The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1891-01-08
GENERAL NEWS
OF THE STATE.


Great Hails.
Great Falls will havs a FREQ delivery sys-
Tho appointment Of William lab, Of Sun
River. AZ deputy sheriff has been fled with
the county clerk.
Married, Jan. 6, In the Presbyterian
church, George Kantzsn TO Miss Lizzie Pal
ardis. both Of this city, the Rev. John sseid
officiating.
for the Arkansas Hot Springs. They viii
be absent about . month.
Joseph II. johnson has sold lot 4. block
421, In the CITY Of Great Falls, to Oliver T..
Wadsworth, OF Boston, for 5000.
A. d. Vance, who was formerly proprietor
of the Cascade stable. IL purchasing an out
ft Of clothing, furnishing goods, ETC., to
take into the Flathead country.
The citizens Of the holt mountains are
agitating the question Of making a separate
county OF the Neihart, Barker, Yogo and
Monarch districts.
Joe .Kipp, the %well-known hunter and
scout, had his leg broken on Willow creek
last Saturday BY being kicked by a mule
while driving q band out on the range to
herd.
The firm Of w. y. Raleigh & Co. has dis
0tJ1vCo kbE btAE - W. bACyoA BGCtIt lKs
The business will be continued under the
same frm name by w. b. Raleigh, John w.
Bells and Il. u. Gage.
q. W. Jackson, the w%eII-known music
dealer OF Helena. Inns leased the east room
in the Kingsbury block from Philip KessIer
n will pnt in a stock OF musical instru-
ments OF all kinds.
The graders ON the Great Northern ex-
tension have gone into winter quarters on
Birch and Dupuyer creeks. Work has been
suspended, but will be resumed immediate
ly on the opening OF spring.
Wednesday morning about two o'clock
three cottages in Willard addition across
the river we're burned to The ground. The
buildings were the property Of Mr.. GauIt
and we're just finished. The loss is $4,000.
Origin of fire unknown.
At the meeting of the A. q. u. w. Mon
day evening III their hall in Masonic block
the officers elected at the previous meeting
were duly installed after which an adjourn
ment was taken to A.. X. Devines' restau-
in n manner that only an A. q. u. w. can
discuss them.
Joe Kinney has the only Rocky Mountain
sheep in a domesticated state in the world.
The electric light plant If the new hotel
has been tested and found to work like
a charm.
Hiram M. Thompson, of the Jefferson.
was married in Bozeman OH the 31st to
Miss Matte II. Chaplin.
Hfank Hebe says that the SNOW did not
fall as deep around MoreIand as it did at
BoZeman. This is unusual.
q. p. Chrisholm offered Louis Kruger
$1,000 for the Chestnut corner one day last
week. Mr.. Kruger would not sell.
johnson d Mccarthy will soon increase
the output of the Union Pacific coal mine
at Chestnut from LOO to $50 tons per day.
A delightful evening party was given at
Gen. Wilson'S Jan. /, in honor of Miss
Flint, of Helena. who has been spending
the holidays at BoZeman.
James Il. Martin, cashier of the Gallatin
Valley National bank, will leave with his
family for California about the middle of
the month, where they will spend the winter.
Mrs. Nelson Story and Master Walter
Story will leave for Southern California in
the course of ten days, where they will be
Joined by Mr.. Story, who is at present in
New York city.
The west side school house has been re-
modelled somewhat. The large room used
by the high school n grammar grades has
been partitioned SO as to have each grade
separate.
The deep snow has been received by the
farmers with Joy and thanksgiving. It
SoVOAD ~ iitD "ASHss AAAsubD5 kccAS bhbb
and allows them to get their winters wood
from the mountains.
i. NJ. Ferris started east on Monday to
be gone a month if possible. Owing to
business matters Mr.. Ferris trip has been
postponed from time to time until he almost
despaired Of getting away Mt all.
Rev. Mr.. Dunlap, who has been pastor of
the Christian church for a year, left last
week for his old home in Kentucky where
he will reside in the future.
From Dec. /. 1859. to Dec. J.. 1890, the
Bozeman United States land Office trans |
acted the following business:
Cash sales. 6.O6l ~ acrss.-.........s 15.04. 40
Desert filines, 1923 81 ceres ........ 3.Sl9. 20
Tesert entries. b,2a2l acres"....-. 6,2s7 81
T. Z. filings, l1.9z2 acres...."-.".". 800 90
Coal do. $40 acres: .....-.".. :. ~. 90
Hom-steaIs, z ,1IL1 icres........ 2.is3. II
Final stead. III. IA acres......-.. I.33l.57
Timber culture filings. 10.Gg7.s6 acres. 49, 90
Final culture entries, 1850 acres..... 400
Mining entries, 595. 90
Mile. City.
Prof. Ostien ard Miss Betty Riley re-
turned Sunday from Helena, where they
went to attend the State Teachers insti-
tute.
Some few OF Lent. Robinson's Crow !
scouts in some way obtained frewater on
Sunday and were bowling drunk in the
early evening.
Miss Minnie Conroy returned Monday |
from a two weeks visit to Bozeman, where |
she had been visiting her parents during
the holidays.
On competitive bidding Monday for the
county printing, the contract was awarded
to the Yellowstone Journal for the ensuing |
year.
George Geddes departed on Mondays
east bound train for New York. where he |
will spend the remainder Of the winter with
his parents in that city.
Dan McPherson's bridge gang left for
GIendiye for lumber with which to build an |
snn- alasa~n 6o.anA "a AIa a. o.-. L. |