The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-09-22
WHAT PEOPLE Do IN PARK
Gossip About Movem ents and
Events in Livingston,
A GROCERY STORE SOLD
g. M. Parks Disposes of His Interests.
Fish for the Bozsman Hatchery
Street Improvements Completed
Soldiers Under Arrest.

was consumated between S. NJ. Parks
and w, b. Amin and Ed. Wright. The
two last named are young men who
have been employed in Thompson
Bros store and the deal in question
was the purchase of Mr.. Parks grocery
store. The stock and fixtures of the
establishment will be transferred after
an inventory is taken and Mr. Parks
will step down and out, leaving the
business in charge of the young men.
S. M. Parks is one of the Oldest resi-
dents in Livingston, although yet a
young man. He has been the incum-
bernt of a number of public offices, was
postmaster under the Harrison admin
istration and is regarded as a first
class business man. He will probably
leave Livingston and secure a location
elsewhere. Mr.. Parks was formerly in
the real estate business and he expects
to engage in that occupation in his
new location.
l.. d. Bells, one of the old-timers<of
Park county is in the city, seriously i'll.
He is domiciled at a hotel and is slowly
regaining his strength. The latter part
of last week he was taken suddenly and
violently i'll, and narrowly escaped the
fatal consequences SO liable in case of
illness to come to one of his advanced
age. He is a rancher from the Boulder
country.
A consignment of spotted trout ar
rived at Bozeman from Washington, d.
c., Wednesday. They are part of the
trout which will be sent by Fish Com
missioner Bowers of Washington to
stock the Yellowstone river with, the
best varieties of the finny tribe. Coun-
ty Attorney H. j. Miller forwarded
petition 20 the fish commissioner some
months ago, and the fish which arrived
this week are part of 10000 which Will
be sent yearly in compliance with the
terms of Mr.. Miller's petition. They
will be put in the river at points in
Park county from Cinnibar to Spring
dale.
Saturday afternoon the work of gut
tering the east side of Main street was
completed and water was turned into
the stone-paved depression along the
sidewalk to test the fall of the incline
to the river. Everything worked salts
factorily, and when the finishing touch
es are put on the main thoroughfare
Livingstone's main street will be in eX-
cellent shape. Street Commissioner
John Mclaughlin is entitled to consid-
cradle credit for the excellent work
done, as the grading and cutters were
completed without surveying.
Monday evening E. H. Talcott and
John Skillen departed for Butte to rep
resent Yellowstone Lodge K. of +. of
Livingstone in the annual meeting OF
the grand lodge of Montana. Rev. j.
T. Pritchard was in Helena sunday
evening, attending the Masonic eXer-
cises there, and went over to Butte the
following day to be at hand when the
grand lodge opened Tuesday. Mr..
Skillen is a delegate and Mr.. Talcott
is treasurer of the domain of Montana.
Wednesday evening a squad of SOL
diers came down from the park, having
in charge two privates whom they
were taking to Fort Smelling for incar-
ceration at the military prison there.
One of the soldiers was in trouble
about a row in the barracks at Fort
Yellowstone, in which he injured a fell
low soldier and the other was in the
tolls of the law for desertion. A cor
poral was in command of the squad.
A. B. Cook was in town Saturday
from his home in Helena. Mr.. Cook
is interested in the coal mines at Trail
creek and is the heaviest stock holder
in the Byam mine. He makes trips 10
the new camp at intervals to look over
the work being done. Mr.. Cook is en-
gagged at present in the construction
of a railroad grade out of Castle to
Martinsdale.
E, NJ Freeman of Clyde park, one of
the prosperous ranchmen of that fav-
ored section, was in town Saturday
Mr.. Freeman made the office OF the
Standard a pleasant call while here.
He states that he has a fine young Or
chard on his ranch and expects excel
lent success with the fruit. Ninety
eight out of one hundred trees planted
are living and give promise of making
a fine orchard. Mr.. Freeman states
that harvesting is well under way and
the yield will be excellent.
George Henwood was in town Satur-
day from his ranch on Shields river.
Mr.. Henwood is among the most pros
porous of the many well-to-do ranchers
in the Shields valley and raises stock
and grain with a success which is very
gratifying. The ranchman states that
he is all ready for winter and has
ample supplies of hay put up for any
emergency the cold weather may bring
to the very excellent herd of blood
stock he has on his rancn.
George l.. Ramsey or Helena was in
this city the latter part of last week.
Mr. Ramsey was at one time mayor of
Bozeman and is now interested in
paper mill project at Manhattan in
Gallatin county. Mr.. Ramsey attended
a meeting of the stockholders of this
concern before coming to Livingston
and reports the affairs of the company
in first rate condition, and work on the
new mill progressing finely. They eX-
pect to have the mill in operation early
in November
Lewis Dauber, one of the leading citi-
zens of the upper Yellowstone in the vi
cinity of Spring creek, was in town
Saturday. Mr.. Dauber was in town for
supplies for his threshing crew, which
will be at his place some time this
week. The hay crop on the Dauber
ranch has Just been harvested and the
owner of the broad acres along the
banks of Spring creek is well satisfied
with the results of the years work.
w. r. Conner was in the city Friday
on business connected with a publica-
ton with which he is connected. The
book is not yet from the press, but
when issued will be a compendium OF
the stock brands of the cattle OF Mon
tana, with the names of the owners
using the brands annexed MIR. Conner
says this is the first work of the klhu
ever attempted in the state and he is
confident the work will be a great sue
cess. Mr.. Conner was with Helena
newspaper for several years as adVer-
Using manager. &c.
c. w. Robson, young lawyer from
the East, has decided to permanently
AagR..