The Anaconda standard., 1899-08-10
IN LIVINGSTON.
No Decisive Action Taken on the Water
Works Question.


Special Correspondence of the Standard.
Livingston, Aug. S.-Monday evening s
meeting of the city council was not the
scene of any decisive action on the part
of the city dads toward purchasing the
water works system. All the aldermen
were present except Alderman Donovan,
and without his vote there was no hope
TO secure the passage of a resolution to
submit the purchase of the water works
plant to vote of the people. The COM
mittee having the matter in charge asked
for further time to report. and probably
at the next council meeting an attempt
will be made to get the matter before
the voters and allow a free expression Of
sentiment at the polls. The council and
the citizens generally are in favor of
municipal ownership, the only question
being the price to be paid for the plant.
The council has offered $4,000 and the
owners ask 1000 more.
Alderman John Harvey came in from
his ranch a few miles north of town.
Monday evening to attend the council
NEE ting. He stated that the most vio-
lerl hailstorm known in years had vis-
tied his locality Monday afternoon. So
great was the depth of hail covering the
ground that Mr.. Harvey was compelled
to secure a pair of arctic overshoes be-
fore venturing through the melting ice
to the barn. A short distance this side
Of the Harvey ranch no hail fell. and
SO little rain that crew stacking hay
were not hindered at their work. The
hail and rain storm prevailed for con-
siderable distance up Shields river, how
ever, and its effects We're noticeable upon
the hay and grain. Mr.. Harvey claims
a residence of more than quarter of
century in Montana and says he never
before saw anything approaching the hail
and rain storm of Monday.
Tuesday a case was tried in Judge
Bender's court in which AL Lee asked for
Judgment against Sheriff George T.
Young in the amount of s52. the price or
barber shop outfit of which Lee claimed
to be the owner and which was taken on
an attachment by c. S. Hefferlin some
months ago and sold to satisfy a debt.
William ]. Beecher. young lawyer re-
Gently located here, appeared for the
plaintiff and Attorney A. p. Stark for
the defendant. The following jury was
selected to try the case: e. NJ. Sybert,
w G. Atkinson. p. ]. Nolan, Dan Short,
Alva Mayne and J. c. Robinson. After
hearing the evidence the jury returned a
verdict awarding the plaintiff $3.50. No
tice of appeal was given by the defense
and the case will be taken to the district
court. The evidence went to show that
Lee was the owner of the property, but
the defense contended that the transfer
of the property from the barber TO Lee
came within the inhibition against own
ership resting in chattels of which no ac-
tual possession was taken when the cir
cumstances tended to defraud creditors
of the vendor.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. P. Stark and son will
leave Aug II for a 20-day outing at
their former home in Michigan. They
will go from Duluth to Detroit by water,
making this pleasant journey of 1852 miles
on one of the passenger steamers which
| ply the lakes and afford ideal summer
| travelling quarters. Reed City, Mich. is
| Mrs Stark's former home and the place