The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1890-07-01
The Town on the Anxious Seat Con-
corning the Castle
Railroad.
Outside Suggestion That Helena
is Suffering From Diversity
Of Pull.
Van II. Fisk Receives $4,000 From
the A. o. U. W.

III TOWNSEND, j une 30.-l special. l-oome OF GU
y best citizens, after correcting Helena in he
&1bearings and showing up the feasibility Of
"a short line route to Castle via Townsend
Hthis place and great surrounding valley be.
hing naturally friendly and allied to HELENE
Thy ties of reciprocity, begin now to appre
hend that instead of Selling upon the op.
portunity to absolutely secure, tributary
sNine by the best possible route to and from
1.-THE coming second Butte (already the very
ii CrHsus of carbonate riches) the crude, in
definite, yet unchecked spirit at Helena te
transform this legitimate and important
purpose into an effort to secure an indie
pendent line via Whites gulch or any other
imaginary pass farther north, which must
necessarily entail impossible delays and ex-
penditures, may prove abortive of the real
" vital object and bring disappointment
and chagrin upon everybody sincerely seek
ing positively western trend of railway
communication with Castle. Really, Hell
ena seems to be without a positive leader
in those great matters and to be suffering
from diversity of opinion and pull.
Robinson's circus is to exhibit here on
the first, rest here next day and appear at
Helena the third. Our 4th of July pro-
gramme is out and embraces lots of fun.
In fact the coming week is expected to
prove a grand carnival occasion and boom
lei for Townsend. Even remote portions
of Meagher and Jefferson counties will be
represented. For home amusement and
practice the young men OF the village and
ball clubs-the "Townsend Blues," captain,
<.Fred Radburne, brother of the famous Bos-
: ZION pitcher and ''The Watsons''-the latter
6Nbeing captained by Engineer E. E. Watson,
and recruited largely from resident railroad
.laddies From this force Capt. Radburne
Twill, select nine to be known as 1.-THE
Townsends," to receive, entertain and play
I, game with the "Queen City" club of Hell
lena, opening their first game here at 10 q.
NJ. July 4th, and to play return game at
athis afternoon surprised the spectators by
the number of really excellent players
! among 'sour boys" OF course the balance
of the exercises and programme will be
: sufficiently elaborate and judiciously man
). aged to guarantee FULL all round glorious
Fourth at Townsend.
Wallie Stafford, of this place, is the proud
possessor of two very fine bred three year
old colts, to which he is devoting some at
tention for the present seasons turf sports.
One is an honest, handsome, promising
, trotter; the other named "Saphire''-also
l perfect model and beauty, shows signs of
Z proving jumper worthy Of place in the
= lists of the states best. These nags are be-
& ing exercised and quietly schooled with a
view to participation in the races both at
= Townsend and Helena, and will be liber-
Il ally backed by home admirers.
The steady increase of passenger trade
and express traffic over the Townsend and
Castle stage line is pretty solid proof IF
the need of such line, as well as demon
stration of the genuineness of the wonder
full carbonate camp itself.
+. The Castle smeiter is again running. ex-
clusively on ore from the prolific Yellow
stone lead, which is owned by Hensley
Bros. & Co., and southern extensions of,
and deemed even richer than the Gambler
land. Leaving out the ore hauling problem
it is fact that a railway is needed to
transport the bullion itself, which single
smelter stack produces at Castle.
In response to notification from
Bedford Lodge No. 8, A. o.
U. W., of Townsend, Mrs. Alice II. Fisk.
widow of Van H. Fisk, late deceased pub
Usher of the Tranchant, met here ON Thurs
day evening at the residence of Mr.. Whip
pie, a committee of said lodge, from whose
hands she received, accompanied by most
kindly expressions and words of good cheer,
the beneficiary check for $4,000, which
finally accrues to the membership of every
brother. Van Fisk was one of the founders
and promoters of this lodge of Workmen,
and otherwise q devoted worker in many
particulars in the cause of fraternity in
this great valley and state, and by the
above mention it will be seen that when
called from them to his final rest the
brethren of that lodge to which he was SO
strongly attached have been manful and
prompt in the discharge of their obliga-
tions to the bereaved family.