The Livingston enterprise. [volume] (Livingston, Mont.) 1883-1914, 1888-05-12

pSUU. MC1utyre is nOtcu nOFSetIle
and has served term in the Deer Lodg
penitentiary for theft committed fey
| years ago from the Sweetland ranches.
From Hunters Hot Springs.
EDITOR ENTERPRISES: This has bcel
an unusually brisk week at the Springs
and, though the weather has been unfa
vorable for health and pleasure seekers
the sojourners have adapted their move
ments to and made the best of the occa
sional sunshine, holding in view the grea
good the plentiful rains are doing fol
Montana's great stock interests.
Among the prominent visitors at the
Springs this past week have been Super.
intendent A. B. Law and family, who
came down in his special car on Saturday
last for their first visit at the Springs.
Superintendent Law expressed consider;,-
ble surprise over the extended improve
ments, fine accommodations and superb
waters of Hunters Hot Springs as dcvel-
oped by his visit. He also expressed his
purpose to make frequent visits here and
take advantage of these famous thermal
waters. Among others of your townsmen
who have been visitors this week and
other prominent arrivals, we note Mrs
Samuel Wallace, wife of the genial train
dispatcher, George McCauley and wife,
Patrick Shea and J. K McNutt; Rev. Z.
NJ. Tower, Missoula; w. E. Meagher and
NJ. O'Connell, Billings; j. NJ. Berry, late
of the Park; A. E. Anderson, Fallon; F.
NJ. Capvhart and E. r. Forbes, jamestown,
Oak.
It has developed that Marshal Kings
visit here, In addition to taking needed
recreation, was also for the purpose of
looking after a prospect discovered by
him some two years ago in this neighbor-
hood, which Louis thinks will develope
into as good a gold mine as anything that
may be discovered hereabouts.
An ice cream festival was given on
Tuesday evening last by Mr. and Mrs. A.
Rich Of the Springs, at their residence, for
the purpose of raising funds for the pur-
chase of window shades and other needed
things for the school house recently com
pleted here. Much credit is due Mr.
and Mrs. Rich for their liberality in do
mating the excellent refreshments and in
making the entertainment success, both
financially and socially. Net proceeds,
$17.15. Among those present were
Mr.. aud Mrs G. 3. Mendenhall
of the Sanltarium, Mrs. DR.. w. F.
Collins, wife of the resident ply
sician; Mrs. Geo. Ritter, of Miles City;
Miss Cora Marshall. the teacher of our
local school; the Misses S. and F. Vail; !;
Miss Bearnestead, Livingston; Miss A.
Cosgriff, a teacher recently of the Spring
dale school; the Messrs. c. B. James and
Alf. Mendenball, Louis King, John Shear
lack, W. E. Gillett, J. K. McNutt, j. NJ.
Berry. Harris Fargo, James Rouen, S.
Kelley, and others to the writer not known.
Mr.. S. Kelley, substantial old resi-
dent and respected citizen of the Springs,
who has been spending the past winter
at his old home in Winconsin, returned
home last Saturday impressed with the
opinion that Montana is good enough for
him.
1t is whispered that Ben Anderson, our
popular mail messenger is interested in
the Martins.
Mr.. w. D. Mcclellan, the popular sta
ton agent at Springdale, has moved his
family back and again taken up his abode
in the depot building which has been
renovated, repalnted inside and
throughout. The railroad
company has resumed business in the de-
pot at Springdale and it is understood
Will soon remove the building and side
track to more favorable location about one
and half miles west of the present station.
OBSERVER.
Excelsior Geyser in Active Eruption.
MAMMOTH Hot SPRINGS, May 9th,
l8s2.-The Excelsior geyser in "Helrs
Half Acre." has been in active eruption
for the past nine days. It is the largest
geyser in the world. Diameter of wa
ter column, sixteen feet, height, three
hundred feet. Eruptions occur every
forty-ive minutes and are from three
to five minutes duration. Immense
quantities of silica, limestone and lava
stones are thrown up with each erup-
tion. A number of persons have start
ed for Firehole basin on horseback.
GEYsER.
MAMMOTH Hot SPRINGS, May 9,
1885, -"Hell's Half Acre" is in active
as it was in 1882. Capt Har-
ris and Lieut. Rivers started off to see
the phenomenal exhibition. Also VIM.
Douglas and c. H. Stuart, of the geolog-
ical survey. The roads are now in pass
able condition so that early visitors to
The Park may see the most extraordi-
nary display Of volcanic energy that
has ever been witnessed.
E. Lamartine will start a party
through the Golden Gate on Friday to
remove fallen trees and prepare the
way for carriages. There will no doubt
be many early visitors when it is known
that the famous Excelsior is in active
G. L. HENDERSON.
Roll of Honor.
The following are the names of pupils
IN the primary room neither absent nor
tardy during the month of April:
Mollie Savage. Estella Dennis, Nude
Laura Densmore. Etfie John
son, Nellie johnson, Sadie DeVol,
Frank Ebert, Jay Hickman, Sollie
mi.