The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1890-06-06
CITY NEWS AND GOSSIP.
The California University Foot Ball
Team Anxious to Meet
Helena Team.
A Reward offered for the Appre-
hension Of Julie the Dowd
Murderer.
su.,.,. VIII Have a Crack Ball Team--The
Chamber of Commerce--About
the Census.

LAc SCASAos
The University of California football
fam. which will shortly pass through Hell
ena on an eastern tour. has written to the
Helena Athletic association that 1t Will play
., exhibition game here if a team can be
torr,ed tn meet it, Chairman John Wilson
of the association's committee on football
: andeavorinp to organize our local talent
;nto a team To meet the Californians, and
das;res to hear from any old players in
Montana who would like to try kick with
+he co]lepiaus. There are probably some
Young college athletes in Helena who would
ariov meeting the visitors in friendly
hont It is necessary that there should be
Gonna team practice before the event and
those who would like to play should call at
Mr.. Wilson'S office in the Bailey block as
soon as possible.
And still nothing has been done towards
+be annrehension of Julie Dowd. HE
INDEPENDENT special service furnished
cline in Mulquinn, of Missoula. who
hoa cold he was a witness to the crime. He
NAV have been or may not, but still no
effort has been made on the part OF the
comfy or city officials in authority to Drlng
Mulquinn to Helena to ascertain just what
he does know about this great crime. The
comfy commissioners have offered re-
ward of $500 for evidence leading to the
annrehension and conviction of the muir
derer of Julie Dowd. Here is an opportu-
nity for some one, if the officers whose duty
il is will not take hold of the case. The re-
ward was announced yesterday. The plea
that they did not know where their pay was
coming is regarded as e. poor excuse. as
county commissioner is reported as having
said Yesterday: ''We audit and allow fees
claimed by the sheriff to the amount of
from $4,000 to $4,000 year and it looks
like small piece of business for him to
now raise the question of his expenses OF
trip to Livingston, especially as ne mas
pass to that point
Butte might as we'll be warned now as
later. Helena is going to have base ball
team in less than week that will sweep
the country. The athletic club has been at
work quietly but earnestly and if Butte has
ANYTHING in the base ball line that will
stand muster, the Helena Athletics are
open for a challenge. paper has been in
circulation the past few days to secure guar
antors to a monthly subscription, and
much success is being met with. battery
has been engaged, and with what local ma
terial Helena has crack ball mine will be
in readiness in very short time to meet all
comers The new grounds are being rap
idly fitted rp. The fence is completed
graz ,dgis now in progress and grand
staild is being built If Anaconda or any
other Montana town has team that
thinks 1t knows little bit about base ball
Helena would like to hear from them. 1t il
possible that to-day enough money will be
guaranteed to support the team in good
shape, and as a base ball team is good ad.
vertisement for the city. it is expected that
the business men will not require much
coaxing to place their names or the list.
Yesterday was the time set for hearing
the report of the building site committee OF
the Chamber of Commerce. A number Of
the members met at the rooms in the Power
block last evening, but upon roll call it wal
found that quorum was not present, fall
ing short just two out of twenty one. JOIN
i
ford was on hand. A proposition from
Armitage d Piatt to sell 1OOx116 feet on tn
corner of Warren street and Sixth avenue
for building site. for $25,0UO, was receives
and filed. 1t was decided to adjourn unit
Thursday, June IL, when the annual meet
ing and election of officers will take plac
and the building site will probably be Sc
lected.
The census enumerators are hard at work
but they are lot that is easily discour
aged. At least this applies to the enumer
ators in this city. Mr.. Gosnell reports that
in the second ward he found larger per
centage of intelligent people, both old ant
young, than in other wards he visited. Thu
prediction is made by some that Helen
will make a poor showing in the census, a
the time for doing the work is very limited
only two weeks, and no company t
collect names for a city directory, muol
less collect all the information that Censu
Taker Porter seeks, would think of accom-
plishing the work in that time. 1t will TAX
over ten years to compile the work after til
data is collected, and it may be inform,
ton to some to know that the census of 1Ss
40 uot SOMplcIcu W tAAS Ooys oASA INV ACC
as much information and statistics wa
sought to be gathered.
Monday, June 9, is to be carefully oil
served as in former years by the w. G.
q. as Flower Mission day. The ladies wi
visit city and county jails, poor farm an
hospitals with flowers, reading matter, ct
Contributions will be gratefully r
ceived on Monday at room Is, Thompsc
block, and at Adams hall, Helena avenu
Please bear in mind this blessed mission
the shut-in ones.
Printing Plant for Sale.
The Townsend Tranchant plant, one
the very best outside newspaper and
printing offices in the state, Is announc
Tor sale, with request to consult Fisk Bro
OF the Herald or A. j. Fisk, at Tranchs
Office, Townsend.
Special Sale To-Day
At Jackson's music store. ~ N. Main sire
All guitars Except Washburn) accorded
yiolins. cases. music rolls, drums, and
trimmings and strings at one-third of r
ular prices to-day only.
Brunell Co.