The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1889-07-24
NOW IN HELENA.

Judge Thurston. the Big Nebraska Ora
tor, on Pleasure Trip.
Montana is being honored plenty OF late
by the presence of distinguished gentle
men, principally politicians OF national
fame and all of them have come here on
strictly pleasure and business, but not Do
litical business.
Judge J. NJ. Thurston is the most recent
visitor, but of all the big politicians that
have been entertained in this city during
the past two weeks, il can be safely said
OF Judge ThurstOn that his visit is one of
nOn-pOlitical business combined with
pleasure. The Nebraska statesman and
orator is accompanied by his wife and
Maj Chas. II. Dewey, a wealthy merchant
OF Omaha Judge ThurstOn will De re-
membeTed as the temporary chairman OF
the republican national convention, where
be made the greatest speech of his life
from an oTatOrIcal view. He is the general
solicitor OF the Union Pacific
railroad and has been 10 Portland on bust
ness connected with the Oregon Transcon-
tinental and Oregon Railway x Nayiga-
ton deal. The Union Pacific has a con
trolling interest IN the o X & ". and il
Will be remembered that Henry Willard is
endeavOring 10 acquire this system but
MI. Thurston states that 80 far nothing
IL. W. n.
from extending its line, which it is now
doing and will soon be into the productive
CGur d Alene mining region. The Union |
Pacific, which also held a good deal of |
the oregon IranscOntinental stock got /
all II demanded from Mr.. Willard be- /
fore yielding. From the tenor of Mr. /
ThurstOn's conversation the inference WAS
drawn that Il Is very probable the Union /
Paeitle will not let 60 OF its o. K. & n.
holdings and will continue TO extend east
ward until II reaches MissOuIa. Ii /
this be the plan It IS evident
that the Union Pacific will at no distant
date make connection with its Utah n
Northern line from Garrison. Ii is also
given out as a fact that it is the intention
of the Manitoba TO build from Great Falls
Tn Missoula To connect with the q. X * N.
and as the Union Pacific and Manitoba
are on friendly terms, this latter
plan Is generally regarded as the one 20 be
expected
Judge Thurston and party have been to
Alaska, and arrived in Helena via the
Northern Pacific and were transferred to |
manager of the latter road, took Mr.. Thurs
ton in charge and escorted him through the !
ciiy the gentleman expressing himself as
Rgreeably surprised at the solid appearance
Df MOntana's capital and the many
handsome business blocks and resi-
tences, and he predicted that Helena
would be the Omaha of the west,
that city of course being the metropolis of
his state, while Colorado visitors contend
hat Helena will be the Denver of the
north west.
Mr.. and Mrs. ThurstOn are the guests of
Mr. and Mrs. Sam Word, at their palAtial
vest side residence. While Mrs.
lhurstOn was being entertained by Mrs
Word. last evening, the judge and Mr..
Dewey were escorted TO the Montana club
,arlors, where Mr.. Word, Martin Magin-
lis, Thos. n. Carter and Col. Sanders did
he agreeable.
The party leaves for Butte this morning,
nd will then proceed TO ShoshOne Falls, /
daho, which are jointly owned by Hon.
r. A Clark and Mr. Dewey