The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1891-12-06
Social Events Of Unusual lntsrssl
In Missoula, Past and
70 Come.
A Course of Lectures Arranged
for tho Long HlvoninRa
OF Winter. q 81 n
Work Heing Pushed on ths Now DsrsA
ut Killings Nswsy Notes Fsssn
That Thriving Town

MfssoULA, dec. b.~~-t Special. J--rA At HuAa~a
ness meeting Of the Miasoula hocini UH nv.
ing club held Tuesday evsnina II waa der
oided to give q pink domino ball on Nov
Years night, and N IN expected Vi, IN 0f,v
OF the grandsst affairs of tho Kind tliAs
has syer besn gotten up BIZ the club. !
One Wednesday evening the MissAs Hath.
away gave card party ~ thsir home.
Progressive euchre was the RAras pl9y6tl,
and after ths cnrd playinn 4 Mica xuppAT
was enjoyed by the Ruesta, and thsn dane
On Dec. il the Rocky Maintain Division
Employer Of Northern Pacific LiterAfy nns
Athletic club will give grand ball, thu
first for the club at the Missoula: ThexsI
il considerable interest manifested III ths
event. The railroad bows propose VI niak6
and will not leave anything undone that
can add 10 the succeas Of tho eritertair-
ment.
At the CONGREGATIONAL church there viii
bs given g winter course Of lectures f0r
young people. They will commences Dec.
with lecture on Physical Deyslopnent', 4,
by ID. II. II. Hanson; Doc. n, Prof. j. ".
Hamilton, Condition of ScholArshippi
Jan. 4, Rev. II. q. Stewart, Christian
Character; Jan. y, Hon. \. q. Murray.
Judge G. 8. Marshall, Danger signals'':
Feb. 15, Judge III. Knowles. "Manhooa'', /,
Feb, M, Hon. w. M. Bickford, .Conditions
Of Success in Business Lifs'; March Z.
Capt. II. r. Retzins, Necessity Of Military
Training in National I,ife.''
Tho Blackfoot Milling company hAv0
been making extensive improvements and
repairs on their plant at Bonner. Tho
capacity Of their large dry Kiln has been
increased, 4 forty ave horse power boiler
has been placed in position VI be used in
mer.s sas b.sn pat ID by which shs shssines
from the plansr arc fed direct nj the fur
mace under the boiler. This II tho hrst ma
chime Of the kind in MSS ia Montana. A
ninety inch circular fan TOR driving hot M
through ths kiln ia also In place. Ths Old
forty inch turbine wheel has been replaced
BY q sixty inch turbine.
Tho machinery Tor their nav 2lO barr0I
flour mill is now nearly Ill IN position, and
the mill will commence grinding dour
about the middle Of January. H6ven or
elevator. Most of this came from French
III. j. Hslay, connected with ths la,,d ~
pArtment of thu United StRk6ss lsMA beefl npl
the Bitter Root valley on business relatfng
% tho establishment of forest reserves. On,
valley was held in the hall III Grantsdals
for the purpose Of obtaining thsir views On
the location OF q reserve at the head Of the
valley. Mi. Haley was much pleased with
the lively interest mAn1f6HtGu by the TAR
mers. There wero present about 25O, many
OF them having come twenty-five 10 thirty
miles ia wagons. Hon. w. b. Harlan was
made chairman. and the question wan fully
and ably discussed BY those present. Most
of thsm were opposed 70 locating ths To-
serve south OF tho forty-aixth parallel. "A
location taking in the territory from the
head OF Rock creek to its mouth met with
most favor, &nd whsn voted I'D
there were but two dissenting
voices. This location il described u
fifteen miles long and three miles wid8 and
includes tho lovely little Lake Come, u
beautiful sheet " water one and half
miles long and three-quarters wids. AsA
summer resort IT is becoming quits popu-
lar. On one occasion last sumIncr thereE
were 400 Or 600 people gathered there on 4
picnic. As permxnent reserve no more
suitable place could have been selectsd.
Mr.. Haley thinks that the choice wilIbe Nd
proved BY the land department. III wash
lngton.
Mr.. smead has recently rstnrned from
Smead's spur. A postoihcc has been est4b-
lishad there called SInead. There ID quite
thriving village at this place which n th0
shipping point for tho libby creek fnines
and other portions Of Kootsnai. The freight
receipts OF the Northern Pacific raiiroad
now aggregate *10, ,000 monthly. There are
five saloons two stores, two hotels. two
livery stables and several other business
establishments here.