The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1890-07-30

And now comes another. This is in re-
ply to Trustee Howey's card, and it speaks
for itself:
HELENA, July 29.-To THE INDEPENDENT:
In answer to the statement of Mr.. Howey
in your paper to-day, ! desire that Mr..
Howey will in the future leave my name
out of any of the schemes that he might
have on hand.
When Mr.. Howey called on me and asked
what was going to do, he knew what my
price was, and he also knew would not re-
duce my price at all. If he thought 1would
pay him to purchase my property he made
a mistake, for was not 80 much IN need OF
money as he perhaps Thought.
When this property was bought by me
the purchase was made while Mr.. Dewitt
was alive, and when the transfer took place
an error was made by describing frac-
tional part Of lot as north, instead OF south.
As soon as discovered this error imme-
diately called on Mrs. Dewitt and she at
once rectiied it. and the same is now on
record. Therefore the heirs of Mr.. Dewitt
cannot under any circumstances make any
claim on this properly.
think it very cowardly for Mr.. Howey
he cannot cover his rascality in any other
way, and if he carries his cup as level as
Mrs. Howard has done in this town, there
will be no occasion for the voice of the peo-
Pile to request his resignation az trustee of
the school board Very M t5uly Hov..n.
The attempt by Mr.. Howey to make this
controversy appear in the light of politi-
cal move has only led people to regard it as
an effort to detract public attention from
the real issue, and number of republicans
and democrats yesterday SO expressed
themselves. The people Of the First ward
have by the above card expressed their
feelings which simply confirm all The INDIE
PENDENT has published on this matter. In
stead of decreasing, the feeling is incroas-
ing to such an extent as to create move
upon the part of some people to ask for the
resignation Of some of the school board.
An INDEPENDENT reporter called on num-
Der of real estate men to get figures or
prices on property in the vicinity OF the
Objectionable to the First ward residents.
The result of the investigation was as fol-
lows:
Mr.. Thornhurgh, Of Wallace & Thorn
bureh-"Of course the rule is, get all yon
can for your property. For school pur-
very liberal price for the property sold by
Messrs. Guthrie and Palmer"
A. ]. Steele & Co.-"In block $50, Helena
town site fronting on Rodney street, our
Lists Lists E give that property avalue Of $50 per
Mr.. Railsback, of B. s. w. Folk 4 Co.
81 should say that $40 per foot is q big
price for property in that vicinity. It isnot
in demand and there has not been any call
for it this SUMNER
Jas. P. orter-"Property up there is
worth all the way from $50 to $40 per
foot.'
w. E. Cox-"Fifteen dollars per foot is
the value would place on property in that
part of town."
Jno. s. M. Neill-'You can quote me as
saying that $50 per foot is big price for
such property. The town is building away
from ho@ there e. and think up there is
Mr.. Nelll made very careful cxamina-
ton of his property lists before he reached
this conclusion and taking out q pencil and
paper began to show how much more desir-
able and how much cheaper Mrs. Towards
property has Ito feet frontage and is 1876
deep, and for Sc, 500 was sold at about $50
+ per foot. Besides this it is not on a corner
but in the middle Of block. He then
marked of on map Mrs. Howard's prop
eIty. This embraces the south half Of two
blocks. It has 136 feet frontage on Rodney
street with the same on Spencer street and
NO feet frontage on Pine street-just ex-
actly the thing for fine school ground.
This was offered for $500, or say &63 per
foot. Now just take the value of its 'front.'
age on Rodney and the frontage on spen-
Ger, (which is not figured in the transac-
tion) and you are getting this property in
reality for $3.50 front foot. The i'm
proved property adjoining it on the north
cannot be bought for anything short of 800
per foot and Mr.. Neill says Mrs. Howard's
property was the most suitable that could
be secured and the cheapest.
W: +; Cnmmins-'.On January @, 1880.
Mr.. S. X. Palmer listed with me 60 feet of
property in block $50, Helena townsite,
being lots 8 and 4, at $3.50. This prios
was to include my commission. Mr.. Palm
er's property is improved with four-room
n0tfape of the Vaiu0. ahOuld iu1Oe nf
$500. have never been notified Of the
sale of the property. It is still listed with
meat least it has never been ordered of
nv books.
Upon Mr.. Cummins' statement it will be
seen that for his ground Mr.. Palmer re-
ceived an advance Of $1,O0o on his former
Gsking price. Whether the cottage was in
cluded IN the sale is not known.
Only few more chamber sets LEFT ut the Bee
Hive and selling for $50. }Ftg
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