The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1890-12-14
THE PEOPLE TALK,

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CHAMBERS. Visit the locality when satisfac
tory evidence is furnished that am needed
In this connection may say that poot
deal OF difficulty is experienced in getting
this sort of evidence. cannot Ay abou
the state because man in different 10
cailty writes for me to look after sicl
horse. The worst enemy of horses in thil
state is the loco weed. cannot ga,
that it is wholly poisonous but the habit o.
eating it finally results in the death of thu
animal. The horse after time becomes
dull and without spirit. In the next stage
he is absolutely useless and then wher
weakened and played out he dies. Th,
weed seems to act on horse az morphine
does on a human being. It effects hi
brain in much the same way. There is nc
way to stop the growth. which is increasing
In various parts of the state.
BILLY KAY, Court Interpreter and Chi
nese Merchant-"There are no rows worth
mentioning and very few difficulties among
the six hundred inhabitants of Chinatown
Perhaps you wonder when say that in the
Chinese quarter in some towns not half al
big as Helena the Cinnamon are fighting al
the time. You seldom see a Chinaman il
court in this city. How do we settle GU,
ditiiculties2 Well, you would be surprised
to know the influence of few
leading citizens in our end oil
the town. When dispute arises the
trouble is usually referred to one or two OF
these men. They advise the fellows what
to do and their decision usually goes
There is the usual amount of gambling in
Chinatown now though business is dull and
there is not much money up there. You
would think the gambling would let up on
this account but it doesn't. When the
farmers and miners are short of money we
feel the effect up in Chinatown.
LEON A. LACRoIx. Private Secretary to
Governor Toole-The executive office has
not been embarrassed by hard work for
some months, but the governor will be very
busy for some time to come. The governor
has not yet commenced his message though
the gathering of material for that document
is under way. A call will be issued for the
legislature to meet on Jan. 8. good deal
of work must necessarily be done if we
have session of the legislature.
There are several appointments to be
filled. A mining and deputy mining in
spector will be appointed. A boiler in
spector will also be appointed. The con-
stitution provides for the creation of the
office of public examiner. l presume the
legislature will look after that matter this
winter, after which the governor will make
the appointment. There will doubtless be
legislation for the formation of railroad
commission.
GEORGE F. JACKSON. Commercial Traveller
My friends Penrose and Murray, of
Butte, are cutting large swath on the
Pacific coast. The first movement of Pen
rose after arriving in town is toward a
newspaper Office. Then after the interview
is secured he goes to the hotel and Joins
Murray. Here is a clipping l cut from a
Seattle paper: wv. j. Penrose, editor of the
Butte Mining Journal, and J. A. Murray, a
leading capitalist of Butte, Mont, were at the
Grand yesterday. Murray spent the season
with his family i'll California some time
ago and occupied the finest manson in the
bon ton quarters of Oakland leased FROM
nephew Of Huntington, tho Southern Pa
cifc railway magnate. The Murray fetes
| and dinners were royal affairs, and as to
the Murray purse, there is no end to it,
I expect Penrose will have Murray married
several times before they return to the
smoky city.
REV. W. S. BELL Superintendent of Con-
gregational Mission work-We have Just
received an inducement to locate our pro-
posed college in Missoula. Mr.. Mcconnell,
of the firm of Mcconnell, Cook g. Co.,
| offer to give us one-half of fourth section
or eighty acres of land adjoining the city of
Missoula. We are receiving offers from
other cities including Great Falls, but we
hope Helena will hold up her end in
the competition. Our plan is to &c.
a site and then raise $4,000
for building purposes. We will endeavor
to raise the fund for the maintenance of
the college in the east. The people back
there want to have is do something here be-
fore going to them. We will certainly have
that college and it will be great and i'm.
portant addition to the social and moral
life of any community. The college will be
located where the best Inducements are Of
| ferred. If Helena wants it she must head
the procession.
Col. JOHN WORTH, Fire Marshal-"I
think we will have our fire department in
faultless condition in the course of few
weeks. We will have thirteen new alarm
boxes in addition to those now
in use. The old ones will retain the
present numbers and the new ones
will be numbered in succession. For
instance, the last number in the third ward
is "a. The new one will be numbered IS,
l regard the Gamewell system of alarms as
the best in the world. A feat
ure of it which has not been
used is the telegraphic instrument.
l have now arranged system of signals for
future use. These will be special calls for
certain stations. have just purchased a
lot of new keys, which will be distributed
among the right men. l keep the names
and the numbers so that the owner of each
key may be known by referring to the book.
II man rings false alarm his kew will be
in the box until released. and will know
where it belongs. The Helena fire depart
ment is all right.
JOHN w. THOMPSON, Alderman from the
Seventh Ward.-"Did you see my picture in
Fridays Journal? 1t looked a. though
some one had been turning stream of ink
on it. 1t was actually ibelous and
l have notified the manager of the paper
that will at once begin suit against him
for defamation of countenance. | have
been joshed about that picture until have
almost reached the point of INSANITY.
A1l H.