The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1891-05-15
NEWS
OF THE STATE.


49,.
Shasnaay isieads Of Msleelm Morrsw.
~, vii - glad ~ learn thst 40 !" rAp'a's
tnps0vina n health.
Tranh iissuisc has, ~ understand. con.
alsded q diSpose Of hts butcher Hhcp anu
0naaae 10 otkcr business.
Treasurer ". J. Ninss returned Monday
EVENING from 4 visit 10 the mining camp 81
Eeihof1, which hs says presents every evi'
asnos of substantial growth aud prosperity.
NJ. and Mrs. A. II. Keeier, of !spchsn Q
Falis, formerly we'll known and highly
estsemsd residents OF rer. nnh'on; rs ~
Nm renain for . few days.
A new sn,e sshcrmcn has been organ
ised which Has 4 large seinc and nets II a
~. They . TO fsh between this
M aud the mouth OF tho Marias snd
market their catch here and at Helena.
Conrad. Kulage & Hcydt, Of tho upper
Rhnnkin. have received n large lot OF tum-
bar from the east, which they are now maui
hr}idisc 4 new residence, and the firm is
pnttiuc up some sheds and other hald-
1ngs.
Charles O. Kendall put in fifteen acres of
.lfaIfa this spring on his bench land farm
ncsr This city. The bench land men are de-
1ermined to GET there. The next thing we
know We will be hearing OF the bench iano
princes As well To S"e'N
kings.
Ev.rv farmer who comes in from the
vallava and bench lands around Fort Ben
con brings reports of an increased acreage
sepded down to small grains this year. IL
fhe spring 10 a %forerunner of the summer,
the crops next fall ought to be enormous;
% to this date crops have never looked
better.
croof Ea1ls.
Fire company No. ! met Tuesday night
and effected an organization.
Tho water in the river is going down.
Tuesday morning the Guage at the Hotter
mill showed a fall of three inches.
The Judgment rendered in favor of
Daniel Mckay against the board of county
commissioners the other day was by. order
81 Judge Benton set aside and vacted.
The S~candinavians Of Great Falls and
vicinity, will hold a jubilee at Box Elder
marx. ave miles up the river next sunday,
IN honor OF the Independence OF Norway
and Sweden.
A deed from Chas. Mcintyre to Ihos.
Murphy, conveying to him a one-thlrtleth
intereAt in the Crown Butte canal was filed
far record Tuesday. The consideration
stated is So, $685.
Mr.. and Mrs. d. r. Mitchell return Tues
dsv from California with the body of their
infant child which died recently at Passa-
dena. The funeral took place at II a. m.
Wednesday from the residence OF Rev. =.
Cory.
The frsi annual meeting of the Cascade
County Abstract ompan was Eeld Mon
dav and the following were elected officers
fnr the ensuing year: It. T. Atkinson. pres
ident; John Renner, Independent; James
Wilmott secretary and treasurer. Farls
Gibson, Howard Crosby. a.. O. Chowen,
Thos. Gahagan and f. p. Atkinson were
elected trustees.
Two prisoners named Carnagie and Mul.
len. Who we're undergoing a sentence OF
ninety days for larceny, escaped Monday.
They we're taken out TO work on the streets
under the direction of Officer Ball. One
IL them pretended sickness and was sent
hack. but took the opportunity to give leg
hail. When the officer was trying to re-
cnntute him the other prisoner skipped
also. .
The pound-master ~languished IN jail
Jail Tuesday and the erratlc COW and m
v~estigating pig were left to Wsnaer at no
rastsd him as a deserter from the army. He
vas a companion of schafer, the waiter at
the Gold Mine saloon, who was arrested on
q like charge a few days ago. Both de-
serted from Fort Assinabolne about a year
ago.
Some sneak thieves gathered in a collec-
ton Of secondhand clothing sufficient to
start a store at the Aryon block on FIRST
avenue south, Monday. Nearly all the
looms we're visited and coats, vests and
pants have vanished as completely as OH
YER Wendell Holmes lanaented Sunday
breeches.' Singular complaints have been
made for several days back, and people
Who room in blocks would do we'll to keep
&hair doors locked.