The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1890-10-11

At the tWOn election, MONDAY, 100 votes
were cast.
n In philipsb!.urg, last Saturday; Justice
Weeks, of Granite, and Miss Eliza Rich
ards. of England. The ne ly welded pair
have taken up their residence in Granite.
l.. Z. Paskill, the agent at the Philisburg
station Of the p. u d. railroad, has returned
from his trip to Ohio accompanied by his
wife.
AL Fawcett has returned from Dubuque,
Iowa, where he and Mrs. Fawcett went on
visit last June. Mrs. Fawcett will come
on later.
J. j. Brooks and wife returned to Philips
burg Sunday from Logan, Utah, where their
little child died last week.
Peter Okerstrom and his sister, Ella, left
Tuesday morning on visit to their old
home in Stratfort, Iowa, intending to be
absent two months, when they will return
to Philipsburg.
Mrs. Harry Coleman returned durin the
week from visit to her parents in South
Dakota. She did not return alone, but was
accompanied by a young daughter who was
born during her visit.
VIM. Hollingsworth. who is employed at
the Bi-Metallio mill, met with she misfor-
tune of MASKING couple of his fingers dur
ing the past week. 1t was found necessary
to amputate the second finger of the right
hand below the second joint.
Last Monday evening at about six o'clock
Maj. j. M. Cranmer fell off the seat of a
high wagon and was killed. He was born
in Pennsylvania and was GO years OF age.
He was Mexican war veteran and went to
California in 1916, was one of William
ton which left California in 1855; returned
to San Francisco and in 1868 came to Mon
,etAna and was one of those who arrived in
the Bannack excitement in that year. He
came to Philipsburg soon after and was IN
almost every placer mining excitement in
place Tuesday, and the remains we're in
tered in the Philipsburg cemetery.
Philipsbu.g's first town election was held
Monday and a full ticket elected. During
the afternoon it was thought by many peo-
pie that there would be little use of voting;
that there would be very light vote polled
and that the Citizens" ticket would carry
things began to liven up and second
ticket appeared in the field called the .'in-
dependent ticket. After the appearance
of the second ticket voting became very
active and in couple of hours more votes
had been polled than was the case in the
entire forenoon. The vote stands as fol-
lows: Mayor-McDonel, liz; Weinstein, y;
aldermen first ward-kroger, 1888; Smith,
1872; aldermen second ward-Allison, 1o6;
Mcintyre. 122; Strows, 81; Wahlen. IS; al
dermen third ward-Jacky, 1873; Bowen 1872.
Livinston.
Francis Irvine is purposing to build two
houses or double tenement house on CAL
lender and G streets.
The Bank of Livingston has just been fur
nished with tasteful new vault doors.
Gordon Bros. are making additions to
their brick property ON G street, thereby
improving the property and adding to the
appearance of that part of the city.
Manager Benton Hatch, of the Lower
with q handsome diamond ring by his en-
ployes at the close of this season, October
Train 1O1, that during the tourist season
has been run between this place and CHINA
bar, has been taken off and a mixed train
put on in its place.
Lindsey & Hedges have bought out Alder
ness at the old stand. Mr.. Lindsay will
move his family from Bozeman to this city.
The Baptist church in this city has beer
the recipient of a fine pulpit Bible, the gilt
OF friend in the East.
M. j. McGinnis has sold his ranch of leo
acres some three miles north of the city to
Mr.. Stebbins, of Livingston.
There VAS select gathering of ladies
and gentlemen at the Baptist church on
1uCoSoy OSoAAAS. ~ WdS Il reception ten
dered by the friends of H. j. Miles and
bride on their return from California,
After an hour or 80 of social reunion ice
cream and cake were served, then a season
ct vocal and instrumental music, when the
assembly dispersed to their homes,
d. Campbell. who caters to the palate
of the hungry and whose Office is behind
the counter at the Hotel Livingston, spent
a few days in the park the past week.
From him it is learned that the government
agent of public works in the park was
force by 800 additional men, with a view to
finishing the work Of building roads, etc,
before the severe weather of the winter.