The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1890-08-16

months Visit among friends at WHITE 0oA-
phur Springs Saturday.
J.. NJ. Power returned. from jackson.
Mich, Tuesday, where he went with
bunch of horses. The horse market in the
east is very low.
Hereafter the Meagher County News will
be issued at White Sulphur Springs instead
of Townsend. The course the paper will
pursue will appear in the first issue at the
county seat.
Miss Kathyn Wilson, Of Helena, is visit
ing with the family of Mrs. Rosenbaum'
down the valley. While out huckleberry-
ing the other day the whole party was
thoroughly drenched BY rain from cloud
which passed over the mountain.
Phflipsburg.
The electrician has finally arrived to put
the electric plant in operation, and is al
ready busying himself with the work.
H. E. Boyd, lately employed in the store
of L. w. Shodair, has gone to Granite 10
take charge of the dry goods department IN
VIM. Weinstein d Co.'s store. James
Thompson will fill the vacancy at eno-
dair's.
A small cloud-burst occurred in this
vicinity last Sunday and for about one hour
rain fell in sheets until it lay from three to
six inches deep on the level. No damage OF
any consequence was done and the weather
since has been perfect.
It is generally believed that wien the in
corporation question is settled syndicate
between here and Granite. Many OF our
most thorough business men look upon the
project as a necessary thing and one that
would advance both camps as much as any
one thing that could be done.
Station Agent Paskill reports that the re-
ccipts for the month of June were $37, OOO,
an increase of $4,000 over June, 1889.
This is convincing evidence that the dis
trict is not going backward very rapidly,
and although there is not quite SO much
passenger travel as there was last year, the
business seems to be keeping up just the
same.
Q. L. Gamer, of Chicago, ILL.,; Dan
Gamer, of San Jose, CAL; Fred Gamer, OF
Anaconda, and Gus Gamer, of Helena,
were all visitors in our town this week.
Dan Gamer is member of the Gamer d
Jacky firm, of this place. The brothers
have not all been together for quarter of
Q century. and merry meeting has been
tho result.
Mr.. Mcdaniel has nearly completed his
ferry at St. Clair. This will give the people
of Chestnut valley the choice of two boats.
The trustees of the estate of the late
Thomas McKingley sold off the various ef-
fects belonging to the deceased at public
0ucCiOn, oA SATURDAY oA'eAAooA 4oeO' o0
Cascade.
There ia some talk now of putting down
the Nicholson pavement on Main street.
This pavement proved failure in Chicago
and Portland, Oregon, on account of the
humidity Of their climates, but in this
comparatively dry atmosphere it may work
we'll.
Mr.. John Largent has growing in a field
of about three acres. skirting Berkeley val
1ov IN, Nny, Rivar xphnnt that will no lOuh1
yield thirty bushels to the acre. This wheat
is not growing upon bench land, but it il
upon land that is high and dry and hal
never been irrigated. This would seem te
argue that wheat can be raised here in ordi'
narily wet seasons without irrigation.
The district court has given judgment
of custer against H. l.. Mcintyre, the pres
emit incumbent of the Office of county sur.
veyor, and reinstated VIM. f. Kern, who
was duly elected by majority of the voters
of Cascade county to fill that Office. Soor
after entering upon the duties of his Office
in the discharge of his duties, was oustee
by the county commissioners, and II. l.
Mcintyre appointed. and who has held ant
exercised the functions of the Office sine,
the 28th of last January.
Billings.
DR.. j. H. Rinehart went west on Tuesda!
expecting to take trip to the coast and b.
absent about week or ten days.
Senator A, L. Babcock and wife and SOL
Lewis and Mrs. H. w. Rowley and sol
have gone to the national park to spend
few days in making tour of wonderland
J. B. Scott special agent for the censu
live stock statistics in Montana and tn
Dakotas. WAS here during the week work
ing on that proposition.
F. A. White. formerly connected with til
Rocky Fork Coal company at Red Lodge
will establish himself in the real estate an
commission business at Helena, to whic
place he has removed his family.
A cowboy in the employ of the CY Gait
company, named Walter Higgins. viii
rounding up cattle on Rawhide creek, foul
teen miles south Of Rusk. was struck h
lightning and instantly killed. He can
from Mount Vernon, Ill.
The crops in general along the line of Il
railroad between Billings and Stillwat,
make a good showing. Hay is rather THU
out, though not very tall. Some splendi
fields of corn are noticeable, and the limite
acreage of wheat makes good showin
Harvesting is we'll under way.
Great Falls.
Sam Smith will leave for the coast {
Saturday ON pleasure trip.
The A. NJ. E. church supper and festiv
Wednesday night was we'll attended and Il
supper an excellent one.
Miss Atkinson and Miss Davenport.
Helena arrived from the capital yesterd
and will spend several days visiting frien
here.
R. A. Day, building superintendent
Wallace 4 Thornburgh, Helena, is in Il
city to superintend the construction of 70
cottages on Fifth avenue north and Fit
street. It ID the intention of this firm
build several more cottages in desirable Il
calities the present season.
Policeman II. q. Ball recently recover
from the range four horses which he turn
out over two years ago. The horses we
not branded when turned loose on t
range, but now each horse supports a bra1
that can be read half mile off. Mr.. B,
identified his horses by a private mark
small hole in the left ear.
Capt. Taylor has received telegram fro
the fish department of the Royernme
stating they were ready to forward anoth
car here when transportation could be a
ranged. Mr.. Taylor answeredthat tran
portation was already provided for, SO it
likely the fish will be here next week. Tn
will be put into the river at Sun riv
BRIDGE