The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1891-08-30
MONTANA TOWNS.
Discovery That tho School Bonds
Voted by Missoula Are Also
Irregular.
Comment Inspired, Humorous and
Otherwise, at tho Expense
OF Lawyers.
"Commsndable Activity" Displayed In
Certain Instanoes-sscrets Of the
Old R~ivsr-Crops.

M1ssouLA, Aug. 29.-[Speoial. Tho dis
covsry this week that the issue Of e46,0OO
OF school bonds was illegal has not caused
much comment, and in the light of the
bridge and sewer bond fasco ID taken a. a
matter OF course, New elections will have
to be held on all the questions, and while
there ia NO doubt that tho bonds in each
case will get the majority of the votes. the
additional expense and delay ia aRgrRvatinR
to the good nature of the community. The
legal flaw in the school bonds il that the
notices which were printed we're not
properly posted. The school buildings for
which the bonds we're voted are already ap-
preaching completion, and would anything
happen by which they should be defeated,
or \ further delay occur. the proposition
would be considerably muddled. The COM
ments made by the citizens on legal talent
connected with the matter have besn
humorous and otherwise; mostly otherwise.
The attack on the Chinese gardeners,
which occurred here last Sunday, has caused
a great deal of animated discussion on the
streets. The labor unions have denounced
the affair and emphatically disola;med any
connection with the matter. The activity
of the officers in arresting. the supposed
perpetrators is commsndable and should be
continuous.
Some time since a Chinese woman, hold
here in a condition of the worst degradation
By a wealthy Chinaman. attempted to escape
from her disgracsful position of bondage
and psarly succeeded, but thu 500 offered
for her arrest by the slave owner had q
wonderful effect in producing commend
able activity" in the police department. A
charge of robbery had been sworn out
against her, but only a few clothes in a
very small bundle we're in her possession
when arrested, and even the formality of
taking her before a justice was not gone
through. She was simply turned loose at
ths Jail door to 10 again taken possession
of by her master.
1t ia not often that the old Missoula river
voluntarily. gives up its secrets. but the
finding on it's banks of the body OF Robert
Money il one of the exceptions. Perhaps
some day the mysterious disappearance Of
MI. Thomas will be likewise explained. In
the early days of Northern Pacific CON
struction the river formed q convenient re-
ceptacle in which to hide the evidences OF
murderous crimes committed by outlaws
that congregated in the construction
camps of the new road. At that time some
giant powder was exploded In the river a
few miles above Thompson Falls. and re-
suited in hve bodies coming to the surface.
lulb discovery was 4MulouAAtcly 4OIIoWou
by the hanging by vigilantes of three OF
the worst characters that infested the re-
gion and the summary ordering out of the
country of a number of hard cases. But
there are still a number Of mysteries which
would probably be solved could the old
river tell It's tale.
The fine weather of the past two weeks
came in tho nick of time to enable the far
mers to successfully harvest their crops.
The hay crop, though fair, is not as large
as was expected owing to the d~epredations
of the unusually large number of grasshop-
pers. The grain crop ia over average and
the acreage planted has been larger than
during any previous year. That SOW on
the dry ranches where %irrigatinG bitches
have not yet been dug has yielded prolific
ally owing to the generous rainfall early in
the season.
Tit teachers institute which was held
during the week was very successful and
gratifying to those interested in education
al affairs, and the number of pretty school
ma'ams seen about the town formed an ad-
ditional attraction to the garden city. Mis-
soula has the largest number of teachers of
any county in the state.
A number of business men from the
Cnur d'Alene mining camps visited the
town during the week. Railroad men re-
port that the travel over the new road ia
large and increasing. A great deal Of ore
is also coming over the new line.
Preparations nave been made for the en-
tertainment of the 1000 people who will be
from Granite and Philipsburg.