The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1885-12-19
HELENA BUDGET.
Journalistic Amenities--.They
Do Not Obtain In Helena.
Y
Which Is It Hodgson & Ham, Or
Hodgson, Wallingford & Stein
Who Is ResponsibleP

HELENA, Montana, December ID. -
journalistic amenities between the Helena
press are few and far between. "SOme edi'
tors write scurrilous articles for the pur'
pose of being kicked into notoriety, $50
saws the editor of the Independent, and he
| should have added, when they fail to OBJ
tain patronage by legitimate effort" The
proceedings OF the first annual meeting Of
the Montana Press Association, held at
Butte in August last, especially the address
OF Mr.. Hendrey, would lead the public to
believe that the publishers OF the various
Montana journals wer all honorable busl.
ness men, and, to their credit, be it said
that the majority are such. But the pro.
verbal sblack sheep" is in existence, and
it's inside history would make very interest
ing reading. However, unless positively
necessary, it is not policy to kick h skunk
unless it makes itself too obnoxious.
~
As intimated by your correspondent IN
the issue of the 18th inst, Architect Hodg.
sons report was of u temporising nature
and written with q too-evident intention
to give the commissioner a chance to creep
out of a very tight place. 1t has much the
appearance of a farce, that has been care
fully concocted and rehearsed in private
far the benefit of the public. 1t remains to
be seen whether the Taxpayers OF Lewis
and Clarke county will be gullible enough
to allow such q procedure, or whether
Judge Wade will countenance it.
The proceedings Of ii the County Commits
sioners when considering it were as follows:
Report accepted and approved and ordered
filed. The Board will only allow such estimates
as the architect may properly authorize, due re;
gard being had to the interests of the county and
the ranuirementRO of the contract.
The verbal request of Architect HOdgsOn that
no experts be appointed until he has finally ac-
espted snd sR}p p cossuq of th in BB5 pr fSe BU %a,5s OF the
The appointment of a local supervising archi-
tect will be taken up before any more new work
will be done in the Spring.
This wal unanimously endorsed, but does
not say whether Mr.. Ellis, OF Sun river. was
present, and he being absent, it would
leave the matter in the hands of Messrs.
Cuthbert and Pope. No question as to
their unanimity. The verbal request OF
pointed until he has finally accepted
and approved of the wallis" is in the
nature of a stand-off.
"PRoCRAsTINATloN is the thief OF time" in
the present case it may mean the theft OF
something more material. Neither Of the
Helena dailies have criticised the report as
vet and do not seem to notice that in
stead of Hodgson, Wallingford & Stem. the
report is signed Hodgson & Ham. Who is
Ham? Your correspondent will give the
entire history of the Court House, from its
inception to the present-in Il future num-
ber-with all the material facts in the case,
SO that the taxpayers OF Lewis and Clarke
may know what they have to meet and
contend with.
QUITE an interesting gathering Of little
people, from four to eleven years OF age,
met at the Merchants Hotel at the invi-
tation of Master Eddie Beattie, to celebrate
his eleventh anniversary. About fifty
bright little boys and girls sat down at the
tables, the children Of the leading Helena
families. Decorated with favors, filled
with goodies and loaded with presents dear
to the juvenile mind, they were a happy set
and made a brilliant picture.
##x
The %incendiary is at work again. This
time it was a stable in the real OF a black
smiths shop on Rodney street. The shed
was filled with hay, and had it got well
started a dangerous confiagration might
have resulted, as the buildings in the vicin-
ity are OF an infammable nature.
~
POSTMASTER CUTHBERr, under instruc-
tions from Washington, is advertising for
bids tor a new postoffice, the present build
ing beingto small for the increased amount
OF business. Bids will be accepted until the
10th and then forwarded to Washington
for final decision. l wonder when a Demo
cratic postmaster will occupy it?
~
MAYOR SULLIVAN returned from his visit
to Butte, last night. Helena is Justly
proud OF it's 'barber" Mayor. Mayors Smith,
of Missoula, who is also a barber, was here
afew days ago, and on special invitation
was present at the opening OF the new City
Hall.
l NOTICE Butte is somewhat jubilant ove
it's public electric lights. Helena is we'll
supplied, constant additions being made in
this direction, wherever needed.
~
QUITE a number of cases of diphtheria
have developed in Helena recently, but not
to such an extent as to cause any general
alarm.
THERE is positively no form of amuse
ment in Helena just at present. Even the
entertainment afforded the so-called Acad-
envy of Music has been abandoned-for
which relief many thanks. We are
a~nxiously awaiting the arrival Of the Grau
Opera Company, and think Manager Ma
guire is neglecting his interests in not fol.
lowing up attractions a little closer. The
patronage afforded Milton Mobiles was such
as to demonstrate the fact that Helena has
a p~lay-going public, ready and willing to
support good companies.
~
The store windows are decorated with
the usual Christmas attractions and
present a gay appearance, but people have
not as yet really commenced purchasing to
any great extent.