Helena weekly herald., 1889-11-21
CITY AND STATE.

CITY AND STATE.
"A postoffics has been established at
Box Elder, Choteau county, and VIM. K.
McGraw is appointed postmaster.
Assessor Walker began moving his Of
flee to-day into the old Probate Court
room. His present quarters will be added
to the Sneriff's office.
On Judge Hunts accession to the dis
trict bench he retired from the law firm of
Carpenter, Buck & Hunt. which is now
styled Carpenter & Buck.
Cards are out for the marriage next
Wednesday OF MIR. Angus Mcdonald and
Miss Cecilia Daily, OF Helena. The cere-
mony will take place at the Cathedral.
Speaking of an accident of recent oc-
currence Butte exchange says of the vic
tim: I'm the fall he struck the steel lever
of an engine Just under the right ribs"
The Helena grocery jobbers, Messrs.
Bach, Cory & Co., are to erect at Great Falls
next season a new storehOuse, 5Oxl5O feet,
to better accommodate their branch busi-
ne g at that point.
The law firm of Mcconnell. Carter &
Clay berg has been dissolved and is now
Mcconnell & Clay berg, Mr.. Carter's inter-
est having been purchased by his partnrrs
before he left for Washington.
Under the amended tax law passed by
the Legislature last winter, taxes do not
become delinquent until the 31st day of
December. This is an extension of thirty
days beyond the limits OF the old law.
The directors of the Helena District
Telegraph company held meeting on Nov
Is, and declared dividend Of fifty cents
month per share on the capital stock The
affairs of the institution are in a very pros
porous condition.
Assessor Walker will soon begin the
oraugh ling of q large map of Lewis and
Clarke county, there being now no correct
map OF the county, none having been made
since Cascade county was created and took
slice off our northern border.
The Butte Rod and Gun Club held q
meeting last night and among other bust
ness transacted it was decided to have q
live bird shoot Thanksgiving day, Nov. %.
An invitation will be extended to the gun
clubs OF the surrounding towns to partici-
pate in the event.
The Butte Butchering Co. has filed
articles of incorporation with the Secretary
of State. The capital stock is $4,000, in
$500 shares and the incOrporators are Fred
Browne, Henry Nichols, Levi Cartier, II.
P. Wheeler, VIM. Luxton, of Butte, and N.
j. Bielenberg, of Deer Lodge.
Attorney General Haskell, in response
to an inquiry from Custer county, gives the
opinion that the district judge must punch
all pelts for which the law provides a
bounty. and states that the State Auditor
signature of the district judge.
@ The application for a writ of habeaS
corpus in the case of W. H.Vennedy,o of Ana
conda, was withdrawn yesterday when the
case came up tor hearing before Judge
Blake, at the request of Judge Cole, the
defendants attorney. Vennedy was taken
back to Butte to day by Sheriff Lloyd.
George Osborne Freeman, of McCon-
nell, Carter & Clay berg's Office, and Miles
Cavanaugh, both young law students, have
successfully passed their examination
before the legal board, and will be admitted
to the bar at the next term of the Supreme
Court. Both are able, energetic and pOpu-
lar young men, and the HERALD wishes
them success a their profession.
Angus Mcdonald and NJ ss Cecilia Daily
were married at o'clock this morning at
the Cathedral. The bride is the daughter
of Hugh Daily and has grown up from
childhood in Helena, where she is univers
ally esteemed. The groom is an engineer
on the Northern Pacific, and is one of the
most popular young railroad men in the
city. The HERALD extends congratulations
Battery A, of Helena, will give ball
on New Years eve, which they are de-
termined to make a grand success. The
artillery boys always have a good time
socially and the forthcoming party promises
to be fully as enjoyable as any dance yet
given by them. Remember the fact and
reserve your engagements for New Years
eve..
-Bsnton River Press Presid snt l.. IL.
Her field of the Merchants National bank
of Helena has been here since Saturday
evening, and with Mr. Chas. E. Duer. man
ager of the bank of Northern Montana, and
other stockholders, is engaged in perfecting
the OF yanization of the nav StOckman's
National bank of FOrd Benton. In few
days more this solid financial institution
will open its doors to the public.
-Missoula policemen should practice
throwing. The MssOuliaa says: Officer
Lancaster can claim the cake for being the
champion window breaker in the city. 1t
is only few months since it cost him $50
for throwing stone at 25 cent dog, the
stone breaking plate glass window. On
Sunday night in trying to drive trouble
some COW from behind the TlvOll, he
missed his aim and smashed another win
dow"
Albright, who was in town yesterday, re
ports that after three weeks boring on his
ranch, during which time a depth of 42O
feet was reached, he has secured an excel
lent flow Of artesian water. The well was
sunk by O. C. Beck, of Miles City. AL
though the we'll was sunk 420 feet, an ex-
cellent flow was reached at the depth of
800 feet, which was not materially in.
creased by going deeper. The first water
was struck $50 feet, but as it refused to
come up higher than five feet from the sur
face it was not available.
As fine piece of whiting as ever was
seen is on exhibition at Homer J. Jenni-
sons Grand Central saloon. 1t is a repre-
sentation of q nautical scene, the central
figure of which is large wsrship, full
rugged and armed, called the City of Hell
ena 1t is a model of the new United States
cruisers. Smaller vessels and lighthouse
are part of the work, all of which is OF
wood, even the sails being whitfield from