The Helena independent., 1891-12-20
MAKING LIFE "A sUCcE cESS.
q rs Oppertunities Thsre Arc In Montana
Tor h ntsrprisins Men.

= Se Oppertunitiss There Arc IN Aontans
Tor Eatsrprisins Men.
while Il ID sruo that some mon would pe
euoceeuful wherever their lot might pt
\ east. II II nevertheless fact that more men
~ successful ii businsss in the new west
thsn ii tho east. And this applies palticu-
larly TO younR mon. In no city N tne east
vill there bs found anything like tne pro-
portion of young men engaged y astahlss. 1nsHss
msnta, " are found in Montana to-day.
mi thsn the chances for making money IN
mi country are 100 per cent. beseer ioF
voune men. and old ones, too, than IN tho
4 older states. An apt illustration 4 oi ~ TINS 10
furnished In the history Of ID. a. r. hot.i ve, nas.
5he Northern Pacific depot. Mr. meme n
4 nsn,e 10 Helena in the spring OF 1851
little over eleven years ago. lie went
20 work in q restaurant, Watcneo
His opportunity and three years later
he was the proprietor of the Palace
reetanrsnt. on upper Main street, the firm
being Theme d Gray. In the spring oi
1884 The firm of Bunnell u Theme opened
the Delmonico restaurant on upper Main
street, being at the time, the finest place OF
the kind between st. Paul aud the Sound.
Both of those ventures were successful.
Mr.. Theme concluded to enter wider
field. He sold out his interest IN the restau,
rant to Mr.. Bunnell and rented the old
Grand Pacific hotel, opposite the Northern
Pacific passenger depot. lie understood
his business. and under his management
the hotel became very popular. oo.h
among the railroad employees. and the
travelling public, generally. So successful
was hs that in the course Of a few years ne
was able to buy the hotel and two lots ad-
joining it. Two years ago, the old house
proving inadequate for the business ne
concluded to put up modernly appointed
hotel on the lots next the old hotel. and in
1890 found the project successfully carried
out. The new building. which Is one OF the |
ornaments Of the Sixth ward, Ia 5Ox
100, built of brick, stone and iron,
has all the modern improvements such as
hot water heating, electric lights, baths,
hot and cold water. 1t is finely furnished
and in every way f1rst-class house. In
building. Mr.. Theme thought he would 90
arrange as to have surplus OF rooms. But
the Grand Pacific was more popular house
than he imagined, and from the day the
new house opened it has had call for all
the Accommodations it can furnish: The
rates Of the house are very reasonable, and
al the same time the table, the service and
Recommendations generally are all that
could be desired The hotel property was
assessed last year at $25. .440, is owned by
Mr.. Theme, and shows what an enterprls-
ing man can do in nine or ton years in
Helena.
But while Mr.. Theme has been building
up a successful business, he has also been
called upon to assist in transacting the
city's affairs. He has served two terms as
aldermen, being first elected from the Sixth
ward, in 1885, He was married in 1856 and
has three children, two boys and girl.
Popular wherever he is known, with the
only tirst-class hotel in the Sixth ward
there is future before Mr.. Theme which
his friends and neighbors hope he may be
able to take full advantage of.
Ladies' embroidered handkerchiefs worth $2.2
each only 81. IS at Fowles Cash store.