The Livingston enterprise. [volume] (Livingston, Mont.) 1883-1914, 1888-10-20
MONTANA NEWS.

MONTANA NEWS.
Billings Gazette: A petition to Il
governor, asking that reward be offere
for the discovery of the murderer of Lew
Sweet, signed by about 100 citizens ;
Billings and Yellowstone county, inclu(
ing the board of county commissioner
and county officers, has been forwarded I
Governor Leslie, who has issued procl;
nation offering 81, 900 for the apprehcr
sion of the assassin.
Townsend Tranchant The Park min
managers are so well pleased with the re
suits OF their development work thus ia
that they have just closed fresh contract
with Mr. P. Fl. Kain for additional tunne
and shaft work to the amount of som,
$4,000. The contractor moved up from
this point on Sunday large load of sup
plies and implements, also some eight O.
ten additional workmen.
Ph;lipsburg Mail: At Granite las
Tuesday evening, Ruby lodge, A. F.
A. NJ. was chartered, consecrated and it.
officers installed. A number OF visitor.
from Philipsburg were in attendance. All
the conclusion of the impressive ceremo
nles grand banquet was served at the
Moore hotel, and toasts, speeches, ETC.
INDUCED IN until a late hour. To use
the expression of one IN attendance, il
was "s1mply grand and no mistake"
Yellowstone Journal: Ralph Bailey
died yesterday a. m. from the effects of
the accidental self inflicted gunshot
wound. Blood poison set IN and no DOS
sible chance of recovery renamed. His
physicians, Drs. Fish and Lebcher feared
such termination and nothing was left
undone by them to ward off the fatal
result. Bailey was about % years of age
and had been working on the range for
several years and at the time of the ac-
cldent had made all arrangements to 90
east with train load of cattle and visit
tho old folks; in fact was going that same
evening with the cattle train He owned
plenty of money to pay the cost of his
medical attendance and all other debts
incurred and there was some left.
Great Falls Leader: As heretofore
stated, the Northern Pacific railroad
made one Million dollars out of the travel
o and from the National Park last season.
The travel to the beautiful falls of the
Missouri river and the Giant fountain
would in a short time result in large re-
urns. In addition to this the frcighting
# coal, iron, silver and lead ore, besides
he vast amount of stock transportation,
S sufficient in itself to warrant the build
ng of a branch of the Northern Pacific
0 this point. Let it come. The Leader
5 reliably informed that next year will
ee the Northern Pacific railroad con
tructed to Great Falls and perhaps to
fort Benton, The new life infused into
he Northern Pacific by Willard is begin
ing to show forth its good works.
Helena Record: The mass of demo
ratio adherents of the city must lose a
oter, and the German democratic club
lust suffer the loss of one of its most val
able exponents of the doctrine of free
'ade A sheriff of Dakota town yes
,rday appeared and laid harsh hands
pom the person of a young man named |
etzinger. and bore him away to the prai-
e country to answer a charge Of embez-
Ing former employer out Of the snug
I'm of $3.50 in cool cash. Getzinger has
cen resident of the city for several
lonths and has been until yesterday IN
lie employ of Jurgens s. Price as soda
ater bother. He worked steadily, and
, one suspected that he was a crooked
IAN, or ever had been. During his So
'urn In the city he identified himself
:tively in the democratic cause and was
prominent figure at the German club of
at denomination of politics. He made
'eeches in the mother tongue and cheered
silly for Grover. His loss will be much
1t, it is apprehended.
The Anaconda Review thus describes
e great smoke stack which is being
lllt to carry off the smoke from the town
I'd works: The big shaft at the lower
orks proved to be complete success,
I'd in view OF that fact the Anaconda
'mpany incurs the immense expense in
lived in the construction of a second
ack, for the advantage of workmen and
e benefit of the town and outlying
untry. On Tuesday the frs, stones for
e foundation of the massive chimney
ere put in place. 1t is to stand on the
est of the hill at the rear of the upper
orks. Under the admirable plan of
first adopted at the lower
orks the smoke will be conducted up
e steep incline to the base of the chin
y through flue 400 feet long. This
II be ten feet wide and of the same
light from the bottom to the point where
e arch for the roof is sprung. Huge
mes form the foundation of the Chin
y, the structure measuring IA feet
ross at its base. From the level of the
ound the shaft will be carried up $50
It, so that its top will be clear of neigh
ring peaks and freely exposed to cur (
ITS that will carry off smoke and fumes
unobstructed course. More than a .
llion brick will be required for the con
uction of this chimney, which will have
liameter of Is feet. AS shown on the
IN in Engineer McFarlane's office, the ,
aft looks like second Washington !
Democratic Meeting.
On Wednesday night an audience of