The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1890-06-04
ER AL NEWS
OF THE STATE,
Virxinia CITY.

[a6i1on river IL said to be higher
A. - been at any time within the past
- 6 ~ years.
~ Rev. Eubanks and bride arrived
~ y ~ 2aelaqs last Saturday evening. the la
- ~ Panl's church had a MICA sumner
Tor them q the parsonare. and
- - oeher provisions for cheerful
e - the young minister and his ac-
ned bride on their arrival at their
SO aa@S- u ,. Norton, superintendent of the
- 80 md Montana Mining and Milling
rs saz ~, arrived from Albany, New York
fnrday, and will probably remain
u n - - tnree months. He has not fully de-
"a s - whether he will start the mill this
L y uln9.nef * not but hopes to be able to do
\ ~ ~ ~ YIN decide in the course of two or
a8 Melrs. Filing 4 Buford have received
ord that out Of about one hundred broo d
n.y. which they wintered in the Gallatin
I Deo1ns some fifty or sixty head, in ATTEMPT
an& 70 come down on their old range, be-
sne damned up in the immense snow
Afifee which they encountered and tried to
d 49, over in their endeavor to get out and
erished. They were lot of fine animals.
M One OF the most impressive incidents of
The exercises at the memorial SER
sNices Of the G. A. R. at the cemetery on
sDecoration day, was the spontaniety with
tho Dr.. !. G. Smith. The deceased doctor
was above all the greatest. sublimest hu-
manitarian that ever lived in Madison
county, and it is pleasant to see that his
memory is SO fervently cherished. The in
his grave is: "Madison County's Tribute to
Madison County's Friend" II is, and the
decoration was, fitting commentary upon
the life and services which was the de-
ceased physicians love to devote to his peo-
Pom.
The camp is filling up with Butte and
Helena mining men, all of whom predict a
glorious future for Pony.
State Inspector of Boilers G. s. Stevenson
has been doing Pony and vicinity the past
week and found the boilers all O. X.
Judging from the blossoms, there will be
larger crop of wild Strawberries in the
mountains this season than there has been
for years.
The new McKitrick and Mccormick
block will contain II sleeping rooms up
stairs and neat little parlor. The build
ing is q feet in length.
The A. 0. U. W. order is making prepara-
tions to give grand ball on the evening of
Just where it will be given, but il is thought
that the large city hall, 40xsO, will be com
pleted by that time, and if it is the ball will
be given there. If not, bowery will be
quilt Tor the occasion. The com mittee on
arrangements consists of A. y. Pow ell, A.
D. McKitrick and w. G. Wilkins.
Mann's fiery and untamed broncho was
ont on exhibition again this afternoon
They had him hitched to wagon, and a
he came dashing down the street he sud
denly halted in front of the Express office
where, to the great amusement of our entire
force Of typesetters, bookbinders and press
men. he turned a handspring over the
tongue, stood on his head, and finally made
side-leap through our large French plate
glass front. scattering the glass all over the
desks and seriously gashing up three of our
the harness and ran through the sanctum |
into the press room, where he knocked a
shafting off our web cylinder, turned the |
engine over and made his escape out of a |
back Window.-Express.