The Livingston enterprise. [volume] (Livingston, Mont.) 1883-1914, 1888-11-10
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MONTANA NEWS.

| C. w. Hoffman has been elected vice
president of the BoZeman National Bank.
in place OF Thos. Lewis, and Peter
Koch cashier in the stead of G.. III. Cobb.
Ed. F. Ferris and Peter Koch are new
directors in the institution, Thos. Lewis
and G. II. Cobb retiring.
r. B. Wilson, Northern Pacific stock
agent at Miles City, furnishes the follow
ing interesting data: Up to date $4,000
head of cattle have been forwarded by the
Northern Pacific; cars now ordered, $50; $;
estimate of cars to be ordered, $50: esti-
mate of cars for the season, 4157 and
estimated number Of cattle shipped at the
close of this season, S2,94O.
Billings Gazette, 9th: Tie republicans
Of Yellowstone county have made arrange
ments to celebrate tonight the great vic
tory won on last Tuesday. They will
meet at the court house, after s'making
Rome howl'' throughout the town, where
numerous speeches will be made by local
speakers. The demonstration will be the
greatest in the history of Yellowstone
county.
| Stevensville Tribune: A Union Pacific
survey party of about forty men is in the
valley and at present is camped three
miles above Grantsdale. They came down
| the east fork of the Bitter Root, and as
they are not willing to be interviewed,
nothing definite can be learned It is
thought, however, that they came from
Silver Lake, near Anaconda. They are
| following the old survey, making the
third line they have run.
Billings Gazette: Quite number of
deaths have occurred among the Crow In
dians on the Little Horn of late, caused
by an over indulgence in green corn,
watermelons and the like The Crows as
a nation, from all accounts, are fast de-
creasing. Those in position to know
prophesy that at the next census taken Of
the tribe their number will have de-
creased considerably as compared with
| the last census.
The citizens of the town Of Judith, at
the mouth of the Judith river, now use
a
tributary of the judith, and only two
miles distant The coal has been used
for two years and is a first class article.
| Up Dog creek, seventy miles away, there
is another immense vein of splendid coal
which has six or seven hundred feet of
earth above IT. Dog creek, cutting
through the hills, exposes the deposit in
many places.
Husbandman: Wolves are playing
havoc with sheep and colts in northern
and eastern Montana. They are too nu-
merous to be handled by counties alone
and too destructive to stock interests to
4 escape notice. The situation is alarming
| Choteau county is the greatest sufferer
1t might possibly stand off its own wolves,
but with the whole Northwest territory
across the line iull OF them and con
stantly breeding them. it can make l'nt
little headway i'll their destruction.
Miles City Stock Growers journal
Dr.. K. G. Redd was telegraphed for Sat
urday morning to come to Ainsley, as Mr..
E. G. Snyder, the operator at that point,
had had another severe hemorrhage. He
departed on No. 2, as did operator F. E.
Fuller of this city, who was ordered to
take charge Of the station. Upon thcil
arrival they telegraphed that Mr.. Snyder
bad died about o'clock and before the
doctor could reach there He was a man
about 80 years of age and leaves behind
him charming wife and three pretty
little daughters.
Bozeman Register: Geo. Comfort, the
old time Methodistssitinerant Of Montana
is beginning life anew on ranch near the
city He raised a good crop Of oats this
year, besides breaking up number oil
acres of the virgin soil. He is now build
ing handsome addition to his farm house
and expects to remove with his family
from this city next week and locate per
manently on the farm. Mr. Comfort i
one of the few men who can adapt them
selves to changing circumstances ant
make a winning in every enterprise they
take in hand. and hence he will make
success of this new venture
i The young men Of East Gallatin anc
vicinity are making arrangements for tn,
organization of a cavalry company, witt
!. Jas. brennan as captain. Mr.. brennan ha
had eighteen years experience as a soldier
in the English army, is well yersed il
military tactics and IS the best man tha
! could be selected as a commanding officer
: The young men of Gallatin vally ar
good horseman, excellent shots, honorable
and brave and consequently it will be th'
banner company of Montana When til.
boys get organized, equipped and read,
for the field bad men must '.stand fron
under" We wish the enterprise success
Miles City journal: T. j. Graham
came in from his ranch on Powder river
near the IN C'' ranch. Tuesday, and cor
roboratcd the story Of the ranch buildln:
: burning last week. BY the fire Mr.. Con
nors loses several hundred dollars wort
of clothes, bedding, etc, besides fin
! shot gun, A trunk containing Arthu
, Carter's clothes was in thc fire and he ais
lost valuable collection of fossils an(
I specimens of many kinds, his loss bein,
atleast $40G. Since learning OF the ute
loss Of his property at the ranch, Nr Car
| tier has decided to 60 cast for the winte
, without making a trip to the ranch. '.t.s
A Northern Pacific freight train goin,
: IEwest, Saturday. morning, was wrecke'
! near Moreland. The coupling broke be
I tween two cars, and the large iron plec
supporting and forming the coupling al