The Livingston enterprise. [volume] (Livingston, Mont.) 1883-1914, 1888-12-08
MONTANA NEWS.

St. Andrews day was celebrated in
Helena, by those of Scotch ancestors, by
an elegant banquet.
j. G.. Van Voast, of Townsend, received
prize of $50 from Peter Henderson, of
New York, for prize potatoes.
E. B. Camp of Billings has resigned
his office of mayor as he intends to re-
move to Helena with his family.
The New England people, who have
settled in Helena, have organized them
selves into a New England society, for
social purposes. Many prominent Helena
people are included in the society.
Nelson Story has been losing so many
cattle by their straying onto the Northern
Pacific railroad track that he has sta
toned men along the line for some dis
tance west of Park city to keep them
driven back.
Miles City Journal: An amateur vet
erlnarian, Of Park county, predicts the
prevalence of foot and mouth disease
among the eastern Montana herds during
the coming spring He attributes the
hoof trouble to inoipient kidney trouble.
His name Is Charles DepeW
Husbandman: Mr.. Manvllle, of this
place, who has been a large smelter
operator of Lleadville, Col, says he will
put up a smelter at Smiths camp if lie
can contract for $4,000 tons of ore. The
Castle Mountain Mining company is now
prepared to contract one third of this
amount, and before spring may be able
to contract for the entire tol n ,ee required.
Misseulian: The office of train master
has just been created on the Rocky Noun
tain division, w. H. Houston, Of Missoula,
being appointed to the position. Mr..
Houston will have entire charge Of the
train service. Heretofore the superin-
tcudents have managed this branch of the
business, and as it often happens that the
superintendent is not practical engineer
or conductor, he is incapable of giving
orders understandingly and holding the
men to just account.
A. j. Urlin through his attorneys,
Woody and Webster, has commenced
proceedings against the Northern Pacific
railroad company for $4,000 damages.
Mr.. Urlin was in the Gold Creek wreck
last summer and was probably more SER
iously injured than any Of the other pas
engers. He was contined at the hospital
over two months, and although able to he
about now, is in feeble health. 1t is
feared he was hurt internally so severely
as to preclude the hope of complete re-
covery
Argus: The telegraph line from
Poplar River to Fort Maginnis. in the
Department of Dakota, 232 miles in
length, is the most costly Of all the tele-
graph lines connected with the military
service. The total receipts from the line
during the past year we're $l55.17, while
the cost to the government for maintain
ing and operating the section is over
$4,000 annually.--G Glendive Independent
If government lines were put up properly
In the first place it would not cost so
much to keep them in repair.
Agent Upshaw, of the Tongue River
agency, reports little change in the con-
dition of the northern Cheyennes. He
says they have done but little IN agricul-
ture but have started at stock raising, and
could, with encouragement, make a sue
cess of it. The Indians earned $1,262 at
freighting the past year. Their physical
condition is good, and they seem to be
in more comfortable circumstances than
the other Montana Indians. They arc
lazy and headstrong and don't advance
very rapidly in civilization.
Salt Lake Tribune: The Carter cattle
company, which has been operating il
Wyoming and Montana, lately sold al
their cattle interests in Montana for tht
handsome price of $275,O0O, and here
after will operate entirely in Wyoming
Extensive ranges with splendid rancf
near Fort Brldger, will be the future
home of their herds. This is one Of tht
most successful cattle companies In tht
west, being the result of the labors Of th'
late Judge Carter. who organized ant
carried on the company, Owned chiefly b!
the Carter family.
1t is reliably stated that Mr.. Marcu
DAILY has recently completed the purchas
of about dozen valuable horses, says tn
Butte Inter Mountain, for his stock farm
in the Bitter Root valley, investing $50,
600 in the lot. This is the heaviest singl
investment of the kind in the country
Among the flyers are number of Wilke
and Electioneer colts, and Favonia,
famous Ohio mare, record 2:15, for whic
Mr.. DAILY paid $4,000. 1t is stated tina
he also purchased, from Mr.. Haggin,
{ thoroughbred mare at the cost of $17, 900