The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1890-10-07
GENERAL NEWS
OF THE STATE.
LewIstown.

VI LIE DlA1Is
W. w. De Witt last Wednesday gave all
the help in his employ new suit OF clothes
their services.
Married, at the Day house, in Lewiston,
October l. Mr.. John Ross, of Halbert. to
Miss Hamilton Downs, of Okla, Judge
Brassey officiating.
VIM. Jenkins and Alexander Branson
have formed partnership in the barber
business, and will continue the business IN
Mr.. Branson's shop
o. E. Bennett has made arrangements to
erect new hotel before winter sets in. The
building will be two stories, 25x6O and WILL
take the place of his restaurant.
Miss Jennie Clark has let the contract for
a two-story, four-rOOm house, to be erected
on Janeaux street. next to Robert Shaw's
residence. The house will cost about $500.
Percy Kennett and Messrs. Coleman and
billiard returned last Saturday from their
hunt in the Belt mountains. The party
killed six deer and bagged good many
grouse and speckled trout.
William Jackman has the contract for
Attorney Morrison's new building on
Janeaux street. The building will be 1890
and consist of an Office, parlnr and bed
room. Work was commenced on the build
ing last week.
herdess, has now band of /, 100 sheep. She
attends to the herding of them herself. ex-
cept on Sundays, when she generally gets
substitute. Her clip this season was re-
markable, averaging eight pounds.
Last week, while hunting stock about
three miles from Ph;lbrook. VIM. Gray ran
onto band of twenty-nine wolves. Had it
h0Rn nni0W1ntpY and thu hoQ at n n
hungry condition, it is possible that the
pack would have taken tho law in their own
hands and chased Constable Gray into his
dooryard.
A young man named John Butler died of
inflammation of the bowels at the county
hospital last Saturday evening and was
buried on Monday. The deceased came
here from the Gallatin valley and was en-
ployed on the Moccasin roundup when
taken sick. His parents live at Green Cen
tire. Iowa.
George Hunter brought down couple of
wagon loads Of fine coal last week from his
mine on the Big Spring creek, above town.
The coal was all in large chunks and OF
fjrst-class quality. Mr.. Hunter is now in
over 200 feet on the vein. and coal il ex-
posed everywhere. He intends to deliver
the coal with his own teams the coming fall
and winter for $6 per ton.
tea Lodge.
Billie Reavely will start chop house and
short order restaurant in this place.
The Congregational church will be built
about one block west of the school house.
Mrs. Nathan Smithers has gone east to
spend the winter with friends and rela.
tives
The grading for the side-track at the
Rocky Fork coal mines has been finished
and is ready for the ties.
Col. j. r. Dilworth left on the train Tues
day to visit Lancaster, Pa. his old eastern
home. He will be absent several weeks.
Thomas Sears, coal miner in the EN-
ploy Of the Rocky Fork coal company had
the misfortune to have his left foot badly
mashed in the mines Thursday morning.
The cornerstone of the Congregational
church was laid Sunday, Oct. 5. amid i'm
pressive ceremonies. Rev. o. G. Clark was
the spokesman of the occasion.
John kinnick and Miss Lizzie McAfferty
were married III Billings last week and came
immediately 10 he! Lodge. The groom is
one Of Red Lodges business men.
The wedding of Gus Dodge and Miss
Annie Tompkins has been postponed, as the
time was set for them to marry Thursday
II ght. this is positively the last postpone
nent and tho marriage ceremony will be
performed next week.
Thomas Hogan, the popular woolgrower
has purchased a bnnd of $50 head of
sheep, n fine ranch and several head of
horses from w. O. Pound, on Clarke's Fork.
Tie consideration paid for the ranch and
stock was $4,000 in cash. MIR. Hogan will
move all of his sheep west of town to his
new ranch and make many substantial i'm
provements at his sheep camp.
The school election of district No. q, for
voting for bonds amounting to $500. was
held Mt the office of A. p. McAnell. Monday.
Sept. -. i'll accordance with published
notice in this paper. There were two tick
cts printed; one for bonds, and one against
bonds. The election was carried unani.
lnously in favor of bonds and now the
the school house finished.
Grantstlale.
Rory McLeod's granaries are full to over
lowing, having thrashed 3,045 bushels of
wheat and oats from 50 acres.
H. B. Wayland's dog tackled porcopine
last Friday. and got his mouth full of ouills.
This is his second experience with the an
NAL.
Squire waddel raised over 1 200 bushels
OF grain on the late John W. Burley's place,
sos bushels of which was wheat from u
acres.
Ed Wiles reports that 275 people have WIS.,
tied his resort Mt Medical Spring ranch this
season. most OF them being we'll pleased
with the hot springs
Mr.. j. A. Hedge, the Riverside sawmill
man, was in town Friday. He is getting his
plant in shape for big run. He has got
tho logs-the finest in the country.
w. H.. Mccoy. of Darby, on Saturday
showed the product of the seed of one early
rose potato. There we're sixteen eyes. max
ing sixteen hills, from which he got l58 po-
tatoes that weighed eighty-four pounds.
They were nice. clean lot Of pototoes and
no mistake.
Rory Mcleod. of Gird's creek, again
added to the collection Of specimens of the
resources of the valley Friday. They con-
sisted of beautiful, hard head of cabbage,
weighing twenty-three pounds, an eight
pound beet. and a sixteen-pound turnip as
shapely as queen.
A few Of the leading citizens and farmers
OF the valley upon consultation have con-
cluded that flour mill, to answer the best
ends. should be a joint stock company mill,
gotten up on the cooperative plan, and, at
the instiRation of Messrs. Geo. Ward.
L. Lo!ing, H: H. Grant and others, it was
agreed to call meeting at the usual public
place Of gathering at Corvallis for consulta.
ton with the people of that vicinity.