The Neihart herald. [volume] (Neihart, Mont.) 1890-1901, 1894-10-27
State News.

70 aiNoiu3 a l. lhldliNttI, utcO
from asphyxiation at Butte Wednes.
day, the result of going to bed in
his DON in the Columbia block
without turning off the gas.
The following postmasters for
fourth class offices have been appoint.
ed for Montana. j. H. Coleman,
Culberstson; Walter J. Kennedy,
Belt; Miss A. F. Carter, Jocko; Chas.
Mackin, Sand Point.
An accident to the hosting ma
chinery of the High Ore mine at
Butte, last Saturday, wrecked the en-
CINE and necessitated a shut down
for one week. About $50 men were
temporarily thrown out of employ
ment.
August Hubuer, a German aged
81 years, committed suicide by shoot
ing himself through the head, at
the residence of Emil Noese at
Butte Dependency over losses at
the gambling table are alleged to
have been the cause.
William Tate, a sheepherder in
the employ of Mr.. Howard of Gus
ter county, was found dead upon the
range last week. A coroner's Jury
found that he came to his death from
exposure and exhaustion while NOV
ing his band of sheep during a heavy
storm.
Yellowstone Journal: If the ru-
NOR hat comes from Fort Keogh to-
day is correct. there will soon be a
chance to buy some good mules
cheap. 1t is reported that the war
department has decided to reduce
expenses by cutting down the allot-
ment Of mules at the various posts
and thus reducing the annual expen-
iture for grain and hay. 1t is hoped
to save 100000 by this move.
The First Burlington train arrived
in Billings on the 4th. 1t was con
structed train with the superinten-
dents, and was pulled by engine l81,
which has been in advance of the
work all summer. The officials
aboard were Superintendent J. R.
Phelan, of Alliance, Neb., Assistant
Superintendent H. G. Mutt, of Sher-
idan: j. Bibett, superintendent of
buildings: Superintendent SANFORD
and Auditor Vance of the Adams ex-
press company.
W. l.. Carter, who has been in
Montana for many years, was found
dead in his cabin in Mcclellan gulch
on Sunday by a man named hotter.
Carter was engaged in cutting wood
and had about 100 cords on hand.
hotter was negotiating for this wood
and was told to come out to the gulch
on Sunday. When he got there and
entered the cabin Carter was found
lying on the floor dead. He was
dressed only in his underclothing.
Justice Lambert, of Winston, held
an inquest, the verdict being death
from natural causes. He has told
hotter he had pain in his chest.
The sum collected for rents and
sale of state lands by the board of
land commissioners from December
LIST, 1892, up to date amounts to $52-
675.45. This a big increase over
the amount collected for the fiscal
year ending November 80, 1898.
The receipts for the entire year for
lands sold and rents collected were
s32,29s.35, being $~2O,377.1O less
than the amount already collected
this year. The receipt from the
present time up to November, the
end of of the fiscal year, will greatly
add to the total for this year, as a
large per cent Of the rents due will
be paid in the next six week.
August Miller, a Montana cattle
owner, en- route from Chicago, where
he disposed of some cattle, to his
home in the west, was knocked down
onsthe street in St. Paul on the night
of the 18th and robbed of $3.50 b,
two highwaymen, who are still at
large. The robbery occurred under
the bright glare of street lamps.
Miller was on his way to the union
depot, and, it is supposed, was fol-
lowed and robbed by men who saw
him flash a large roll If money in a
saloon. Miller was brutally beaten
by the thugs, who came upon him so
suddenly and did their work so
quickly that he was unable to fur
nish the police with a good descrip-
ton of the highwaymen.
Havrc dispatch, 9th: Martin By
rne was found dead on the prairie
this morning at a point seven miles
from this place. James Brown, who
was out hunting horses, made the
discovery at once notified the au-
thorities. Justice McIntie, as acting
coroner, summoned a jury and after
a full investigation verdict was
rendered that deceased came to his
death through exposure. Byrne was
an old soldier having five discharges.
He had a through ticket from San
Francisco to New York and stopped
over at this place on Monday last.
He acted strangely while in town.