The Livingston enterprise. [volume] (Livingston, Mont.) 1883-1914, 1889-03-23
MONTANA NEWS.

agent of the Northern Pacific railway at
Helena, has resi- gncd his office to accept
position on another road. This will
make position for Mr.. Alfred D. Edgar,
the present efficient chief clerk of the
Northern Pacific railway in this city.
The Home Land & Cattle company
have purchased about 10000 head Of one
and two year old steers, for spring de-
livery, the cattle coming from the Pan
handle chiefly. This is about all they
will purchase, so We are reliably inform
ed. Most of the cattle will be shipped
or driven to the Montana ranch Of the
company.-Ex.
J. E. Clifford, the Demersvllle pest
master and merchant arrested for murder
ing an Indian, and DR.. Cunningham Of
that place arrested for completely in the
crime, were discharged from custody.
The grand jury investigated the circum-
stances of the affair and failed to find
evidence sufficient to warrant the finding
of an Indictment in either case.
Live stock Journal: Last June the
editors 81 the leading agricultural papers
in the country visited northern Montana.
They were so favorably impressed that
theyformed stock company with So, s,O00,-
900 capital to found colony and build
town. The members of this company
met at Chicago March 9th. The pro-
posed towns Is to be located in the cen
ter of a tract 800 by 100 miles in extent,
lying north of the Missouri river in the
northeast corner of the territory, and is
to be situated across Milk river from Fl.
Belknap.
The Union Pacific company has offered
the gene'a al government some $4,000 for
ties cut on the public domain in Montana
and used in widening the gauge of the
Utah Northern road The road claims
that widening this gauge was an act of
construction within the meaning of the
law, giving them the right to cut timber
ON the public domain. The commits
sioner of the general land office thinks
that the road should pay $11, $50 III COM
promise and the secretary takes the same
view. This was the value of the standing
timber.
Engineer Ray who was sent by the
citizens of Butte to make survey of the
.Pipestone Pass reports that he will soon
have the work done and that so far it has
proved a very satisfactory route, more SO
than he or the most sanguine had ex-
pected. This road will be fifteen miles
shorter than the proposed Northern Pa
ci6c route by way of Boulder, and 275
feet lower at the summit. The route is
on two per cent grade all the way, a
grade of 1861 feet to the mile. The pro-
posed Northern Pacific route by Boulder
is on a three per cent grade, $50 feet to
the mile
Montana gets another good horse,
John s. Clark, after selling Favonia, 2:15
by Wedgewood, Dam Fadette, by Aleran-
der's Abdallah, to Montana party,
having sold the 3-year-old colt, Prodigal,
to the same people for $4,000. ProdigaI
is noble locking horse, promising high
speed, and is by Pancoast dam Beatrice
by Culver. As full brother to Patron,
2:141 and Of great individual excellence,
the price was none too high. These
horses will 60 to Montana under the
charge of a skillful driver, u. S. Quin-
ton, Jr., and with them goes the phensm-
email PAGER, St. Patrick, by Volunteer,
whose second dam, like that of Domestic,
is also by Volunteer. TO those who
know Quinton and St. Patrick the predic-
ton that, bar accidents, he will pace 2:15
this year, does not seem rash.--Kentucky
Stock Farm.
The results Of the burning Of the Ana
conda works seem to be summed up aboat