The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1890-10-16
CITY NEWS AND GOSSIP.
Congressman Carter Reaches Home
and is rendered a Tame
Welcome.
A Small Procession and {
Brass Bend Escorted Him
to Town.
A Lonesome Trip Through Eastern Mon
tana-A Billings Man Talks Of Car
ter-News and Gossip.

tana-A Billings Man Talks of Car
ter-News and Gossip.
Among yesterdays distinguished arrivals
in the city was Congressman Thomas H.
Carter. About fifty of the faithful went
down to the Northern Pacific depot to
escort him up town. A remnant of the coli
scum brass cornet band was on hand to
lend some life to the occasion. There was
an effort made to be enthusiastic as Mr..
Carter appeared on the platform, but it fell
fat. SsaF.7"eyerybody present tried to get
a handshake with Mr.. Carter, but he
seemed to want to avoid this ordeal and
was hurried TO carriage by Andrew Jack
son Seligman. Somebody proposed form
ing procession, but rush was then made
for the street cars. just four carriages and
about thirty young men fell in line. headed
by the Lrass band, and marched to town.
The vivid imagination of II Herald
reporter magnifed the oven four
carriages to twenty EIGHT. While marching
up Main street milk wagon laden with
cans of the tactical fluid fell behind the pro-
cess1on unable to get in front or past it, and
served to lengthen the procession. A spec
tator wanted to know why the Capital City
band was not hired to escort the slippery
statesman. He was informed that the
Capital City band used silver instruments,
and the committee wanted to be consistent
with Carter's silver record. Mr.. Carter has
grown rather portly since his residence in
Washington. lie had large number of
callers during the afternoon. Upon reach
ing his residence on the west side Mr.. Car
tor was called upon for speech, which he
delivered from the door steps. He was
heartily thankful for the reception, and
said he was glad to see this approval of
humble effort. He promised to speak at
length at some future time, and concluded
by saying the congress just adjourned had
kept all its pledges and was ready again to
ask the suffrages of the people. Mr.. Carter
then Withdrew and later on registered.
Mr.. Carter's journey through eastern
Montana was rather dreary one. He was
not the recipient of any demonstration
along the line of the Northern Pacific and
at no point did a crowd gather to greet him.
To an acquaintance on the train, in talking
over the political situation, Mr.. Carter said
he was aware of the fact that he had very
hard fight ahead. From his tone it was in
ferred he WAS afraid of Hon. w. w. Dix
on's popularity and from now until election
day Mr.. Carter will get but little sleep. A
passenger said that the only person that
met Carter at Billings was Helena man.
During the past summer it is estimated
that the population of Billings decreased
just $40. Many people left because they had
grown tired of waiting for the Grow reser-
walton to be thrown open to settlement a
boon which the suRve candidate had prom
ised that he would secure for Yellowstone
county. Carter and Goddard are more
than Yellowstone county can stand"
These are the exact words of well-known
Billings man yesterday. "You can safely
predict that our county will roll up a ma
jorlty for Hon. w. w. Dixon. Our people
have the highest regard for the honesty and
integrity of the democratic standard
bearer"
An excursion to Butte is announced for
Saturday, via the Montana Central. The
occasion is to assist in drumming up a
crowd to greet Carter, who is billed to
speak there on Saturday night. The fare
will be IS for the round trip. In view OF
the fact that there was Butte excursion
just two weeks ago, it is not very probable
that crowd can be mustered up. There
are not enough enthusiastic Carter repub-
icans left in Helena. Like the willy con-
gresham "they believe it to be impolitic, if
not unfair" that the entire Montana del
egation in congress should come from
HAlnna Tho foohlo offr <~
In the procession as it passed republican
headquarters was rather significant.
Uncle Jerry T. Sullivan, the old gentle
man with snowy white hair and beard, who
is a conspicuous figure about town, sat in
the city council chamber during the entire
session Tuesday evening. He was there to
receive the Judgment awarded him by the
district court. Jerry fell into the cellar of
the Uncle Sam building about three years
ago while it was being excavated. He
brought suit against the city for damages and
was awarded $500 which, with interest and
costs amounted to $702. The city council
made an appropriation for the amount. II
is understood tho city will recover the
money from MIR. karatofsky who fought
expense of contest with the city. Uncle
Jerry is in needy circumstances and the
money will no doubt do him some good
Alderman Spencer's name was uninten-
tionallv omitted from the report of Tuesday
nights proceedings of the city council.
He wants his constituents to know that he
ia doing something for them. Through his
efforts the repairing of Clore street was or
dered and he advocated the advisability of
the fire department running upon that and
other side streets in case of fire.
The many friends of Mr.. Mady, and
they include nearly every person in Helena,
regretted to see that his store was closed
yesterday by attachment. Mr. Mady was
acting in the capacity of agent for the Hell
ena Clothing company and was doing .
good business. An eastern firm held not.
that would not fall due until March l. sne
the firm of Kleinschmidt Bros, Rineholi
and Albert, grew uneasy and had the plac,
attached. Mr.. Mady says he was dom,
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