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The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1891-05-09
He MADE ARRANGEMENTS
John Flanagan Built a Coffin, Dug
a Grave and Then Shot
Himself.
The Peculiar Suicide of an Old
Miner in Strawberry
Gulch.
Nothing Known of the Motives Which
Prompted Him to do the Deed
His Last Request.

II don't want to put anybody to any
trouble. Bury me in the coffin l have made
and the grave l have dug"
This note was found i'll the cabin of John
Flanagan, a man Ga years of age and an
old-time miner. who killed himself some
time during Monday afternoon or night on
his claim in Strawberry guleh, near Clancy,
Jefferson county. The body was discovered
on Tuesday.
Flanagan had made all arrangements for
his contemplated departure from this world.
On the side of the hill above his cabin and
on the ground within the boundaries of his
claim Flanagan had dug q grave of the
regulation size. He had also constructed Il
coffin out of rough pine boards and placed
it beside the opening in the ground where
he wanted his body buried. Then going to
his cabin he had arranged his small belong
ings in as neat a name as possible. Taking
q seat on q chair he placed the muzzle of q
rifle to his breast just over the heart,
and taking the stove poker, with it he
touched the trigger. The contents OF the
rifle went entirely through the body and
the heart, tearing an ugly looking hole.
Flanagan tell over on the floor dead, and
there he was found on Tuesday. An IN
quest was held and a verdict of suicide rem
dered. In accordance with the last wishes
OF the old man he was placed in the cot
fin of his own construction and buried in
the grave of his own digging. All the min
ers and wooo-cutters about Clancy turned
ont to the funeral, as the old man was
widely known and universally liked.
No cause can be learned for the self-de-
struction, unless it was that growing age
and loneliness made him tired of life. 20
far as known he had no relatives in this
part Of the country. though he is said to
have a brother in Michigan. He was a
native of Maine, and had been mining in
the west for twenty years. He had been in
California, Idaho and Nevada, and for the
last ten or twelve years in Montana. His
claim in Strawberry gulch, though not a
honansa, was still a good paying mine.
Flannagan wss unmarried and lived all
alone. On the Sunday preceding his death
he went to Clancy, which is about a mile
from his cabin, and was apparently in his
usual spirits.
The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1891-05-09
PROFITS FOR A MONTH.
Nine Montana Mining Companies
Pay Nearly Three Hundred and
Fifty Thousand Dollars,
The Outlook for the Placers of the
State Better Than for Sew
eral Years.
THE old Frisco Property to be Opened Up
by Phil M. Saunders-The Aosel Dis
triCt-General News.

During the month of April those mining
companies which operate in Montana and
mako public their statements paid S349,oW
in dividends. This does not include the
dozen or moro companies, composed en-
tirely of Montana men, but who's proper
ties are located in adjacent states. Promi-
nent among these is the Helena d Frisco, a
Coucr d'Alene mine, owned entirely by
Helena men, and which paid $4,000 in
dividends during last month. Then there
are in the state probably twenty-five or
thirty close corporations, regular dividend
payers, which do not publish their returns.
-Four or five of these are adjacent to Helena
in jefferson county, and are we'll known
and regular producers. Taking all these
together, it is a low estimate to say they
paid during April as much as those COM
pahies which report. The record of the
dividends paid during the month is as fol
The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1891-05-09
Sale of Delinquent Champion.

At the sale of delinquent Champion
stock in Deer Lodge, 963 shares were sold,
the average paid being a little less thar 81
cents a share. A number of outsiders were
present and bidding was lively from the
start. After the sale Secretary Coleman
announced that no assessments would be
levied at present, because returns would
quicker from the bullion. 4 con-
Segment of ore from the mine is now at
the mill, which will probably start up the
18th.
The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1891-05-09

P~IrTsBUEG, May S.-The ruins of Tuesday
nights contiagration were looted to-day by a
mob of hungarian and Italian men, women
and children. No police were present and
the crowd, knowing that beneath the ruins
were thousands of dollars worth of goods.
eatables, etc, made n raid. Hams, cans of
lard, other canned goods, and everything
not destroyed that could be gotten ut was
carried away The crowd numbered sevo-
raj hundred and several fights took place
between them. They were finally driven
away by the hremen still at work on the
ruins
The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1891-05-09
Little Anaconda.

: The hoist at the Little Anaconda, in the
Spring Gulch district, will arrive there be-
fore the end of this week and will imme-
diately be placed in position, says the Ga
Zette. Night and day shifts are now work
ing continuously on both shaft and tunnel
and the development work is to be pushed
astiveiy the remainder of the summer. The
shaft will nave a depth of 100 feet by the
end of this month and from there a cross
cut will be run TO the vein. The crosscut
tunnel will cut the shaft at q depth of 175
feet and will then have 4 length of go feet.
MIR. Forbes, the new superintendent of the
Iron Mountain, went down to take charge
last Saturday and activity in the entire dis
triet is becoming marked.
The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1891-05-09
Arrivals at The Helena,

Geo. Forreeter and wife A. jacobson. Chicago.
New York. j. 4. WimeScanary, st.
{. A. Nelson. Flkhorn. Paul.
c. ID. Murbehill, Chica- T.. /. Gait, | ethbridg.
go. j. 7. twles. fan Fran
T.. 6. Hathaway, Mis- cisco
soula. A.: Press, Baltimore,
Phil, NJ, Saunders AMI Md,
wife, st. Louis. Nj. J.. II. Cannon and
Alfred Jones, san Fran wife. fhilipsburg.
cisco. Jos. Marten, Winnipeg.
w. G.. Avery. wife and j, c. Callahan, Bozo-
mother, Chicago. man.
j. Z. Icrrill, II. Lunis. j. Il. Wallace. St. Loris
- MARI, s. Louis. y. II. Pelton, st. Louie
&c. Martin. ii. Ions. T.. ". Evans: Ie.roit.
L. f.. ,Spaldlng, thica- Jas. Nnffatt. Spokane.
go; III. VI. l.. Motiatt. Spokane
q. iir b%oynton. St.Panl thas. Clarke. st. Loui
II. A. Herrick and wife, Mo.
Spokane. j. A. Smith, New York.
Kiss A. IL. Smith. New
York.
The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1891-05-09
win Arrive To-day.

The following passengers will arrive to-
day on the west bound Northern Pacific;
Mr.. H. P. Hebson, Frank Wook, J. B. Pear
son, J. Nj. Beattie, and wife, W. H. Lea, jr.,
j.. S. NJ. Neill, l.. Z. Peterson, Mrs. j. A.
Manning. Mrs. l.. Baily, MI. W. E. Pursell.
j. W. Price, S. 4. Price, G. E. Andrew.
The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1891-05-09
Arrivals at the Grand Central.

c. A. Coe, Mime. A.. T. schmitz, Great
G.. A, Anderson, Phila- Falls.
delphia. G.. A.. Densmall, Phila-
Potter OBrien, Butte. delrhia.
Miss Clamsou, Mime Miss Dyce, Minueapo-
apoiis. lis.
Miss Johns, MiuneaIo o. Master Johns, MinT O.
lis. apoiis,
Edas. Hossfold, RAIDERS Add. Raymon, Two
berg. Sisters Co.
Miss Lillian Billings, j. f. Tomeroy. Chicago
Two Sisters CO. Adam Neitz, Boulder.
John Il. Mills. Missoula John Larson, Marys-
John Mahoney, Marys- vile.
Vile. John Carbes, Marys-
N. Ireboar. Marysville. vile.
l.. Il. Buell., Minneapo- &. A. Biddel, Marysvilla
lis. John 7, Callahan, Ihre G
j. A. Burnett, Chicago. Forks.
A. r. Brown. Butte. w. Barrett. Wickes.
A. D.. Churchill, New John II. Fioeder, New
York. York.
Ralph Wells, Craig. Jhomas Mccormick
Townsend.
The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1891-05-09

c. l.. Haynes Photographic Car
will be at N. Z. depot next Monday from II
a. m. to three p. m.
The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1891-05-09

business lunch from IL till g, at the Hell
ena Cafe.
The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1891-05-09
Lunch from IL to 2 at thu Helena Cafe.

Pants to order from Sc to $12. Suits to order
from S25 to S45, at Robinson's, the practical
tailor. II Main street, over l. \. L. Bazaar,
Helena.
The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1891-05-09
THIRST NATIONAL BANK
IL MONT.
Paid Up Capital. 100000
Surplus and Profits, 100000
: DESIGNATED DEPOSITORY OF THE =
UNITED STATES.

: DESIGNATED DEPOSITORY OF THE =
UNITED STATES.
Interest Allowed on Time Deposits.
General Banking business Transacted.
Safety Deposit Boxes for Rent
DIRECTORS:
s. 7. HAUSER. Preside s
I. ". KNIGHT, Cashier
T. H. KAEINsCHMIDT. Asst. Cashier
GEO. H. HILL, Ind Asst. Cashier
GRANVILLE STUART. Stockgrower
HON. r. G. POWER, U. 4. Senator
]. C, CURlIN, Clarke, Conrad l. Curtin
r. g.. HAMILTON. Capitalist
g. r. ALLEN. Mining and Stockgrower
CHAS. K. WELLS, Merchant
A.. I'd. H0LTER, A. M. Hotter H'dwara Co
ASSOCIATED BANKS:
Northwestern Nat'nal Bank, Great Falls.
First National Bank, Misscula.
First National Bank. Butte.
The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1891-05-09
Arrivals at The New Merchants.

John Doyle, Elkhorn. Peter Hughes, Elkhorn.
Il. s. Day, Ashton, w. l.. Flowers, Man
MINI. haitian.
Walter Layton, Granite /. u. frisier, Chicago.
Mountain. Mrs. Hertogs. Mime
r. L.. Peck, ST. Paul. apoliS.
R.. II. Hall, Minot, SD. Alex Grigss, Grand
Judson LaMonn, Grand Forks.
FORKS. O.. w. Wilkinson, st.
Jas. Moorhead, Great Paul.
Falls. Z. A. Wilkinson, st.
j.. s. looker. Mitchells. Paul.
w. I'll. Dewitt, Mitch {. ?. Schemerhorn, New
els. York.
c. =. Hill, Butte City. II. B. Corey and wife,
w. b. Bryan, Great st. Paul.
Falls. II. J. Kendall, Great
W. l.. Darling, Kalis- Falls.
pei. c. l.. Martens. Chicago.
W. Il. Nichols, Wood j. p. Conners, Msrys
River. vile.
Jas. O'Brien, Marys- Frank \. Pugh, Laselle
vile. d.. Fl. Middlemas,
Oscar Mason, Omaha. Rimini.
Nj. O'Rourke, Marys- Jas. O'Brien, Marys-
vile. Vile.
D.. P. Sullivan, Marys- W. J. Myles, Marys,
Vile. vile.
Pat LOTUS, Marysville. Jas. sinnot, Marysville
May Merrick, Two Sis Geo. w. Ryer, Two
tiers Co. Sisters Co.
w. A. Nelson, Preston.
The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1891-05-09
lhE THOMAS CRUISE
SAVINGS BANK,
OF HELENA.

Incorporated Under the Laws of Montana.
PAID IN CAPITAL, 100000.
THOMAS CRUISE, President
WIN. j.. CRUISE. Vice Pres. and Act. Sec'y
VIM. j. SNEENEY. Treasurer
TRUSTEES:
Thomas Cruise, William J. Cruise,
John Pagan, William j. Sweeney.
Allows 4 per cent. interest on Savings Deposits
compounded January and July.
Transacts a general banking business. Draws
exchange on the principal cities of the
United States and Europe,
Deals i'll county and city bonds, and makes loans
on real estate mortgages.
Office hours from 10 a. m. to 4 p. m. Also on
Saturday and Mcnlny evenings from I to 8
O'Clock.
The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1891-05-09
To DaYelon the Frisco.

Phil M. Saunders, now of st. Louis, but
one Of the best-known mining men in Mon
tana, was in Helena yesterday on his way to
Philipsburg. He goes to his former field of
operations as the superintendent of the
Marie Mining Co., a corporation which now
owns all the property formerly held by the
Frisco. The new company is capitalized
Aattt$S00. 600 in one-dollar shares, and save
about Ii, 900 shares the stock is owned by a
syndicate amply able to carry it. The new
spohapsny will equip the Frisco property
WITH all the appliances necessary to develop
itssnd Mr.. Saunders expects to start work
by q u. He says the proposition is
purely q business one; the Marie company
Sc williRg to Spend a certain amount of
money.tc. ascertain just what the property
shey, own amounts to, and if the develop
mont ustihes 1t, are prepared to put in as
much mopey'as may be necessary to getthe
ore out. But very little, II any, of the
Marie stock. is5held in Helena the old
,ta0e Of the offer made them when the
Marie was organized. to come in.
Dan lucid, of White Sulphur Springs,
was san Helena yesterday On his way to
Great Falls. MIR. Lucid is one of the W
ers OF the Ontario mine, in the Neihart dis
trict, which, has Just made a shipment of
ore to the Great Falls smelter.. A carload
shipped some time age, Melted $40, but this
last shipment, 1t ia thought, will GO higher.
The Ontario 10 developed by q shaft down
140 feet, withFa level at 100 feet, from which
ore shipments are made. There are from
sixty to seventy-iv tons of second-class
ore now on the dump. Work on the extern
sion of the Ontario, known as the North
Ontario, will be started ,up very soon. 1t is
on the same lead as the Ontario and is
owned by nearly the same parties. Both
claims give promise of becoming frst-class
producers.
The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1891-05-09

Tinware al very low prices at The Bee Hive.
The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1891-05-09
REPUTATION IN KANSAS.

The largest line of gents neckwear in the eli
at The Bee Hive, at 25c and SEQ.
The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1891-05-09

Go to The Bee Hive for the latest novelties in
yelling and ~rutlling.
The Portland daily press., 1891-04-06
GRAND ARMY OF THE REPUBLIC.
Twenty Fifth Celebration at City Hall
This Evening.

The executive committee from Bosworth
and Thatcher Posts, Grand Army of the Re
public Of this city, and the various sub-com-
mittees have been very busy the past week
In preparing for the 25th anniversary of the
order to be observed at City Hall this eve
ming. The final meetings were held Satur-
DAY evening and all arrangements perfect
ed.
Shepley Camp. 5. of ", will escort the two
posts from their respective quarters, the
camp leaving their hall soon after Z % m. and
passing mp Middle and Free streets to Bos-
worth Hall, thence to Thatcher Hall where
Thatcher Post will fall in line, and the col
umn will proceed to City Hall.
Invitations have been extended to Bos-
worth Relief Corps. Thatcher Relief Corps,
Ladies' Aid Society, clergymen. the city gov
eminent and city officials, judges Of the
courts, officers of the United States army,
navy and revenue marine, county officers and
others.
The observance of this occasion is in
compliance with General Order, No. IS,
headquarters of the Grand Army, and that
order with the accompanying circular let
ter. will be read at exactly $50 p. m.
The following is the programme:
Music-Concert Polonaise. ....................
song-weicone Tonight. r oa.e. D''lu
Historical Sketch Bosworth POST ai No. usr'e me.
partment of Maine, G. A. R..............,.
Reading General Orders. No Is and Circular
f6 letter Mo 3 HeadquaTteTs GEand Army Of
(rhe sepSage viii stand me n
orders and prayerO
songeKeep the Camp Fire Barnias Brls FL wright
49, @ Portland Male oIartette
Historical Sketch of Thatcher Post, No. iii, De-
partment Of Maine, G. A. R...............
Address by His Honor: Mayor George W. True
Music -Ye oiden Time Melody;
Adars:s Rcv IorSlaaa Sadet Band
Song-SOlder's Farewell Observation-Disclosures.
.......................Pc Portland Male ouartette
ADDRESS: .......... .Comrade Charles P. Mattocks
................ Band, Quartette and Audience
Members of all invited societies are re-
quested to wear their badges In sight, to en-
able the ushers to conduct them to reserved
seats.
The public are cordially invited to be pres
emit at these exercises.
The following order has been issued:
HEADQUARTERS SHEPLEY CAMP, No.. Al
SONS OF VETERANS. u. s. A.
PORTLAND, April 4, 1890.
This camp having been invited to partici-
pate In the celebration of the 25th anniversa-
ry Of the G. A. r., at City Hall, Monday
evening, April 9th, all brothers are ordered
to assemble at these headquarters in full I'M
form at p. m. sharp, the camp acting as es-
cort to Bosworth and Thatcher Posts.
BY order of
FRANK B. w. WEIGH,
Captain Commanding.
Official:
WALDO FL. PERRY,
First Sergeant.
The Portland daily press., 1891-04-06
Lodge Echoes.

Cumberland Council, No. 81, U. F., will
celebrate their fifth anniversary next
Wednesday evening at their hall with a
dance and supper.
On Thursday sleep Minnehaha Council of
Cumberland Mills, and Owenee Council of
Falmouth Foreside, d. of p, will be the
guests OF Winona Council In this city. 1t is
to be the occasion Of quite social time, in
Guiding dance and entertainment at the
hall and supper later at the Chase House.
It'll expected that the Supreme Vice War
den, Hon. john P. Sanborn of Newport, r.
L. at present Right Eminent Grand Com
mander OF the Knights Templar of Massa-
cnusetts and Rhode Island and Major Ed
ward l.. Noyes Of Boston, the Surname
Secretary, with the great record of rs battles
In the civil war will be present at Mt Yer.
non Lodge meeting tonight
At the next regular meeting of Forest Citv
Lodge, which occurs next Thursday. there
will be present three grand officers who will
address the lodge.
The Portland daily press., 1891-04-06
cIlbert,s LuxsnIIe Ball.

City Hall presented a charming sight Sat
urday afternoon on the occasion of Mr.. Gil
bert's juvenile ball. All the seats were oc-
cupied by the friends of the pupils. The va
rious society dances were all given with
much ease and grace by the classes, showing
that Mr.. Gilbert is a master of department
OF course the great attraction was the selec-
ton from the ballet of the Queen of Sheba, In
which Is girls took part with little Miss Mat
tie Snow as premiere. 1t was marvellous ex.
hibition In this respect While the limbs of
children of the ages of the dancers are Of
course far more supple than those of young
women, there must be a great brain
capacity in proportion to the age to enable
these children to execute these intricate
steps. the tours de force, and the involved
figures that pertain to a ballet of the charac-
ter of this one. And yet these children new
or forget themselves and were accurate and
graceful throughout Miss Snow would
have put many professional dancerss to
shame, and at the close. when the dance
was encored, she was the recipient of a
handsome floral offering.
The other specialists received great ap-
plause. Little Miss Hitchcock danced the
cachncG charmingly. She received a basket
of beautiful roses. Bertha and Ella Levy
were excellent in the Highland Fling; Mari
on Jewell andlCushie Snow daneedla pas de
deur beautifully, as did Florence Freeman,
the pas de bouYres; Florence Stanton the
p0lOnid; Robbie Foster the Sailors Horn
pipe; Maurice and Molly Warren the Lad
and Lassie."i
1t has been the custom of Prof. Gilbert to
give prizes to those who sell the largest
number of tickets. This year Marion Jew
ell received the first prize, Ned Showers sec
ond, and Grace Harrington third.
Among the dancing masters present at the
ball were Emore of Burlington, VT, Haley
OF Waterville. Pullen of Augusta, Knox Of
syracuse. N. Y, and LavaIle of Trenton, N.
The Portland daily press., 1891-04-06

1t is reported that all the late Dr. Clark s
estate, including that which went to Kent's
Hill University and tho HomeopathicHosp
tai, will be placed on the market this sum-
mer. Ii that be true 1t will include the man.
sion house and land now occupied by B. NJ.
Eastman, Esq. This will open great many
desirable building sites on PLEASANT street and
vicinity.
The following are but few of the great
many buildings 1fast reaching completion |:
Andrew M. Floyd has two houses and barn
under way on South street. M. Z. Moore
proposes to build six or seven new houses
on the land he has cleared up and through
which new streets have been laid out: his
land lays parallel to South street. b. l..
ing on Nesens street. Mr.. jacobson is put-
ting up two houses ON Forest Avenue, Mr..
Anderson one on Deering -street, several
new ones are going up on Williams street.
and Mr.. Adams Is building one at Morrill's
EGrrar
The Portland daily press., 1891-04-06
PERSONAL.
Official

Capt. G. K. Kilborn, from Washington,
will inspect the Portland signal station.
w. 81. Sherman, editor of the Bar Harbor
Record, has been obliged to resign on ac-
count of i'll health.
Mrs. j. W. Waterhouse and Miss Patience
sailed for Havre in La Champagne from
New York, Saturday.
Major Charles F. Larrabee of Portland,
has been promoted to the position of Chief
Of the Land Division in the Indian Office at
Washington.
f. E. @. Robbins of Deering, formerly
teacher of the High school there, has been
engaged as supervisor of the Westbrook
schools.
Mr.. ]. M. Hastings of Bangor, will be one
of the members of the Bowdoin Scientific
Expedition to Labrador next summer. Mr..
Hastings is very skillful taxidermist. o.
The late Mrs. Nancy E. Clapp. whose
death was recently announced, left $4,000 to
the Theological Seminary in Bangor, and
$1,000 to the Maine Missionary Society.
Mr.. Hiram T. Plummer of the we'll known
firm Of G. M. and 81. T. Plummer, sails for
Germany on the steamship Lain, Wednes-
day, from New York. His SON goes with
him.
Mr.. George Vanderbilt and Mr.. De Grasse
Fox are expected at Bar Harbor this week
to make some arrangements for the summer.
These gentlemen are understood to share in
the opinion that the coming season is to be
great one in the history of that resort.
The Pullman Company has just built a
beautiful private car for Mr.. Frank Jones,
president of the Boston & Maine, con-
tanning two staterooms, observation, smok-
ing and dining rooms. The car has been
named Sorrento and win advertise the resort
wherever Mr.. Jones travels.
The oldest settled Congregational minis
ter in New Hampshire is Rev. DR.. Edward
ROBBIE Of Greenfield, who has held his pres
emit pastorate since 1S52-a period of thirty
nine years. DR.. Robbie is native OF Cor
ham, Me-, and graduated at Bowdoirl Col
lege In the class of 1910. *
Comrade A. NJ. Sawyer Of Bosworth Post,
has been secured by the Elm Street Reading
Room Association of Auburn, to take charge
of the tableaux in the entertainment complfl
mentary to the Burnside Post, G. AR, in
Auburn hall. on Thursday evening, April
9th, the anniversary of the surrender of
Gen. Lee at Appomattox.