The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1890-08-31
|IAE new LABOR PAPER.
The Proprietor Will Establish It At
Bozeman Instead Of At Liv-'
ingston.
"a Quiet Laugh IL Had Over the
Changes in the Pros
pectus.
other News From Boxeman the Beautiful
Politics In Jefferson County-News
From Townsend.

BozExAN, Aug. 3O.-[Special.1- THE Mon
'tana Register, which has been published
|by Geo. w. Anderson, brother of w. w.
Anderson, proprietor of the Courier. mas
turned up its toes. The plant was pur-
chased by Rev. r. Livingston for $2.125.
|The work of packing up the material mad
begun with the view of taking it to Living
|ston when|the proprietor suddenly concluded
Ito remain at Bozeman, for while at least.
|The new paper will be called the Montana
and will be labor organ; as
|there are fewer railroad and mechanical
|laborers at Bozeman than elsewhere in the
|state. it is presumed that the reverend
editor proposes to draw most of his support
|trom Livingston and other points in the
state. One feature of the new proprietor's
movements is causing many citizens to en-
10y a quiet laugh at his expense. He out
lined prospectus which he showed around
with great glee. II spoke of Livingston,
1.-THE adopted home Of the editor, the future
|,apital of Montana the golden" In the
printed prospectus, the words Livingston
|are omitted and Bozeman substituted. The
|suddenness with which, Livingston changed
mis- mind was caused by the fact that Geo.
Anderson had gone to Livingston to pur-
chase the Post, which, if Mr.. Anderson OBJ
ains, will be made democratic paper.
Chas. s. Fee, general passenger agent OF
;he Northern Pacific, arrived in the CITY on
Thursday night and spent yesterday in look
| no over the town. He is accompanied by
b. Jay Haynes, the official photographer,
Who has taken many pictures along the new
inc Of road. Mr.. Fee was taken through
The new opera house, hotel and into the val,
Nv by Hon. G. w. Hoffman, who arrived
home from the fair in time to extend these
|sourtesies.
The INDEPENDENT is now delivered to the
homes of it's subscribers at Bozeman, by
boy on horseback.
K great deal of interest centers around q
horse race which takes place at the Bozeman
rack on the 10Th. There will be no charge
Eor admission, yet it is probable that there
will be more fun than is usually seen at q
horse race. The contest is between family
horses, owners to drive. cart 10 to be
given the winner. Thirteen horses have al
eady been entered. If less than four min
ties is made the spectators, and there will
Dc plenty of them, will be greatly surprised.
The number of tourists going through in
wagons to the park is increasing instead OF
Increasing.
Bessie and Bud Story, VIM. Alexander
and Ray Martin leave for shattuck on
,hia and Chas. Chisholm to the Ogden
,chool. John Kay, who has taught school
lear Helena for several terms, leaves in
few days to teach another term.
Public school opens on Monday, with the
promise of large attendance from in and
nut of the city. Unusually many farmers
move into town during the winter to give
their children the benefit of schools. but the
carcity of dwelling houses will not permit
many to do SO as heretofore.
Farmers are very busy threBhinR and IN
Consequence the town is not as lively as it
as been during the summer. Oats will
tart off at $1.25 per hundred weight this
ear. The millers are Offering az high as
s cents per bushel for Scotch Fife wheat,
nd the agents for the Milwaukee brewers
fer $1.10 per hundred for barley. "Hay
Is hay'' and no mistake. There promises to
te lively competition for wheat, especial
" as the millers and elevators want It.
1t is evident that Gregory, of Chicago,
ill fail in his efforts to secure capital for
is big ditch enterprise by the 18th of Sep
ember. It is thought, however, that he
as secured an extension of time from the
abroad company, to which he agrees to
ay $1.50 per acre for all land SO reclaimed.
"a the meantime farmers are hustling to get
ut all the water possible so that his pro-
oct will not exhaust the supply furnished
the West Gallatin.
DR.. Hogan and Hon. w. D. Flowers made
trip to their apollinaris spring last week
nd will soon be ready to commence the
FORK of bottling and shipping the water.
everal prominent Helena men are inter-
sted in the project.