The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1891-01-09
GENERAL NEWS
OF THE STATE.


Mtss0ula.
The Methodist church has been paperod,
new pewa and now pulpit chairs put IN and
the edi6cs otherwise made very comforta-
bio and attractive.
Clarence II. Prescott, the new marshal
appointed by the council Tuesday evening
assumed his duties next day, and has gone
10 work In dead Garment.
Beautiful Italian weather still favors the
people Of MissOula, while from the east,
west, north and sonth comes the report OF
scvcre snow storms,
Wednesday night the installation Of Of
ice!s OF Covenant Lodge NOT, !. q: q. -.
took place ut Odd Follows hall, District
Deputy Grand Muster McLane officiating.
The meeting for the purpose Of perfecting
a permanent organization OF the library:
reading room and gymnasium was held
Wednesday evening in the rooms Of the
Gate City club in the Higgins block.
Sheriff Houston returned Tuesday from
Warm Springs where he had taken the in-
sane man. Koeers: At Deer Lodge, on his
return he picked up Fitzpatrick, the ex-
yardmaster who was convicted Mt the June
term Of court for stealing and selling coal,
and whose sentence WAS fixed Mt one year
IN the pe%nitcntiary. u viii! be remembered
ever since been a fugitive from justice.
Prot. ID. v. Harriet. principal OF the
school at Thompson Falls. reports that tho
school board has removed the old furnit-
.ure and put in new this term. lie says his
pupils raised by subscription T48, pur-
snas. d a bell weighing 300 pounds and do
GATED IL to the district. The professor has
ocventy-twO namcs enrolled and q daily at
tendance OF sixty.
The examination Of j.. L. Black, charged
with illegal voting, which was TO have come
up before United States COMMISSIONS
Dingevon, hiss been continued untiIJsn. "a.
The Montana Building md Loan ~associa-
ton opened it's Office Mt No. ~ West Gran
lite street.
The funeral of Mrs. Philip Jackson was
held Wednesday afternoon from her late
home in South Arizona street.
The yearly reports Of the telephone office
show that the operators answer an average
Of 2,18S calls daily.
Mrs. John WoIyerton. residing at White
Hall, died Tuesday. The remains we're
brought to this city for intsrment.
The funeral Of Maud, daughter Of Mr..
and Mrs. Charles Kroger, was held Wednes-
day afternoon from No. Gil Wyoming
street.
Fred Wey ia reported to be negotiating
for the splendid new Bozeman hotel that
has just been completed. IL successful, he
va " oWGVOt ~ ~ klA4OUVS
but will run both.
The streets Of the town were alive with
sleighs and cutters Wednesday. the recent
snowfall having packed solidly IN the
frozen earth. '
The new city hall IN course Of erection ia
nearing completion externally, revealing its
handsome proportions n evoking general
admiration.
The recent snowfall and drop in the Their
Yn0rnHfOr hava MT intar fnroI Uikh hr1il1irO
In progress, which continues right along
with as much activity rs eyer.
The members of the Butte fire brigade
are indignant at what they term the at
tempt Of Assistant Fire Chief Cameron to
compel them to pay "a, 100 for admission to
the regular department.
Boulder.
Cowan g. Parker have recently added
about $50 volumes of valuable legal publ
cations to their law library.
A very pleasant sociable was held Mt the
Presbyterian church on New Years even-
ing, which was enjoyed by all who attended.
The Boulder Amusement club was organ
lied last Monday evening. The object of
this club, as the name signifies, is to give a
series of dances during the winter.
y G. u. Smith has been appointed post
master Mt Elk lark, Jefferson county, in
place Of T.. II. Roberts, resigned.
A dispatch to Ed. Ryan last week an
ounce the denth of Patrick Lacy. brother
Of Hrs. Ryan, at Council Bluffs, Iowa, on
the 2Sth nit.
Deputy Postmaster Simmons put in Some
new lock boxes this week which are very
convenient. They are better style than the
old ones and are being taken mp quickly.
The county treasurer collected up to the
first day of January about $63.COO of the
taxes. The delinquent list may be a little
larger than it was last year. but the total |
amount delinquent will not be very large.
The Windsor house in Boulder changed
hands n few days ago, Mr.. Barta selling out
TO Mr.. JAS. Nagues, of White Sulphur
Springs.
Last Monday the Gaffney Mercantile
company was organized in BauIder. the in
corporators Of the company being w. j.
Gaffney, +. G. Berendes and John McDon-
aid. The capital stock is fixed at $50, 600,
divided into 200 shares of n par value of
800 each. The trustees of the company
for the first three months are w. b. Gaff-
ney ond F. G. Berendes. The company has
assumed the mercantile business of w. b.
Gaffney.