The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1890-09-24

Senator Becker and wife returned Thurs
day from an eastern visit.
Mrs. j. f. Walters and two children, &C
companied by Miss Maud Brown, arrived
from Detroit, Mimi, Thursday evening.
Charles Dundas, of Mingusville, who was
injured by pistol shot in the right knee,
several weeks ago, was in town the other
day.
The land owned by the Northern Pacific
railroad in Dawson county, classed as graz
ing land amounts in round numbers to
81 eco acres.
Mrs Catharine Brophy, Andrew Smith and
Homer Squyer, of the Beaver Valley, proved
up on their homesteads Monday and Tues
day of last week.
take place on the following dates: Oct. 2,
3 and 4. Teachers employed in the county
who attend will be allowed their salary dur
ing attendance.
The members of the M. E. church met at
the church Monday evening, Sept. %, at
7:3O, for the purposs of electing board of
trustees for the ensuing year.
Francis Demars, boy II years old, while
riding n bucking horse Sunday at Big Sandy,
was thrown and broke his les. His father
brought him to town on this mornings
tram and placed him in st. Clare hospital,
where DIR. Adams attended to the fracture.
According to the figuring of w. I. Horn
aday there IRE only LODI buffalo left in the
world or this number 200 are in the Ma
t:onal Park. 2s9 captive at various points
ana 642 running wild. This seems scarcely
rus sible to those who have seen the i'm
II ense herds in the Yellowstone valley as
late as 1888.
At their meeting last Saturday tho county
comm .sioneIs fixed the rate Of taxation for
the ensuing year rs follows: State, two
mills: county, 101a; poor, one; school. three;
road. one; stock indemnity, one-half; stock
inspector and detective, one and ne-half;
sheep inspector and indemnity, one-half;
total, 20 mills.
G. e. Duer, Monday sold the whole of the
Roth band of horses to !. q. Baker d Go.
for $3.50.
Assessor Hamilton says that the tax list
shows LEO taxpayers in the county who
pay taxes on real or personal property.
Chas. Downie has purchased 2, 100 sheep
from Frank McRrearty, of the Teton,
which he is now driving to his range in the
Bear Paws.
Married at Hollywood, September q, by
Rev. Geo Logan. at the home of the brides
father, Mr.. Henry j. Thaxter to Miss Nora
Nottingham.
4. Beach has bought of the Capt. Cadge
estate 500 head of cattle with calves
thrown in) ranging in Chestnut valley, for
$l2.5O per head.
L. j. Todd and Jack Lee went on duck |
hunt to Lost Lake Sunday and returned
with las teal, forty-eight nlallards and |
twenty widgeons, which they killed between |
six and ten O'Clock in the morning, taking |
an hour off for breakfast.
Miles City.
Chas. E. f. Clark received this week |
thirty-four cars of horses from Alex Metzel, |
xuhS boin ctpi
County Commissioner Smell was detained |
from the meeting of the board of equaliza- |
ton by an attack of typhoid fever.
It is said that the Cheyennas enlisted at
the fort drilled admirably for General
Miles.
Two companies of infantry from Fort
keogh go to the Tongue River camp to re-
ieve two companies which will come to the
fort.
Miles, Strevell & Ulmer will ON the first
house in Ogden, Utah. They have rented
three floors of a fine brick in the business
center of that city. Within a week or SO
Charles Strevell and family will depart to
take charge of that store. Mr.. Miles
will remain here, while George Ulmer will
still run the Buffalo store.
The improvements on the building of
the Episcopal church have been many this
year. The inside is now plastered and the |
work was we'll done by Mr.. Clarke. Messrs. |
Naples l. Stuart arc now completing the
work Of casing the windows. A new carpet |
will be put on the floor and the church will |
be comfortably heated for the winter.
Grand Lodge A. F. and A. NJ. Of Montana |
For the above meeting to be held at Liv-
ingston, from Sept. sd to 9th, rate of |
one and one-tifth fare, on certificate plan, |
will be made by the Union Pacific system, |