The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1891-05-22

There will be a meeting of the directors
of the Helena Athletic association at five
p. m. to-day at the office OF Secretary 5.
Carpenter, room 4u2 Power building.
A regular session of the Benevolent and
Protective Order of Elks will be held at
A. 0. U. w. hail this friday evening at
eight O'Clock. Work in the first and second
degrees. Members are requested to be
present.
w. B. Smith was sentenced to twenty
days in the county jail and a $25 fine yes
terday by Judge Sanders for signing the
name of an employment firm to a letter rec
ommending Fred kruse for a place. Smith
is employed by another employment
agency.
VIM. Newberry, the leader of the North
ern Pacific train robbery last year, is to be
tried at Fargo, N. D.. tomorrow. His
partner in the hold-up, G. E. Bailey. con
fessed his guilt and got an eight years SEN
tence. The charge against Newberry is
robbing the United States mail.
The altered plans for the new Presbytcr-
ian church have been received by the pastor,
| Rev. L. V. Moore, and will be laid before
the trustees this evening at their meetings to
be held in the law Offices of Mcconnell d
Clayberg, in the Merchants National bank
building. On Sunday morning the plans
will be submitted to the inspection of the
| congregation. Work on the new building
will be commenced very soon.
United States Marshal Furay and Deputy
Marshal Warren Evans leave for Deer
Lodge this morning with the following
prisoners in charge: Owen Bernard. SEN
fenced to three months Imprisonment and
800 fine for selling liquor to Indians;
William Long. same otfense, one year in
prison and $500 fine: Silver Tip, alias
James Miner. same %offense, six months and
$3.50 fine; and Pat Leonard, alias Lennon,
illegal voting, six months and $3.50 fine.
Patents to 100 acres of pre-empted land
in Cascade county nave been received at the
Helena land Office for each of the following
persons: jeremiah Wolf. w. E. Kern, Paul
I. Romsey, Erastus w. Peck, John A.
Hackshaw, Henry Burmeistpr, Benz. F.
Norris, Lorenzo D. Norris, Frank B. Will
cox. May j. Bower, Elizabeth b. Fullerton,
Mary Fullerton, James w. Mcknight,
, nellie. Charles w. Cooper has also gotten
a patent to 100 acres in Choteau county.
5 Gus Arnold was arrested by Sergeant
, Nicholson last night and will be tried to-
} day in the district court on the question of
8 his sanity. Arnold is a young man who
imagines he has s., 1000, 900. locked up in one
of the Helena banks and $1,000, 900 in an
r other. and who wanted ten policemen to
watch the two institutions to see that his
8 securities were not carried away. He is
o perfectly harmless. When first arrested i,
was on the charge of taking another mans
coat from a beer hall, but when his true
condition was discovered, this charge wa
8 Withdrawn.
u John H.. Hubbard had Americas Walter;
. arrested yesterday on the charge of steal
ing clothing, win and other things from
shed on his premises. Mr.. Hubbard lief
Walters to do some work about the ground
. of his home while he and Mrs. Hibbar,
went driving. When they returned the
Ii found Walters very drunk. He had broker
into a shed where a lot of trunks and othe
things were stored. opened the trunks
taken a lot of clothing and concealed il
Then he had opened a case of wine, drum
n several bottles. nearly emptied a Jug G
Irish whisky, and when found was sufferin
y from its effects. having become SO intoxi
Gated that lie mashed his hand and finger
while irving to drive a nail. He is charge
e with petit larceny.