The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1890-12-25
CITY NEWS AND GOSSIP.
The Mayor, City Marshal and Police
Magistrate Gained by the
Police Force.
christmas Trade and Present Civ
ing Were Unusually Brisk
Yesterday.

Yesterday.
A Remarkable Lot of Chickens Who Ea:
Precious Stoncs-Othcr News Items
Here and There.
Gold headed canes, cigars, and rings and
Jewels of all descriptions were widely scat
tered among legions Of friends yesterday.
The CITY officials came in for their share OF
Christmas remembrances. Mayor Bradford
vae more than pleased yesterday evening
when a delegation of the city police force
and several aldermen invaded his Office and
presented him with a beautiful gold mount
ed cane, Lawyer Penny was spokesman
for the occasion and his presentation speech
was Gem, The mayor had been notified
nv little bind what was TO take place and
was therefore prepared for the ''surprise''
which he received with good grace and
made most happy response.
Earlier in the evening Judge Sanders was
called upon by the police force to present a
cane to City Marshal Cronin. But as his
honor was brought before the blue coats
County Attorney Nolan appeared and II his
usual happy manner made an appropriate
speech. After no recovered from his sur
prise srd thanked the police for the beau
tiful gold mounted cane, the judge raped
order and addressed a caustic rebuke to
Marshal Cronin, but as he got deeper into
the subject the marshal frightened up and
accepted a gold headed walking stick.
az 1v in
scribed.
Among the other canes presented yester-
day we're one to Alderman Gallagher from
his partner, Mr.. Gockstetter, and one to a
member Of The INDEPENDENT staff. which
was found in the office without any other
explanation.
Duncan Mcdonald was Che recipient of a
diamond ring from Mrs. Mcdonald.
Hugh McQuaid was pleasantly remem-
bered by three of his young friends, who
presented him with handsome scarf pin
with diamond setting. John Biles, chief
chemist at the Arcade, also received a
beautiful scarf pin from Marshal Cronin.
Messenger boys had big day yesterday
running to and fro with packages and
pICSSAtS. Auc cApACAs oAASVS "SAo N-SANhoS
with packages and the postoffics clerks had
all they could do to deliver and receive the
many packages received and forwarded.
Business men of all kinds say that Christ
mas trade has been very good. Raleigh &
Clarke, New York dry goods store, Stein
metz, Jacquemn, Harris, Cans Il Klein
Babcock, Pope 4 O'Connor, II. S. Hale, H
NJ. Parchen and many others report trad
heavier than last year.
The elevator boys of the city devised al
ingenious scheme this Christmas to attrac
the attention of those who travel in elevat
ors. They fixed upa miniature tree insid
the elevator and decorated it with candle
which were always lighted, thus attracting
the gaze to notice. Don't forget the ele
vator boy" or "a merry Christmas Unde
this WAS a box to receive contributions, ant
the boys gathered in quite purse.
Montana is great i'll many things but the
climax comes when she can produce chick
ems that gather precious gems as diet
But such is the fact. At the Atlas building
on Jackson street. the proprietor of a pop
ular resort hns for some days been rafliius
capons. A gentleman who won one Wednes
day evening took it home yesterday ant
prepared for Christmas dinner. When tn,
cleaning process began great was the sur
prise OF the wife to find tho craw and stom
ach of the fowl filled with Montana rubie
and sapphires-more than could conve
niently be held in one hand. These sparkling
gems were picked up as food and thsy ar
worth several hundred dollars. MIR. Mey
endorff assayed one of the gems ard he re
ports that it gave returns of $4e.70. Th
entire lot will be melted and sent to Smith
sOnian institute. At least that 10 what tn
owner of the capon said and he swsars tina
1t is all true.
The state board of pardons last week i
its report to the governor said: "Whateve
differences of opinion might exist betwee
your excellency and this board wherein v
have refused to concur in your exercise {
the executive clemency, we here take occs
sion to say that the same was not due
prejudice or ill-wlll. but that our actor
were based upon what we deemed to be
conscientious discharge Of our duties.
conclusion permit us the privilege of 9,
tending to you our high appreciation OF Il
exercise by you of your executive cleme,,c
and to wish you all the good that resul
from the consciousness of those high duti
80 we'll performed
The merchants of this city report mut
larger Christmas trade than in presio,
years. This increase has been particular
noticed by the Chinese merchants One
them said yesterday: We have always hi
good holiday trade because we deal in
class of goods not sold by white merchant
People in purchasing Christmas goods 10,
about TO. novelties. They find these at O
stores, where most of the goods are il
ported. Our holiday trade is therefore We
noticeable. This year it has been fully
per cent larger than in any other year sin
have been in business in this city. Peot
buy curios in the shape of carved pap
knives, decorated vases and goods of tn
kind. You would think our silk goo
would be sold easiest, but they are rea
the most difficult to get rid of.
Helena just now is being favored wi
very excellent smusements. The Liber
concerts were not we'll attended becar
they were not properly advertised, but tn,
VINO did attend were very we'll repaid. I
concerts on the whole were not up to /
go