The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1890-08-15
GENERAL NEWS
OF THE STATE.

OF THE STATE.
Deer Lodge.
Monday; Mr.. Valentine took breakfas!
walk and ran across fifteen deer anc
twenty-five mountain sheep.
On August I, John Scott swore to a com
plant against Frank Durand and nine o,
his men for grand MISUNDERSTANDING fifty
cords of wood valued at $50. They were
discharged.
Uniforms for the band boys came Tues.
day, and the citizens of Granite may ex-
pect to be entertained by melodious music
from the band stand on various evenings
of each week.
w. E. Hayden's barbering establishment
was closed Monday to satisfy claim
brought against Hayden. Thursday Hay
den paid Of tho indebtedness with costs
and re-opened his shop.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. j. Gregory lost their lit
tie boy by death, caused from bronchltls
Sunday, Aug. 3rd. Funeral services were
conducted by Rev. Tremewan at the home
residence the following day, and the re-
mains laid in the Phillipsburg cemetery.
Miles City.
The race track is being worked by COM
petent man, and will be in frst-class con-
dition for the October races.
A nephew of n. p. Sorrenson's was badly
injured Tuesday night while out horseback
riding, by the horse falling upon him.
The dilapidated portion of the cross
walk on the corner of Main and Tenth
streets was torn up Tuesday and thoroughly
repaired.
Eli Coecshall cancelled the Nels Morris
contract for the purchase of 1000 steers
from him. delivered on the railroad. on
payment to him of 1880.
Benton.
It is reported that several Norwegian
families have settled on the tributaries of
the upper Teton, the Muddy and the Ma
rias during the present season.
DR.. +. j. Adams left on Tuesday morn
ing's train for Helena. and will be absent
two or three weeks. He will take charge
of DIR. j. j. Leiser's extensive practice at
the capital during the latter's absence in
the east.
About $50 Tuesday morning the engin.
eer in charge of the water works discovered
flames proceeding from an old unoccupied
building on upper Main street, formerly
engineer turned in an alarm, to which the
carts. The building burned.
A Minneapolis hay and grain commission
merchant, who was in the city the other
day, has made contracts to ship several
bundled tons of baled hay to points in
Montana. The hay will be loaded at OF
near Moorhead. He says he can lay good
baled hay down at Benton at Sl1 pei
ton, but he didn't say he would sell it al
that price.
The trustees of Fort Benton public
school district No. / met last evening al
Judge Cranes office and selected from
something less than fifty applications thu
following named as teachers for the public
schools of this city for the ensuing term
Principal, Ed. S.. Hallook, Evanston, Wyo.
partment, Miss Emily H. Priestly, Winona
Great Falls.
The infant child of VIM. Roberts die,
Wednesday.
The wool season is about over and tn
amount shipped from this city foot u
over 5000, 600 pounds.
Donald Grant says that the Great Falls
Canada railroad will be ironed the entil
length by September 10th.
Work is being commenced on two dwell
ings for Miss Pauline NJ. Edgerton on Mint
street and Second avenue.
Wednesday morning the stone masol
commenced work on the foundation wal
Of the Bach, Cory Il Co. block, Central a
enue.
The brewery that is being built on Il
banks Of the river above the water work
il fast nearing completion. 1t is a lar
structure and will be fine one in eve
particular.
Frank Dowd has been appointed depu
collector of customs by Collector Jere Sui
van. Franks post of business will be
tho international boundary line at the eros
ing Of tho Great Falls Canada railway.
At tho meeting of the republican coun
executive committee held tuesday event,
hold tho primaries on Saturday, Septemb
9th, and tho convention on Tuesday, Sc
tember 9Th.
On Sunday the passenger trains will a
rive and depart from the new depot. II
ticket, telegraph and baggage offices will
moved into the new building Saturd,
night. The man that buys the first tick
gets cigar thrown in. Work on the insi
ct the building will be finished to-da
st. Paul.
White 4 McMiarmid, the contractors u
on the new depot have finished their wo
and will enter at once upon a contract wi
the Boston T. Montana company for t
construction of the big flume that will le
from the dam to tho smelter. 1t will be G
feet long, tifty-five feet in width, twent
two fest deep and require 100000 cubic fe
Of Stone in the building.
The Boston d Montana has contract
with the Montana Central for hauling t
products of its Butte mines is its NJ
smelter at Great Falls. The contra
which calls for 1000 tons of ore per d,
goes into effect March l, 1891. Judpi
from this it ia natural to suppose that tt
il the date tho great reduction works "
be completed and in full operation.
NEWS OF DILLON.