The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1890-06-23
CITY NEWS AND GOSSIP.
Testing the Properties Of Valuable
Mineral Spring in This
City.
Tho Street Railway Controversy
Likely to End in a Peace
able Manner.
TIVE Old Friends-Th0 Census Enumera-
tion-Meetine To-day-The Case Of
Alderman Wilmer.

Alderman Wilmer.
Alderman Lissner's public drinking foun-
tain in front Of his International hotel,
promises to be greatly sought for after ito
qualities have fully become known. It is
we'll known that Mr.. Lissner has spring
of water which rises in the gulch near Res
ervoir hill. This water besides being pure
as crystal is known by actual experience to
have great curative powers, especially for
kidney troubles. The water after remain
ing in q jar or vessel any length Of time
leaves white coating behind which is
nothing less than magnesia and sulphur.
Several persons using the water for kidney
cure and three or four gentlemen who have
used it find great relief after using it from
one week to ten days. A travelling man who
is using it thinks it is an elixir of life as
we'll. It is highly charged mineral water
and Mr.. Lissner will have it examined by
experts in San Francisco. Several patients
with kidney troubles use no other water for
domestic use than this and Mr.. Lissner has
more of it than he can dispose of, though it
may yet prove fortune to him.
Yesterday all was quiet on Main street
and there was no evidence remaining of the
hustle and contention of Saturday after
noon, except the new street railway be-
tween Broadway and Seventh avenue. The
men had all ceased work and the main
thorou ghfare of the city presented its usual
Sunday appearance. Mr.. A. NJ. Thorn
burg was one of the early risers to view the
situation. He was seen walking about in
the carly morning, complacently viewing
the scene and chatting familiariy with
one of the men employed to defend his por-
ton of the line during the night. There
were a number of rumors Saturday night
and Sunday as to the probable action that
would be taken by the contending par
ties. All proved to be utterly eroundless. It
was said Saturday night that Col. Broad
water had sent to Great Falls for large
force of experienced railroad builders and
track-layers to complete the proposed cleo
trio line, and special train was expected
at 8 o'clock yesterday morning, but this
story proved to have been without any
foundation. Last night it was said Wallace
d Thornburgh had employed a force of
men to begin work at 3 a. m. this morning,
in consequence of which a number of extra
policemen were placed in those quarters
where it was presumed they would do the
most good. But up to the hour of gong to
press no new move had been made by either
of the contendinR parties. It is believed
now that an amicable arrangement will be
concluded whereby both parties can have
the use of the track when completed, and
all differences will be adjusted.
An incident that forcibly called to mind
tho state of civilization in the south quar-
ter of century ago happened in this city
yesterday. A tall, we'll PISSED and cour-
teous looking gentleman was passing in
front of the Grand Central hotel yesterday
afternoon when he was stopped by genteel
looking colored man, who asked him his
name. The information was granted; then
the colored man told his new aoquain tance
who he was. They each grasped the others
hand in friendly clasp, and if there is
such a thing as retrospective look upon
mems faces-a moment when world of
memory rushes in upon them and they are
for the time being lost in contemplation of
happenings and incidents of by-gone days,
then those two men bore that look. A glad
smile lightened up their faces and they ad-
journed to talk over old times and had
hardly got started when the town clock
struck the hour of midnight. It was learned
they were both natives of old Virginia and
had been boys together on the old planta-
tion. The colored man, more than quar-
ter of century ago was the slave of the
white mans father.
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