The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1891-03-15
BANQUET TO MR.. GIBSON.
The Senator From Cascade Highly
Complimented BY His Proud
Constituents.
High School Entertainment, Art
Exhibit and Other Falls
City Matters.
Gallatin's Beautiful Metropolis and Capi-
tsl-Railroad Men Are Turning Their
Eyes Toward Castle.

Omar FALLS, March 4.-[Special. THE
banquet Wednesday evening at Park hotel
in honor of Senator Paris Gibson was the
most successful and enjoyable affair OF the
kind ever undertaken In Great Falls. Mr..
Ira Myers WAS toast master and in his IN
troductory remarks made a very pleasant
and complimentary allusion to Mr.. Glib
sons distinguished services in the state
legislature and called upon Hon. I. Il.
Collins to respond. Mr.. Collins speech
was highly ~eulogistic, and brought forth
from the honored guest of the evening one
Of his most brilliant and eloquent speeches.
which was applauded to the echo. 1t was
a purely democratic affair and was replete
with brilliant toasts n responses.
The best entertainment ever presented in
Great Falls was given Friday evening
under the auspices of Prof. banks, prinol-
nal of the public schools. The hall in Col
lins-Lepley block was packed to the ut
most. The male quartette rendered some
verv fine selections and the performance of
Mr.. j, L. Huston on the musical glasses
wa a grand success. Mr.. Geo Phiillps, 500
.Man OWar's Man, and Mr.. 8. Nj. Smells
character Q "Imog ne Donahue," were
ESPECIALLY worthy of mention. The enter
tsinment WAS given for the benefit OF a
public school library and Melted quite a
The art exhibit was largely attended each
dav the mat week and the ladies in charge,
Mrs. Chowen, Mrs. Bookwalter and Mrs,
Parker we're unremittinR in their efforts to
ahov visitors through the building, ana
point out the various points OF interest,". "A
splendid musical programme was given
each evening and was a rare treae; Inc
eYhibit closed Friday evening. Several
ane presents we're made to the art gallery
among them was an oil painting OF SNAKES
peare by Paris Gibson, and a lovely paint
ing by Bonheur entitled Morning by d.
o. Chowen.
The invitations are out for the entertain
ment to be given in the court mouse Oh ZIG
evening Of st. Patrick's day.
G. p. Fowler, treasurer of the Gait rail-
road. spent the week in Butte.
Mrs. T.. F. Dobson is quite sick with
pneumonia at her residence on second ave
nue. south.
mt Miner, at Barker, spent several
days in town the past week.
ii. M. Gibbs has been appointed deputy
clerk OF the district court to succeed d. \.
Ryan. -
Exnress agent here, has been transferred
to Rntte. He will be succeeded by w. O..
Hyde of st. Paul.
Capt. Thomas Couch is over from Butte
looking after his interests in this vicinity.
Judge Dudley Dubose, of Helena, is reg
istered at the Park.
In the cass of county commissioners vs..
County Surveyor w. G. Kern for $l,35O
DAMAGE for mistakes made in the Con-
struction of the Upper Sun river bridge, a
verdict was returned for the plalntltfs
for ST..
The damage suit of Severt Hustled VS..
Great Northern railway 10: $2o,oU mas
a. &hn IlnifaH StQfaS I
cult court.
j. Fl, Ellison has beer appointed temper
arily to fill w. C. Armstrong; position in
chaiee of the Cat Bank trestle during the
latter's illness.
S, "a. Pierce, electrician of the Thorn
eon-Houston electric system OF street rail
ways, arrived Wednesday,. Mr.. Pierce will
be engaged for several days putting the
electric motors in the cars and arranging
other details for the street railway system.
1t is expected to have the line in operation
the first of the coming week.
A permit to wed was issued Wednesday
to John Martin and Annie Cooley, both of
eand Coulee.
j. X. Hlunkett, manager of the Great
Northern railway company's telegraph
Office, has resigned to accept a similar po-
sition with the o. r.. q N. railway at Spo-
kane Falls.
The Woodbridge hotel, one of the largest
in the city, was taken possession of by
Sheriff Hamilton last Friday on a fore
closure of two mortgages on the furniture
and goods of the house. The mortgages,
one of $4,000 held by VIM. Ulm, and one of
$500, by Whitehead d Kuhn, are am
ply secured by the furniture and fixtures.
Philip Hill and James Evans, found
guilty of horse stealing, were sentenced to
two and three years respectively by Judge
Benton of the district court.
A daughter was born to Granville Turner
on Wednesday last. Mother m child do
ing finely.
Miss Lizzie Evarts returned Friday from
a pleasant visit to relatives in Big Rapids,
Mich.
s. M. Smell, the popular manager of the
Western Telegraph company here, leaves
for a trip east to-day. 1t is rumored that
he will return a benedict. One of North
Jack Sullivan, of Benton, is a guest of
Frank EnWlar.