The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1891-06-04
Glasgow.

Glasgow.
Mr.. Hawley's family will join him in a
few days and intend making Glasgow their
home.
Mrs. Fred Damphere left Wednesday
night to attend the funeral Of her aunt,
Mrs. Fuller.
Mrs. A. D.. Smith came down from the
Falls this week with Conductor Smith, on
a visit to her many friends in Glasgow.
NJ. W.. Miller has sold his residence on
Front street to Mr.. Kellison. Mr.. Miller
intends to build on Market street at once.
Mr.. and Mrs. Chauncey Darlington re-
ceived the sad news of the death of Mis-.
Fuller, sister of Mrs. Darlington, at her
homo in GAINESVILLE.
1t Is reported that the beef cattle of the
Pioneer Cattle company have been con-
tracted to Chicago parties at $50 per head,
delivered on the cars.
DR.. Belyea has resigned the position of
surgeon of the Great Northern railway. He
afterwards will extend his trip to Missouri.
Great Falls.
A marriage license was issued by the dis
trict clerk Monday for Henry Prentiss, ir.,
and Miss Louisa Flick, both of this city.
Contractor Mckay has conceded nine
hours as a days work to his workmen and
all went TO work "a usual.
The New York Equitable Life Insurance
company has paid to Mrs. w. s. Wetzel the
sum of $4,000, this being the amount her
husbands life was insured for.
Charlie Hewitt, the popular passenger
conductor who runs between here and Glas-
gov, left Saturday for Sedalia, Mo-. in re-
sponse to a telegram sumnoning him thither
to attend the funeral of his si~ster-in-law.
There was a meeting Of the Sc%andinavi-
ans Of Great Falls held Saturday, May 30,
for the purpose of forming. an o%rganiza-
tion. The meeting was we'll attended, and
the result was the formation of the Bell
mar club.
Notwithstanding the cold rains this
spring, the lambing season seems to have
been an excellent one. Clark Broa., who
have large bands Of sheen near Chotesu,
aging 425 lambs a day for fifteen days
between the 9th and the Goth day of
May.
Capt. Taylor says that he expects to show
the people of Great Falls how to raise potn-
toes. To this end he has put in about
three acres Of the Salt Lake ''peachblows''
on his island two miles up the river, and
will also have about an acre of onions. lie
planted 100 walnut trees FRIDAY, having in
view the time when the island may become
a popular resort.
The immense sawmills of the Butte and
Montana Commercial compan are fast
nearing completion, and in the course of
another month will doubtless lave them
running to the fullest capacity. Five large
boilers will be used to generate steam. and
n 200-horse power engine will drive the
machinery. This institution will give en-
ployment to about $50 men, and will aid
the industrial features of tho city to a
great extent.
Ed L. Cronkhi.e and wife, Ed Roads
and wife, and Grant Roads returned last
week from 4 hunting and fishing expedi-
ton. They were over in the Smith river
country in Mengher county and from all
reports were very successful. The boys
killed n silver tip bear and wounded
another on the Tenderfoot river. The
trout fishing. must be great, just below the
falls OF the latter stream, AZ they claim TO
have caught kegs full of tho speokled
beauties there. There are acres OF straw
berry and raspberry plants in blossom all
along tho Tsnderfoot and they say the falls
are grand.