The Livingston enterprise. [volume] (Livingston, Mont.) 1883-1914, 1892-05-07
Park Leases Again.

. sIantly neutrality-suspicious. 1ndepend-
ent.
Park Leases Again.
The question of Yellowstone Park
leases is being investigated by the pub
lie lands committee of the house. At
the session held Saturday E. c. Waters,
for four years manager of the Park asso-
citation, testified. A letter was read by
him addressed to T. F. Cakes of St..
Louis, in substance as follows: "The
party to whom 5000 worth of Yellow
stone Park association stock is to go
when paid for in dividends is r. @:
Kerns of st. Louis. Will you please
have Gibson or proper person notify him
OF the situation-namely, the amount
held by order of the directors. My friend
will probably explain to him as he de-
sires.'
! A member of the committee asked
witness to whom the term "my friend"
referred. Witness replied it was his
lawyer. Witness was again asked to
tell why $1,000 in stock was so promised
and for what purposes. Waters said he
had come to Washington to secure Ger
tain leases from the secretary of the in
terror Villas, but had accomplished
nothing, and upon seeing he could not
get anything done he said to Oakes that
when another administration came he
could get the matter through.
He acknowledged acquaintance with
Russell Harrison and said at that time
he thought he might intercede in the
matter and help him to get things fixed
up. Upon close questioning by mem
Der of the committee witness said the
$4,000 in stock was intended for Russell
Harrison, but neither he (Harrison) nor
Kerns knew anything about it. Harri-
son, however, was to give his aid purely
for the public good, and did not know
the stock was set aside for him until
last spring, when he was told so.
Waters further said he never promised
Russell Harrison stock for his influence,
and when he was told of it Harrison ap-
peared very much embarrassed and said
he would not have had the matter done
for anything. Harrison told him, said
WateSs, he would see Secretary Noble
and lay the matter before him, but
whether that was done he did not know
! as Gibson had came on to Washington
to attend to the matter and stayed until
it was concluded.
Real Estate and Mining Transfers.
Alois Niklas ct ux. to John Wicken-
hofer, lots 90, 80, block 40, Livingston
S1S1.
Isaac Orschel to Abednego Shook, lot
13, block 1, Sandalius' addition to Coke
dale $500.
Charles w. Innis to Daniel A. McCaw,
lots 10, 20, block 90, Livingston $3.50.
Thomas K. Lee to Robert D. Alton, lots
4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, IA, Is, 16, II, IS, 10, 20,
block 18, Boulder addition No. 2 to Big
Timber s7OO.
r. B. Basford to Charles J. Grimes,
lots 26, q, block 129, Riverside addition
to Livingston 800.
Robert P. Ober, Jr., to Patrick Butler,
one sixty-fourth interest in the Yellow
stone placer mining claim, New World
district $3.50.
William G.. Thoresen to Walter R.
Goodall, lots 25, &c, q, %, block 81, Liv-
ingston j; $1,000.
David Noble to Armstrong Taylor, the
Rich Strike, Lady Elgin, Alaska Da-
mond, Arabian, and Solid Silver quartz
lode mining claims, New World district
consideration nominal.
James Muir to James E. Hall, one
sixteenth interest in the Yellow Jacket
quartz lode mining claim, New World
mining district $3.50.
Northern Pacific r. R. Co. to VIM. G.
Davie, lots @ and "a, block q, Living
ston s165.
George F. Goreme to Busha & Bailey,
lots II, II and 13, block 7, Big Timber
1900.
Charles A. Druckamiller to Josephine
Oieson, lots and 2 of section Il, town
ship north of range IA east 67 acres
$3.50.
United States to George T. Wickes,
the northeast quarter of section IL, town
ship 2 south, range 9 east /: 16O acres.
Charles Connop to Mrs. Inez Nc
Clatchey, lot 13, block 80, Livingston
$3.50.