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The Helena independent., 1891-04-07

and claiming to be such and filing
all tho necessary proofs Of location,
mineral character and work Scoem-
panying such application ~ is re-
quired by law and the rules of the land
departments. and which is pending, and a
contest in regard to the right OF said par
ties to patent the same Ia existing in the
United States land office at the time the
| railroad of said company was definitely
| fixed, is sufficient to take such land out of
such grant, although admitted now TO
| have been non-mineral in character, and
hence not subject to the act making the lt>-
Gated or patented ground as mineral land
Authorities are then cited in relation to the
various land grants to the several railroad
companies, but the court holds that tho
Northern Pacific grant is absolutely differ
ent from any other,
The court holds that the filing Of a map
of a company's route does, not put into
effect the withdrawal of all odd sections
from the market, and that 1t
was not contemplated to void
nll prior claims, homestead, presumption or
mineral, acquired or attached prior to the
designation of the route. The establish
ment of the general route did not determine
what lands were granted, but these were
determined by the fixed route. The decis-
ion of the coart is to the effect that the
right of the Northern Pacific Railway COM
til the line of definite location had been
fixed and fled, as required by law, with the
commissioner of the general land Office.
The court holds that there was valid
claim existing prior to or at tho time of the
definite location Of the ,oute Of the road
and consequently the grant did not attach
to section twenty-one.
The Helena independent., 1891-04-07
Cases for Trial.

The following actions have been set fol
trial in department No. l of the district
court:
Tuesday, April 7th-No. 549-Doerr vs..
Kenck. No. 6o3-Teitig VS.. Kleinschmidt
No. 6S7-Stedman VS.. Jefferis.
Wednesday, April sth-No. 471-Green-
hood VS.. Hammer.
Thursday. April oth-No. 449-LaDriere
VS.. Rolf. No. 657-Hosom vs.. Jefferis. No
665-Mares VS.. Schumacher.
Friday. April '1Oth-No. S7-Wall vs. Hell
ena Street Hallway company. No. 4s5-
Whitman vs. Boessman.
Saturday, April 11th-No. 597-Power vs.
Lenoir. No. S31-Anderson vs.. Walker.
Tuesday, April 14th-No. 127-State vs.
Dearborn; and all Dearborn cases.
Wednesday, April 15th-No. 3Q-Gilpat-
rick vs. Phelps. No. 433-Smith vs.. Glea-
son. No. 3s3-McFarland vs.. Klenze. No
2l9-Bank VS.. Hale.
Thursday, April 16th-No. 3Ol-Omaha &
Gram company VS.. Minah Consolidated
Mining company.
Friday, April l7th-No. 627-Lawrence VS.
Thompson-Houston company.
The Helena independent., 1891-04-07
SANDERS CASE,
Cohcerhing Valuable Land North of the
CITY Limits

Cohcerhins Valuable Land North of the
City Limits.
Judge Knowles aso rendered another de-
;islon against the Northern Pacific in its
case against Junius G, Sanders and others
concerning the title to section u, north of
!he Northern Pacific depot, near Helena.
l.. IL. kleinschmidt, II. nj. Parchen and
Cornelius Hedges and several others located
mineral claims ON the land in 1880, After
wards Sanders and others filed upon the
section under the homestead law. The
question brought up for consideration by
the court is defined as whether or not a
mining location, made according to law,
upon an odd section of land within the
limits of the Northern Pacific Railway com
pany's grant, and TN application made by
the locators thereof to patent such claim
The Helena independent., 1891-04-07
THE WORLD ON WHEELS.
1t Was Not a Cave and Trains Are
Running Through Mullan r
Tunnel.
Statement From Shepard s. Dennis
Concerning the Men on the
Extension.
Tho aJObbers' Union, of st. Paul, Have Rates
Fixed to Aid Their Bu iness-The
Northwestern Extension.

Reports of cave-in at Mullan tunnel,
telegraphed to The INDEPENDENT from Ell
liston Sunday night, on investigation yes
terday proved to be exaggerated. Agent
Edgar yesterday morning received dis
patch from 8. G. Ramsey, sent from Bloss-
burg, saying that there was not cave in
the tunnel. Ramsey said that some heavy
timbers worked off the flats, catching the
uprights in the tunnel and tearing the tim
bers out for distance of seventy feet. A
big force of mon was put to work repairing
the damage and clearing the track, with
the result that at 8 O'Clock yesterday IN orn-
ing the debris had all been cleared away
and trains were running through Mullan
tunnel.
No Unusual Suffering on the Great North
ern Extension.
Tue reports of bad treatment, extreme
suffering and failure to pay wages along
the line of the Great Northern extension in
Choteau county, has had the effect of draw
out statement from the contractors
Mesrs Shepard and Stems, to the follow
ing effect:
"The company has employed during the
Wluler dUout l,zuo 1neu. ana from tNlS num-
Der there have been only nine deaths from
natural causes. Three have been killed by
unavoidable accidents, two murdered and
one frozen to death, which is considered a
very small death roll upon railroad ex
tension III the winter time. The wages
paid by Shepard d Stems are as follows:
Common laborer, 81 per day, and board $5
per week; saamsters, $50 per month
and board; teams, including teamster,
$500 per day. They have adhered
strictly to these wages. As to
the men who came onto the extension
claiming that they were to be paid So per
day, they had no written certificate show
ing this, and the fault and the blame should
rest entirely upon w. B. Richards, an en-
ployment agent of Butte, who is reported
to have made them this promise. The hos
pitals are in as good condition as could be
expected upon a railroad extension, and
that no more conscientious and painstak-
ing man than DR.. Becker ever had charge
of such work. Furthermore that the men
have good quarters and good provisions,
including fresh beef, all kinds of canned
goods, su2ared tea and coffee. etc. There
are men who have been working continu-
ously since the entension started. The
men We're paid off in full on the first of
April; in short that there has been no effort
wanting on the part of the contractors to
treat their men squarely.
The Helena independent., 1891-04-07
Raising the Rates.

The general freight agents of the St.
Paul, Northwestern, Omaha, Minneapolis
q St. Louis, St. Paul g. Duluth Burlington,
Eastern Minnesota, $780, Great Northern
and Kansas City lines met in St. Paul with
the Jobbers' union of the Twin Cities
Wednesday last. Upon comparing notes it
was found that the rates recently made at
New York fixed the freight of articles for
low that it would be impossible for Twin
City jobbers TO do business with western
points President Cooper, of the st. Paul
Jobbers, clearly stated the case, after which
it was agreed to raise all through rates via
St Paul or Duluth through st. Paul and
Minneapolis to western points from five
cents to sixteen cents per 100 pounds from
April 90 This does not apply to transcon-
tlnental rates, nor to Montana points.
The Helena independent., 1891-04-07
The Pushing Northwestern.

Cody Bros. of Ogden had secured the
contract from the Northwestern road for
the construction OF 100 miles of the Free
mont. Elkhorn & Missouri Valley west
from Fort Casper. At present, in connec-
tion with the Fremont. Elkhorn G. Missouri
Valley railroad, the Northwestern has a
direct line from Chicago to Fort Casper,
and an extension of the line 100 miles
will bring the road into the western part
of Wyoming, and finally it will strike
either northward into Montana or unite
with the Union Pacific at Green River or
some other point near there.
1t Is estimated by the Chicago g. North
western that to change the system of car
lighting from oil to Pintsch gaswill cost over
$500 900. 1t costs $275 car for equipm ent.
and 600 cars on the roads in the Northwest
ern system are to be equipped with the new
light at once. This includes all the main
line and Chicago suburban trains. Gas
plants of the first class are to be estab-
llshed at Chicago. Minneapolis and Coun-
Gil Bluffs. These plants will cost about
100000. In addition to this small GAS
plants are to be located at important
points along the line, and ultimately the
company proposes to equip every passenger
car in its service with the light. 1t Is ex-
pected that 600 cars, including the Chicago
suburban trains, will be equipped before
winter. The company figures that it will
save the cost Of the change as compared
with oil lighting in five years.
The Helena independent., 1891-04-07
Railway Notes.

- The trestle at Two Medicine, on the Great
Northern extension, will be the highest in
Montana, if not in the United States
The general offices of the Union Pacific
system, which heretofore have been neon
veniently located on the Utah Central
to Ogden.
The Chicago, st. Paul, Minneapolis g.
Omaha has purchased the Sault st. Marie &
southwestern road, running from Eairchild
to Mondoyl, Wis.,, q distance of thirty EIGHT
miles, for 100000.
The Pacific coast extension of the Great
Northern will leave the main line Mt Fort
Asslnabolne run west to the Little Spokane
and follow the river to its west fork. ahont
twenty-five miles north of the city of
Spokane.
The Northwestern line has adopted n
new trade mark to supersede the familiar
diamond and bar. The new trade mari
will be used over the entire system. the
only change being that the initial line will
have its name on the bar.
| There seems to be little doubt of the ear,v
consolidation of the Seattle d. Montana with
the Great Northern system. If this deal
goes through trains will run from Ghicann
via st. Paul to Seattle by way of WinnineC
over the Great Northern, the Canadian Pa.
cific. the Fairhaven d Southern and fbe
Seattle, Lake Shore d Eastern.
| Inc prldee Wnlcn the Great Northern ia
I building on their extension at Cut Bank. ia
rapidly nearing n state of completion. and
when finished will! be l.30O feet of long and
154 feet high. Eighty miles beyond the
bridge IN tho mountains the work is beno
pushed with all the celebrity at their CON-
mand, as at this point is where many diff
culties are met with.
Secretary Harrison, of the Montana
Stockgrowers association, announces hv
circular that all railroads have agreed to
make reduced rate of one and one-tfth
fare for the benefit of those ATTENDING tba
Stockgrowers' convention, to be held at
Miles City on the 2lst of April. Visitors
will be required to pay full fare going, but
will be furnished n certificate by the secre-
tary which will entitle them to n one-tffth
fare returning home.
first class, ''J
The Helena independent., 1891-04-07
Civil Business,

Proceedings in department No. of the
district court yesterday were:
Il. H. Beckwith vs.. II. Il. Brunell. Judg-
ment favor of plaintiff for 500.
w. S. Davidson VS.. w. l.. Davidson,
Shober and Roush enter appearance for
plaintiff.
G. j. Cottingham, assignee, VS.. Cataract
Mining company. Dismissed on motion of
plaintiff.
E. i. Kellogg vs.. Eliza Hewins ct al. De-
murrer overruled.
Chas. Watson, administrator, vs. Thomas
Sanford. Judgment satisfied in full.
The Helena independent., 1891-04-07
Realty and Mining Transfers,

Deeds were filed yesterday for record as
follows:
Royal M. Chandler to David b. Price,
lot twelve, block 81, Northern Pacific ad-
dition; $500.
William Il. Cox ct al. to Oscar Bradford
lot fifteen, block BOG, Bellevue addition
$4,000.
w. J. Burnett, one-half interest Queen o1
the District lode in Grizzly gulch: ST..
Thomas q. Scott to George B. Hopkins
lots nine and twelve, block 545, Helena
townsite; ST., ,25O.
The Helena independent., 1891-04-07
neckwith Gets Damages.

The jurv in the libel case of r. H. Beck
with against L. FL. Brunnell rendered YER
dict in favor of the plaintiff for 800 dam
ages. Ten of the jury voted for the verdict
and two against it. BrunnelFs counsel
asked for stay of proceedings for thirty
days. which was granted. motion for a
new trial will probably be made. 1t is ad-
mitted that the case involves the legality
of the Olds system for the protection Of
merchants against bad accounts.
The Helena independent., 1891-04-07
Chandler Sent to the Asylum.

A jury in department. No. 2 of the district
court, before Judge Buck, composed of DIR.
Reed, John Worth and G.. F. Woodman
found Royal M. Chandler to be insane
He is man of about 45, and had been head
salesman in Sands Brothers dry goods
store. A few mornings ago he aroused the
people in the Alden block by his wild out
cries and strange demeanor. He was taken
in charge by the police and since then has
been confined in one of the cottages back
of the Cosmopolitan hotel on Jackson
street. Sunday afternoon he got away
from the two men who were watching him
and created some excitement on Main
street before he was captured. He will be
taken to the asylum at Warm Springs.
The Helena independent., 1891-04-07

Removal of Law Office.
Cullen, Sanders d Shelton have removed
from the Power block to third floor of
Granite block
The Helena independent., 1891-04-07

The following new panel of trial jurors
were called in Department No. yesterday
O. c. Bundy. Gus Heyne, A. H. Weber,
Homer Hewins. w. b. Edga-, w. W
Brown. Robert Barnes. G. II. Fortman, r.
w. Duncan, George May, S. Richardson. M,
A. Lovely, NJ. Carr, W. S. Spaulding, W.
s. Haskell.
The Helena independent., 1891-04-07

Lunch baskets very cheap at The Bee Hive.
The Helena independent., 1891-04-07

We showing elegant collection of
Fashionable Capes, Gold and Black Erabroid-
cred and ACCORDION Plated, in all the popular
spring shades of Broadcloth, Cheviot and Tri-
cot Cloth.
Cape No. %, shown above, is a very neat
and correct style. We have them in all sizes,
long and short lengths.
The Helena independent., 1891-04-07

Bon Ton open day and night Strictly
first class. ''S
The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1891-05-22
A Blessing in the Bells.

A touching incident occurred on
Blackwell's island when the bell of the
new chapel was hung 1t was rung for
the first time to test its sound, which is
peculiarly resonant and sweet. After
few minutes trial the archdeacon,
who had ordered the bell to be rung,
sent word to stop the ringing, fearing
that it might annoy the inmates of the
almshouse. At this moment a lady
who had been visiting in the dorni-
tories came out to ask as q favor that
the ringing might be continued.
She said that many of the poor old
inmates had burst into tears when they
first heard the sound of the bell; and
they declared that it recalled to them
the blessed Sunday bells of childhood
in the home far away. The sweetness
of that tolling bell seemed to send a
benson through those dreary wards
and to bring back memories full OF
Christian comfort and aspiration to the
inmates. Young Church.
The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1891-05-22
Success of One Piece of Music

Very few know anything about
Suppe, the composer of "Fatinitza'
and several other popular operas, and
the father of the 'Poet and Peasant
overture The latter was composed to
an entirely different piece and fell fiat
the author then tried it at intervals OF
six months and a year with two other
plays, and no one found it pretty.
Lastly, because there was not time to
write new overture, it was used with
a long forgotten farce called "Poet and
Peasant" The farce was successful,
and people endured the overture. Then
somebody asked permission to publish
it in a Journal arranged for the piano.
Soon everybody was playing it. Then
a music firm bought of Suppe for $25
the right and published the score.
They made clear $40, 900 with it
Boston Pilot.
The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1891-05-22
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Burton.
DELAYED Letter.

Delayed Letter
The young son of T.. Simpson, who has
been seriously i'll with inflammation of the
lungs, is out of danger and we hope TO see
him out again in few days.
Miss Lottie Wesner spent Sunday with
her parents.
G. Mitchell spent Sunday at home.
j. S. Mcbride has purchased fine Jersey
cow.
There is a new dude in town. Would
Mr.. Rogers kindly inform us who he is?
Mr.. Simmingon's new barn is being
rapidly completed and the boys and girls
are looking anxiously forward to the prom
ised dance. Mrs. Simmington, who was
very i'll at the time OF the raising, is quite q
considerable better.
Ithas been cOnundrum to the Burtunites
for two weeks back, why the sympathy was
given to Hank instead of Wink inthe runa-
way accident of few weeks back. Well,
boys. it was a mistake. We meant it for
Wink just the same.
The boys were pleasantly entertained at
the residence of Peter Scutt, Monday even
ing, on the occasion of the marriage of their
daughter Adeline to George Soles. The
entertainment began with charivari, but
ended with real Irish hoe down. The
boys were so delighted that they returned on
Tuesday night but did not stop so late.
Marin
The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1891-05-22
Kent His Word,

There are some people who seem
fated to be imposed upon at every
turn, and Nathan Graves was one Of
these guileless unfortunates. 1t die
seem as if nothing would ever teach
him to be cautious. At one time good
fortune had come to him in the shape
of a comfortable legacy from a brother,
a well to do merchant in the city.
1T looks now as if Nathan was pro
vided for" said his patient wife; but
before six months had passed she
changed her mind.
An enterprising stranger came to the
town, and easily persuaded Nathan to
embark with him in patent medi-
cine" enterprise, for which the new
conner had plenty of capacity, but no
ready money.
Nathan promptly supplied him with
this necessary article, and for about
two months took great pride in a gilt
tering sign which bore the names of
"Sharp and Graves" At the end of
that time, however, Sharp suddenly
vanished, taking all the money he
could lay his hands on, and leaving
poor Nathan only the patent medicine,
which was literally drug on the mar
ket.-Youth's Companion.
The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1891-05-22
Through the Weary Hours

OF many night, made doubly long by its
protracted agony, the rheumatic sufferer
losses to and fro on his seepless couch,
vainly praying for that rest which only
comes by fits and starts. His malady is one
which ordinary medicines too often fail to
relieve, but there is ample evidence to prove
that the efficient blood depurent, Hostetter's
Stomach Bitters, affords the rheumatic re-
liable means of relief. Check the malady
in its incipient stages, when the first pre-
monitory twinges come on, with this agree
able medicine, and avoid years of torture.
Whatever be the rationale of the active in
fiuence of the Bitters upon this rnalady, GER
tain it is that no evidence relating to its
effect is more direct and positive than that
which relates to its action in cases of rheu-
matism. Like all sterling remedies, how
ever, it deserves protracted, systematic
trial, and should not be abandoned because
not at once remedial. 1t is equally effica-
cious in dyspepsia, indigestion and kindred
diseases.
The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1891-05-22

Ovid Register: Talk about the big trees
of California! You do not have to go there
to find all the big trees. Mr.. Joel Bensing-
or. who owns and operates saw mill north
of Ovid on the Meridian, informed us few
days ago of big tree he had worked up
into lumber. 1t was cut from the farm of
Mr.. Joseph Low, of Duplain, now a resi-
dent of this village. The tree was of red
oak, five feet in diameter and stood about
sixty feet high. Mr.. Il. was enabled to cut
four ten foot logs before he came to the
branches, and then cut two logs from them.
From the butt log he cut 1850 feet of lum-
Der, and over 1000 feet from the entire tree
TO get the butt log to mill, distance of
only few miles, and then work it into
lumber, cost him $16 the lumber bringing
him $22. He paid Mr.. Low S24 for the tree
standing and when sawed it cost HIM SAL;
he sold the entire product for $50. Mr.. b.
has secured this winter about 100000 feet
of logs, which with what he had on hand
has enabled him to saw 800, 900 feet of lum-
Der, with some $4,000 feet yet to saw.
100, 900 of lumber is now ready for ship
nent. a large portion of which can be seen
near the railroad on the Frisbie siding.
The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1891-05-22
sNlgstuu Nafional Sank
@Detrnit, Glitch.
CAPITAL,
100000.

t0&xKnCiAL Az OUNrs.-Tbis bank " III open
'crOpOits With hnsin-rs houses aud private ind.
viduu Is 10 accordance with the prevailing custom
"t siiailar establishments. Money loaned on ~ o,i
colni5Dercial paper or satisfactorily names or col
lateral
F0R' tGS HtNGE.- Having its own Re-
cpnnfs IN "e pre- cipa 'it,es OF ruropr, the hsns
i prePsF, t"qlrt' The hrn"sL buyipG ~ low, -
selling rates Tor foreign bills il large or Fisi,
amounts.
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pace withUdt deav - annoyance.
RPECiAh AtTUrNTs.-- For special eccn' rs,
satisfactory scrInS vi be given upon apphcAilDa,
aild interest will be- allowed Ivy agreement.
D,HNGT0Hs.-k. ". GILLFTr, T'resf. f. "
HAYES. vice-Prest, W. n. Ell lott, j MIS- II
STANDISH. c. A. Bi.ArK, JAMES f.. n,tIs.
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JOHN CANFIELD, Manistee.
The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1891-05-22

Flint Globe:--Every traveller through the
province of Ontario must have noticed how
superior the country roads are to those in
Michigan, for instance. The GLOBE is not
''stuck" on Canada, but il is truthful enough
to acknowledge that In the matter of roads
it can give Michigan pointers by long odds.
The following short description of the sys-
tenn of making roads in Ontario Is so
entirely in harmony with what the Globe
has so often advocated that we take the lib
erty of printing 1t, and asking that it be
carefully read by every subscriber and his
neighb0rs. 1t proves that such roads are
entirely practicable in Michigan, and an
other important thing is that they actually
cost the people less than the miserable things
we call roads here:
l. The entire county is one single road
district. 2. All road taxes are payable in
cash only, like other taxes. 3. Each town
ship may be bonded for 10 years, not to eX-
coed at any time the sum of Il the estimated
road taxes for 10 years. During the 10
years of bonds for any road there may be
tolls taken on the road. Meanwhile the
road taxes accumulate in a fund, together
with any excess of toll receipts over ex-
penses, and at the end of 10 years, the road
becomes a free highway. 4. Each town
ship elects one or more highway supervisors
according to the population and assessed
valuation. These highway supervisors,
Whose duties might be given to our town
supervisory constitute a county board,
which meets at least four times each year
and has full control of all highways and
bridges in the whole county. 5. The
county board elects a county civil engineer
and assistants, who plan and oversee all
highway work. 6. The county board lets
contracts for making roads. These contracts
often include roads clear across the county;
they always make the more important roads
first; these roads always go clear from one
town or village to the nearest important mar
ket town. One contractor may take $50, 600
or $4,000 of contracts i'm one county.
This enables him to buy stone quarries and
gravel beds and to own $1,000 to $50, 900
worth of wagons, teams, machines, etc., and
to keep in his employ the year round, skilled
workmen and laborers who understand road
making.
The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1891-05-22
Kentucky Nomenclature.

An investigation into some real estate
titles, says Brandenburg correspond
ent. recently made at that place re-
vealed the peculiar idiosyncrasy of a
former resident, Mr. Louis Hamilton, in
naming his children. The names of his
children are London Judge, Hebrew
Fashion, Chinese Figure, Reputable
Kingdom, Greek Wisdom. louisville
Courier Journal.