The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1890-07-23
GENERAL NEWS
OF THE STATE:

OF THE STATE:
Virginia City.
Ruby valley ranchmen have commenced
hayinR. Several loads Of fne-looking new
this market, Il commands about &l9 per
ton.
The Missas Gertrude and Pauline Lobb,
Of Kansas City. No., are visiting their aunt,
4rs. ]. N, Knight. The young ladies will
probably extend their visit through the
summer and autumn months.
Mr.. W. J. Mickey, Of Butte, arrived in
Aessrs. Filing, Knight & Buford. His
family accompanied him, and they have
taken mp their residence here.
Robert Funk has taken the contract to
carry the mail between Virginia City and
Home Park. His mail express leaves Vir-
einia City Tuesdays and Saturdays, and andre, re-
passengers and freight.
The flume companies in the gulch have
about finished running off top dirt for the
season. and will soon begin to clean bed
rock and gather in the shekels as reward
for their summers work. The indications
are that their harvest will be rich.
TUESDAY evening lHSb quiz q Pd1U u
the young friends Of Miss Lena Filing, as
sembled at the Filing mansion, on Idaho
street, and spent the evening in q social
dance, Those who attended say the occa-
sion was most enjoyable one, and express
the hope that their young hostess may give
It frequent repetition, and others may be
induced to follow her example.
Although shearing is about over the wool
still continues to arrive in town.
On Tuesday evening, July 18th, at PieRan,
Chas. Lepage, and Miss Annie Samples
were married, Rev. Damianl officiating.
z;atphe hot smoky weather of last season
again prevails and our people fear that
from this on we are going to have dry
weather.
Messrs. Blair & Fawcett returned Thurs
day evening from fishing excursion to the
They brought in over 150 fine trout.
i Enumerator A. @. Warner estimates the
population Of Choteau county west Of the
principal meridian at about l 500 not in
GLIDING Indians or half-breeds
The air is rife with reports of railroad
come ctions for Choteau; in fact, it is said
that surveyors have actually been driving
the g. F. d G.
tuesday Uncle Jessie Taylor and Chas.
Blaokman went fishing and caught lib trout.
Uncle Jessie caught 20 and Charlie the
balance. The day before Blaokman went
out and caught GO, most Of them weighing
q pound and over.
Glendive.
Railroad pay day has been shifted from
the 18th to the 10th.
Al the parsonage Of the NJ. E. church, OF
Friday, 18th, Mr.. Edward Rodgers, of Glen
dive, and Miss Alice Chappell, of New York
were married.
The potato famine will be over as soon at
the farmers will commence delivering tn
home grown, genuine, mealy Montana veg
etable.
At@B6lle Prairie, Wednesday evening, wa
largely attended by the young folks Of Glen
dive, and conveyances Of all kinds were at
premium. One outfit got lost, taking the
Allard road, thus missing the enjoyment Of
tho occasion.
Dsyid R3 Nn s Of poans9n hss pus
vile, and viii immediately put on an add
tion % the building l8x4O, two stories high
Dave will be welcomed back to Montana b.
his friends and business circles generally
for he is q "hustler."
County Commissioner Grant was in tow1
Wednesday. Mr.. Grant says the hail in
lQIVO A1b OAOR0 W q VVAAnANCA0OAO OAvOut
To illustrate the power Of the storm b
said hail stone struck q window shizerin
tho glass to atoms and then had eufficien
force to continue Its course acros
16-foot room and breal
the glass in the window there
Crops in the course Of the storm wer
swept clean, In some cases totally de
stroyed.
The report given last Sabbath by Rev
Mr.. Hosking, of the n. p. church, for tn
conference year was very gratifying.
showed that the old indebtedness, amount
ing TO 800, was paid, and that improve
ments, amounting to 500, has been made
The church 10 now free from debt, with
balance to its credit to finish the furnaces
besides fund for the organ. Truly MI
Hooking has labored faithfully from
Ansncial standpoint, and his labors in tn
religious and moral vineyard have bee
tnOfe arduous even, but the great final II
Mort only can show results fully.
Red Lodge.
The serenade Of. the band boys to the n