The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1890-08-09
CITY NEWS AND GOSSIP.
The Hendricks Democratic Club
Growing in Enthusiasm
and Membership.
Another School House to be
Built in the First
Ward.
What MI. Wallace Has to Say About the
Alleged Lot Jumping - Other
Newsy Notes.

ALLEGED Lot Jumping - Other
Newsy Notes.
A meeting of the Hendricks Democratic
club was held last evening and sixteen new
names were added to the membership roll.
and nearly every one of them were young
men, an incident which greatly pleased the
president. MIR. Robert b. Smith. Secretary
Curtis was on hand and full of enthusiasm.
He administered some sound advice about
the necessity for united action and would
like to see the several committees show a
willingness to do the work assigned to
them, and especially the committee on en-
paging headquarters for the club rooms.
There are more than 100 members in the
club now and this can be swelled to 500
without any difficulty if tho ward commit
tees will go to work.
President Smith said that Maj. Maginnis
of state democratic association at Tacoma,
but he could not attend. Gov. Toole was
asked by the Tacomans to select some man
in his place. and he mentioned President
Smith, of the Hendricks club, who has been
invited, but he has not yet made up his
mind about accepting the invitation.
Col. Curtis, Leon La Croix, G. P. Con-
polly, s. K. Davis and r. q. Davies each
made short addresses to the club, and a
spirit of earnestness for the welfare of the
club was manifested. The secretary here
after will notify each member Of the time
of meeting by postal card, in addition to
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The residents Of the west half of the First
ward are going to have school house. The
pressure of public criticism brought to
bear upon the school trustees has brought
about this result as the only practical
means of restoring quiet in the neighbor-
hood. Alderman Lissner and others were
out yesterday looking for suitable site for
the proposed school, Whether the plans of
the east side building will be changed 80 as
to reduce its size in order to equalize mat
ters, 80 that the expense for both buildings
will not be greater than the cost Of the
original one, is not known.
William Wallace, Jr., imagines that he
has been characterized in these columns as
q lot jumper and submits the following
explanation of his connection, or of the
firm, with the Mexican "Joe'' Albertose
property on Main street:
s'The cabins on this ground have been
there since the early mining days of Last
Chance. City brought suit for portion of
the ground claimed by Albertose and others
being the part pointing on Main street
and was beaten the question of law all be-
ing decided against it, both in the district
and in the supreme court. Among other
questions determined was the iact that AL
bertose and others were occupants; at the
time and long before the Helena townsite
was surveyed; that the survey should have
respected their rights, and that the ground
instead of being laid OF as q street, should
have been laid off in lots of not exceeding
been laid off. would have belonged to Al
bertose and others. The city tried to take
advantage of this wrongful act of the pro-
bate judge and hold the ground; and in this
case the city stands in the position of
Jumper" The only interest W. Wallace
il. or Toole & Wallace have was acquired
by decd from true owners after the final
trial of above lawsuits, rs a fee for their
services in successfully defending the same.
which il it had not prevailed against the
city in the case, we would have had no in
terest whatever in the property. The fences
in question are built on the line of the
ground actually and always claimed by
Albertose and others, under their ancient
occupancy, which they never could enter
because not marked as town lots on plat)
he of &ko
since when they have obtained and long
have held probate deeds for all the ground
which lies within their fence lines"
There is young man at the upper end of
town, whose profession is booster for
some Of the gambling dives on the west
side of Main street, that the police should
watch. besides several others like him. A
sheepherder arrived from White Sulphur
Springs few days ago with $500 or $500 on
his person and proceeded to have time.
He left part of his money with business
man. After loading up with bad whisky he
diverted himself with the 'tiger'' and
FOUNDERS hocked around him like crows
around a carcass. He lost good deal of
his money the first night and fell in with
the booster who assisted him in getting
rid of every cent he had. Yesterday the
sheepherder borrowed IS to get home with
and before taking his departure he said to
the business man, ''Do you know who that
fellow is that was with me?" Gle referred
to the s'booster," and the business man did
not know him). why, that fellow" said
the sheepherder, with an air that W ould in
dictate that he had been highly honored, sis
the cashier of the First National bank
So the booster" told the sheepherder. and
gave as a reason for his presence around
the gambling houses that he was laying of
few days and wanted to see the town.
There is something which person can
not help but noticing when riding out to