The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1890-06-16
kIPPLES FROM MISSOULA.
Tho Real Estate Market Active-D
Grains Suit.


Tho Real Estate Market Active-Dr.
Grains Suit
M1ssouLA, June 15.-[Special. Reports
from all parts of the county are to the
effect that crops never looked better and
that the rainfall has been of great benefit.
MIR. w. j. Mcconnell has decided to
make Missoula his permanent home. He
is drawing plans for a 5000 residence and
upon les completion will remove his family
here from Helena.
The Missoula street car line has reduced
its fare to five cents.
Jadge Durfee, of Deer Lodge, who has
been holding court here for Judge Mar
shall, returned to his home to-day.
The Jesuit Fathers at st. Ignatius mis-
sion have let the contract for the erection
of one of the finest brick churches ever
constructed in the western country. It
will require 1000, 600 brick.
On Friday morning Charles Minges
brought into the county clerks Office the
skins of nine bears, three mountain lions
and two coyotes, which hs had killed within
the past GO days near Mile. He received
$2S bounty.
The Tuttle Manufacturing company are
erecting near the depot new warehouse
which will be entirely fire proof and 5Ox15O
in dimensions.
The new Mascot theater, which is claimed
by its proprietors to be the finest in the
state. is to open tomorrow night. 1t Ger
tainly is a neat, we'll arranged and hand
somely decorated and furnished vaudeville
theater.
has been roadmaster of the thirteenth
district of the Northern Pacific for the past
six years will resign at an early date and
Mr.. McNeill. of the Idaho division, will
take his place. Mr.. Dillon intends in the
future to devote his undivided attention to
his mining interests.
Dr.. z. A. Grain, who wasSarrested and
against whom the grand jury returned an
indictment for abortion, has secured the
services Of Walter NJ. Bickford, Judge
Reeves and Marshall d Crutchfeld to de-
fend him. It ia the general belief that the
exonerated from the charge when his case
is thoroughly ventilated in the district
| court.
Fairchild, Cornish d Co., yesterday sold
to Mullen, Idaho, parties several lots in
South Missoula. Daily investments in
parties, which shows we'll for the faith dis
played by outsiders in the future prosperity
of the Garden City.
| The Waterworks company is engaged in
taking mp the three-inch main on Main
street and putting down six-lnch pipes IN
An important deal was contaminated at
Demersville, situated in the Flathead
country, ona Thursday. G. H. Mcleod,
manager of the Missoula Mercantile com
pany, closed negotiations with J. f. Cliff.
ford representing the heirs of the estate OF
the late 7: j. Demers, by which for the
of the estate transfers to the Missoula Mer
camille company all rights held by them il
real and personal property in Missoula
Frenchtown and Demersville. This deal il
of much import to the people of the Flat
head country. 1t means the dawnlng OF {
new era for section which though pro
life in natural resources, has been helt
back for the want of capital and enterprise
required in its advancement; it means AZ
outlay by the purchasers of sum o
. money amounting to more than quartz
; of a million dollars, to say nothing OF the i'm
petus that will be given to the Improvement
Of town and country property in the vicin
! ity of Demersville. and a most bright AM
prosperous future for the beautiful FIathea'
, country. It will mean another large tribu
tary to the city of Missoula,, and, lastly, !
, of people who, for some time past hav
been wishing to locate in the Flathea'
region Ts .,oo Co. ~ now, ,r;aoe 70 ho hni,
across the river by the Higgins Bros. hay
been completed. Bids for its erection vii
be advertised for in day or two.
The walls of the old land mark on tn
corner of Higgins avenue and Main street
the Murphy Worden company building
were RACED to the ground yesterday. Th
old corner is to be supplanted with one Q
the finest structures in the state. the ne'
building of the Montana Commercial com
pany.
OF course we are going to have bi
Fourth of July celebration. large an
enthusiastic meeting of the Board of Trad
and citizens was held last evening. pre-
Qramme arranged, and various committee
appointed to attend tothe arrangements 70
the proper celebration of the nationa
holiday in this city.