The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1890-09-19
GENERAL NEWS
OF THE STATE.

VII A1AA ~ LILO
Butte.
The freight business of the Union Pacific
has increased 35 per cent. since February
last.
There are now twenty-five members OF
the Miners union on the SICK llst, cn1eny
down with mountain fever.
The funeral of Robert Opie, who died
Tnesdav. took place Thursday afternoon
under the auspices of Fidelity Ledge OF Ooo
Fellows.
Edward Smith. of Victor, and Miss Alma
Bengtson, of Butte, were married az tne
Mountain View NJ. Z. parsonage tuesday,
by Rev. ]. ]. McAllister.
All delegates and alternates to the demo-
cratic county convention OF silver bow
comfy are required to meet at the court
house of Butte, Tuesday, Sept. 20 at Il
O'Clock noon.
Anew divorce case was filed Wednesday
in the district court. The plaintiff is Dora
LundVall, an employee of Bonner's. enc
sues for divorce from her husband now IN
Portland, Oregon, alleging .desertlon as tae
cause.
Tho Masonic and Odd Fellow lodges of
VAUDEVILLE have given Joe Annear con-
, tract to erect lodge building for their oc-
cupancy that will be conspicuous feature
on DAly SGTect WucA OAOSVSNS "AAN wac. ~ -
credit to the town.
twas learned Wednesday at the Office OF
the county treasurer in the court house that
the most expensive item of disbursement
there at present is for witness foes Tor the
district court. The amount paid out there
daily averages $3.50.
Some of the young Hebrews Of Anaconda
have organized club for social gatherings
to include guests from Butte, proposal OF
- INT hic Cifv biOhIv
prove The initial party will take place at
the Montana hotel, Anaconda, on October
9TH.
The funeral of Pat MCGEE, who died last
Monday. took place from his late esidence
in Bluchertown, north of Wake. :. le, yes
terday and was very largely ate ded,. a
number of his friends from Idaho being
present to pay their last respects to tho de-
ceased.
A little girl whose name is said to be
Mellow suffered a very painful accident
Wednesday afternoon near the Montana
Central depot. While playing in the road
she was knocked down by one OF Mccoy d
Thomas teams and was carried OH with
broken leg.
The Butte and Boston company is making
preparations to test some of the clay from
The clay bank belonging to Chauncey West
and others located near Garrison. The
clay will be mixed with some silica from
the White Bear mine, located back of the
old Clipper mill, and the mixture then made
into fire brick and put into furnace.
Boulder.
The freight train on the Elkhorn branch
of the Northern Pacific will probably make
Boulder its lay-over point hereafter.
Miss Ida d. Wall, who has been visiting
her sister, Mrs. II. NJ. Cralle,. in Boulder
during the summer, started tor her hen
lucky home last Monday.
Last Monday night, between seven ant
eight O'Clock, some party entered thu
Northern Pacific office at the depot, getting
in through a window, and took from thu
safe about $40 in cash and note for $500
Mr.. Mccoy, Of the Bitter Root valley
was in town the past week, visiting hi
daughter, Mrs. Il. l.. Grady. He returne'
home Tuesday and was accompanied b.
Mrs. Grady, who will visit her old nom
for short time.
Died. in Radersburg, on Thursday, Sept
II, of softening of the brain, David Zim
norman, aged As years; in Boulder, o.
Wednesday, Sept. 3, Louis, infant son 0
II. Lichtendahl and grandson of Mr.. ant
Mrs. G. Y. Lee, aged four months AM
twenty days.
Mr.. Ferd G. Berendes, cashier of the FRS
National bank of Boulder, left Sunday. o.
Mich, and during his trip will visit othe
points in the east. While he is away Mrs
Berendes will visit friends at Butte AM
other places in the state.
The Boulder public schools made YER
fair start last week. with an enrolment NJ
to date of twenty-six in the high school de
partment; thirty seven in the grammar de
partment, and fifty four in the primary de
partment, total of III. Quite humble
who will attend school during the white
have not yet commenced, SO that the schoo
promise to be very we'll attended. and Their
is every indication that this will be mos
successful year.