The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1890-06-25
GENERAL NEWS
OF THE STATE.
Bnzelnan.

Tha receipts at Bozeman station for sig
days ending Saturday, June IA, were ~ 5h.
This is over 81 200 per day.
The funeral of Peter B. Stroup took plac .
on Saturday, under the auspices OF VIM.
Is wears of age, and had served. with dis
finntion. in the Mexican war and also in
the rebellion.
The Sunday school connected with the
Christian church is in prosperous condl-
ton, The attendance has been good for
some time past and the interest appears to
most of the other Sunday schools IN tho
city.
The wear of 1889 was, IN some respects, an
off-year for some of the farmers in Gallatin
county, vet quite number raised good
crops and those who kept grain until this
spring are realizing handso na Scott
oats at sl.35 per hundred. This amounts
to the sum of $3.50. Who says it doesn't
nay to farm in Gallatin county.
The passenger train which leaves Boze-
man for Butte consists of baggage car,
coach and sleeper. The sleeper is taken
from No. l, passenger, attached here, and
Same plan is observed at Garrison on the
train coming east through Butte. The ex-
nresa matter for Butte is transferred at
bozeman, and the Butte train follows the
one going via Helena to Garrison. The
time is $50 a. m.
The barber shop fixtures owned by
Charles Williams who some time ago left
Saturday sold bv Under-Sherif Crawford.
The outfit brought very fair figures.
james and Harry Rice returned from
Faribault, Mimi, by Saturday mornings
train and will enjoy the summer vacation
at home with their parents in this city.
The man, friends of Mr.. Edward Kelly,
of this city, will regret to learn that he is
still confined to his bed and very sick. He
has been suffering with chills and fever,
and is now threatened with typhoid fever.
Sun River.
E. D. HASTE reports work on the Grown
Butte canal progressing as rapidly as the
weather will permit.
At the parsonage on Thursday ev ening.
the 18th instant. by Rev. j. II. Little, Chas.
L. Herzog and Miss Flora +. Mccartney
were united in marriage.
Mr.. Chris Dolan's step-brother, r. E.
Molt, whom Chris has not seer. for fourteen
years, was in town Monday. Mr.. Molt has
come with his family to Montana from
Pueblo, Colorado, and will settle at Flor
ence.
Judge Burcher is erecting a tall flag staff
at the school house, upon which to fly the
stars and stripes awarded to Mr.. Charles
Bull for having written the prize essay of
the'pnblic schools of Montana for Boston
newspaper.
Samuel j. Hern, stock inspector, writes
Mr.J. G. Adams that the president of the
board of stock commissioners directs him
to notify owners of stock in Northern Mon
tana that a lot of Montana cattle were
crossing the line in the vicinity of the Sweet
Grass hills, and that they will have to bring
them back orget into trouble.
Glendive.
The demand for lots rim Glendive is in
creasing and prices advancing.
Last Tuesday the thermometer registered
JOB, being two. degrees warmer than any
day last summer.
1t is q goodly sight and a guarantee
against hard times to see the wagons load.
ed with wool driving TO the warehouse and
unloading.
J. G. Ramsay and Miss Annie L. Miski.
men were married June 10 by Rev. J. Hosk.
ing. John w. Whaley and Miss Julia H
O'Rourke we're also united in marriage
June 10 by Rev. Father Lindesmith.
Virginia City.
II you want to have good time on the
Fourth, come to Virginia City and cele-
brate.
On last Sunday Judge J. H. Davis united
in marriage Mr.. Joseph Spray and Mrs. j.
A. Marsh, both of this city.
Court adjourned last Monday. It was
not very spirited term, although large
amount of business was disposed of.
All sons of veterans of the late war, who
are residents of Madison county, are re-
quested to send their names to Captain
John H. Davis, Virginia City. Montana.
This vicinity has been visited by several
slight frosts during the past week. but at
far as learned the damage to vegetation has
been light. few of the tenderer plants
only have been nipped.
The trustees of school district No. 5, ir
Madison county, state of Montana, will, or
Thursday, the 31st day of July, A. D. 1890
between the hours of II o'clock m. and
o'clock p. m. of said day. at the store of II
D. Rossiter. in the town of Sheridan, Madi.
son county, Montana, sell coupon bonds o.
said school district, to the amount of 5000
Said bonds will be in the denomination o.
81 900 each, and will bear interest at tn,
rate of seven per cent per Rnnum, and will
be payable in ten years, and redeemable IL
five years from their date; interest upol
said bonds to be payable semi-annually.
What Do You Know
About the Superb Pullman Dining Car
, which have been recently placed in servic
via the Union Pacific, 1.-THE Overlan,
Route?'' They run on the fast Vestibul
Express between Council Bluffs and Denve
and on the Limited Fast Mail' betwee,
Council Bluffs and Portland.
II you want to get q sumptuous mea
while travelling, don't fail to take the trai1
on which these diners run. Meals, whicl
cannot be surpassed in any of the first-clas
hotel IN the country, are served in thes
ears ct 75c each.