The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1891-04-17
TALKS WITH PEOPLE.

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Huon MoQuA1D, United States grand iu-
ryman. .sTho work Of a grand iurymAn y
not 40 much OF a aineoure - noat people
think. The pay ID altogether too ANAL. It
il some time since I have worked Tor % %
day, When ! mar il supposed 70 decide
between right and wrong he should q least
be paid FOR his time. We have considerable
fun al times during the session. Our fore
man is 4 bright man and keeps the boys on
the Rlert, The cases now before M are very
important, but we are making good pro-
grsss and will probably finish by Saturday
night. No, / cannot tell you the nature OF
the cases. You have been In the newspaper
business long enough to know that the law
requires a grand juryman to keep his
mouth shut.
THoMAs HANLoN. capitalist from White
Sulphur Springs: "Why would it not be a
good scheme to establish a Montana OK
change in New York city? II might be ar
ranged in the form of a club to be called
The Montana, with pleasant headquarters
in some desirable location. During q re-
cent visit to New York ! met o good many
prominent Montanians. Ex-Gov. Hauser,
Col. Broadwater, w. A. Chessman, Judge
Joseph Davis and Others, were there. The
difficulty ia that they are scattered about at
different hotels. There arc Mountainous
visiting in New York the year around. Now
il there was q place where all could meet it
would be much pleasanter and at the sam
time would help the state. While speaking
about the state let me add that Montana IS
handicapped in the east by the oauseless
jealousy between some of our leading men.
When one proposes a scheme and 1t comes
to the ears of another he Immediately
throws cold water on it. We want Montana
at the front. Eastern capital is tired OF
the granger states of Kansas, Nebraska and
the Dakotas, and is inclined to tnrn to
Montana. Now is the time to build mp our
great state and all should join in the work.
DR.. F. D. KELSEY, pastor of the Congre-
gational church: 1.-The bids for the pro-
posed Congregational college, will be opened
in Butte when the committee meets, on May
s, 6 and Z. I do not know how many bids
have been presented nor the nature OF the
offers. except from rumor. ] understand
that bids have been received from Helena,
Great Falls, Alhambra, Livingston and, 1
think, from Missoula. Two bids have been
received from Livingston and four from
Helena. One Of the latter was received
yesterday. I am told that some of the
offers run as high rs $75, 1000, according to
the estimate of those who offer. One bid
from Helena offers land located two miles
from the Montana university. The ques-
ton of location will in all probability be
definitely settled when the committee
meets. 1t is a difficult matter to get the
committee together, rs they live all the way
from Fargo and Salt Lake to Missoula."
DR.. J. p. RHoADs, of Castle: The town
of Castle will forge to the front with great
rapidity during the coming summer. ! ex-
pect to see the Burlington n the North
ern Pacific there before snow flies, but the
town is not waiting for the roads before
gong ahead. The population is increasing
very fast. Buildings are being rushed
ahead and the town presents an animated
appearance to all who visit it. The new
Cumberland and Yellowstone smelters will
be finished and in operation before the
summer is over. The rise in the value of
real estate is something remarkable. For
instance, a year ago a lot opposite my bust
ness corner could have been purchased for
$500. Last fall it was sold for S1.75O and
to-day could not be bought for $780, a.
few land-jumpers have tried to make trou-
BILE, but have failed and have left town. 1T
is hard for anyone but an experienced min
ing man to understand the extent of the
vast deposits of ore in that camp. When
these are developed I believe it will be the
greatest mining camp in history.