The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1890-06-07

Mnntana. somewhere east of the Rocky |
mountains. 1t is very possible that 1t
might be built at the Boulder Hot Springs
could the springs be purchased by the raii- !
land could be secured at reasonable rate
together with the privilege OF use Of the
waters, An effort to get the institution |
located there would not be out of place,
and Il might accomplish much good.
:, Niissoula
The county commissioners refused the
use Of the old Jail to the city.
Rob Row. the Missoula trotter, is looking
we'll. and will be entered in the Fourth of
July races, and also the 2;45 class through
the circuit.
The Kennedy g. Mitchell hotel is waiting |
Tor b-ick. So much brick is being used in
Nissoula this year that it taxes the capacity |
Of the kilns to supply 1t.
Reports of the police department. for
April show 81 arrests, of whom 81 were con- |
victed. and 27 paid their fines. The treas
urer derived $lS9.75 from this source.
The members of the fire department. have
decided to give grand ball on the night OF
July 4th, for the benefit of the department
In this the boys should have the most
hearty support Of the citizens of Missoula.
Tuesday night Hon. Frank q. Higgins
and his brothers, Maurice and Arthur,
started on trip to the coast. They will
visit Seattle, Portland and other points to
look after the large interests of the Hig-
gins estate.
The new base ball ground at the race
track has been picked out. It was measured
off Tuesday afternoon and Wednesday
morning Harry Baucus commenced work
On the diamond, smoothing the intield off
and filling up the few holes in the outfield.
The ground will be in condition for play on
Sunday, when the Anaconda champions will
be here.
The school board held a meeting at the
slice of w. M. Bickford Tuesday night.
The following salaries were decided upon.
Principal, 81, $50 per year: others $65 per
month, except first primary and grammar
departments which were placed at 1915.
The school is to be maintained nine months.
j. NJ. Hamilton was elected principal and
Misses Matte Whitman and Lulu Evans
teachers in the Sd and I'd primary rooms
respectively. The other places were left
vacant for the time being.
BoZeman.
Quito a number of cattle are dying in the
valley of pOisonweed.
The bodies in the old Catholic cemetery
havetbeen moved to the new.
Some one ought to make the Bozeman
public schools present OF an American
{Dohn T. Matthews, an old and highly es
seemed citizen of Gallatin valley, died last
week.
Bohemian seems to get more rains this
spring than any other portion of the
valley.
1 Gallatin county pioneers will meet in
Bozeman, at Speith d Krug's hall, June IA,
TO perfect an organization.
The jury in the case of Herbert, of Gala
tan, who was indicted for polluting the wa
ters of q stream, was out for several hours,
but brought in verdict of not guilty.
Doc Cowan has disposed of nearly all of
his stock and has offered his LAO acres Of
improved and decided land for 80 an acre.
Mr.. Cowan contemplates moving to Ken
lucky.
The shingles taken from N. Story's barn,
which was recently torn down and rebuilt,
came from Geo. Flanders Mill creek mill
twenty-five years ago, and were in good
state of preservation.s
The Bohemian high school will close on
Friday, after which it will have graduation
exercises at one of the churches. There
will be three graduates, Miss Annie Hilliox
Miss Tessey Sporting and Miss Ollie Lund-
Fall.
There seems to be no doubt of the fac
that there is an organized and formidable
band of horse thieves operating along TIL
that vicinity report number of their ami
mails missing and account for their los
through the medium of thieves.
Owing to some delay passenger train
will not be run over the Butte q Bozemal
road until June 15. A time table has bee
made up and sent to headquarters at 81
Paul for approval. It is now announce
as a settled fact that trains are t
be run between Garrison and Logan to con
meet both ways with the fast mail train o
the main line.
While coming down the mountain and IN
frequented trail from Mystic on Wedne:
day, Chas. Curtis was confronted by two eS
traordinarily large bears, which looked
great deal larger than they really were pei
haps, for the reason that Charley had moth
ing but his fishing tackle with him. III
bears did not seem at all DESTROYS of lea,
ing the trail, but finally concluded to do
before Mr.. Curtis pack-horse stampeded.
The work of changing the interior of Il
opera house is going ahead as fast as worl
men can accomplish it. The carpente
expect to get through with the building b
the 18th of June, when the plasterers an
painters will finish the work. The stag
private boxes and gallery are all underg
ing change. The stage will be almo
level, the gallery placed at greater
cline and the boxes enlarged.
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