The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1890-11-12
GENERAL NEW s
OF THE STATE.
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Work on the new PRESBYTERIAN parsonage
is progressing.
Austin w. War; has taken position
temporarily in the bank of Fergus county.
Miss Allis Watson has returned home
from Stuart's, where she has been teaching
during the summer.
There is considerable indignation over
Judge Benton's announcement that there
would be no November term of court IN this
county.
Died, on Thursday, Oct. 80, the infant
son of Mr.. and Mrs. John Gilkerson OF IN
lammation of the bowels, aged four months.
The funeral took place on Saturday.
Born, to MIR. and Mrs. d. j. Kane. on
Monday. the Sd inst, a boy. weight nine
pounds; to Mr.. and Mrs. F. E. Smith, on
Monday, the Sd inst. boy, weight ten
pounds.
One OF our local dealers is shipping in
eggs from Helena and selling them TOR
matter with our ranchmen or their hens!
Mr.. Charles Powell was married last
Thursday to Miss Agnes Golden. of Bara-
boo, Wis. The wedding took place at the
residence of w. =. Powell, on the Judith.
The Touring mill is being weatherboarded
and painted, greatly improving Its appear.
ance. The sign judith Basin Roller Mills
is being painted on the building.
A great many Of our ranchmen are doing
their fall blowing and preparing the ground
for early sowing of wheat. Some OF them
have sown winter wheat, which is growing
nicely.
Mrs. Will Powell returned to her home on
the Judith on Friday of last week, after a
three months visit at Baraboo, WIS. She
was accompanied on her return py MISS
Agnes Golden, of that city.
The James A. Shields post, Of Fergus
county, is making arrangements Tor a grand
ball, to be given in Culver d Mobiles hall on
the evening of THANKSGIVING day: 1t WILL
be the second party the post has given since
its organization. A cordial invitation is
extended to the public.
from Ubet last Monday. Mr.. Dohrs has
sold his band of sheep to Samuel Kelly, who
will run them on Mr.. Dohrs' ranch. MI.
ohrs sold his yearlings for $3 and his
spring lambs for 81. He will not engage in
the business again until next season. In the
meantime he will make visit to Illinois
and possibly to Germany.
D.B. Tyler, of Mcdonald creek, will
leave next week for the east on a visit to
relatives and friends in Ohio and New Jer-
sey. He will spend the winter with a
daughter in the latter state, returning TO
Montana in the spring. It has been e'Gn t
trust the old gentleman will have pleasant
visit and safe return. u....
Glendive.
Misses Kate and May Gill, of Minneapo-
lis. Mimi, have started dressmaklng IN
Mrs. Little's sewing rooms.
Col. Ray and J. II. Widmyer bagged two
deer Thursday in the coulee just back Of
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and a half from town. Mighty nimrods are
they.
The next term of the district court will be
held on the I'd of December. The times OF
holding the district court for the year lS91
will be on the first Tuesday in February
May, October and December.
This seasons festivities were initiated by
Glendive lodge No. %, X. Of r, with 9
grand ball and supper, the ball in Masonic
opera house Tuesday evening, Nov. IL. and
the supper served at the Yellowstone hotel
Elaborate preparations were made and the
affair was very successful.
Col Pitts, the renowned broncho buster
has gone to Chicago in charge OF train
load of cattle. On his way back he viii
Capt. Cotton, and when the grass is greer
again we will see the colonel's smiling coun
teiance ON the hurricane deck of the wild
and woolly broncho.
None but words OF praise are heard from
lawyer, litigants and the general public fol
Judge Milburn for the able, impartial and
d:ynitied manner in which he presides over,
ana conducts the business of our district
court. He dispatches business with celebrity
white ample time is given to all. SO that ne
injustice may be done or any one wrorged
The stock shipments on the Northern
Pacific railroad east of Huntley and includ
inc Glendive for the month of October
amounted to 1900 cars. This at twenty-ont
steers to tho car amounts to 1900 head ane
that turned into dollars amounts to 1880,
coo of them. Pretty good for one month
considering the low prices which have pre-
vailed.
The Dawson County Fair and Sales asso
citation elected the following officers at thu
last meeting: President, Harry Helms
Woe president, Joel Gleason; secretary, JAS
G. Ramsay; treasurer, Henry Dion; direc
tors: Peter Reynolds, j. b. Kelly and 8. E
Grindall. The old race track has been SO
lected as the site and arrangements for
lease made. The necessary grading will b,
done this year unless the weather gets to-
bad. Three thousand dollars has been sub
scribsd and there will be no hitch on tina
matter.
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