The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1892-04-30
JOTTlNGS ABOUT TOWN..

JUlIlNuS AhVQl lOWNs
Trains from the east were DELAYED yester-
day. owing to snow and wind IN l)aKota'
The auditorium la under roof, and Con-
tractor Fisk expects to have 1t completed
by May ID.
The Iron Mountain Mining company Will
paw the shareholders a dividend of three
cents a share to-day.
There will be a regular meeting OF the
Helena Silver club Mt Electric nall thla
evening at eight o'clock.
G. w. Reynolds. ct al. have located the
southwest quarter of section SIX, town ven
north of range four west rs placer Rrohnu.
May 2 the government will inauenrate
the new system OF weighing. insteao OF
gauging distilled spirits in order to asoer-
tain the taxable quantity in each barrel.
On Sunday next at 2:30 p. M, an Episoo-
| pal Sunday school will be organized at the
residence Of Mr.. John Gabauer, IN the
Broadwater addition. All are cordially m
vited.
A private dispatch received from Wash
tary post bill will come up III the house
Monday, and that the prospects are favor
able for it's passage. ~.
1t is reported in Great Falls that Super
%intendent johnson, of the Montana Cen
trail, will remove his office from Helena TO
that city about May 10. His division WALL
then extend from Havre to Butte.
It is understood that an agreement has
been arrived at by the contestants IN the
Davis will case, and that the case will be
settled out Of courts. Henry a. Roots
share Of the estate will be about half q
! million.
Secretary Ramsay Of the Worlds Fair
board Of managers, has received a letter
from Detroit asking whether this state
would follow the example Of Michigan ana
appoint a committee to look after $ rell9-
ions exhibit at tho exposition. The matter
will be referred to the board.
John McMurray, the ex-postal clerk who
is on bail to await t:ial for robbing the
mails, left for Chicago yesterday, as his
case will not be called for some time.
Adolph Eggert. Of Great Falls. who tech
after his license had expired, was taken to
Deer Lodge to serve a months sentence.
David r. Bell, the Montana Central FIRE
man Ed Harris said was held up in fun BY
a wiper the other night, and his watch
taken from him, denies the story, saying
his iswelry did not leave his person. He
rays the whole affair was a joke on the boy,
who had been telling about hairbreadth es-
capes from ~highwaymen in Texas.
Charles Eyton, Of Australia, and James
Lovett, Of Canada, will meet in a oatch-as-
catch-can wrestling bout at Encore hall to-
night. best two in three falls, winner to
take the gate receipts. The match prom
Uses to be interesting. Eyton is the smaller
man but full of confidence. Loyett has
been training steadily since the match was
made. "@ t.
The following deeds were filed yesterday
for record YESTERDAY: A. Fl. Olmstead and
G.. H. Colt to w. H.. Hunt, lots 8 int 10.
block $50. Bradford addition, $1,000; Geo.
Powers to w. O. Birkhead. eighth interest
in the Nile lode, stemple district, $3.50; J.
G. Drinkwater to G. Fl. Drinkwater, half
interest in the Natural lode, Stemple dis
trict, SIS.
Reports from all over Montana are to the
effect that the rain and snow that fell in
this vicinity yesterday was general all over
the stats. This insures an excellent grass
crop and a few days Of warm weather will
make the grass almost jump out of the
ground. The outlook was never better for
a prosperous season for the stockmen and
ranchers.
Judge Sanders yesterday fined Chick
Rogers, the pyize fighter, $40 for carrying
q concealed weapon, which he pulled on
Dell Dick. He fined Rogers $40 additional
for disturbing the peace. The two fines
and the costs amounted to 1877, which Rog
ers had difficulty in raising. were paid.
Mr.. Dick paid $40 for disturbing the peace
by using his cane on the tighter.
"A The following horse owners from outside
the state have signiied their intention OF
being on the Montana circuit this year
A. c. Beckworth. Evanston, Wyo.; DR.. K
} D. Wise, Los Angeles, CAL; Lee shanner
) Petalurna, CAL; Tom Heating, California
B. 0. Van Bocklin, Salem. Ore; A: Shaw
) Salt Lake; James Madison, Wakefield, Neb.
D. j. Murphy, Milpitas, CAL; K. S. Grit.
tths, Spokane.
Patrick Calvin will succeed VIM. Sims a
city marshal tomorrow, Sidney II. Nc,
Intire will take the plsce Of Arthur J
t Craven as city clerk and attorney, G. Q
Stubs will become street commissioner il
place of Emil Kluge, and the other ap
poiutees of Mayor Curtin will assume thei
duties. Az the same time Judge J. g
Sanders will turn over the police magistrac.
to Chas. F. Gage, and james B. Wake
will begin another term as city treasurer.
Word WAS received from East Helen
last evening of an accident, in which tW'
: men were seriously injured. A shaft is be
9 ing sunk by the smelter company, and j
was down about twenty feet. A cave oc
/, Cured and four men were caught in il
: Two of them in the bottom were covered
up, but the timbers protected them an
n they escaped unhurt. Two others, how
ever, who were part way up, were caught
$ one of whom was injured internally. an
Q the other had both legs broken, besides sus
tanning %iniurles about the head and body
Their names could not be learned.
Y The state board of managers of tn
Worlds fair exhibit, when it meets at Grea
a Falls next week, will consider the sugoes
ton of Chairman Bickford that the state pull
chase the Newkirk collection Of minerals q
o Butte and the Cameron collection at Dee
Lodge. The Cameron collection, it
y thought. can be bought for the value of th
metal in it, which is estimated at frol
es $1,000 to 5000. If not sold it will b
crushed and the metal extracted by til
- owner. The Newkirk collection has bee
l offered to the state for $1,000, and it
,e thought anyone who would agree to exhib
a it at Chicago &C uld get il att e same four