The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1890-09-03
CITY NEWS AND GOSSIP.
Important Meeting of the Hendricks
Club Tonight in Their
New Quarters.
Mayor Bradford Says Thomas
Henry Carter Will Not
Race This Fall
Last Nights Council Meeting-Tho Exper-
ience of an Enumerator-The
Labor Meeting.

Labor MeetinS.
A meeting of the Hendricks club is called
for tonight in the new rooms IN the INDIE
PENDENT building, formerly occupied by DR..
Treacy. large attendance is requested by
President Smith, as there will be business
of importance before the meeting. Thus
far the meetings of the club have developed
the greatest interest in its success among
the young men. who have generally been in
the majority at the meetings, but they need
the advice and experience of the older
heads, and it is hoped that every member
will be on hand, no matter whether he re-
ceives personal notice or not. Don't forget
the place.
The city council, according to the new
ordinances, was to have a regular meeting
last night and upon every Tuesday night,
but when the roll was called only three
aldermen and Mayor Bradford were pres
emit. It is probable now that the council
will hold regular meetings as during past
ENTHUSIASTICALLY on the second and
fourth Tuesdays of each month. 1t is
found upon investigation of the charter
that the aldermen can draw pay only for
the regular meeting nights. The regular
meeting, therefore, will not be held until
next Tuesday, when the city treasurer will
make his report of the assessment roll.
This is not yet completed, but it will be
ready for the first regular council meeting,
when the city fathers will sit as board of
equalization. No quorum being present
last night, the meeting adjourned.
During Mayor Bradford's recent visit to
the east he dropped into the big metropolis
though he thinks Chicago is greater city.
He also visited the national capital where
he was cordially received and dined by the
Montana delegation. Mayor Bradford
states as his positive belief, based on the
result of conversation with Montana's
representative in congress, that Mr.. Carter
will not accept a denomination at the hands
of his party. The mayor says that MIR. Car
ter has made great progress in getting into
the ''ropes'' for new member and Is quite
popular. It is Mr.. Carter's intention to re-
main in Washington to attend to the duties
of secretary of the republican congressional
committee. Mr.. Carter expressed the be-
lief to Mayor Bradford that the next house
of representatives would be democratic by
fifty majority. The mayor thinks that Car
ter intends to lay low until Montana needs
a senator to succeed pseudo Senator San
ders who il now drawing a democrats
salary.
Special Agent Woods, of the census
bureau, came near losing one of the
energetic enpmerators of his staff yesterday.
Tho enuperator visited the St. Louis hotel
to secure names of permanent dodgers.
After he thought he had the field pretty
we'll cleared he was about to depart when
his attention was attracted by the sight of
a mans foot in store room in the base
ment. He went back to inquire of the
landlady if she had any dodgers in the
store room. mo, why?" impatiently asked
the proprietress, and visions of a burglar
robbing trunks quickly passed before her
kesn perception. ''Well, there's man
down there" replied the enumerator, and
it was agreed that both should investigate.
They did not see anybody at first and she
must be hiding" was the woman's first
impulse. The enumerator began
the hunt and was rewarded by finding q
man sandwiched between two mattresses.
"What are you doing here?" bravely asked
the census man. At this the intruder
Jumped out with pistol in hand, said: 'Tll
show YOU" Then the woman screamed. the
Young man yelled burglar! policel" with
the intruder after him and ran him off the
premises. He then closed the door on the
terrified woman, but the arrival of a police
man saved her from probable danger and
the man hid the revolver before he was
taken into custody. He was James Punches,
the divorced husband of the landlady. He
was released, but will be up before Judge
Sanders to-days to give an account of him
self. Mrs. Punches is in constant dread of
her life with this man continually botherine
her.
The labor meeting at Turner Hall last
night WAS not very well attended. The
arrangements for advertising were some
what faulty. as stated by MIR. Tiff, and
quite number did not know that meet
ing had been called. Several who were
present at the hall last night remarked that
the place was remote from the center OF
of the city. Efforts had been made to OBJ
tain hall further uptown. but no salts
factory arrangements could be had. AT
$50 Mr.. William I. Field, the candidate of
the labor party for congress, arrived with
Mr.. +. M. Tiff. After short consultation
it was determined not to ask Mr.. Field to
make an address. He has been confined to
his residence at Livingston for the past
two weeks, and it was owing to his earnest
ness in the cause that brought him here to
speak last night. An informal discussion
followed as to ways and means. during
which Mr.. Field made few remarks con-
corning the labor party and defining its
position substantially as enunciated in the
platform of the party adopted at Butte.
A few people who were walking along
Helena avenue last evening in the neigh
borhood of the armory saw young woman
riding safety bicycle along the smooth
road at rapid gait. She is probably the
first woman who has been seen riding on,
of these popular machines in Helena. Sh,
was attended by two male companions OF
safety wheels whom she led all the wa
&so ho how ha