The Bozeman weekly chronicle. (Bozeman, Mont.) 1883-1889, 1885-08-26
Editorial Correspondence
HELENA Ane 10 1896

HELENA, Aug. 10, 1885.
The party of Bozeman newspaper men
bound for Butte to attend the annual
eonvocation of the Press Association, ar
rived in Helena safely and on time. The
representatives from the Yellowstone
were Alex. Devine and wife, Walter
Matheson and wife, of the Billings Gaz-
cite and j. E. Hendry, of the Livingston
Enterprise. At Townsend the party
were joined by Van Fisk. of the Tranch-
ant and VIM. sutherlin of the Rocky
Mountain Husbandman. White Sulphur
Springs.
Our ARRIVAL in Helena was not cele-
brated by great ovation, but, notwith-
standing, Hugh McQuade and others
made especial efforts to make our
nights stay pleasant Mr.. MeQuade
had large fund of stories to relate re-
garding his one years visit to the old
country, and is in every way the same
old Hugh of the halycyon DAYS of Last
Chance Gulch. Jerry Collins and wife,
of the Benton River Press, had preceded
us to Helena. Jerry has recently met
with serious loss by fire of all his
printing material. However, he is again
publishing his paper, and with renewed
energies is fast regaining what he lost.
R. B. Harrison, of the Helena land office,
and Major Maglnnis, were especially
kind to the Press, and to the former the
Eastern Montana delegation are obliged
for a card emitting them to the prlvi-
1eges of the Montana club rooms for ten
days. These rooms we found to be
handsomely furnished with rich pictures
and costly tapestry ali the principal
periodicals were on file, and the stranger
within the gates of Helena is extremely |
fortunate to obtain an entree into this
pleasant resort. This club has member
ship of over 100, each and every men,
Der purchasing book of coupons and
for all refreshments pays from his book.
The club is in an excellent condition,
has paid its expenses so far, and proves
to be very attractive to the young and
old men of Helena, who can gain admis-
sion. We noticed upon the bulletin
board full account of expenses and re-
;eipts, from the secretary and treasurer,
also name proposed for membership.
Helena has improved greatly in APP
pearanee since my last visit in February.
A drive through the residence portion
IF the city showed us large number of
beautiful houses, newly erected IN the
Attest style of architecture some very
much like large eastern cities. Streams
# water were playing upon the grassy
wards, and the picture was to us a de-
ightful one after passing through the
Try, dusty region between Gallatin val (
ely and Helena. The new Masonic {
building being erected will be hand4 {
ONE edifce, the finest of its kind in Mon
ana. While here we met Mr.. Wilkinson.
srmerly of Bozeman, now local on the
Independent, who also goes to Butte c
rom the Herald, Major Walker and
}. w Fisk, it is expected, will attend {
he Butte meeting.
In Helena they have peculiar meth t
d Of taking in" the stranger. They
barge him two bits for taking him .
ITO town and -four bits" for taking him a
ut We propose to fool them by hir- e
lg hack in the morning. We nave y
oticed many familiar faces here, among i
hieh is Mr.. Potts, once blacksmith in p
ozeman, and another Jno. Worth, with a
is weakness for fast horses, and his n
lady use of horse phrazes. John still "
ives Bozeman, and when the Bozeman n
nd Butte rrilroad is built proposes to 81
sturn-let us hope that it will be very ii
ION. The entire press gang stop at the n
now under the old man b
cement of Schwab & Zimmerman. ii