The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1890-06-20
Notes Of the Day.


Yesterday about forty mystic shriners en-
tertained some of their brethren who are
with the excursionists. Among them were
Dan Moon, DR.. Murphy, Judge Atwater
and Mr.. Russell. who is city attorney of
sell. The visiting shriners were completely
taken bv surprise at the excellence Of the
reception given them, and were surprised
at forty business men leaving their affairs
to entertain them. 1T shows the spirit OF
the Helena people," said Mr.. Moon, land it
is such treatment @a Of stTangers that has
gave an excellent lunch to their guests and
several fraternal speeches were made.
iden a: James n !. ne Fiji, is WEE wish
the party. Mr.. Hill is looked upon by some
people as a future president of the Great
Northern. He is an affable aud intelligent
gentleman but his railroad experience is as
vet limited. But he is still young and hand
some and is president of the Duluth street
railway and secretary of a small freight
line running out of St. Paul. Speaking of
hotels he says that while the Montana, at
Anacoda, is larger and more expensive, it
the taste displayed in its furnishing and
that it lacks good deal of being equal to
the latter.
A Helena mining shark was prominently
noticeable surging amidst the party at the
Broadwater. He has some properties near
Elliston. and was heard to tell certain
apostle that there was ore to the amount of
s., $4,000 in his property, by actual meas
urement. The apostles.then turned inquis-
itor and gave the enthuiastic operator some
pointed questions. "Have you any levels
or stopes?' he asked. ''Ihen if you haven't
any levels how are you going to measure
the ore, How do you know but that the ledge
a fovv 20 haxuov,1 he hot -,
point and peter out?'
Zone of the best mining experts in Hell
ena has made measurement of the prop
erty upon the surface Indications. We
know the ore is there; we are sure of it,
and want money to develop it and will
guarantee big profits" But the St. Paul
man didn't care for any such fabulously
rich mines. He wanted to see the prospect
developed, then he might believe. Being of
the opinion that no man can see through
the ground, he would not entertain any fur
Their talk upon the subject.
Bruno Beaupre, one of the aged members
Of the party, is the first man who
the state Of Minnesota. ''It was
the building of the Northern Pacific rail-
aoad to this country that made St. Paul
and Minneapolis" said MIR. Beaupre. every
few people we're aware that such a grand
country was west of them" Mr.. Beaupre
III" UuhCS LILO easy liz udS GIuSeleO oX-
and is quite horse fancier, but
never has horses for racing. He has one of
the three fastest trotting teams in the
United States. His team has q record of
2:201SS, made at an exhibition in st. Paul,
and Mr.. Beaupre always handles the ribbons
on them.
Farmer Brown of the party, it is said,
will be put up by the farmers this fall for
the congressional race. He is tall, digni-
fed looking old gentleman and would I'M
doubtedly make good congressman.
Capt. Jack Crawford entertained the Wis
TORS last night in the Broadwater hotel
lobby. He stood on the stairs for plat
poetic Rotations: The captain is very
clever in his specially, but never knows
when to let up.
There are two members of the party
whose names are not very dissimilar. These
are Mr.: Mohler, general manager of the
Great Northern, and j. H. Mailer. It is
The latter who tips the beam at about 800,
and who met with the slight accident at
Great Falls, and not the Great Northerns
general manager, who is a handsome man
and weighs not over 100 pounds.
MIR. Russell, st. Paul's city attorney, is
another fine looking man who is one of
Ainnesota's rising politicians and good
He received a dispatch from
st. Paul last night relative to the census
trouble between the Twins. He was in
formed that four attorneys had been ap-
pointed to defend the enumerators, and
hat he would not be obliged to leave the
party, and of course was greatly pleased.
Dan Noon the man who caught the white
ish at Monarch was appointed corfepond-
mt for st. Paul paper to give daily re-
port of the trip, but he has been 80 busy
playing "double cinch" that he forgot all
lbout it. It transpires that the fish which
10 caught was dressed. An old gentleman
# the party who is ''way-up" on piscatory
lsigned q diagnosis Of the fish after DaI,
Kas perfectly assured that his game was
lafefy bsgeed. Peering over his eyeglasses
he learned elder made an examination of
he hsh. and his disgust at seeing the en-
rails cleaned out of it and learning that
Noon bribed the cook to secure it, was in
and he has not since ventured
discussion on 6sh.
The gentlemen are all in high spirits and
many anticipate another visit to Nontana
\ the near future.