The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1890-07-25
GEN ERAL NEWS
OF THE STATE.

The hotel at Three Forks will be opened
tn few days under the management Of DR..
HaFdSnbrook.
Bishop E, Il. Hendrix, D. D., will dedi-
cate the new II. e. church, south, at Bel
grade next Sunday, July 9th at II O'Clock
.. m.
Robt. Barnett has leased the Northern
Pacific hotel and will make it q dollar q
day house, after repaintinR and renovat-
ing il.
Judge Henry departed last week for a
blief visit TO Ohio, Indiana and Missouri.
He will probably be absent about three
weeks.
On the evening Of August the first. there
viii be . dance at the upper Middle creek
school house for the purpose of furnishing
it. Everybody invited.
Postmaster udd distributes the western
paperAso that business men holding boxes
can get them every evening, except Sunday,
at which time Lieutenant Budd must 90 to
church.
DR.. Clark, of Boston, dropped dead at
the Mammoth Hot Springs hotel Monday
appareatly was in good health: Monday
he went into the ding room, toook q seat at
thestable and fell dead. The remains were
embalnaed and sent on to the deceased's
home in Boston.
The postofice of Gallatin, one Of the old
est, if dot the Oldest postoffice in the state,
could not do the workrequired for the pay
received and at the same time accept the
criticisms of the smart Alecks who run the
postal cars and imagine they are old John
Wanamaker himself.
Six years ago James Gallop, Of Gallop,
purchased eight head of sheep. He esti-
$4,000 bash besides all the mutton he has
consumed. He has sold wool each year and
last week sold the band for 5000. Three
years ago dog killed forty-two head dur
ing one night, and stillithe little band made
their owner big money.
The youngsters of Bozeman gave home
made circus performance last week and
took in g.. This amount will be sent
fund Of New York, and more than one lit.
tie girl or boy of the crowded, filthy and
/. disease breeding streets of New York, will
be privileged to enjoy q day among the
green grass and flowers of the country,
through the generosity Of Bozeman boys.
The gentlemen composing the medical
profession OF Bozeman have organized the
''Gallatin Valley Medical society,"" (incor-
Iporated) for1mutual improvement and pro-
lection. The society has also established a
Aist Of names of those persons who are able
but do'not pay their Doctors bills. The
year: President, r. n. Whitefoot; secre-
tasE, F. n: Higgins; treasurer, J. NJ. Waters
trustees, g. L. Hogan, G. NJ. Chambliss.
HIN. Gragg.
Fort Benton.
Burt. G. Lewis, newcomer from Ohio
thA&taken up ranch on the bench land
kweekof town. where quite colony is now
At tho Catholic church, Fort Benton, July
t23d, by Rev. FathersTurneli, John Many, Of
chinook, and Miss Lizzie Bohen, of Butte
Worosmarried.
4. A. Wilkerson is camped near the city
RitlB, 600 head.o Of sheep which he purchased
lately from ]. L., Humble at Yantic, and
Mhi1h,6 il driving back to their old range
ksom.Mhich they we're brought last fall into
kheA filEriver valley. The bitter Root has
6esf favQredskith an ample rainfall this
spring and good hay crop ID assured there
this'seaeon, while along Milk river hay will
ba,ecarce.
pnder sheri9 Crawford left this morning
for the Warm Springs asylum with the in
lsahe man, Henry Muir. The unfortunate
y0anRsman has been very violent the past
two nights and made the Jail perfect bed
{ lam. He tore all his clothing of and into
rahreds and broke to pieces the few articles
sof, furniture in his cell. Last night he kept
ing and singing until early this morning,
when he subsidized and fell asleep from sheer
exhaustion.
]. T. Malcolm, who has been in the city
fQf several days past, and who went to
Frank McBrearty's plaoe on the Teton to-
dsy tc take charge Of Z band Of sheep, was
fhA var He helonOed In thu Ninth Massa