Red Lodge picket. [volume] (Red Lodge, Mont.) 1889-1907, 1890-04-12
COUNTY AND STATE,
County News.
LIVINGSTON POsT.

soon as the weather becomes more
settled. T.
Robert Vaudeville and H. J.
to ". A. Lewis, one
third interest in the Emmey lode. t
situated in the New World district.
Consideration $500.
The city is now without pound
for live stock, all Of the liyerymen
having refused to furnish quarters
for the animals impounded by the
city marshal.
Thompson Bros, have sold 1892
shares in the Cumberland mine at
Castle to Charles Severance at H.
2D per share This stock more than
treblcd while it was in the posses
sion Of Thompson Bros.
A letter received from Henry
Howell, who is at Cooke City,
states that there is now six feet Of
snow on a level in that camp, and in
many places it is twelve feet deep.
From present indications there will
be no scarcity of water during the
coming summer.
A carload Of Canadian stations
passed through Livingston Sunday
in charge Of parties from Winnipeg,
who are taking them to Spokane
Falls to dispose Of them. Six Of
the horses weighed over 1000
pounds, each being valued by their
owner at from $1,000 to ~, 500.
Gal]atin Cline, sheep foreman
for r. b. Briggs, of Big Timber,
spent Tuesday in Livingston. He
says that the sheep in that vicinity
are all in good condition and there
has been no loss among them dur
ing the recent storm, but that the
cattle men complain Of u small loss
among young calves.
The coke ovens and mines al
| Cokedale have been closed for the
present. Tuesday evening when
the men quit work about thirty Of
them were notified that they would
be discharged The officials then
notified the remaining thirty men
that if they wished to continue
work their wages would be reduced
Is cents per ton, or TO $2,10, and
they would further be compel
led to allow 2,24O pounds for a ton,
The miners heidi meeting thatnight
and by vote of % to decided
not to accept the company's propo-
sition. Sheriff Tcmpleton went up
to Cokctlalc Wednesday and served
papers on twentythrce Of the min.
ers at that camp notifying them te
vacate the company's dwelling
houses inside Of three days. These
eviction suits were brought by J. A
Savage, attorney for the Livingston
Coal and Coke company.
LIVINGSTON ENTERPRISE
A handsome oak desk, from tn,
paulson company at Chicago, wa
put into the county treasurer
Office Tuesday.
p. G.. Robins has taken a leas
of the brick business block in cours
of erection on the east side Of Mali
street by J. II. Harvat, for on
!, year, beginning April 18th.
II. C. Bush, Of Big Timber, ha
been appointed postmaster at tina
place to succeed 0. NJ, Hatch.
is understood that the change wa
made for offensive partisanshil
Mr.. Hatch having been one OF tn
democratic candidates for rcprescl
tative from this county at the las
: election.
Joseph Brown has executed
bond for $4,000 to Geo. 0. Eato
for the delivery Of a deed for a on
sixth interest in Tip Top, Mou,
tain Chief and Graham quarts loo
I mining claims in the Sheepeat'
district. The conditions of Il
i bond require the payment Of Il
above amount on or before Augu
LIST, Of the present year.
Horatio Gage, aged 10 years, w;
accidentally shot and killed Tue
day at Big Timber by his young
| brother, John. In attempting
place self cooking revolver in h
belt it is supposed the young
Gage pressed upon the trigger j
stead of the guard and III til
manner discharged the gun. II
ball struck Horatio in the rig