The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1890-07-09
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NERAL NEWS
OF THE STATE.
vlrgfnla City,

s Nsss Virginia City.
r. q. n. Blake and daughters, the
- Benae and Nellie. Of Helena, are
~ = visit They are the guests of
iysrsity. Helena, preached q good old or
l9e1e9 Methodist sermon, in the good old
style, at Grace church in this
~ - Sunday evening to large oongre-
Gassom. The doctor IL an eloquent pulpit
s1k1soes ana treats his subjects in logical
o10 convincing manner.
The txn1tees Of school district No. s in
9dioo0 county will on Thursday, July 81,
0t The 1eo1o OF II. D. Rossiter, in the town
- sheridan, sell coupon bonds of said
school district, TO the amount Of five thous-
ma dollars. Said bonds will be in the de
1oQimation Of one thousand dollars each.
\ md viii bear interest at the rate of per
oent PR annunn, and will be payable in ten
years and redeemable in five years from
cate; interest upon said bonds to be payable
oemi-annually.
= there were apprehensions left by any
one that the celebrations advertised to take
place in the outlying towns, would detract
from the attendance in this city, such ap-
pfehension1 must have been dispelled by
ten O'Clock IN the morning, for such an out
pouring Of the populace as came from every
section OF the county has not been wit
messed IN Virginia at any. Fourh of july.
celebration since that Of the centennial
year. % was congregated here yesterday
everybody came expecting, and. apparent
Y. bent upon having good time, and that
tho expectations of all were fully realized
was manifest by the hearty zeal displayed
by the participants in their indulgence in
the various exercises, and the neighborly,
good feeling that everywhere prevailed,
among them.-Madisonian.
Demersville, AIissoula County.
The farmers are harvesting their barley.
The valley was showered twenty-four
days out of the thirty days comprising last
month.
The business men of the valley are agitat-
ing the question of closing the stores on
Sunday.
The city hall has been painted overhead
. pure white, the doors and window sash
pleasing appearance. A new floor has been
put down, planned and waxed, 80 that it is
as smooth as glass.
Captain Sanborn, Lieutenants French
and McMartin arrived on Monday night
with Company q, of the Twenty fifth In
on Captain Wilson's ground adjoining the
townsite, where the retiring company were
camped.
Lewistown, Fergus County.
Miss Augusta Weydert is teaching q
summer term Of school on lower Spring
creek.
James A. Teets, the lad who stole Frank
Days running mare, was captured at tie
Dovenspeck ranch on Elk creek on Tuesday
evening of last week, and is now in the
county jail.
GUS quietude of untold centuries was broken
by the sweet strains from MoGinley's brass
band. It 10 said that the Judith at once
rose an inch and the willows upon the
banks rustled together their green leaves in
grateful recognition.
Some Of the enumerators Of this district
finished their work ahead of time, while
there is no doubt others crowded the limit
and did not have sufficient time to do their
work in thorough manner. In Lewistoun
there are number who have not seen the
census enumerator at all.
William Lawrence was arrested in Pig
Eye basin last week on the charge of horse
stealing. He had three horses belonging to
Irving Chippee of Sage creek, the horses
having been purchased by the latter at the
sheriff sale Of the Sifton property. Law
renee was brought to the county jail.
N. 8. True Of Utica is something Of fish
erman. He was in town this week on land
business, and remained over Tuesday to try
his luck on Spring creek. He landed eighty
three trout and white fish and would have
depopulated the creek had he not broken
his 6shpole. MI. Martin, who accompanied
MIN, C0u&0t Nxtys
Great Falls.
Prof. William Oesterle, the celebrated
carbon prairie dog killer, has succeeded in
cleaning out the prairie dogs from the
mouth Of Sand Coulee to Lees ranch.
The carpenters will commence work on
Capt. GreRgs new residence in North Great
Falls in few days. The house will cost
between 5000 and 81, 600 when finished.
The contract for excavating for the extern
sion Of the water mains was awarded to
Tuck d Huelster. About two miles and q
quarter of new mains will be laid under
this contract.
injured upon the night Of the I'd or the
morning Of The Sd, Is rapidly improving, al.
though he ID still a very sick man. Evil
denoe that there was foul play in the mat.
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