Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1899-11-23

Livingston, Mont, Nov. 81, 1899.


Livingston, Mont, Nov. q, 1893.
The Park county teachers institute
opened in this city Monday morning. The
present enrolment shows hat all of the
teachers in the county are in attendance.
The work of Superintendent Hamilton OF
Missoula, State Superintendent Carleton
of Helena, and Miss Harrow of Dillon in
general instruction along the different
lines is being greatly appreciated by the
teachers and will prove very profitable.
The programme rendered last evening in
the Baptist church drew a large audience
and was very entertaining. This after
noon Miss Evans, ounty superintendent.
entertained the school children At the
west side school building. This evening"
Mr.. Carleton will lecture in the Congre-
gational church. The institute will be in
session till Friday.
The ladies of the Royal Neighhors of
America, an auxiliary lodge of the Unit
ed Moderns, gave a delightful social ses-
sion in their lodge room Monday evening
in honor of Mrs. Ella Austin, state deputy
of the order. The affair was a great sue
cess and very much enjoyed by those
! present. The reception committee was
composed Of Mesdames M~urchland, Dood-s
son, Leard, Tompkins and Peterson. The
following programme was charning]yt
rendered and thoroughly appreciated:
Quartette. Miss Nolan, MIS-. Grace,
, Messrs. Robson and Caulkins: vocal solo,
DIR. Leslie; recitation, Mrs. Caulkins,
| vocal solo, G. b. Joslin; Mrs. Ella Austin
gave a very interesting address on the
work of the order. After the programme
delicious refreshments We're served.
A regular meeting Of the city council
was held Monday evening. A number
of bills We're allowed n two petitions
for sidewalks were granted. 1t was de-
cided to extend the dyke in Riverside and
also to improve the old dyke. The city
clerk was instructed to call for bids at
once. After the regular order of business
the municipal ownership of the water
| works plant was again taken up. Several
prominent merchants were present and
gave their views on the matter, which
were favorable to municipal ownership.
After a lengthy discussion il was decided
to postpone definite action unit! the next
regular meeting.
The citizens of Aldridge held a mass
meeting last night to protest against the
injunction issued by the attorney gen
; eral of the state to compel the Montana
Coal & Coke company to stop running
/ settings from the coal washers into the
! Yellowstone river. 1t virtually meant q
shut down of their plant for two or three
months. Committees were appointed to
get up a petition against the injunction
until the works are completed at HOrr to
remedy the evil. The injunction has been
Withdrawn for the present and will prob
ably not be enforced.
ST Mounts. a we'll known character in
this portion of the state. died last night
at the home Of his sister at Fridley.
Mounts ran a saloon in Bozeman several
years ago and at one time was considered
the greatest sporting man in the state.
FL had been in failing health for the
past five years. He leaves a daughter,
Mrs. George j. Cunningham. who lives in
Butte. Interment Will take place tomor-
row at Fridley.
j. A. Lundberg, a Northern Pacific
brakeman, was badly hurt about the head
Saturday afternoon. He was standing on
the top of a box car at the coal dock
when a strong gust of wind blew the roof
of the car off and as Lundberg fell to the
ground it struck him OF the head.
Burt Revell, an employee of the Bear
Gulch impair at Jardine. died Sunday
of pneumonia. He was a native of Can
ada. His brother arrived from Rock
Springs, Wyo., yesterday and took charge
Of the remains, which We're buried at the
Jardine cemetery this morning.
oliver NeVue was brought dow from
Trail creek Saturday suffering from a
broken leg. He was working on the new
railroad handling a scraper when it
struck the stump of 4 tree. Nevue tried
to jump out Of the way, but fell dow
and broke his leg.
George Bichner, an inmate Of the poor
farm. died yesterday of miners con-
sumption. He was recently employed in
the mines at Horr and Trail Creek. He
was admitted to the poor farm only last
Saturday..
The Livingston foot ball team will play
the Bozeman high school boys in this city
on Thanksgiving day and on the follow
ing Saturday will play the Billings team
d. n. Ely, who has been dangerously il
at his home in this city with pneumonia
is somewhat better today and is nov
thought to be out of danger
The Livingston lodge of Elks will hole
memorial services in their lodge room
the first Sunday in December.
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