The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1890-07-26
Work on tho Wallace, Idaho, Road
Expected to be Completed This
Autumn.
How the Northern Pacific Pay Roll
IL Growing at the Garden
City.
SD Acoident at the Iron Mountain-Lively
Times In Real Estate-NeW Bitter
Root Town.

MnsouLA. July 4.-Mr. Jesse A. Armi-
tage will in few days leave for Baker
City, Oregon, at which place he intends CO.
ing Into the real estate business.
Trains are expected to be running into
Wallace, Idaho, over the Missoula cut off by
November LIST. Tho construction Of this
new road is progressing rapidly; there are
about 3,6OO men at work along the line and
more men are being put on from both ends
Ed HOLSTER has severed his connection
with the arm OF Hollister h Lister and will
in few days leave for Denver to take up
his permanent residence in that city. He
leaves 4issoula'on account of health, which
he expects to regain in the Colorado eli
mate.
The Northern Pacifc Railroad company
paid out TO the employees in this city on last
Saturday e178, 900, that sum being the
wages earned aggreRately by the men dur
ing the month Of June, this against $12O, 900
paid by the company in May and double
the amount paid IN the same month of last
One Of the employees Of the Iron Noun
tain mine fell down shaft and was in
stantly killed last week. The name of the
young man i ct present withheld by re-
quest Of friends Of the young man owing
as, should the mother learn of his death it
would kill her. The brother of the de-
ceased will break the news to the parent
a. soon a. she is sufficiently recovered to
reeeive the sad message.
Over $4,000 passed through the pool
boxes 81 Tho race meeting last week.
The 0iseoula real estate men expect more
activity In real estate than for some time
past and several good deals are being daily
made. The sales also, are not speculative
ones; but are made 70 parties who intend
Mr.. s. g. Ramsey, superintendent of the
Rocky Mountain Division, Northern
Pacific railroad; James Hill, superinten-
dent Of bridges and P. Gogarty, road
master, on Wednesday morning started to
take run over the new branch line to
receive from the contractors that portion
Of the road which is ready to be turned over
20 the operating department.. About forty
miles ofthe. road will be turned over to the
company, this much being completed.
Bitter Root valley. It will be located be-
tween Riverside and Grantsdale and its
projectors propose to make it the town of
the valley. It is rumored that Marcus DAILY
and other monied men are behind the move
ment.
The new steam fire engine was tested yes
terday under the supervision of Mr.. La
France, the manufacturer. In one minute
after firing up, there was five pounds of
steam up, in two minutes eight pounds, in
three minutes 2211 pounds, in four minutes
f0rty-seven pounds. in five minutes eighty
pounds and in six minutes, the length Of
TIE test, ia pounds. The test was most
sAtiSfactofy one to all present. including
The Hnd yfCy s.; = |
threw three solid streams, some thirty 1eet
above the flag pole Of the Higgins bank. the
Highest building in the city and a
single stream from ~ inch nozzle 175
feet high. The new steamer is No. size
OF the latest improved crane neck pattern,
nickel plated throughout, painted in ebony
black be.u x,th and h.. 1'lli Been she named
.rhe Missoula No. l." Our Are
laddies are justly proud Of the new machine,
and we'll should they be, for it is aoknowl-
edged TO be the best fire engine in the state.
The department now contemplates pur-
the latest design, and when this ia received,
together with our two hose carts and engine,
Nissoula will have one of the best equipped
dre departments in the northwest.
Several hne specimens of ore were brought
81 from the Landowner mine to-day, one of
The specimens, weighing one-half ounce,
yielded 20 cents worth Of gold. John h.
Higgins has decided to place his new steam
yacht on Flathead lake, the water of the
Aissoula river being at present too low for
Lyman Loring. the Bitter Root ranchman
g whose place the two farm hands, Nelson
aad Murphy, got into an alteration in which
Nelson vas badly beaten, in the accounts
published regarding the affair and his treat.
ment Of the injured man. MIR. LorinR die
I'll In His power to alleviate the mans suf
shrss 81 bic employees in constant attendance
upnn him both day and night. The mar
Who brought the information Of the affail
70 this city was either misinformed OF
greedy exaggerated tho facts in the case
NJ, LQeing's cold heartedness and indispo
sitSen have been proven entirely unfounded
u1&pstlJ made and without doubt through
m63ciou1ness.