The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1890-07-08
Notes Of the Trip,

There were large number of ladies with
the party, among them being Mrs. /. II.
Holmes and Mrs. Eulalia Bennett. All
seemed pleased with the trip, and with the
treatment received.
A. J. Fisk, of the Herald, DR.. G. X. Cole,
w. E. Cox and Geo. F. Woolston, who went
over to meet the excursion train spent Sun
day evening and Monday morning in Butte.
All spoke highly of Mr.. Ingalls,, the rep
who accompanied the party, and hope he
may be with them upon all subsequent ex-
cursions.
Col. A. NJ, York. secretary of the Interior
Land and Immigration company, was called
from Salt Lake City to Portland on Friday
last, hence he was not along. But he wired
from Spokane Falls last night that he
would be here to-day.
The party did not reach Spring Hill un-
til nearly noon, and then such rally as
was made in the eating house is not often
seen. But plenty of time was given and all
were satisfied. However, the cafe was
about Qua of provisions when the train
pulled Qua.
j. P. Porter, our own J. p, went down to
Ogden and came up with the party. He ia
sanguine that this and the succeeding ex-
cursions will be of great benefit to Helena,
and will create movement that will do
to the front than anything that has ever oc-
CURED.
The next excursion two weeks from today
will come from Denver as we'll as Salt Lake
and Ogden, and it will no doubt be a hum
mer. 1t was these excursions that made
Denver what it is today and Mr.. ]. G.
Holmes was the man that managed the
Denver excursions. In his line he has no
equal in the country.
Hon. Willis G.: Emerson, lately prom
| inent citizen of Kansas, but now leading
business man of Ogden and interested with
the Interior Land and immigration COM
| pany in their Helena movement, came in
wreathed in smiles. He has done the work
of six ordinary men, and it is largely due to
his efforts that the excursion was a sue
cess.
Hon. l. r. Holmes, president of the In
terror Land and immigration company
seemed highly pleased with the outcome Of
their first Helena excursion. Mr.. Holmes is
a veteran in the business. He has handled
hundreds of thousands over scores of roads
and never has one of his various parties
met with the slightest accident. He thinks
Helena is great city and sure to be the
city or the great inter-mountain region.
Maj. A. Trabing, of the Trabing CONNER
the excursionists. The major has been
mayor of Laramie for four years. John
Rohrbaugh and the major met yesterday on
the train for the first time in twenty-three
years. At that time they were both IN the
army. In an amateur theatrical perform
western plains. when women were scarce,
kohrbaugh once played Mrs. Toodles to
Maj. Trainings Mr.. Toodles.
Having worked the carnival and even
| held men up on the streets of Ogden, a
gang of sure-thing men boarded the Helena
excursion train to ply their vocation, but
owing to the vigilance of the excur sion
managers they met with poor success and
two of the men are now in jail at Spring
Hill, Beaverhead county. It was known
Sunday night that the sure-thing men were
on the train and patrol was appointed to
watch the cars all night, and as a result
nobody was robbed. The train ran over
from Granger to Green River, the only con,
venient point where the passengers could
get supper. While boarding the tram a
from J.. b. Power, of Dubuque, Ia, and
the thief got away. Messrs. ingalls,.
Holmes, Bennett and Emerson kept close
Hill yesterday noon two of the sharpers were
successfully working the shell game and
had made about 500. 1t was while the
train stopped for lunch. One of them was
seen working the shells, when a deputy
sheriff was notified and he arrested the
man. As he laid his hand on his shoulder
the prisoner passed the shells to an accom-.
plice. Mr.. Emerson. of the party, observed
this maneuver, aud Immediately threw his
arms around the accomplice and held him
tight. The steerer tried to beg of. but
both were run in Jail. The township judge
was soon found and within twenty minutes
the crooks were bound over to the Beaver.
head county grand jury. Their victims
were restored their money. One of the
prisoners had the immaculate nerve to ask
Mr.. Ingalls, to extend the time on his ticket,
but as the time when the pair will be at lib
erty is 80 indefinite Mr.. Ingalls, respect
fully declined to entertain the proposition.
He was expecting to hear the other prisoner
ask him to 20 on his bond.