The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1891-06-12
GENERAL NEW
OF THE STATE.


MlSSOulA.
Architect Galbraith advertises for bids
for the congregational church. The leo
ture room will be built at once and tho
completed structure will cost So, 200.
The squaw who killed Indian Pete at
Horse Plains WAS brought in Monday. She
talks no English and the sto-y of the affair
will not be forthcoming until an interpre-
ter is secured. Sheriff Houston's idea ia
that the affair occurred in n drunken row
A petition is being actively circulated
asking Presiden: Harrison to pardon Harry
Z. Honsman, recently convicted in the
United States district court of embezzling
$1,609 from the government while post
master here, and sentenced to a years i'm
~prisonlnent.
The city council met in special session
Monday night and settled the bridge site
question and other matters pertaining to it.
They voted to have the new bridge where
the present structure now Is, and fixed the
time and manner of its building 30 far as
lay in their power.
L. G. Marshall has sold to Eph Hackett,
superintendent Of the Helena d Victor
Mining. company, Northern Light, a two
year.old sorrel colt, and Ristori, bay mare.
Northern Light is by Kentucky Volunteer,
first dam by Ben Lomond, second dam by
Advance, and is one of the best bred and
most promising two-year-olds in Montana.
Doubtless the largest single order ever
filled by q western firm is the one taken
Tuesday by the Missoula Mercantile COM
pany for Mr.. and Mrs. Morgan, ~well-known
hotel PEOPLE Of Kalispell. The order con
sists of furnishings throughout for a fifty
room hotel now IN process of erection at the
new metropolis, and will comprise house
hold furniture Of every description selected
from the various Hell-stocked departments
of the company named, the cost of which
will amount to nearly $1,000.
Great Falls.
l.. G. Redding. late of tho Judith Basin,
has purchased of Myendortf j. Co. their en-
tire stock OF cigars, ETC., and will conduct
the business in the future.
The electric light company finished put
ting in place their new engine and shifted
their dynamos and set up a new one, 80
that Wednesday their new power wasin full
operation.
West Great Falls was the scene of a lively
scrappina match Tuesday evening between
i'm Doyle and an unknown Scotchman for
a sum Of $50. Tn fight lasted an hour
and n half. and ended by the unknown
knocking Doyle out in tho thirty-third
round.
James Donovan and Miss Birdell Spencer
were quietly married Sunday evening at the
residence of the BRIDES parents on the
south side. Tho services we've performed
by Rev. Father Dohls, and only a limited
NUMBER OF lntlmate TRENDS or the contract
ing parties were present.
The time for holding the special election
in regard to annexing certain outlying dis
tricta to this city was set July IL. The
voters of Great Falls have already expressed
Themselves on the question and the election
next month will give those living in the
districts to be annexed an opportunity To
vote on the proposition.
X. s. Gray desires to state that he rrAfors
to meet Mr.. Cassidy even up on June 16 fol-
q purse of $50 or more; that he will fight
him ten rounda or to Il finish. the best man
to take the money. Both men met in the
ring seven years ago, and by tho referees
decision Cassidy was given tho fight before
1t WAS fought to \ finish.
Assinnaboine lodge No. 22s. Brotherhood
of Railroad Trsinmen. will give it's first
annual ball at Arion hall on Saturday eve
ming, June ~. As this Ia their frat ball the
boys are sparing no pains to make II a sac
cess in all particulars, and those who are
fortunate enough to attend may be certain
of an evs ning Of great pleasure.
Jesse Beecher Ia prepared to take parties
at any time mp the river TO any of the new
pleasure resorts recently opened on the
islands or to other points, upon the Swan,
which Inns been thoroughly overhauled
curing the winter and rentted with i'm.