The Livingston enterprise. [volume] (Livingston, Mont.) 1883-1914, 1889-11-16
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company had gone out of business many
years ago, had no tangible assets, and
was in fact moribund corporation pre-
pairing for early dissolution. It admit
tea a liability Of about $1,000 as the to-
tai amount due the commonwealth. Its
officials did not accept this view, and in
November. 1883, suits were brought IN
| the United States circuit court at Phil
| aCalphia, and subsequently in the super
I lor court OF Massachusetts,. The Union
Pacific railroad was made defendant,
the commonwealth claiming that the
latter corporation rs owner OF all the
shares of the Credit Mobilier of Amer
lea, had III its possession valuable prop
erty subject to taxation. An adjust
ment was finally reached upon basis OF
20 per cent. being the last market price
OF the stock, resulting in the settlement
as above stated.
Statehood at Last.
Herald: AS fine day as ever an au
uunln sun shone upon ushered IN state
hood IL the capital OF Montana. The
morning was crisp and cool after heavy
night frost, but in few hours after sun
rise the atmosphere became tempered
with the genial rays of the orb OF day
and nature smiled in the warmth OF the
November sunlight as only a Montana
landscape can reflect at this season OF
the year In fact the day was perfect
sample of our fall climate, and even bus
lness men hurrying along the streets
stopped their neighbors to pass cheer
full good morning" and comment upon
the exceptionally fair weather. Under
such a favorable mood of nature was the
news of statehood received in Helena.
1t was first made known through an Of
ticial dispatch from the secretary of
state to our new governor, which read as
follows:
EXECUTIVE MANSION,
WASHINGTON. ID. c., Nov. 8, 1889
To Hon. Joseph X. Toole, Governor of
the State of Montana:
The president signed and issued the
proclamation declaring Montana state
Of the union at 104O o'clock this morn
ing. JAMES G. BLAINE.
Secretary of State.
This dispatch reached the Helena Of
flee of the Western Union Telegraph
company at exactly II o'clock: this morn
ing. As soon as it came off the wires
Manager Swan took possession OF it and
carried it in person to Governor TOole,
who received and signed for it at exactly
11:12 o'clock.
The same dispatch from Mr. Blaine
that reached Governor Toole was also
sent to Governor White, but he being in
Dillon the telegram was forwarded at
once by Private Secretary Webster. Gov
ernor White will probably reach the
capital tomorrow to turn over the Office
to his successor.
SWEARING IN.
Those of the new state officials who
were in Helena at the time the news was
received lost no time in qualifying.
Judge Sanders. police magistrate of Hell
ena, had the honor OF starting the state
machinery in motion by administering
the oath of office to Chief Justice Blake.
the ceremony taking place in the police
court room ut 1880 o'clock in the pres
ence Of a few witnesses. Shortly after
wards VIM. H. Hunt was sworn in as
district judge of the First judicial dis
trict of the state.
At 2 o'clock the Inauguration of Gov
ernor Toole took place in the office of
Governor White at the court house. A
quarter OF an hour before the great
event transpired the governors office
was crowded with citizens assembled to
witness the ceremony. * y
When Governor Foole entered at 1:55
this crowd of good humored people
broke out in cheers for the new COVER
nor, which he acknowledged by bowling
and shaking hands. Accompanying Mr..
Toole was X. X. Stout. notary public,
who administered the oath of office. At
cxactj. Us Mr. Toole advanced to the
governors desk and, placing one hand
upon the open Bible and holding the
other above his head. repeated after Mr..
stout the prescribed oath of office.
When the words so help me God" had
been uttered and the Bible closed, the
assemblage which had throughout the
ceremony been very quiet broke into
three cheers for Governor Toole, which
were given with will. At this iuncture
Professor Beggs and Max Behrens car
RED into the room a handsome oil Dor
trait OF the new governor and deposited
I on chair against the wall Fred. NJ.
Wilson proposed three cheers for the
picture. and the crowd responded vocif
erousiy. Governor Toole then gave him
self up to hand shaking and received for
half an hour the stream Of people who
pressed forward to tender their concrat-
llations. In the midst of this cordial
Sam Word mounted
hair and in behalf of the numerous cit
zens present extended congratulations
o the new governor and said that his
riends would be glad to hear from him.
n response to the applause that greeted
his announcement Governor Toole ad-
lressed the company briefly. He thank-
d his hearers for their cordial express
ions and said he accepted the Office
with profound sense of the duties in
'olved. lie had been honored bv the,
'eople on more than one accession. and
le should TO prove himself worthy of
his high honor by cndeavorinr to do
light, and invoking the aid Of the people
n his administration of the executive
ffice. He closed by saying that he was
eady to enter upon the duties of the Of
ice His speech was loudly applauded.
Later in the afternoon, after the office
ad been deserted by visitors, Governor
'oole telegraphed Secretary Blaine that
e had taken the oath of office and en-
cred upon his duties as governor of the
tate of Montana A similar telegram
7as sent to Governor White, apprisino
i'm of the fact.
The inauguration took very little time.
nd IN three hours after the proclama-
ion was issued Governor Toole took Dos
esston of the state executive chair.
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