The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1890-06-05
GENERAL NEWS
OF THE STATE.
Butte.

VI l RA1AlI.
J. E. Richards has been elected president
ri the Butte real estate exchange.
Mrs. Stenberg, accused OF BLOWING har
husband into kingdom come with GIANT
nowder, was acquitted under instruction 81
the court to that effect.
The building site committee Of the Board
Of Trade has been instructed to secure on
lions on several eligible locations, the struc
ture when erected to cost not less than
100000.
The incoming Utah q Northern train ran
into a drove Of cattle near the reduction
works Tuesday evening, killing and iniur-
ing six. One COW was caught on the pilot
and carried about 800 yards.
Sheriff Lloyd is permitting several of the
county prisoners to exercise their muscular
christianity cleaning the yard back of the
iail. which, when properly fixed up, will be
devoted to a croquet ground.
THE Butte Turn Verein society held a
ra ani n0i at Caplice hall Tuesday evening
and elected officers for the ensuing year,
The attendance was very large and the in
ferest taken without a precedent in the his
tory of the society.
II is thought hardly probable that Brady,
the convict who jumped through car win
dow last week while he was being taken to
the penitentiary, will recover from his in
juries; Conclusion Oh 'ne Dram IS the
trouble.
Monday afternoon r. E. Williams, of this
city. received telegram from j. G. Pennie,
nnhiic administrator of San Francisco, to
he effect that Matt Williams, one of tho
hest known miners in this district, was one
of the victims in the Oakland ferry disaster.
The offer of $4,000 made for the ground
occupied by the Central school building.
was considered by the board Of trustees,
but no definite action taken. If sold, tn
money will be used in erecting additional
school buildings which are very much need
ed to accommodate the rapidly increasing
Juvenile population OF Butte.
= While walking along the elevated side
walk near the Lexington foundry on East
Park street. one day last week. the 5-yenr-
a gust of wind and blown from the walk to
the ground below. distance of about tit-
teen feet. When picked up and taken home
it was discovered that with other injuries
the child had sustained a severe fracture OF
the elbow joint of the right arm.
Great Falls.
The city council Tuesday night
awarded the contract for building the city
Jail to ]. j. Richardson, his bid beins
$1,19o.
The output of the Granite Mountain for
the week ending May % was forty-nine bars
Of bullion. containing a. 435 ounces fine
silver and 149 ounces fine gold.
~, Judge Race took 105 names with details
for the census on his first days work. He
says that people answer readily and intel
oligently the questions propounded.
,as The trains for Sand Coulee will leave
Great Falls daily at GAS a. m. and train
will leave for Monarch Wednesdays at i
o'clock p. m. and Sundays at Z a. m.
III, Miss May Hawkins entertained num-
- Der of friends Tuesday evening in honor of
asMss Perry. Strawberries, ice cream and
nefother delicate refreshments were served.
Pre- and the evening was pronounced socinl
IN. success.
Great Falls will soon be visited by
i'll from each of the twin cities, st. Paul and
.la,M Minneapolis. The party of twenty-five
will be the guests of the Great Northern
a railway which will provide for them u
whi5pecial train of sleepers and dining cars.
ate John F. Athey expects to put in an extern
mosive store at Arlington at once. He has
Il the plans and specifications ready for c
~ building which will be 9Ox1OO feet, with q
hasement under the entire structure. Work
1he excavation has been commenced apL
will hsvt ii pushed to completion ss
idly as possible. Business will be
D00O IN temporary quarters uIlGll Tue new
Hiding is completed.
Tuesday morning the contract for tho
koction of the new Catholic church WAS
: awarded to J. j. Richardson. The contract
rqalls for its completion on or before
August !, 80 work will begin at once and
atnove right along to the finish. 1t will be
vnnede of brick, with stone trimmings, and
will be an ornament to the north side OF
the CITY. Its size will be 35x80 feet.
e The man Aldo, who was severely cut
about two weeks ago by Mylly, is consid-
cred entirely out of danger by his physi.
CLANS.
= Tuesday the Montana commercial com
tpany awarded the contract for the stone
work of their warehouse, to be built nea
the N. P. track, to Riddell & Watts, ans
the contract for excavating for the founda
ton Of the Same building to Fl. G. Nc
j CARVE.
n Oscar Wolford and Miss Minnie flaming
were united in marriage by Rev. Lamon
Sunday afternoon at $50 O'Clock. The Ger
ssemony took place at the home of the bride
mother. Mr.. and Mrs. Wolford took tn
afternoon train for the east on short we'd
ding tour.
q A report comes from the Flathead LAX
4 country that the band of Kootenais livin
/ AZ the arm OF Cno lake, Oh lat0 nave Deel
gambling heavily, and have circulated
: among themselves some greenbacks of larg
] denomination. This fact suggests to SOM
that they have come in possession of tn
money by no honorable means It was tn
circulation of 800 bill that led to the dis
covery of the murders committed by PIER
Paul and Co two years ago.
nv L. 0. LeonBrd, manager Of the Rock
2 Mountain Telegraph company, is in the Cit
on business connected with the extension G
his company's system to this place. Las
night he stated to Muscular represents
tive that in three weeks time the lin
would be in Missoula and an Office opened
The Missoula Office will be in the Florenl
hotel. The poles are now in place as far ;
Bonner, with the exception of few mile
east of Bonita. The line runs from Phi
ipsburg to Black Pine, and wire is no
stretched to the Northern Pacific road ne;
Bearmouth. The work of construction wi
be rapidly pushed ahead until Spokar
Falls ID reached, where connection will |
made with the Postal telegraph.-Misso'
liam, Sd.
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