The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1891-01-24
II South Main St
NEWS
OF THE STATE.
Boulder.


The A. O, u. w. il prospecting, several
new members having joined lately.
Ed. Cook has gone to Helena to attend
the Methodist university for q few months.
County Treasurer McNeill made his es-
Unable wife a present of a handsome piano
as q Christmas gift. The lady is a fine
musician.
Mrs. Frank Farnham presented her hus-
band with a fine baby boy last Monday,
weighing fourteen ponnda. Mother and
child doing well.
Last Monday morning while J. j. Ken
needy was unloading grain from q car onto
his wagon. at Basin. his team took fright
and started. knocking Mr.. Kennedy down
md running over him, one fore and one
hind wheel passing over his right leg just
above the ankle, crushing the bone into the
joint in a ~frightful manner, causing a COM
pound fracture.
W. D. Northrnp. who has been over the
range considerably lately, reports that stock
cattle and horses are in excellent condition:
He thinks all will pull through in good
shape, considering that the winter has been
very open and the snow not deep enough to
prevent them from rustlInR.
The dance given last Friday evening BY
the Boulder Amusement club, was well Mt
tended. and it was pronounced the most
successful dance ever given in Boulder.
The club has about thirty-fve members
composed of the elite of Boulder.
There was a stabbinQ ARRAY ut Whitehall
last Saturday night, which may result ia
tally to one of tho participants. 1t seems
that Michael Quinn and George Headly got
into a difficulty, which finally waxed 80
made a pass at Headly, but only succeeded
in giving him slight scalp wound, and in
Getting the middle finger OF one of bis own
hands OF at the second joint. He then
stabbed Headly twice in tbs back, n
thrust penetrating the left lung. making an
ugly, and probebly fatal, wound. DIR.
Fletcher WAS summoned n dressed the
wounds, but entertains faint hopes of his
Tecovcry.
Butte.
Mike Higgins, of Dublin gulch, was sent
to the Sisters hospital by the county COM
m~issione:s Thursday with q fracture and
days z by falling on the ice.
X. D. Ecker's face was wreathed in smiles
Thursday. His good nature was accustomed
by his estimab.e wife presenting him with
q boy baby.
Mrs. s. Lunnerraf. sister of J.. II. Jack
son died on Wednesday Mt the residence of
her daughter, Mrs. Peterson. 10 East
Gaanou street, aged E8. She will be buried
on sunday afternoon at two O'Clock.
The funeral Of the late Mathew Smith.
who was a memberpf Acacia lodge. No. 80,
A. +. and A. NJ. Of Anaconda, took place
ut 1:30 o'clock Friday afternoon, from Ma
sonic hall. unde the auspices Of Butte
lodge No. ~. A. r. and A. NJ.
The young ,eople who have in prepare
ton the May Blossoms are working almost
daily and will soon be ready for dress re-
hearsaI. Some of the members of this
company have established regulations
among professionals.
The efforts OF the turn ye.ein to secure
general cooperation for the trades display
procession and carnival on Februrry 10 are
progressing satisfactorily. Drafts of the
floats to appear in tho procession have been
designed by Professor Klein, whose talents
in ths spectacular line will have full scope
in designing the details of the procession.
W. j. Jamison and Miss Nettis Knhwsrth,
both of this city. were married nj two
O'clock Thursday afternoon by Rev. A. w.
Graves. pastor of the Baptist church, at his
residence, 400 North Washington street.
Jehu Paxton. aged 10 years. father OF the
young man who died in this city about two
weeks q q. died Of pneumonia Thursday at
3X3 South Idaho street.
Policemen McDevitt and Duhemc are two
Of this proudest men on the force. The for
usr won NJ . prize for selling the greatest