Helena weekly herald., 1889-06-13
TOWN AND TERRITORY.

petition mislaid. Furnish duplicate and
the matter will have the HERALD's atten-
tion.
The funeral of the late G. L. Clark
was held yesterday afternoon at o'clock
and was attended by large number of de-
ceasedis friends.
Miss Helen Hastings, of San Francisco,
and Mr.. John M. Evans, of Missoula, were
married in the parlors of the Grand Gen.
trail Hotel this morning
"A. M. Hotter has let contract for the
erection of a warehouse at the Northern
Pacific depot, one story and basement
with 20 900 feet Of flooring. The dimen-
sions will be 1OOx1OO feet.
"A special grand jury has been called
for Silver Bow county, to meet June 14th.
The many cases, murders and other crimes
demanding investigation, prompted Judge
DeW0lfe to issue the venire.
Col. Wheeler has Just secured two
pensions for Andrew ]. K ely and Charles
Leeck, veterans of the Mexican war. The
former was wounded in the leg and the
latter obtains service pension.
The coroner's jury in the inquest upon
the body of Mrs. Kate Sheenan, who died
suddenly last Sunday night, returned a
verdict of death from poisoning by car
bolic acid, administered by her own
hand"
Miner: 1t is more than likely that
Butte's contribution to the Johnstown suf-
ferers will aggregate $4,000. About 81 200
have been raised by the employees of the
Anoonndo ond fnrpod 20
Mayor Kenyon.
The jury in the case of Paul McCor-
mick vs.. R. 81. Kleinschmidt, which was
tried yesterday in the District Court,
brought in verdict giving the plaintiff
judgment for $484.O9 with interest from
August l, 1888.
The Missoulian, Harrison Spauldingss
paper, has begun daily edition called the
Morning Missoulian, the first number of
which appeared last Saturday. 1t is an
other creditable move in the metropolitan
march of Missoula. Success to it.
William Widen, the sewer contractor,
has been awarded the remaining sub-con-
tract of ten miles on the Butte Gallatin
branch and started for the scene with thirty
men yesterday morning. Every mile of
the road is now under active work.
1t is reported that J. G. White, alias
j. R. Jones, who recently committed frauds
on Helena and Seattle banks by raising
small checks, has been arrested at Seattle
1t is to be hoped the right man has been
caught and that he will get his deserts
in the penitentiary.
There is mining stampede in Mis-
soula county. Nuggets of gold were found
few days ago in the Gold Creek branch
of Lost Horse creek, and placer mining has
been commenced. Grantsdale is almost
depopulated by the departure of its resi-
dents to the neighboring gold fields.
grants of well-to-do sort have come into
the county and are settling on Little
Pumpkin. One of them is hunting loca-
tion for stock range. These folks, who
are from Iowa, say that large number of
other people contemplate coming into the
country.
li-Messrs. F. s. Doremus, Pierre Duryee
and j. S. Billings, Of this city, have leased
the Anaconda Sampling Works, at Butte.
These young men, well known among us,
will operate under the firm of Doremus &
Co., and carry on q general ore buying busi-
ness. Their plant is one of the most COM
plete in Montana.
AT meeting Of the board of county
commissioners held yesterday it was de-
cided that the rent OF the district court
room and three committee rooms for the
use of the constitutional convention which
convenes July 4th, be fixed at $500 for the
term, gas included, the government to fur.
nish all necessary furniture and stationary.
1t is understood that the firm of Jurgens
& Price, who recently assigned, will be en-
abled to tide over their embarrassment,
which is but temporary, and will resume
their grocery business. The assets are said
to be $14O 900, exclusive Of valuable min
ing property. Their resumption of business
will be noted with pleasure by the many
friends of the old time and popular firm.
Some comment has been made regard
ing the christening of the new hotel at the
Broadwater Hot Springs and several
"highfalo0tin" names have been suggested.
But, in Difference to the proprieties, we
understand the C0lonei's friends have in
duced him to overcome his natural mOdesty
and name it the "Hotel Br0adwater". It
is monument worthy to perpetuate any
mans name.
Frank Brown, q tough youth of Is
years, was lodged in Jail at Boulder Sunday
for stealing q gold watch worth $24O at
Alhambra Springs. He is charged with
grand larceny and will be held to the
grand jury. At Corbin the boy jumped
from a moving train in an effort to escape
from the officer, but was recaptured after
resistance and landed safely in
Boulder.
-Missoula Item: The Blackfoot Mill
Co. yesterday received the contract for
the Butte and Gallatin railroad
with between eight and nine million feet
Of lumber. In consequence all the saw
mills in the Bitter Root valley belonging
to this company will be started up at once.
This will give employment to about 400
men, and will make times better in this
this section.
Benton Riuer Press: Mr.. John w.
Power will leave Saturday for Fort Worth,
Texas, for the purpose of paying for ten
thousand head of beef cattle purchased by
the firm of T. C. Power & Bro, of this city,
to be used in filling contracts for Indian
agencies in Dakota. Mr.. Power has the
contract for supplying 100000 pounds of
beef for those tw0 agencies.
yellowstone Journal County Clerk
Dear has received from the land agent of
the Northern. Pacific railroad q submission
of the lands owned by the road in Custer
county and the valuation thereof. The |
total valuation of lots in Miles City is |
b11, AIS. In Forsythe, $2,1565O. Total
of surveyed acre land, $218, ,5s1.
This is subject to change by the board of |