Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1885-1890, 1886-03-13
HELENA HAPPENINGS.
Railroad Points and Numerous
Other Items.
Correspondence TRIBUNE.

A new newspaper will putin its appear
ance here in a few weeks. 1t will start
as a weekly ana develop into a daily next
ummer. | learn $4,000 nave been Sc
cured, and we'll paid local and general
editors will be in charge of the editorial
department, and as much telegraph news
will be given as there is in the Butte dai-
lies.
A gentleman told ME the other day that
a news item of general interest concern
ing n of the most important projects to
Helena that has ever been started, was
handed n Of the public spirited editors,
who stated they would publish it for
thirty cents a line, which high minded
offer was declined.
The people of Helena are greatly inter
ested in Hills railroad to Great Falls.
This railroad will open up one of the fin
est agricultural sections of Montana, or
of the Northwest. A well informed gen
tleman who has travelled over nearly all
" HIoii1oiia, o15 tiiSIC ID ~ pau VI tiiG
Territory so fertile in it's as that
between Belt creek, Belt mountains,
Deep creek and the Missouri, and that
this country will be rapidly settled by
farmers. The prospects of cheap fuel
makes the average Helenaite bless the
lucky day when Jim Hill started the
Montana ft,rtri Io,r, tI,+ about -
ty miles of grading have already been
let. A gentleman who secured a grading
contract says the company will extend
this line to Butte and land coal there for
81 to S. a ton. This Of itself will make
Butte double Its population inside of two
years. Benton, Sun River and Choteau
will reap their due benefit, as branch
roads to these points will certainly follow
at no distant day.
The District court has been in session
the past week, and disposed of much bus
mess. Its proceedings IN the county com
m~issioners case will be watched with
much interest by the tax-paying public.
Tommy Cruse's wedding was the great
event of last week in Helena circles. In
vitations were widely circulated and the
spacious apartments of the Cosmopolitan
were filed with fair sex and their male
friends. Champagne flowed like water,
and there were more people with large
sized heads than the town has seen for
many aday.
Building promises TO be lively in llsl-
ena the present season. Among those
who will put up large blocks are: First
National Bank, Crounse i Motif, and
a. NJ. Hotter & Bro. The latter have just
sold sheir hardware store on Main street
to a nephew of j. B. Wilson for the snu
sum of $4,000. As this real estate orig
inally cost them only $1,000, it will be
seen t.1at they he~e realized lanaeeaAe
profit. Mr. Wilson will put another sto
ry or two on the present building.
The fact the best buildings in Helena
are gradually being placed outside of the
gulch is pleasant to contemplate. It
would be an act of Providence if the
buildings already located on upper Main
street could be taken up by q whirlwind
and transported Il mile into the valley.
Real estate in Helena is held unusually
high, and every week parties who design
ed to build go away disguised with the
fancy prices asked
The P~ostofice has hcen removed to the
Masonic Temple at the foot Of Broadway.
New lock boxes have been added, and the
rooms are more c~ommodious and will
better accommodate the public VINO are
much pleased with the change of base.
1t is interesting to read that the Chi
nese government is about to retaliate upon
the American residents Of China for the
wrongs Inflicted upon this Chinese i'll this
country. Such a move may bring some of
orr naturaliZed citizens to their senses ]
say naturalized citizens, for | believe the
movement against the Chinese is made
generally by our lowest class of foreign
born citizens. The Chinese are a quiet,
peaceful race who nave added more to
development of this Western country
than any other class of foreigners of equal
numbers, and every man of them is worth
three Of the hoodlums who try to drive
them away.
The city election will occur in a few
weeks, and those who are willing to sc
cept the honors of Office are plenty. It is
said the present mayor, who, while not
especially able, has made q very fair pre-
siding officer, will not be a candidate
hereafter. A number of worthy gentle
men have been proposed, nearly afl Of
whom are capable of filling the office
c~reditably.
Tonight the Chimes of Normandy viii
be presented by local amateurs; the pro
ceeds to be given to the Young Mems
Christian Association (of which YOU o
respondent is a leading memharl. The
artists who take part are quite talented,
and as the object is a worthy one, it will
doubtless be well patronized.
AL. Hamilton is up here soliciting for
the Choteau Calumet. He has, | believe
promised that no more letters" shall ap-
pear, and thereby is meeting with consid-
cradle success.
Choteau county has been we'll repre-
sented here the past week. Among item
| noticed Uncle John Kennedy, w. S.
WetzeI, Chas. Crawford, Geo. Hammond
and Honest Bob Vaughn.