The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1891-06-04
GENERAL NEWS
OF THE STATE.
Virginia City,

MISS Mamie DAVIS, who has been spend
Ing the winter and spring with an aunt at
HALEY, Idaho, returned home last week.
Born--In Hinch canyon, Madison county,
Wednesday, May 20, to Mr.. and Mrs. Irwin
Ely, a daughter; on Ruby valley, near Sher-
idan, to Mr.. and Mrs. Richard Foreman,
twins-a son and daughter.
The Twin Bridges district was repre-
scented here this week, by j. r. Comfort,
John Wilhart and others, who all report
and the outlook for an abundant crop of
grain and hay as very promising.
Not much is said about a Fourth of July
celebration this year. If Virginia City is
going to celebrate the Fourth it is about
eAne to set the ball rolling. as it is but little
oAore than a month till the day of days to
patriotic Americans will be here.
Amos Storey, of Bear creek, was in town
Monday, and took out with him enough
barbed wire to fence in all creation on that
slds OF the river. Amos ia a ~rustler, and
has made for himself one Of the best
ranches and incest homes in the county.
Rains seem to be passing over his section
in streaks, and some localities have been
favored with fine hover during the past
week, whilelothers have been skipped; still
grain and grass has Nowhere as yet suffered
from lack of moisture, and crops look very
promising on all the valleys.
On last Monday evening a pair of blood
ed Young gents, hailing from the classic
precincts OF Melrose, mistook Wallace
try which of their flyers could develop. the
greatest speed in n 300-yard dash. When
arraiRned they pleaded guilty, and his
honor, out OF consideration for their lack
OF knowledge of the ways and customs gov
srning large and incorporated cities, let
them down easy by giving them S. each and
trimmings, which they promptly paid with
out a murmur. Said they thought it cheap,
considering the lots of fun they had had.
Thu only case tried by jury at the present
term of the district court. was that of the
state against Malcom McAuley, who WAS
acquitted. This case grew out of an in
dictment found by the grand jury at tho
March, 1891, term Of court, against the de-
fendant on q charge of having broken INTO
a cabin situated in a gulch that heads on
NcCarty mountain. n stolen therefrom a
lot of tools h provisions. 1t was a badly
Trajectory that scarcely a single fact was
established beyond q doubt, further than
the one that the cabin had been broken
open, n the goods taken out of it. The
trial has cost the county somewhere from
2 .0OO to $500, and no good has come OF
it to the public.
Columbia Falls.
Mr.. and Mrs. Paul 8. A. Bickel arrived
on Sundays boat and will make this city
their home.
Mrs. ID. A. Thetee and the baby arrived
on Saturday and the manager of tho saw
mill is especially happy.
Mr.. Rakestraw, on the east side of the
river, was not killed. as reported. He is
we'll and never hoard Of his own murder
till he read it in the papers.
Mrs. Frank Lnngford and children ar
rived in Columbia Falls on Saturday last
and are ensconed in their new home on the
river bank. at the west end of Riverside
park.
The Columbia hotel has been opened. II
is 3 new house. with sixteen inviting rooms,
and it is the intention OF Messrs. Coombs Il
Lewis, proprietors, to conduct the house in
a first-class way. 1t is centrally located
and will meet the demands for a really FOOD
hotel.
The citizens residing at the foot of the
lake have decided that il IL time for the
place to have nn individuality. and they de-
sire to drop tho name Foot Of the Lake"
Accordingly a meeting was held 4 few even
ings ago and the name of EmsrRnce &C.
lected.
At Lake Blaine, Mcdonald, Seek h Son
have a sawmill in operation. Tho daily
product il 40,OO foet, and IL 10 the intention
70 deliver 2b.0C0 feet per day in Columbia