The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1891-11-08
last Monday. Mr.. Markiey has spent tho
past ak months In tho anAt.

nRont OF tne Nortnern faclnc, 1917 Tues
day for Chicago, where no ias gone TO take
a thorough course In shorthand.
Ferdinand. Oppenheimer. n ~well-known
merchant Of this CITY, left for New York
Inst Sunday. From there he will sail f9r
Europe tofvisit his former home.
Mr., and Mrs. Frank Baird will move into
the Chn,nnsero houaa on Benton avenue
during the coming week. Mr.. and Mrs.
Goo, Il. Tracy will make their homs with
them.
Miss Minnie Taylor gave d card party to
a few Of her friends on Friday evening. ut
the home Of her sister, on Rodney street.
A very. delightful evenig was spent by tho
invited guests.
Miss Mary Harley, the popular west side
teacher, haa removed from the east side,
where she has been rooming for several
weeks, and is now occupying rooms ut No.
AS N. Benton avenue.
Mrs. II. II. Baker, who was suddenly
summoned to Chicago by the serious illness
Of her husband. telegrapha to friends in
this city that Mr.. Baker is much better,
though still very weak.
Invitations are out for tho wedding OF
Miss Hattie Marks, daughter Of Mr.. and
Mrs. leopold Marks, and Mr.. Henry Lobe,
to take place at the Temple Emanu-E Ell,
Wednesday, November Is.
Geo. w. Mueller. who formerly travelled
In this state for franklin McVeagh o. Co.,
oAS VAS ~ AoV IAN ~
Mercantile company, passed through Hell
ena Thursday on the way east.
Mrs. u. Il. Burton, who has been SPEND
ing a lumber of weeks on her husbands
ranch in Choteau county, returned home
last week. .Mr. Burton returned with her,
but left for the east 4 few days later.
Harry Downs and wife, of Minneapolis.
arrived in Helena last Tuesday. and are
the guests Of the family of II. Bridenthall.
MIR. Downs is the gentlemnn who has taken
the contract to line the Wickes tunnel.
George Freeman, secretary to Commits
sioner Carter, and wife. arrived in Helena
last week on a visit with relatives and
friends. They will remain ia the west for
a few weeks before returning to Wash
ington.
h. ii. Langley, general freight and ticket
agent of the Montana Central, and A. l..
Mohler, general manager Of the Great
Northern railway line, spanto a portion of
the line.
Mrs. w, b. Braden loft last week for Bos-
ton and other eastern cities. After spend
ing some time among relatives and friends
in those cities she will sail for Europe, to
be absent on the continent for several
months,
The drinking fountain in the Sixth ward,
presented to the city by the Frances Will
ard W. c. L. u, is now in place, and the
city's doga and horses are extremely CRATE
full to the kind ladies who were 30 thought
full for their welfare.
Rev. Moore and wife, assisted by several
Young ladies' of the Presbyterian society.
entertained the young men Of the Presby-
teeian church, at the parsonage, on Friday
evening. A most enjoyable evening was
spent, MIR. and Mre. Moore being model en-
tertaineIs.
Mr.. and Mrs. Robert kincaid left on
Wednesday for the east. and will spend sew
eral monShs visiting at their former homs
IN Ohio and among relatives and friends
throughout the state. Mr.. Kincaid has not
been enst of the Mississippi for twenty
seven years.
Supt. r.. e. Young lectured in the Presby-
terrain church at Bozeman last Friday after
noon. The subject of his lecture was
"Quebec, Americas Historical City," The
lecture was well attended by an apprecia-
tive audience. Tt was given in connection
with the teachers' institute.
Miss Young and DR.. Dean are expected to
return from their hunting trip this week.
They have spent the past month hunting
bear and other game among the Rockies
near Wolf Creek. Both ladies are fine
markswomen, few men being better with
rifle and shotgun than they.
The Gospel Temperance union has rented
the building formerly occupied by the Del
monico restaurant on South Main street
and have converted it into a meeting room.
The union is doing a good work among the
downfallen and deserves all the support a
charitable people can give it.
A very pleasant wedding took place
Wednesday evening at the home Of The
BRIDES brother, Robert Hammond, 625
Pecsta avenue. The contracting parties
were George FL. Benjamin and Miss jenny
Hammond,' both of E!khorn. They will
make their home in Elkhorn.
The Teachers institute of Lewis anu
{jprko prY1pty will tn hnIl in TJaJn,n Nav
%, "a and 20. The meeting promises to be
an interesting one, and oil teachers should
avail themselves of the opportunity of at
tending. State Supt. Cannon and Prof.
Young have spared no pains to make the
institutes held through the different coun-
ties a decided success.
The friends of Mr.. and Mrs. r.. r. Gaines
will be delighted to learn that Mr.. Gaines
has been reappointed agent OF the Il. G.
Dun company ihfthis city. Mr.. Gaines has
long been connected with that office and
made a most com petent and efficient agent,
tails OF the work. Mr.. Knowles, whom he
succeeds, has been assigned to Toronto,
Canada.
The musicale given at the st. Aloysius
hall on Tuesday evening possessed merit in
a high degree. The vocal music was excep-
~tionally fine and the instrumental music
was above criticism, both being greatly en-
ioyed by the audience. Each selection was
SO admirably rendered it would be hard to
give my single one preference. A large
number wore present and all were delighted
with the performance.
Tho state reading circle for teachers held
their first meeting in this city on the first
of the month. 1.-The Lights of Two Cen
%turies,'' by Edward Everett Hale, and
Pages "Theofy and Practice of Teaching
were taken up. The work promises to be
an interesting and beneficial one to the
teachers. Already fifteen towns have or
ganized reading circles have taken up tho
same course of reading.
Mrs. Charles Reibold gave a card party to
q few of her friends on Friday evening to
celebrate in a social way her husbands
birthday. The evening was pleasantly
spent in playing whist. Delicate refresh
ments were served and greatly enjoyed.
The invited guests were: Miss Kenyon,
Miss White, Mrs. O'Brien, Miss Glenon.
Miss Stephens, Miss Ruth and Miss Jack
sou, Messrs. Churchill, Watson, Krause,
Wesner and Bells.
The mcmbers of the Helena Camera club
have been having a very exciting contest
during the past few weeks, u prize of II 6l1ax
8la inch Bausch a. Lomb lens being offered
to the best amateur photographer in the
club. The contest closed last Monday
night, Leslie Sulgrove securing the prize,
which he is justly proud of. The photo
graphing craze ia spreading rapidly through
Helena, tho club numbering a large
membership of both sexes.
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