-1914, 1892-01-02
MONTANA NEWS.

rock while at work on the 4OOfoot level
Of the Bl-Metallic mine at Granite.
Dan McCloud, another of the victims
of the cable car accident near Butte
Christmas night, died Monday morning
At Gus Momberg's ranch, near Cho-
tcau, on the oath, William Wagner shot
Gus Momberg in the right hip. The
ball has not been definitely located, but
it is very dangerous wound. Wagner
was drinking and wanted to run the
ranch. Momberg objected, when " Nagg-
ner fired. Wagner was arrested.
Stockgrowers Journal: Capt Tully,
agent at the Cheyenne agency, informs
as that he has received instructions
from the department to proceed under
the law and seize all Indian goods issued
by the department to Indians and dis
posed Of by them to others, and to in
stitute proceedings in the courts against
receivers of such annuity goods.
At Charles Blackman's ranch, two
miles from Choteau, some workmen
placed, giant powder in stove over to
thaw. 1t exploded with the following
result Albert Bouscarren, compound
fracture of left leg near the ankle joint.
calf of same leg badly lacerated, right
leg badly cut and bruised; Mike Kelly,
compound fracture of right leg and
badly bruised in the face and body.
A delegation of Blackfoot Indians
from the reservation in Montana Mon
day had an interview with Secretary
Noble. In an informal talk with Com
missioner Morgan the Indians requested
the department to provide them with
additional stock and farm implements.
They also asked that their rations be in
creased. They strongly protested
against parting with any more of their
land.
A Columbia Fails special of the 18th
says: The first freight for the Flathead
valley over the Great Northern was un-
loaded here Wednesday. Supplies for
Kalispel and Demersville are being
teamed from here. The heavy SHOWS of
the past two days make track laying diff
ficuIt. Carl klIlnett was killed Thurs
day while attempting to board con
struction train. His head was mashed
to a Jelly.
Saturday evening about 6 o'clock
while Otto Bartels was working around
the machinery at the Union Smelter
company's works, at Great Falls, his
hand was caught in a revolving shaft
and his left arm was torn off about SIX
inches from the shoulder. Drs. Ladd
and Longeway were Immediately sum-
mOned and Mr.. Bartels was taken to the
hospital. He is a strong man and took
the accident very coolly, and no fears OF
his recovery are entertained. Mr.. Bar
tells is chief engineer of the machinery
department at the smelter works.
A terrible storm ragged on the oath on
the Flathead lake. The steamer Mon
tana was compelled to put into Goose
bay for safety and to unload some
freight. AS the gang plank was being
pulled in preparatory to steaming out an
unknown man came running from the
camp, waded into the water and grasped
the plank. He let go of the plank to
catch rope that was thrown to him.
Missing this he sank below the surface
and did not again rise. A boat was i'm
mediately lowered and search made
for the body, which was found in five
feet of. water All efforts to resuscitate
him failed.
A Butte dispatch of the 28th says: A..
J. Davis left this evening for the east,
John A. Davis left several days ago and
James Talbot, administrator Of the Da-
Wis estate, will also leave for the east to-
morrow. 1t is understood here that all
the other heirs and claimants to the
Davis estate are now in the east, and
that conference of the multitudes will
be held in New York early in January.
Those interested in this city will say
but little, but aver that the negotiations
for a settlement are progressing favora-
bly, and predict that the matter will be
brought to speedy and satisfactory ter
mination.
Independent: The many friends of
Edward B. Hogan are anxious to learn
of his whereabouts. He has not been
seen or heard of since last June and no
one can account for his disappearance.
Hogan came to Montana in 1862. He
owns ranch and some stock near But
ler station, on the Northern Pacific, tif-
teen miles from Helena Last June A.
Majors took him home from Scratch
Gravel. He remained at the ranch a
week or more and then disappeared, Civ
ing no intimation of his intentions.
None of the neighbors have heard from
him and his stock is running at large.
The man who rented his ranch is ready
to pay the rent, but Hogan has made no
application for it,
The ball given at the Boulder Hot
Springs on Christmas night was fol
lowed by a serious, and what came near
being fatal accident AS the four
horse team belonging to the Springs ho-
tel was coming down the long hill be-
tween the lake and Boulder, loaded with
people returning from the dance, the
tugs on one of the horses became de-
tached. The horses became frightened
and unmanageable and started to run
and jerked the driver, James Hauk,
from his seat. He fell to the ground
but held on to the lines and turned the
horses SO that they run in circle. The
big bus was too top heavy and finally
tipped over, precipitating the load OF
human freight to the frozen ground
That they were not killed is due wholly
to the efforts of the driver. Those most
seriously hurt are as follows: Frank
Harlow, knee cap knocked loose and
seriously bruised about the body and
head; Prof. l.. o. Shelton, ugly cash
across the temple; Mrs. Ed Mahoney
face and head cut and eye badly hurt
Mrs. A. Calvin, bruised about the head
and shoulders; Prof T. A. Brown, one
ear badly cut. None of the others were
seriously hurt, but all were more or less
bruised.
Just before midnight Friday night {
fatal accident took place on the Walker
vile cable line. William Cunningham
; was killed, Dan Mcdonald critically In
jured, having his head cut and arm ano
leg broken, and T. c. Cameron and three
} Italians were more or less seriously in
jured A runaway car was the cause O
the accident. The car was making tht
last run for the night back from Walk
erville. Those who boarded it at Walk
ervill. were told that the car would MOI
60 to Butte, but only to the power house
about half the distance. Fares of five
cents only were accordingly collected
At the power house the grip was de
tached and run into the power house
while the car was left on the track out
side. Immediately below is very steer
descent running down into Butte. L
seems the men did not get off the car
either supposing that it was going on tt
Butte or bound to run the car dowr