The Livingston enterprise. [volume] (Livingston, Mont.) 1883-1914, 1888-10-27
MONTANA NEWS.

Montana Register: Nelson Story re-
turned from the Yellowstone country the
first of the week. He has been inspect
ing the condition of his large herds of
cattle which are roaming in the vicinity
of the Crow reservation. The stock is in
! fine condition, at least that seems to he
the opinion of the Indians, who have not
failed III numerous instances to supply
themselves with fresh veal from the
J ra-eea, --.;.',n.,+ xrn;rey tl,rrs,,..h tho for
mality of a purchase. Mr.. Story has no
particular objection to furnish Indian
supplies, but he prefers to do it on
sound business basis. The Crows, how
ever, don't view it that way. They had
Crow so long that they have become tired
of it.
Miles City Daily Courier: A Courier
reporter was informed by reliable railroad
authorities that the Northern Pacific is at
work on plan for new stock yards. to be
placed as near the Tongue river as the
necessary tracks will allow The neces-
sary authority from the secretary of war
has been secured. 1t is stated that the
present stock yards have been so strained
during the present season. that at the
close of the season they will not be avail
able for another years business without a
very large expenditure in the way OF re-
pairs; and to accommodate their patrons
with better yards, nearer water, and with
far superior approaches, the road is look
ing to the establishment of yards on the
Ft. Keogh reservation.
Boulder Age: Enoch Hodson, who has
undergone more malicious persecution
and seemingly unnecessary prosecution
during the past few months than any man
in the west; whose hair would have
been caused to turn gray from ceaseless
annoyance were it not already whitened
by the process meted out 10y Father
Time; whose admiration for certain
gentlemen who had to do with a rail
road project known as the Rocky Fork is
unbounded ard approaches reverence, was
in Boulder this week. His ties were re-
stored to him upon tine giving Of merely
nominal bond, 1t is safe to predict that the
prosecution will take rest AS for the
persecution, it will probably continue
to recoil to the enduring 1nfamy of those
who wage it.
Stockgrowers Journal: The Indians
at Standing Rcck have been humbuging
the commissioners for couple of months
or more, refusing to sign the treaty for
the disposal of their reservation land upon
one pretext and another, until they have
accomplished their hearts desirc-a trip
to Washington at government expense.
That's what they wanted all the time; and
now after they have enjoyed a "big 1njun"
bum, there will be no more trouble in
closing matters with them About hun
dred of the chief scalpers have been given
permission to go to Washington to see the
Great Father. If there's anything that
these big chiefs love more than scalping
settlers IN the frontier and mailing white
babies to the door jamb, it is to get them
selves up in hawk-featlers, skunk skins.
red daub and blue blanket and 90 to
Washington and smell up the White
House until they make the president sick
at the stomach for month afterward.
They would give whole reservation for
such trip.
Inter Mountain: On the Rocky Fork
railroad last summer 200 men were swim
died out of their pay and thrown as OBJ
jccts of charity upon the poor fund OF
Yellowstone comfy. That Rocky Fork
corporation was organized hy democrats
IN the interests of democratic capital, and
the man who nominated w. A. Clark for
congress was one of the original incmpo-
rators and directors of that company
| With what appearance of decency can lie
or any Of his crowd ask any workingman
in Montana to vote the democratic ticket
this fall9 II 900 workingmen Of Butte
had been robbed of their hard-earned
wages and and any attempt we're made by
one of the company to address them on