The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1890-08-15
CITY NEWS AND GOSSIP.
Mr.. Cory Has . Word to Say About
the Criticisms of Mayor
Bradford.
A Ratification Meeting Will Fol-
low tho Democratic State
Convention.
Cards Should be Placed on Fire Alarm
Boxes-A Rascal Leaves Boze-
man.

IT am surprised" said President Cory OF
the Chamber of Commerce yesterday, TO see
the unfair and unjust criticism on Mayor
Bradford in reference to the disposal made
by him of answers to the advertisements OF
Helena in the eastern magazines and news
papers. The original advertisements, 1t
should be remembered, were inserted ana
paid for by Mr.. Floyd-Jones. Oscar Brad
ford and others, purely as private enter
prise. It was only the answers to such al
vertisements that we're turned over TO MT.
Floyd Jones to whom they should right
fully 90. Neither Mayor Bradford nor his
friends have sought to make use of the ans
wers to advertisements inserted in the mag
azines by our advertising committee.
All such letters have been opened
and answered by Mr.. Beary and
Mr.. Bradford has had nothing to do with
them. The whole complaint against Mr..
Bradford grows out of q misunderstanding
with regard to the advertisements. He only
answered his own, and is in no way censur-
able.''
A good meeting of the Hendricks demo-
cratic club was held last evening in the hall
of the Helena business college. A good deal
of business was transacted, and matters of
interest to the democratic party were dis
cussed ct length. 1t was determined to hold
a grand ratification meeting on the night of
the day on which the coming democratic
state convention is adjourned. All prepa-
rations will be made to have the meeting
great success in every particular. The ex-
ecutive committee Of the Hendricks club
will meet at 2 o'clock this afternoon at the
Office of Colonel James Sullivan, in the Gold
block.
The number of fire alarms that have been
turned in lately has given rise to consider
able talk concerning their probable origin,
but no satisfactory solution of the mystery
has yet been made public. In connection
with this subject remarks are often made
about the fire alarm boxes. There are two
boxes in each ward, usually fastened to tel
egraph poles in some well-known part OF
the ward. The system has worked very
we'll since it has been put in operation, and
the department has made better time in
getting to fires. There is chance in some
cases to turn the alarm in much
quicker than is now done occasionally
There is nothing on the boxei
to indicate where the keys to them may b
found. No doubt some of the people in tn
immediate neighborhood of box know
where to find the key, which is general.
kept at the nearest store or residence. Blu
not great many do know where to secur
the key to box. Upon discovering fire
- l,o - 1r~,~ 1nra he r
the nearest box is kept would lose valuabl
time in lhntinR for it. It is not Away
easy to find the boxes themselves, but
card on each one Of them indicating til
whereabouts of the key would sometime
aid in turning in prompt alarm.
'sHe left many unpaid bills, besides
heart sick, dutiful wife, whose young lii
has been ruined by his perfdy." The abov
refers to one Frank Miller. and is take
from the Bozeman Chronicle, which chron
icles his sudden departure from that place
About ono year ago a woman with chill
in arms arrived in Helena destitute and il
search Of her husband, who had deserte
her. She applied to Marshal Hard, VIII
took an interest in her case and locate
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man by Mr.. Hard, but her husband refuse
to live with her. After time he paid he
fare back to Penobscot, Me-, and she left
Meantime Miller won the affections of
younp Bozeman girl and married her. Th
next chapter in the story is told by til
Chronicle as follows:
Last week q document was received
the sheriff, conveying the intelligence ths
Miller's real name was Orcutt, that he ha
formerly resided at Penobscot, Main
where he had wife who wished to
divorced and granted the custody of h,
child. The sheriff Immediately served IL
summons upon circuit, who received
without surprise, as it was evidently e:
pected-his brother in Maine had sho
time before ascertained his whereabout
The facts were kept from his Bozems
wife, who was in a delicate condition, at Il
ime; but was soon after informed by h
mother who urged the young wife to lea
her false husband at once. This she I
fused to do, and it now looks as if she W
not have occasion to do SO, as circuit
Monday took the east bound train nj
will probably never be seen in these PAL
again. although he promised to return
six weeks.
1t is q very poor day when the fire depa
ment is not called out to respond to
alarm. Somebody set a match to load
hay in the hay market few minutes befc
IL last night, and the alarm coming in as
did from box 80. at the corner of Sixth 6
enue and Main street, drew out very lar
crowd. The wagon was pulled away frc
fence and the hay burned. The Fl
quency of these fires in the vicinity
Main street, Park and Sixth avenues
created no end of comment and it is BARI
possible that they are of incendiary orig
In these days of sccrching heat old stab
and barns become like finder and from
very slight cause blaze will start.
view of the fact that most
the fires of the past two wee
have originated along the path of the MOI