The Livingston enterprise. [volume] (Livingston, Mont.) 1883-1914, 1890-05-10
Death of Senator Beck,

Senator James r. Beck of Kentuck
dropped dead at the Baltimore & Poto
mac station in Washington on Saturda
afternoon OF last week. He had Just al
rived from New York, accompanied b,
his daughter, Mrs. Goodloe, the wife O
Majo Goodloe of the United States ma
rine corps. He got off the train Will
the rest OF the passengers and walked
with his daughter the entire length O
the platform and through the gate lead
ing to the station proper. He seemed t,
walk with an effort and to breathe will
labor, but these symptoms have beer
usual accompaniments of eXertion Will
him for some months past. After pass
ing into the station the senator anC
daughter stopped and were joined by hi.
private secretary, who had brought the
carriage to take them home. A few
words were exchanged with regard tc
the care of the baggage, when the SEN
ator suddenly turned pale and with the
remark, 81 feel dizzy" fell into the arms
OF his companions. They could not sup
port his weight and he dropped to the
floor, where he swooned away. Willing
hands were numerous and the limp anG
helpless body was born into the office ofe
the station master. about twenty feet
away. When physicians arrived there
was nothing for them to do except to ex-
anime the body and determine the cause
of death. A superficial examination only
was possible at the time, but sufficient
to satisfy the physicians that death re-
suited from paralysis of the heart. The
body was removed from the station to
the residence Of Representative Breck-
enridge Of Kentucky to await prepara-
tions for the funeral.
The funeral ceremonies were conduct
ed in the senate chamber by Chaplain
Butler and ex-Chaplain Bullock on
Tuesday, after which the body was
taken to the Baltimore & Potomac sta
tion, from where special train conveyed
the remains to Lexington, Kentucky.
Big Timber Items.
Special Correspondence ENTERPRISE:
Harvey Bliss will shortly begin the
erection of fine residence.
W. r. Bramble will shortly open a
large general merchandise store
Alonzo Harris has commenced the
erection of a hall 4Ox.0 feet, which vii!
be used fot holding town meetings,
dances and entertainments of all kinds.
At the school election held Wednes
day afternoon in this district, the propo-
sition to vote a special tax of 5000 for
the erection of brick school house
suitable to the needs of Big Timber was
carried by large majority.
Hatch Bros d Co., the well known
have commenced excavating
for the erection of fine brick block that
will be an ornament to the town. Upon
its completion they Will remove their
stock of goods to the new quarters.
The new Northern Pacific passenger
depot is nearly finished and will soon be
opened for the travelling public. 1t is
structure, erected to take the
place of the one recently burned and is
one of the best frame depots along the
line.
The abutments for the new $500
county bridge across the Boulder river
are finished anu the iron and wood work
IS expected from the east in few days,
when the work will be finished. This
his place and the reservation and be of
great benefit to the ranchmen located
IN the east side.
The spring trade has been better this
year than ever known before in the his
;ory Of Big Timber and we are entering
lpon an era of prosperity that will
double our town in size within a year.
Merchants are doing thriving business,
while the sound of the hammer and saw
,an be heard all over town as business
md residence houses spring up. Con-
ervative men estimate the wool crop
hat will be shipped from this place dur
ng the coming season at 100000
pounds, or over third more than that
# last year. To store this, while await
ng shipment, the Northern Pacific will
hortly begin the erection of an addi-
ional 100 feet to their wool warehouse.
This will make the building 6Ox25O feet
q with a capacity of 100000 pounds of
yoOl.