The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1891-05-31

tant creature under the sun. The other
day, while waiting for the coach to fill with
it's complement of passengers. l heard q
young man ask the driver if the seat on the
box was engaged. The great man gave him
a whitening glance, which meant hat he
would bide his time for a reply. After .
walk about the coach and a kick at a neigh
boring dog he yelled to the postmaster to
bring out the mail or he would report hin to
Wanamaaer. When he returned the young
man ventured to repeat the question.
young fellow don't bother me. You
will fad out when the coach goes"
"Well, how long before it will go?"
"You juat stand here and watch when the
wheels 20. Then the coach will be gone,
see?"
The driver then walked into a hotel,
whore he was invited to drink. He ac-
cepted the invitation of course, but without
the usual "How," took a cigar, n then
followed by the admiring glances of several
small boys and a few girls mounted the
box and with a lash of his long whip started
the leaders down the road.
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l was talking yesterday with a gentle
man who has recently returned from a visit
to Manitoba ana British Columbia. Dur
ing his stay he enjoyed a short trip north
of Winnipeg to one of the Hudson Bay
member when this interesting corporation
extended its line Of business through this
state and even az far Town as Fort Hall,
Idaho. OF all companies ever formed the
Hudson Bay was given the most absolute
power. Its employees are under almost mil
itary government and there is a
perfect system of promotion in
all departments of its business.
My friend during his visit heard an anus
ing story of the company's attempt to in
troduce methods of civilization among the
Cree Indians. The Crees are not a horse
back tribe and are therefore not warlike.
The company's officers thought they
would take to new forms without any
difficulty. -Four or five officers went to the
reservation with q few barrels of potatoes
which, they explained, we're to be used for
planting in plouehed ground. The Crees
were somewhat incredulous about results
but were willing to see the process.
The first thing was to plough the ground.
As there were no horses dogs were hitched
to the plows to do the work. The dogs.
however, protested. They were willing to
work during the winter, but summer was
their time for loafing and they did not pro-
pose to throw away their vacations. They
would not work so the Indians dragged
the plow and the potatoes were
planted. After a few days the
Indians held a consultation and vent to the
officers to announce that they intended to
dig up the potatoes and eat them. They
took no stock in the story bout future
growth. The potatoes were already in the
ground and they did not a to take any
chances by allowing them them to spoil.
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In the early sixties there we're four tchums
in Virginia City, New, who afterward bess
came prominent in life. Mark Twain was
Il reporter on the Enterprise, Hon. William
Writ Dixon, now congressman from Mon
tana, was practicing law; Hon. William II.
Claggett, ex-congressman from Montana,
and now a United States senator from
Idaho, or thinks he is, was another; Judge
Hiram Knowles, United States district
Judge in Montana, was another member of
the quartette.
Col. Wheeler has received the following
letter from Glendale, Mont:
II read in THE HELENA INDEPENDENT of
April 30, concerning the death of my
brother, William Fairweather. AS I am his
sister, l think ] can settle the question. He
died at Mr.. Daly's ranch, sixteen miles be-
low Virginia Oitv, and was buried at Vir-
GINA IN August, 1875. The man these gen
tlemen saw was a brother of William and
myself. His name is Thomas Fairweather,
and he was in Alder Gulch with my brother
William in the early days. The last I heard
from my brother Thomas he was in Grass
Valley, Cal, some years ago. | would be
pleased if any Of the gentlemen who saw
him will send his address,"
The letter is signed by Mrs. S. H. Davis,
whose address is Glendale, Beaverhead
county.
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Col. Malone says that he can have q bet
ter time in Helena than any other own in
the United States. and the man who says
that Helena is not the best place in tho
world is a thoroughbred helpless and hope-
less chunp, net.
Special sale of towels this week at Fowles'
Cash store.
The best uniaundcred white shirt in the city at
The Bee Hive for sec.
Fireworks at Who'll lie only at The Bee Hive.
Country orders solicited.
Fowles' Cash Store carry a fine line of black
and white embroidered t1ouncings.
Full line of toys constantly carried in stock at
The Bee Hive.
A new line of Jersey ribbed pants just receive d
at Fowles' Cash Store.
MONEY TO LOAN
am prepared to make loans promptly on I'M.
PROVED PROPERTY in the
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