The Livingston enterprise. [volume] (Livingston, Mont.) 1883-1914, 1892-08-20
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rendered !" J"hn W. Noble. Secretary of
the Interior. by Citizens "f Livingston.
Tuesday morning word was received
by County Clerk Deutsch that the sec
retary of the interior would arrive IN
Livingston Thursday ON IA trip to the
Pacific coast and British northwest, and
in pursuance of promise would remain
over one day to permit an interview with
the numerous ranchmen and others hav-
ing business with the interior department.
1t was decided that the best method of
accomplishing this object would be 10y
rendering the distinguished visitor re
ception at the rooms of the Livingston
club. Committees were accordingly APP
pointed to attend to the details, ccm-
posed of the following gentlemen
Reception Mayor f. fl. Tacott, AL
Ian Il. JOY, S. l.. Holiday, Alan Macono-
chic, George IL. Wright and George Al
derson.
Arrangements Sigmund Deutsch,
Walter Goodall. Frank White, Mentor
Wetzsteln, w. f. Thompson and ii. S.
Potts.
The committee OF arrangements pro-
vided for a banquet and informal recep-
ton, for which printed invitations were
issued and sent to ranchmen and others
throughout the county. This was done
to give contestants having claims pend
ing in the interior department for odd
numbered sections within the limits of
the Northern Pacific land grant and
upon that portion Of the Grow reserve
ceded in 1882 an opportunity to present
their case individually to the secretary
1t will be recalled that number of
ranchme2 residing on the south and east
side of the Yellowstone in this vicinity
had settled upon and improved odd
numbered sections which the Northern
Pacific company claims under the pro
vision of its grant donating each alter
l...,r s..,.tIol A.. ,,u of CONSTRUCTION OF iiS
road lor distance of io,ty mneo
either side of it's right of way. Ia 1889
these ranchmen began contest IN the
name of A. IL. Delone. one of their num-
Der, for the purpose of testing title to
these lands and employed w. A. lines
OF BoZeman to prosecute the case in the
land department. The case has now
been advanced to IA hearing before the
secretary of the interior, whose visit
yesterday gave those parties claiming
adversely to the railroad company an
opportunity to individually urge their
demands.
Secretary Noble arrived on the $50
train yesterday morning and was imme-
diately taken in charge by the commit
tee of reception and escorted to the Al
bemarle. Having expressed desire to
enjoy the famous trout fishing afford
ed by the Yellowstone he was accom-
panied 10y G. Il. Peterson and w. +.
Marshall of this city and S. S. Huntley
of Helena in "A carriage drive to the up
per Yellowstone where the party were
successful in securing fine catch of
speckled beauties. Returning to the
Albemarle he was again waited upon by
the committee and escorted to the rooms
of the Livingston club where at 3 p III.
banquet was served, followed by an in
formal reception by the distinguished
visitor of the large number of guests
from the surrounding country who had
responded to the invitation to be pres
ent. Secretary Noble continued his
journey west ward by the $50 train last
evening.