The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1890-08-05
CITY NEWS AND GOSSIP.
Another Fire Yesterday Supposed TO
be the Work Of Mischisvious
Young Rassals.
Cheyenne Wants to Play Base
Ban with the Helena
AthleticA <
lrusio 1t the Broadwatsr.--AM Main strset
Nuisauce---Wants to Wrestso...
Other News

For tho second time within q week hres
have been started in the vicinity of the
block, ON the Payne property.
Yesterday stable caught fire there and the
department promptly put it ont. It was
Just week ago yesterday that stable on
the same lot was ON fire. A woman who
lives in the Diamond block says she saw
boys ret some hay on fire with a match and
then run, and in view Of the fact that tho
origin of yesterdays IRE was laid to boys
playing with matches, it is very probable
that the same boys are responsible for this
blaze. The Salvation Army barracks fire, is
thought by some people to be due to the
ought to be watched by the police.
Baseball is at standstill. Helena can
not find anybody to play with. Manager
Muth has resumed negotiations with the
Butte club for game next Sunday. A let
ter was received from the Cheyenne club
yesterday asking for dates and it Is very
probable that satisfactory arrangements
ssn be made for series Of games with the
champion Wyoming team. The new short
stop for the Athletic club arrived from
Portland yesterday. His name is Frank
Cahill. Jack Lewis of the Iowa-1llinois
league will arrive in few days and will be
q change catcher. Crotty has done excel
lent work behind the bat playing every
game without grumble. A change catcher
Is needed in the Helena team and with the
new additions Helena will bar nothing in
tie base ball line.
The musical attraction at the Broadwater
resort now is Prof. ]. H. Peterman's or
chestra. The professor was formerly at
Fort Missoula in the government service.
but recently got his discharge, and has de-
cided to take up his residence in Helena.
His orchestra, while small, renders excel
lent and entertaining music, and is con-
posed of himself and three children-two
daughters and son. The children range
in age from about seventeen to thirteen.
Miss Lillian Peterman performs on the
piano, Miss Juliet the cornet. and Master
Henry Peterman handles the violin in q ored-
liable manner, while the professor also
plays the cornet. Tho family give 9 pleas
ant and refined musical entertainment.
They will remain at the Broadwater giving
parlor concerts every evening during this
week.
The famous Japanese wrestler, Matsadi
eorachi, and Butte man named 6chu-
macher are to wrestls in Butte this week.
Harry Woolrich. a we'll known local sport,
has man whom he wants to nAhoh against
the winner for $500 or 81, 900 aade. Man
and money to be found At the HeAdouarters
valoon. t,t..t
A party Of Helena people drots down to
Hilger's Saturday night to take sail on
the Missouri by moonliaht. The steamer
Rose was steamed up but she refused to
move out to the river. owing to tho shallow
water. Not to be deprived Of the sail, how
ever, some flat boats were rugged up and q
sail Of two miles or more was had. About
midnight the party returned homo we'll
pleased with their adventure.
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BY glance at the list of departures it
will be seen that great many are bound
for Boston. They 20 TO attend tho 9. A. r.
reunion which is to be held at the "hub." "
A number of the Helena people leave today,
joining the train here bearing the Cali
fornia, Oregon and Warrington delegates.
This will arrive via tho Northern Pacific.
F. W. Combs, the Helena delegate to the
Sons of Veterans national encampment to
be held at ST. Joseph, Mo-, will soon leave
for that point. He has been instructed by
the officers Of the local camp. to work hard
to have the next national enoampment held
in Helena. There is no reason why Helena
should not be the place of holding the next
encampment. There is ample accommoda-
ton for the 1000 or 5000 Sons of Veterans
who would come here and they would have
splendid opportunity to see what a grand
new state Montana ID. Il 10 to be sincerely
hoped that MI. Combs will win the day fol
Helena.
Attention was called once before to the
steel rails projecting from the ground on
certain parts of Main street. In some
places they have been covered over, but in
others they have not and particular refer
ence ia now had to the rail in front of the
Atlas block. This Is big and dangerous
nuisance, and during the past week foul
buggy wheels have been broken there
Yesterday evening DR.. KelloRg's buggy wal
caught by the wheel and broken and he
says he will make the city pay the damage
This is matter which should have the
immediate attention of the street commits.
sioner.
A new attraction at the Helena is mag.
ni6cent phonograph. Drop nickel in tn,
slot and your ears will be greeted with fin,
song from splendid quartette. The notes III,
as cleer and sweet as though coming direct
" from the singers. The instrument caugh
instant favor and was surrounded by man,
spectators yesterday.
The strineing of q big lead cable on lowe
Main street attracted good deal of atten
tion yesterday. It was reeled of from biz
wheel and owing to the great weight tn
work progressed slowly. The cable con
tains l23 copper wires and is the property O
the Rocky Mountain Telephone Go.
Do You Want Home?
If 80, buy anew and substantial hve-roon
house built for the owner. Easy terms
Call at the premises, los Alta street. ON
block east Of Hobaok, and one block soutl
Of Broadway.