The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1890-05-29
JOTTINGS ABOUT TOWN.

The belief generally prevails that Jas. B.
Walker will be the next postmaster.
The Montana Medical association will
hold its annual meeting in this city, Friday
June 6.
More than $500 people were carried to
the Hotel Broadwater on Sunday over the
electric line.
A commercial club will be formed to-
night, with membership of twenty promi-
nent business men.
Evan Thomas yesterday recorded eighty
inches of water in a stream near Augusta,
for irrigating purposes.
The six o'clock movement of the dry
goods stores gives Main street quiet ap-
pearance at an unusually early hour.
City Treasurer Folk offers 5000 worth of
city warrants bearing per cent interest
for sale, bids to close Monday. June 2.
hit was just four years ago yesterday that
Col. Curtis was appointed postmaster of
Helena and he has made proud record.
Henry E. Perrine and Peter j. Perrine
yesterday sold 272 feet of ground on
$4,000.
1t is expected that large delegation will
90 to Great Falls on Decoration day to at
tend the rowing contest between Gaudaur
and Hamm.
The need of an ordinance to compel GER
tain persons to make sewerage connection
where such will abate a nuisance is very APP
parent in some localities.
The passenger elevator in the Pittsburgh
block has been supplied with larger con-
nection with the water main, thus assuring
the best possible speed.
A new style of hat-a light blue-gray
Dunlap derby-is all the rage now with
Helena's stylish young men and the one
| I, Al~nA T.
out of them.
Henry Villinger tried to carve Maggie
johnson, of Ciore street, to pieces Tuesday
night. He was arrested and turned ovel
yesterday to the grand jury, which is now
considering his case.
Tom MoTague was in the city yesterday
| to interview the governor as to repairing
the main building of the penitentiary roof,
which was blown off Tuesday. and he was
instructed to so ahead with the work.
| When street commissioner Brady gets
through with it, Main street will be very
respectable looking thoroughfare, and he
should see that the proposed street car con-
struction does not undo all his good work.
Several residents of Rodney street have
| recently made inquiries in regard to the
say the railway is there, but where are the
cars to carry passengers? They are seldom
or never seen.
Governor Toole will give hearing to-day
to George D. Greene. the attorney fol
Thomas King, who is now at Boulder under
sentence of death. Mr.. Greene hopes to Sc
cure communication for King.
w. Il. Connor, the new secretary of the
Helena Y. NJ. c. A., arrived last evening
from Fort Smith, Ark. 1t is his intention
to build up the society in good shape. HI
was secretary at Fort Smith for two years
Don't forget that the High school com
mencement exercises take place this even
ing at O'Clock in st. Paul's M. Z. church
adults an admission fee of % cents will b.
charged.
About twenty men attended the .'chanse'
hour meeting of the Board of Trade yester.
| day. Some just dropped in while other
chatted over business affairs. Tn
change" hour should become very pop
ular.
The electric cars run now every fifteeI
+ minutes. The line is a great success an,
has the smoothest kind of a road bed ana
is very popular. 1t will not be long befor
Heiena's many street car lines will all b,
} run by electricity.
The police. living up to instructions, ar,
, keeping nightly tab OH the number o
hours that electric lights are not burning
and III view of the fact that lights are no
, called for during moonlight hours, they ar
kept very busy.
The impression has gone forth in som
quarters ana being diligently circulated b.
others who do not know the facts. that th
CITY council granted L. Hughes the right L
charge s. per cubic foot for cleaning cess
pools. Il is 50 per lineal foot in deptb
unacn makes quite q difference