Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1899-06-01
Mayor Smith Active in NUM-
cipal Improvement
LAST DECORATION DAY
Was Celebrated With Great Enthusl-
asm..Round-Up Of the Drunks
--Crittenton Meeting,
snac;al Correspondence Inter Mountain.

cnac;ol Cor~respondence Inter Mountain.
Livingston, May 81, 1899.
This is a red letter week for the Daily
Inter Mountain in the city OF Livingston.
A solicitor for that enterprislng journal
came to town the fore part OF the week
and captured the place completely.
Eyeryone has a good word for the paper
and a host of subscribers have been auo-
ed to the list here. All are enthusiasm
in their support Of the afternoon dairy
which has taken front rank among tne
out Of town papers which are reao III
this city. Patrons of the paper advance
plenty of reasons for their loyalty to the
Inter Mountain and it is currently con-
sidered the best daily paper in the state
of Montana. The people here think SO at
least and have backed up their opinions
with substantial encouragement anu
support and the paper can Away pe
sure of a ready welcome and plenty OF
patronage in the Gateway City.
Mayor John T.. Smith has taken the
initiative in the matter of municipal inn
provements and is first among those VINO
offer announcement to those OF the
farming communities who are disposed
to forge ahead and keep step with the
strides Park county, is making TINS year.
Lately the ranchers have complained
that barb wire has advanced in price to
SUCH oil tlIp kASS "iS A'N~A -
make the improvements they intended
making on their ranches during the COM
ing summer. To remedy this unfOrtu-
nate state of things and help the farm
ers out of the difficulty Mayor Smith has
started a movement to induce the rail-
road to reduce the freight on
barb Wire and thus enable the dealers TO
lay it down here at a price considerably
less than they are now charging. The
company gives a half rate on seeds and
will doubtless be willing to encourage the
Improvement and settlement of the coun-
try by making a like concession on the
freight on Wire.
Decoration day was celebrated in this
city with more than the usual enthusi-
assn and the weather man seconded the
efforts Of the citizens in making the day
one Of pleasure and substantial benefit
to those who celebrate the annual ami
versary Of .thesherOes. of tho great strife
of the sections. All business places Were
closed by proclamation Of the mayer and
an immense crowd attended the exercises
at the graves of the dead and crowdeC
the opera house in the afternoon to lister
to the very excellent programme render.
ed there. Attorney H. j. Miller made thu
address of the day and the effort was ont
of that eloquent lawyers best speeches
Good News" the Florence Crittento1
rescue car, pulled into this city Saturda,
evening and the evangelist and the swee
singer, Mrs. Moffat, have created an eX
element and enthusiasm among church
going people such as has never beer
known IN his city before. The opers
mouse has been rented for the meeting!
and that edifice. tastefully decorated b,
willing hands and packed by a splendid
audience, is the arena in which tn,
millionaire evangelist fights the evils o
Worldliness and sin and meltS his hear
erS to tears with the recital of the woe
of the forsaken and the lost. The part,
will be here all week and are doing al
immense amount of good.
This week the night police have beel
busy failing the erring who nave file,
up on tanglefoot and insist on paradin,
the streets in hat unsteady fashion
which gives evidence Of a hurdan a