The Helena independent., 1890-11-26
GENERAL NEWS
OF THE STATE.

OF THE STATE.
Virginia City.
Born, near Sheridan. November IA, to Mr.
and Mrs. VIM. j. Rowe, n daughter.
Hon. John Donegan was down from his
ranch Wednesday, accompanied Ly his sis
ter.
Hon. W. w. Morris and Mrs. Morris ar
rived from PONY Tuesday, and are regis
tered at the Madison house.
W. j. Ennis has put on an accommoda-
ton stage line from Ennis to Norris, and
will make regular trips during the winter.
Wild geese have been flying south for the
past few days, indicating the passing of
cold wave over the country up north.
There will be Thanksgiving eve party
at Bear Creek school house, upper Madison
valley. at which pleasant time is antici-
pated.
Ranchmen on the lower valley have about
finished up their threshing for this season.
Most of them report fair crops, but that
considerable of the grain was more or less
damaged by frost.
Bob Funk's express and mail between
Virginia City and Home Park, makes reg
ular trips twice q week. Leaves here Tues
days and Saturdays, and arrives Thursdays
and Sundays.
Lcwistown.
Mrs. Dawkins commenced teaching
six-month term OF school at Philbrook Mon
day.
u. D. Smith, prominent stock man from
Ross Fork, was in the city sojourning for
few days this week.
jeff Nichols and Ira Woolworth returned
from the bad lands near the mouth of the
Musselshell, where they had taken 800 head
of cattle for the Galloway Cattle company.
The Maiden Dancing club viii give a
rink in Maiden on Thanksgiving evening
A cordial invitation to attend is extended
to everyone.
Among other attractions at the G. A. Il.
ball the committee ON arrangements pro-
pose to present $40 silk parasol to the
most popular lady and an IS silk scarf to
the most popular gentleman.
An irrigation ditch is now being surveyed
on Boyd creek. Work will commence i'm
mediately on the same and it will be COM
rleted in time for next years crop. The
ditch will be large enough to irriRate 800
acres.
Lewistown is the fortunate possessor of
one of the most elab0rately equipped ho-
tells in eastern Montana; this is The Day
house, and the proprietor, Jacob Holzemer,
is one of the most Reninl and accommodate
ing landlords.
OSCar stephens. one OF our W0lI-tO-uO
sheep and cattle men from Maginnis, paid
u business visit to our city this week.
Mr.. Stephens was accompanied by Messrs.
Fergus and Butterheld, who were visit
ing among their many friends in Lewis
town.
Tn, Red Lodge hospital has only ono pa
tient in it at the present time.
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improvements in her restaurant.
Miss Jessie Patterson Las recently re-
ceived a fine piano from the east.
The Congregationalists hope to have
their Christmas tree in the new church.
The electric light people have been busy
at work all week fixing mp poles and wires
Mr.. and Mrs. James Cruel are the happy
parents Of new baby at their home. The
little stranger arrived Tuesday night.
There were eighty mine in attendance at
Sunday school last Sunday. The interest
in the school is increasing all the time.
The large irrigatin2 ditch that is being |
taken out west of town will be finished in
one month If the weather should continue
good.
Ed. Cusack and Miss E. Adams were mar
ried at the residence of Otto Frank. near |
formed the ceremony in his usual dignltied
style.
The Red Lodge school marms were
weighed this week by Joseph McAnelly ON
the cattle scales and tipped the beam at the
41O-pound notch. One of the instructresses
weighs 200 pounds and the other two los
pounds each.
Arthur Henry and Miss Agnes Frazer
were united in the holiness of wedlock last |
night by Shelby Eli billiard. Miss Louise |
Renneberg was bridesmaid and Mr.. A. G. |
Frink acted as best man. After the mar
riage ceremony the guests were invited into
the dining room to q nice supper prepared !
for the occasion.
Glsndive.
County Attorney Holmes is erecting a |
dwelling house on Merrill avenue.
i. Potter returned yesterday from two
weeks visit with friends in Minnesota.
Born, at Glendive Nov. 1s, to Mrs. F. p.
Fleming. daughter; At Fallon, Nov. 10,
to Mrs. I. r. johnson, a daughter.
Another enjoyable dance in the Glendive
club rooms Wednesday evening. These
semi-monthly social dances given by the
club are greatly enjoyed by the young peo-
pie, and those of maturer years manage to
get their share.
Col. Raw and Sheriff Gleason returned
from weeks hunt Monday. They brought
home four deer and killed-well, they
brought home four.
Grading ON the race track is being vigor
ously pushed, Harpster having six teams
and as many men az can be used. at work
The completion this fall of this part Of the
work will be great advantage as the track
will be in much better condition for the
first meeting than il done in the spring.
The association wants 7OC cedar posts.
Independent: The flagstaff for the
school house grounds is completed and will
b raised to-day. 1t is fine one, about
seventy feet high, strong and symmetrical.
The flag 10 here and will be run mp next
Thursday (Ihanks9iving.) The school
will properly celebrate the occasion, and a
programme suitable for the event has been
prepared by the teachers They will meet
on that day at the court house at two O'Clock
p. M, and march to the staff where the ex-
ercises will take place. OF course, should
the weather be stormy. the greater part Of
the programme will be carried ont at the
court house. Everybody Ia cordially invited,
and our people should turn out en- masse
to see "Old Glory flung to the breeze
over the children and rejoice and give
thanks that they live under its protecting
folds.
The Star Spangled banner in triumph shall wsys
Ger the land Of tho free and the home Of the
bravo"