Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1899-09-08
LIVINGSTON NEWS
Livingston, September. 6. 1899.

Livingston, September. G, 1899.
The Wetzstein club rooms was the
scene OF a very delightful social event
Thursday evening, when d number of
gentlemen gave a dinner party in honor
of Henry Hilburn. the Well known traV-
cling man who is renewing acquaintance
in the city this week. The affair was
given at 6 o'clock in the evening and was
attended by many we'll known business
men of Livingston. The dinner was served
on a most elaborate scale. and the menu
included all the delicacies usually served
at this season. Mr.. NJ. Roth presided as
toastmaster. and at the close of the feast
a humber of toasts relating to the bust
ness interests of Livingston and eastern
Montana was responded to. Then fol-
lowed an interesting program OF chorus
singing led by Mr.. Hilburn and Mr.. Roth.
This interesting feature of the entertain
ment continued until a late hour when
the guests departed and a most pleasing
event in the social life of Livingston was
brought to a close. Among those who en-
joyed the affair We're: Judge ]. \. Say
age NJ. Roth. A. Watson. Frank Wright,
S. II. Crookes, c. w. Hickman. Charles
Burg, Henry Hilburn. DR.. w. Fl. Camp
bell. Jerome Williams, Charles GARNER,
George Leopold and others.
Mrs. Frank Henry very prettily enter
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Calender street Monday evening. The
event was given in honor of Miss Mary
A.. CantWell of BoZe1nan. who is a guest
in the city this week. The early portion of
the evening was given to Il series Of
games of progressive whist, in which II
of the guests participated. The honors
We're captured by Miss Cantwell and 7.
NJ. Swindlehurst, who We're awarded an
excellent photo Of Livingston and the
immediate surroundings. At the close of
the games dancing was INDUCED in until
a late hour. Those present We're: Miss
CantWell of BoZeman, Mrs. T.. H. Tall
colt. Mrs. G.. H. Grace, Misses Relcher,
Landon. Ballinger. DR.. and Mrs. Il. M.
Leslie. Messrs. Hickman, Crooks and
Sw~indlehurst,
Prospects Of an excellent crop being
harvested in his portion of Montana his
We're never brighter. Already a.
considerable portion of the grain is cut,
and should the weather continue favora-
BILE for 10 days longer one of the heaviest
crops ever secured in the Yellowstone
valley will be in the shock. Although
the spring was very backward and the
sowing OF the grain was greatly retarded.
the result is very sa tisfactory and highly,
encouraging to the agriculturiSt in this
portion Of the state. The vegetable and
fruit crop is above the average. and the
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er. With each succeeding year the agri-
cultural and stock growing interests of
the Yellowstone and tributary valleys
grows in magnitude and already is an i'm
portant factor in the commercial life of
eastern Montana. The demand for ranch
property is increasing rapidly and an ex-
cellent class of rarchers a-c becoming
interested in the farm lands of this part
of the state.
DR.. and Mrs. r.. NJ. Leslie delightfully."-
entertained a party of friends at their
home on the west side Tuesday evening.
The affair was given in honor of "A num-
Der of visiting young ladies' who are en-
joying their summer vacation in Livings-
ton at this season. Duplicate Whist en-
tertained the guests until a late hour.
when delicious refreshments We're served.
The Livingston public schools will open
for the fall term on Monday next. The
coming school year promises to be the
most successful in the history of the city
schools. An excellent corps of eachers
has been secured, and the course of study
is better graded than heretofore. More
modern methods of teaching will be in
troduced, and the system of the schools
improved in many particulars. 1t is eX-
pected that the attendance will be unusu-
ally large and that every room will be
filed to its utmost capacity.
\ messenger from the Independence
district brought in word Tuesday that a
very rich strike had been made Oh the
Hidden Treasure mine, which is now be-
ing operated by Il. II. Coles. The lead is
to be several feet in Width, and
the ore is of a very rich quality. 1t is all
free milling. The company will erect a
20-stamp mill on the property at an early
date, and it is expected that before winter
sets in the stamps Will be dropping. The
company represented by Mir. Coles is also
working the placer grounds and is now
at work on the nnual clean UP. which
promises to be one of the best IN the his
tory of the camp.