The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1891-03-29
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THE REOPIN.
v. Il. OsR, oontraceor-I look 1os 5 lively
building season In Helena, thouah thte will
probably not begin until June ~ July. !
/ know Of. many contracts let Tor residences
ana buainesa properly. Aride about The
city viii disclose The fRrt that nearly III Ahe
Ebuildinns OF Helena are new, that y they
have been constructed In the past two or
tbres years. 1 know Of no city In the q
TRY 81 its size that II ~ we'll built ~ our
own city. Whore for instance ~ill you find
4 lnes row OF business houses than ON Main
street.
DIR. Loun ROTwIrr. secretary o. ssAte-
The number Of corporations has dropped Of
slightly. / presume this y becaune of the
raise in the fees from i've TO fifteen dollars.
The notaries' fec was raised from y TO
Ave dollars, but this appears 70 make no
difference with the number. They increase
at the usual rate. We usually get more
mining interpretations during the late aum-
mer and fall. I presume, because Of the de-
velopment of new prospects opened during
the spring. / look for great activity IN
mining az we'll as i'll all other branches OF
industry in Montana during the coming
season.
THoMAs j. CRoNIN, City Marahal-We
have been very fortunate this spring IN not
having more robberies and safe cracking.
Butte has any number of thieves operating
almost every night. 1t is possible that
some Of these fellows may come over to
Helena before long, 80 It 10 Just az we'll foE
merchants and citizens to look out for
49, A .amv ocN Nho %own Ua0 Hll0G with
sneak thieves operating in private houses.
l have seen several suspicious characters
about the streets and have given them the
run. That is, l ask them what they are do
ing here, and il they do not give . saatis-
factory answer they are advised to get out
of town.
JOHN MAau1RE, Theatrical Manager
expect that arrangements for a new opera
house in this city will be definitely closed
during the week. 1t will be q fine brick
block with the theater portion in the rear,
and will be located in the nelghborhood OF
Sixth avenue. The opera house Will be
built FIRST and will be ready for use IN
August. 1t the meantime | expect to have
Electric hall arranged for the few attrac-
tions coming during the remainder of the
season. The coming theatrical circuit is
over the Great Northern road. Companies
will 20 from st. Paul to Winnipeg. then to
Fargo and Grand Forks and Crookston to
Great Falls, Helena and Butte. I expect to
have a house in Great Falls before next
winter.
PRoF. JOIN CANNON, state superintendent
of schools-I receive letters OF application
from teachers every day. They come from
Missouri, Kansas. Nebraska, Iowa and H.
linois and a few from Pennsylvania. A
good many Of them state frankly that they
want to come to Montana because the sal
aries are better, while others say they wish
to come on account of the climate. The
salaries in the outside districts run from
$40 to $50 a month. Principals receive
from 1925 to $3.50. Teachers in the inter
mediate departments earn from $75 to $50.
The letters indicate a profound Ignorance
in many sections about Montana. Some
of the correspondents evidently think our
schools are in a primitive condition.
Fl. WINTER, forist-The difficulty with the
florists business in Helena is that the trade
IS irregular. There is no steady demand
for flowers az in eastern cities. Easter,
Christmas, Decoration day, n New Years
bring more orders than we can fill. just
now there is a good demand for cut flowers.
The roses in season are La France Jacqui-
mots Marshal Neil, American Beauties.
They cost about ~ a dozen. The prices in
Helena are higher than in other towns be-
cause as I say the demand is so irregular.
You know a flower is something that cam
not be had at a minutes notice, and it can
not be preserved, so that considerable loss
follows if trade is poor. I might add too
that Gala lilies and crinevarias are in good
demand. The latter is a beautiful flower
but for some reason not very popular.
Dr.. E. FRANK, Turkish Bath Master-The
demand for Turkish baths comes from all
classes, but mostly from brain workers.
Business is always very lively when theat-
rical companies are in town. Actors and
commercial travellers are the most frequent
patrons. Gamblers tak the baths often
for nervous exhaustion, and clerRymen
come once or twice a week. The Turkish
baths are more popular than the Russian
because the perspirstion is more natural.
In a Russian bath tho steam gathering on
the body deceives the bather into the be-
lief that it is perspiring. They think
they get quicker action as the gamblers
say. H