The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1890-06-21
CITY NEWS AND GOSSIP.
A Man From the Rural Districts
Who Walked Through a
Large Window.
"A Ten-Cent Kick at the Western
Union Telegraph Com
pany.
Meeting of the Civil Engineers To- Night
About Base Ball-Fro m
Great Falls.

The man from Butte was in town yester-
dav. He had good time wandering about
and viewing the sights of the metropolis,
but his experience cost him something be-
fore the day was over. He did not blow
ont the gas but for the first time he saw a
genuine plate-giass window. After enjoy
ing dinner that made his eyes stand out
he seated himself on the balcony at The
Helena and gazed about in wondering
way at the many beauties of the Queen
City. Then he turned around and started
to enter the hotel lobby. There was big
plate glass window in front of him, but he
did not see it. When he tried to force his
way through the glass cracked in hun
dred or more places. OF course everyone
around rushed to the scene and asked for
an explanation. The man from Butte
was dazed until Mr.. Walker gently in
formed him that his bill would be
one hundred dollars. He regarded this rs
huge joke at first, but when the matter
became serious he said that he would pay
no such sum of money for pane of glass.
Finally friend from Butte came along
and gave security for the amount and the
affair ended.
The regular monthly meeting of the
Montana Society Of Civil Engineers will be
held at o'clock this evening at the Office
of President E. H. Becker. The amend
ments of the articles of the association of
engineering societies. approved by the
board December 3, 1899, will be submitted
for ratification, and general business will
be transacted.
"Ihave kick coming" said Helena
man yesterday to a reporter. ''It is not Il
very big kick; it is only 10-cent kick, but
it is from small evils that greater ones
grow. went to the Western Union tele-
graph Office yesterday and sent telegram
to Livingston. 1t was not the first one sent
and therefore I knew what the rate
was. 1t is 40 cents for ten
words. The clerk charged me 50 cents,
and I wanted to know if that was the
proper charge. He said it was, and not be-
ing able to make change for a dollar had
to 90 out after it. I returned and paid for
the telegram, and then sought out the man
ager, as became interested, not for the 1C
cents. but I wanted to satisfy myself that
was being overcharged had to climb two
steep flights of stairs to find that worthy
something would not have ordinarily done
for dollar. The manager told me the rate
was 40 cents for ten words to Livingston
and told him he had 1O-cent draw dow1
in the Office, and went away satisfied
HIP. Rolfe is among Helena's visitors
Mr.. Rolfe is owner of the Great FALL
Leader, and one of the Cataract city's opu-
lent property owners. He says that the
people of Great Falls are very confident
that the Great Northern will start on its
great western contour from that point. He
states that foot-bridge will be built across
the Missouri river at point where the big
dam is being constructed. It will be sus-
pension bridge that will cost many thou
sands Eof dollars. The object will be to
build town on the opposite of the river
from where the smelling works are being
erected, as the location is much more de-
sirable, and the bridge will be used by la
borers to come to and from their work.
While he has no reliable information on
the subject, he believes the Anaconda COM
pany will finally decide upon Great Falls
as the proper place for its electric copper
refining plant.
There will undoubtedly be some tall kick
ing this morning in certain circles at the
way the council has raised the licenses.
The telephone company has been increased
from about $25 to $3OOper year. The water
company has been increased from $50 to
$500 per year. The license for circuses has
been reduced, and McMahon's circus, which
will be here this month, will only pay a
license of $40. 1t is probable that an effort
will be made to increase the license of
opera and theatrical companies. which is
now S. for each performance. In view OF
the fact that these companies are here very
frequently and leave good portion of their
earnings with hotels and stores and
local employees, while the circus leaves
hardly anything, it looks as though the
license should be reduced instead of in
creased.
week from next Sunday, it is stated
the Spokane Falls ball team will be here
to have series of games with the Helene
Athletics The Anaconda nine is getting
itself into trim for its setto with the
Helenas, and it is we'll. If they can dow
the Helena team, the west siders can win
barrel of money. Stewart the Helena
second baseman, was called east last nigh
on account of the sudden illness of hi
father, and it is not known whether he shall
return to Helena.
The employees of the First National Ban
have received the following:
UNITED STATES ASSAY OFFICE, HELENA
June 20, 1s90.-First National Bank: Ger
tlemen-The recently organized base be
nine of the United States assay Office. He
ena, Mont, hereby challenge your instit,
tion to play a match game of ball, time an
place to be mutually agreed upon. A
early reply will greatly oblige. Your
The United States Assay Office.
ROBERT SALE HILL, Secretary.
The challenged party has accepted this
endorsing the letter across the face in r.
ink and the bankers are willing to wager Il
surplus of the First National that Il
assayers will not make run. The gan
will take place Saturday, June q, at At
letic Park.
Grand Militia Ball.
Don't forget the grand ball to be given
the New State arsenal, Friday, July 1.
So. worth of goods bought at Swend Carlson