The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1890-05-25
THE BOHEMIAN BUDGET.
An Incident Of Court Week Is a Caus-
tic Grand Jury Re-
port.
Rain from the Clouds and Water
from Proposed
Canal.
Anxious for the Opening of the Fl Ellis
Military Reservation-The Big Hotel
and Other Buildings.

BozEMAN. May M.-LSpecial. This has
been court week, a term which used to mean
an increased liveliness in other county-seats
as we'll as this. But in these days, when
the judges are elected and there are more
of them, when the terms come oftener, the
increase in business is hardly perceptible.
The docket here this term is not a formula
BILE one, the water suits being the main
cases of the term. Many of these will un-
doubtedly go over, in the hope of compro-
missing in the meanwhile. This will hardly
be possible, however, as the time for using
water is drawing nigh. The grand jury
handed in its report yesterday ant was dis
charged. The document was not different
from the usual run of these recommended
tions, except that it suggested that more
soap and water be used in the various coun-
and dingy." This recommendation will
probably lead to the employment of need.
ed ianitor. It is probable that court will
adjourn by the latter part of next week.
The farmer has been most happy during
the past week over the frequent rains. A
good work accomplished by the rains: but
then there will be more rain and lots of it,
if the predictions of the proverbial ''oldest
citizen prevail.
Engineer Haven, of the Northern Pacific,
has been in the city during the week direct
ing the work Of surveying the big canal
from the West Gal latin river to the vicinity
of Three Forks. This ditch is the one pro-
jected by o. P. Chisholm, ex-register of the
Bozeman land Office, and at present q resi-
dent of Chicago. He got number of
eastern gentlemen interested and Mr.. Haven
is now engaged in discovering whether the
project is feasible or not. Should the canal
ha hri1f a 1Arna nf valuable
table land will be reclaimed and the popu-
lation of this valley very greatly increased.
great many of our people are getting
anxious to know when the -, 900 acres of
the Ellis reservation are to be thrown open
to settlement. Tom Carter made bold
break toward this end, but since Sanders
and Power have arrived in Washington he
seems to have lost his hold on the project.
In fact it is claimed that Sanders desires
that this land be sold and the proceeds de-
voted to school purposes. This is opposed
by the majority of our people, especially
BoZeman people. who are not DESTROYS of
having this large tract at its very doors
lying idle for another decade until the gov
eminent can dispose of it. Mr.. Carter's
project, which provided that the land should
be thrown open to bona fde homestead set
tiers, met the appreciation of nlne-tenths of
our people and it is to be regretted that his
purpose did not prevail.
The board of trade met last night and de-
cided to extend the hospitality of this city
the best it could to the Butte visitors who
are due on Monday at noon. The time for
preparation is too short for such blowout
as our people feel like giving, however an
effort will be made to have the visitors en-
joy themselves during their short stay.
The title to the ground to be occupied by
the new hotel is no longer in dispute and
the projectors have already shown that they
intend to finish the building by New Years
day, if possible. The old buildings and
handsome brick occupying the grounds are
being torn down and the work of excavat-
ing will begin on Monday. Messrs. Camp
the contract for building the entire struct-
ure, which the builder says will cost over
$4,000.
The work of finishing the city hall is be-
ing pushed withvigor and it is hoped that
the building will be in shape for occupancy
by Fourth Of July, which will be celebrated
in due and modern style by the people of
the sne city and from the valley for miles
Mr.. Witherbee, the Helena real estate
man. visited the city last week and is said to
have another addition in tow. Mr.. Wither-
bee got some very cheap property here and
if the town remained at standstill would
realize handsome profit. Z. M. Ferris
has been granted further privileges for the
street car line. which can now be operated
so as to take in all the principal additions
of the city. Mr.. Menage, of Minneapolis,
has offered to take half of the stock re-
quired for the building and equipment of
the road, and Mr.. Ferris says that it will be
built this summer.
Judge Mcdonnell was in the city Friday
looking after coal matters in which he is in
terested, before the land Office. j. L. Plat.
Frank White and other residents of Red
,O1oo vara also here for the Same nnrnoSa