The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1890-11-27
CITY NEWS AND GOSSIP.
Helena, Townsend, Bozeman and
Livingston Want Daily
Local Train
The Plans Completed and New
Opera House for Helena
Assured
The City and the New Cemetery-A Boy
and Slungshot-Chat With
= Census Agent.

Census Agent
George l. Tracy, the veteran commercial
agent who has been "doing'' Montana for
the past dozen years in the interest of more
than twenty manufacturing houses, has
directed his wel-known energy towards
heading movement to secure a Helena
Livingston local train. With this end in
view he has caused petitions to be circulated
in Helena, Townsend, Bozeman and Living
ston. The petitions are addressed to Mr.. G.
w. Dickinson, the assistant general super
intendent of the Northern Pacific. The
Livingston local is asked for as necessity,
and train that will greatly increase the
earnings OF the road between the points
named. A train is wanted that will leave
here at seven o'clock in the morning, make
the run Of 126 miles to Livingston in four
and one half hours and return to Helena
the same evening. This train is asked for
in consequence of the determination of the
company to abandon for the winter one of
its through passenger trains.
The best and most influential citizens OF
the four cities to be benefited have signed
the petition, and it will undoubtedly have
weight with the head officials. MIR. Dickin-
son is said to be in favor of the train from
a business standpoint, and in connection
with the petitions will exert himself to Sc
cure the service asked for.
"There ia no question but that this train
will pay the company" said Mr.. Tracy yes
terdav. II would not father the scheme il
7 %hourht %b,o vnpouv xuou1d lOuo p,orov
by it. Look at the Missoula local running
out of Helena. It was said at first that il
would not pay, but the company averages
800 profit per day out of that run. It
caused travel to increase. and it will be the
same on the other line. Helena is the
headquarters for q large number of men
whose business keeps them on the go.
Wherever you find city of financial and
commercial prominence you will find a
large number Of her PEOPLE going and COM
ing all the time. The business and mining
men of Helena have interests all over the
state that demand their frequent personal
attention. The travel in Helena is ten to
one what it is in Butte. We are a travelling
people, and if We could run down to Town
send, Bozeman or Livingston and return
the same day you would see large increase
In the travel between these points. As
profitable and as much of an accommoda-
ton as the Missoula local ia, believe the
Livingston local will be moro of benefit,
for the people and the railroad company.
We are using no threats and making no
promises. We want the train, however, as
business proposition
Messrs. Paulsen d Mcconnell the archi-
teots, have drawn plans and specifications
for a new opera HOUSE, for Mrs. Ming. The |
new structure will be located on the site of |
the present opera house, but its frontage
will extend to the corner of Breckenridge
street. giving it q frontage of about 126
feet. It is understood that work on the ex-
tension will be started the present year and
early next spring the present house will be
torn down and entirely remodeled. The
seating capacity will be increased and the
space between rows will be increased ten |
per cent. The proposed improvements and |
additions will cost in the neighborhood of |
e75 900 and the architects say that when it |
is completed Helena will have an opera
house that will compare favorably with the |
best in the country.
Some time ago-about three months-the |
city council entered into an agreement with
the new cemetery association to purchase |
20 acres OF land at el5O per acre, the ground
TO be used as potters field. The ordi-
nance adopted provided that the city had
the privilege Of taking this land and pay
ing 5000 for it. within period of 80
days. Another provision in the ordinance
was that for the period Of 10 years the city
should not use any other ground than this
for cemetery purposes. Alderman Lissner
has discovered that the time-or option
given ON this land has expired and that the
land has never been rendered to the city.
He says now that the company has the top
hand ON the city and can exact more money
for the ground than Vas agreed upon.
Under the terms of tho contract the oi ~ ia
without potters field, and should China
man die tomorrow there will be no place
to bury him il the association objects to
taking Chinese corpse. The alderman
Gays the ordinance was too hastily passed
a. upon closer inspection he finds that
everything 10 in favor of the as
ISOLATION. Notwithstanding the price for
lots il fixed by ordinance he understands
that the association demands in some cases
a. high a. 500 per lot. The cemetery in
outside Of the corporate limits. and he
doubts if the council has jurisdiction over
it. The alderman IL investigating the mat
tor and will probably bring it to the atten-
ton Of the council at it's next meeting.
The small boy and his mischievous slunp
shot are conspicuous around the streets
these days, and accompanying them are the
usual complaints. Yesterday, while a
horse vas turning corner, q boy snapped
his slunashot At the horse, striking him on
the neck. Tho sudden blow caused the
horse to shy and turn the buggy to whic
he was hitched over to one side. throwing
ont the occupants, Who happened to be a
woman and her son. As the horse shied the
wheels Of the buggy caught in street car
track. No serious damage was done but
the result might have been q great deal
worse, and all ON account Of boy and a
slunR shot. Anothsr playful pastime of
these lads 10 to shoot ut Cinnamon. II the
police don't make an example of one Of the
boys something serious may follow. In
many cities the use Of slunR shots 10 en-