The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1890-10-09
U|LD|NG N BOHEMIAN |
ore Than 100000 Worth Of I'm
provements We're Made Dur
ing the Season.
be Hotel Bozeman One Of the
Finest Structures In
the State.
e. Lamme's Elegant Residence-Messrs.
- Afeasse, Martin, lines and Other
Heavy Investors-Crops.


- Mensse, Martin, lines and Other
Heavy Investors-Creps.
BozEMAN, Oct. 8.-[Special. Now that
year of 1890 is nearly at close, Boze-
an people are beginning to cast around
d see what they ha We done during the
Hiding season. The record is very fiat
ring. Fully 100000 worth of building
lprovements have been made during the
ort season. Among the number is the
otel Bozeman, one of the finest structures
the west, and undoubtedly one of the
ost complete and commodious hotels in
state. It is now being fitted up with all
modern hotel improvements, and will
thrown open to the public in February.
is not known who is to run it, but the
me of John Rorbaugh, of Helena, is
- prominently spoken of in that connec-
N. Many friends here hope that he will
t it, aspopular, good-natured John would
ing fair name to it at once. Helena
rites are now putting in the electric light
d steam heating plant. The brick work
all finished, and also a great portion of
plaste:ing. Besides this large building,
Story block is almost done, and several
her large stores. A great number of
1elling houses have been erected during
year, the local building and loan associ-
ion aiding materially in this work. Not
outstanding this, there is not a good
cant house in the city. E. r. Lamme, of
firm of Releigh, Lamme d Co., has the
nor of putting up the handsomest
ar. 1t is totally unlike anything
retofore built in the city. and is an elegant
ildinR. During the week Louis Menage,
prince of northwestern real estate rus
RS, accompanied by party of six
althy eastern capitalists, has been in the
y and made a thorough inspection of the
LEY. Mr.. Menage is reticent always, but
this trip was extremely SO. He and his
,ociates invested $4,000 in Bozeman
Il estate last spring, all of which they
n and have tenaciously held. although
ttering offers have been made them for
eat deal of the property. Mr.. MenaRe
npv says that he is not yet ready to sell.
b. Martin, of Reedsburg, Mich, is an
ler heavy purchaser of outside property.
:. Martin has plated his ground, but
II not offer it for sale. In the meanwhile,
res on the east end of the town and has
'eady sold nearly all of the lots at auc-
N, in various towns in the western part
the state, This week Geo. w. Wake
Hid, manager of transportation in the
| rk, purchased the old Northern Pacific
tel property, paying $4,000 therefor.
is property Mr.. Wakefield sold for $lO.-
seven years ago. The purchasers. who
ae Philadelphia and Washington men,
tied the property for a price that brought
ok what they paid for it in year. Since
N they have received big rents and have
lde large interest until now, when we are
have big new hotel they are willing to
loose of the property, which is only
liable as site, at the price they paid for
o. p. Chisholm, who has grown rich in
mes, and has great many interests here,
concluded to make Bozeman his per-
.nent home, and to-day purchased resi-
nee from Geo. Anderson, editor of the
vingston Post, for $4,000. This property
IN the best residence street of the city and
time will become very valuable one.
from these few instances it is plain to be
N that Bozeman is holding it's own in the
II estate business and that property to-
Y is worth more than it ever has been.
ale somewhat limited water supply has
given all our farmers an immense crop,
,re are some great yields reported from
:ious locations. Quite number of
mers have raised over hundred bushels
oats to the acre, and one, Thos. Fowler,
sed Ill bushels. The lesson to be learned
m general system of irrigation is bet
presented in the Gallatin valley than
ewhere in the United States. Here a
leral crop failure was never known, ow-
/: to irrigation. This fact seems to have
pressed itself upon the minds of the
mers more forcibly this year than ever
.ore and there is scramble for further
ter rights and bitches. As result of
9 feeling. twenty farmers banded to-
her and commenced work to-day ON q
lal that will be larger than anything of
hes, will be taken fourteen miles. and it |
aoped that the company will be able to
8 water through their ditch and ready to
Ike their appropriation before hard
ezinR weather. Besides this, A. Gregg
Chicago capitalist, has commenced
TX on canal that will run forty-five |
les on the west side of the West Gallatin
d take water also from that stream. It
II reclaim hundreds of acres of lands |
Nv lying idle in the hands of the railroad
npany. For this land Mr.. Gregory will
II one dollar and a half per acre. It is |
stunned that he will start colony scheme,
nlsh homes to large number of farm |
|, who can make money raising winter |
eat, and at the same time make lots of |
,ney for his syndicate.
The coal mines of this county are now
ling all the work 1t is possible for them to |
adie and not few orders cannot be |
led. The discovery OF coal in the West |
latin basin will give this business new
b. One of Butte's most expert coal men. |
10 Tibbit, has made careful examination
the basin, and although he has not made |
|eport for the public, It is conceded that |
is favorably impressed. 1t is not unsafe |
say chat q railroad will be built to this |
ton next year. And if it il, great deal |
1.-THE park travel will be directed over this
ID, as it is within easy reach of the park,
ough scenery of the widest and most /
chanting grandeur and in close proximi-
Ito the haunts of wild game. |
During the GUNNER one man killed eleven
|ar in the basin, and several hunting par
Is, composed of rich eastern men and
led European hunters, have made this
ton visit. Theodore Roosevelt, the
led hunter and magazine writer, will
lit the basin during the early spring with
(, view of adding many bear scalps to his
|eady heavy game belt.
THE MARKETS.
STOCKS
lew YoRK. Oct. 8.-Bar silver. 91.13.
Lake October, $l67a
realistically; domestic, $5.77h.
The ste ok market TODAY WA, ayain dacidedlv