The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1890-11-21
GENERAL NEW s
OF THE STATE.
Deer Lodge.

weeks.
Charley Harris arrived on Tuesday even
ing and will assume duties as guard at the
penitentiary.
Assessor Staten and wife have returned
from Carroll, where they went to bury
their infant son.
The young nimrods are Staying the jack
rabbits at present. There seems to be an
unusual number of them this season.
Jacob Hitz expects to occupy his pretty
new residence in North Deer Lodge next
week. the rlasterers having finished their
work.
Mr.. Mitchell received a beautiful pair of
antlers from q friend at Bearmouth on
Monday last, which he will have properly
mounted.
j. Paul Mitchell left Saturday last for
the Louisville Military academy, where he
will complete his course as surveyor and
mining engineer.
Congratulations are extended to Prof. A.
L. Stone, superintendent of the Anaconda
public school! upon the arrival at his house
of brand new son.
L. Z. Manning has resigned his position
at A. kleinschmidt q Co.'s and Mr.. Myers
is again at his post, having recently re-
turned from Butte.
The infant of Mr.. and Mrs. Edward Brush,
of Champion, died last Friday and was
buried here on Saturday. A large number
Of friends followed the remains to its last
resting place.
Frank Conlev returned from successful
duck hunt at Soda Springs, Idaho. on last
Thursday. He reports having had a fine
time and brought back about $50 ducks
which were distributed among his friends.
w. II. Trippett, who has for some months
ably edited the New North West, resigned
his position on Saturday night. His law
practice has SO increased that he found it
10 to- IL Yrrny att a
is succeeded by +. W. Harrison, late of st.
Paul.
Coyotes are very thick this fall. They
arc as bold as the average dog, and i'll West
Deer Lodge they make night hideous by
their melancholy barking. Old timers say
they don't remember of them ever being
more numerous than mt the present time.
Died, near Deer Lodge. at $3.50 p. M, on
Saturday, Nov. Ii, of dropsy,s James w.
Estill aged SO years and six months. The
funeral occurred from their residence, one
and one half miles south of this place, on
Monday following and was largely attend
ed. Rev. Tabor and Rev. Reid oficiated,
and conducted the most fitting services.
Boulder
w. b. Tindall the past week shipped
car load of hooses from Boulder to Chats
worth, ILL.,. by the Great Northern rail-
wav.
sister of Mrs. Johns, who recently came
to Elkhorn from Jay Gould and took charge
of the Metropolitan hotel, died at Elkhorn
monday night of diptheria.
District Clerk Harlow has been laid up at
home the past week with a severe cold. His
numerous friends will be glad to learn that
he is recovering and will be able to be out
in q day or two.
Elkhorn assembly of the Knights of La
Dor have issued invitations for Thanks
giving ball to be given in Gilliam's hall,
Elkhorn, Thursday evening OF next week,
and delightful time is anticipated.
Tom Basye and bride arrived Tuesday
evening from Dillon, where they were mar
ried Sunday last by Rev. Mr.. Pritchard.
The lady is from Pagosa Springs, Col, and
to the popular landlord of the Grand Cen
trail hotel.
The old Whitehall stage has been taken
off the road, and mail for that section of
the country now goes by rail by way of
Butte. This leaves the weekly stage down
out of Boulder. The service on that line
should be increased, as the numerous min
ing prospects in various sections of the
valley are rapidly increasing the popula-
ton, which should have better mail facil- |
tiles.
Miles City.
Monday was pay day at the post and the
boys in blue we're in the city Tuesday blow
ing themselves.
Mrs. Jno. HINES and her little daughter,
Nettie are just recovering from severe |
spell of sickness.
Mrs. J. D. Hicks departed Monday night |
on No. for Bozeman, having finished her
pleasure trip to the city.
A record of the trottinR races held in this
city in October can be seen in the Spirit of |
the Times of the 18th inst.
Work on the building at the electric light
station progresses slowly, owing to the |
fact that there is but one brick mason to be |
had.
Nate Osgood ia back from Fargo, North
Dakota, where he has been with a shipment |
of horses. Nate says he sold very we'll.
The Miles City club whist tournament,
the leading topics Of conversation among
whist players.
Tommy Doyle came in from Powder river
Monday and brings in good reports con- |
cerniug the stock in that country. Tommy |
is not decided as to whether he will make |
his home in the city this winter or not.
A gang Of men under the guidance Of JAS.
digging post holes for the extension of the |
incandescent circuit, which is expected to |
he rsad bv the private families in the east
end of town.
Daniel Blevins and family, Of Hollywood. |
have rented the w. G. Jones house, corner
OF Arnoux and Franklin streets and will
henceforth reside in this city.
Joseph Dennison and wife. of Sweet |
Grass hills. have rented Chas. Rowe's brick |
house on the hillside and will spend the |
winter in Fort Benton.
Assessor A. b. Hamilton has again been !
very sick at his home in Choteau. For "a |
week or more he has been suffering with a |
severe attack of asthma, 80 very serious as |
to alarm his friends. He is now somewhat |
better, though still in bed.
A petition was circulated Wednesday, adj |
dressed to congress asking for the opening
of the Fort Assinniboine hay reservation,
which contains about 1900 acres of the
finest hay land IN the state. This land
should be thrown open to settlement The
petition was signed by every resident of
Fort Benton to whom it WAS presented.
In speaking yesterday of the man who was
killed at Shelby junction some time ago we
gave the name of johnson. 1t should have
been John N. Thirty. He was engaged in a
quarrel with 4 man named THOMPSON.
formerly of the state of Virginia. over a
game of cards, which finally ended in Thiry
striking Thompson, when the latter drew
little thirty calibre pistol and fred at
the former. but without effect. Thirty then
picked up a small piece of lumber, and
though warned by Thompson to keep away,
started toward the latter with the intention
of striking him. A big Swede who was