The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1885-12-19
HELENA BUDGET.
The New stock Exchange Commences
Operations.
Special correspondence Of THE MINER.

Special correspondence Of TIL MINER.
HELENA, Mont, December 16.-The Hell.
ena Mining and Stock Exchange held it's
] first actual business meeting tonight. They
intend, after the first VI January, to charge
all companies 500 for the privilege of list
ing their stock, but in the interim, as an
incentive to business, they are quoting
them free of charge. The President, Mr.. T.
| H. Kleinschmidt, acted as caller IN this
Montana-principally newly organized Hell
ena-companies. The only sales made on
call were 100 shares Helena Mining and
! Reduction Company at $3.50 and 200
| shares Helena Silver Mining Company al
| so cents.
The Masonic fraternity OF Helena metto-
night for the first time in the new Masonic
| Temple, occupying, however, the hall de-
voted to the use of the chapter instead OF
| their own blue lodge room, which is not vet
completely furnished, the new furniture not
having arrived. King Solomon Lodge. A..
F. & A. NJ, with Moses Morris as Worship
full Master, held the initial meeting. the
] principal business being the election OF off
GERS for the ensuing year.
~
HELENA CoMMANDERY No. 2, Knights
| Templar, held their election last night. w.
E. Frederick, our popular county clerk, be-
ing elected Eminent Commander.
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THERE is considerable tirst-c'ass musical
| talent in Helena, as will be demonstrated
during the ensuing winter. A qnartet and
double quartet is being organized and with
| the addition of Rossner's orchestra of
| fifteen pieces, intend giving a series OF ON
certs for charitable purposes.
=
A DAUGHTER of DR.. Brooks: about IL
years old, died last night from %diptheria. DR..
Keefer's wife is also seriously sick with the
same fell disease. There are several other
cases in the city and it appears to be in
c~reasing instead OF diminishing. DR.. Brooks
has the sympathy OF a large circle of
friends.
IT IS whispered around that Mayor Sulli-
van is a candidate for Collector OF Internal
| Revenue in case Hon. D. j. Welsh with
draws or is not confirmed. Helena poll
ticians consider that his appointment
would prove a popular one. both here and
in Butte, and say it is about time for the
cry Of "East Side" and "West Side" in the
scramble after Office to be dropped.
AN u~ntenanted, old rlckety frame house
on Rodney street was burned to the ground
this morning about 2 O'Clock. 1t was Of
no value and except for the alarm it caused
and thedanger Of spreading, did not trouble
any one. Owned by G. F. Ellis. Incen-
diarism.
~
Mr.. H. GRAZ was to-day reinforced by
his brother Jules. They are ~rustlins around
getting everything in readiness for their
Ornpan next week. Music lovers are look-
ing forward to an en-. oyable series OF o pera
bouffe, and will patronize it well If the in
itia] performances are up to the standard.
SINCE Milton Nobies was here the only
entertainment afforded has been the ANA.
teur performance OF Guy Mannering, a week
or so ago, and the concert announced for
Thursday evening next by Rossner's Or
chestra, so nat the people are hungry for
some amusement. Even the skating rink
is O est.
II County Commissioners are getting
an all-round blast from various quarters.
The law changing the Shrievalty from that
of a fee to a s&laried office took place to-
day, and great was the CONSERVATION of
Deputy Sheriffs Gibbs and Evans when they
were Informed that the salaries contem-
plated by the Commissioners amounted to
the extensive sum of $50 per month. A
determined kick on the part of the deputies
and a defiant promise OF their resignation
resulted in their remuneration for services,
being placed at $10O-just double the pro-
posed amount.
DIR. CARL Won HoLzsCHUER also gives the
Commissioners a little blast for awarding
the contract for medical attention of the
county poor to DR.. Brown, whose hid was
$40 dollars higher than his. This in direct
defiance ofthe statute governing the matter.
~
DEPUTY SHERIFF EVANS has somehow in
Cured the displeasure OF Judge Joe Davis
court, and is held in contempt OF the Pro-
bate Court. This is the deputy who re-
Gently arrested Stevenson, the former
clerk, for mis- assault on Abbot, and who
ANONYMOUSLY incarcerated the gentleman
in the cooler. Possiblp this is a novel way
of getting even.
WHAT with the Court House racket, the
poor farm bid and Hoezschuer's breeze on
the contract for County poor medical
attention, a County Commissioners life is
not a happy one. They are laying the
foundation for a doubtful popularity, and
the Republican Territorial Central Com
mittee had better look sharp or the party
will be held responsible for their misdoings.
A prominent Republican, and a member Of
the committee, informed you correspon-
dent that he was heartily disgusted with
their course on the Court House matter,
and that he was in favor of the committee,
as representatives Of the party, asking
their resignation from Office in case they
did not resign, so as to place themselves
on record as repudiating their actions in
office.
The Architect OF the Court House, after
making his report, and following it up by
feebly interviewing himself and having it
y,r111iSho6 in f1o HoroId 6on.rfs tn.nonr.
row morning for St. Paul. The interview
was q conglumeration of absurd contradic-
lions and totally unworthy of notice-too
feeble, in fact, to deserve criticism. 1t does
not deceive the public, who are astounded
at the manner in which the Commissioner
hold out, in defiance of the Grand Jurors
request, and their too ready assent to the
wishes of the Architect that they would
not appoint any experts until he had &C.
of the Court House." Public opinion is,
that they are so deep in the mire that their
only salvation is to hold on to their office for
self-protection. 1t will not work, however
and there will nave to De q thorough ven-
t~ilation of the matter. If they are honest
men and have done their duty what have
they to fear?
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The contractors are beginning to feel the
uncertainty Vi OHclI pO5lClOH, dIu "lC
heartily sick and tired of the contract. 1t
looks more than ever now, as though they
had been roped into the business without
properly sizing up the elephant.
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VERY few of the taxpayers in Lewis and
Clarke County are aware. that $50. 500 has
already been paid out by the County Treas
urer on the new Court House, leaving only
$500 of the first appropriation in the
treasury. The foundation, however, is fin
ished. such as it is but by the time the SUI
perstructure il finished it will make $780,
900 look sick. And yet we are not happy.
TX
The Independent will, in an editorial to-
morrow, call a mass meeting OF the tax
payers of Lewis and Clarke County, to pro-
test against the arbitrary action Of the
Commissioners in ignoring the Grand Jury
report. 1t also advises definite and united
action on the part Of the taxpayers. and