The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1892-12-08
AN OLD HELENA PAPER.
IL WstEPabIisitAd In This City Tw%enty-si,
ears A go,

y Y W 1MEE nDt5Ht&U j n I'll WY ANs0ty-siN
Years Ago
CoEa Wheeler, librarian ofgthe Montana
Historical aociety. brought a copy of the
Montana Radiator TO THE INDEPENDENT
office yesterday. II isa four-page payer,
yellow with age and bears date OF Saturday,
February 8 1866. II was published by L.
j. Favorite ut Helena when Lewis and
Clarke county was known as Edgerton
connty. The news in tho paper is very old
now, but 1T Ia interesting. The mineral
land question seems to have been a bromi-
nent one then. In a communication signed
'Drifter." he says: II observe that q bill
has been introduced before congress TO
survey and sell our mining ground. ! sup
pose they will keep hammering away on this
subject until they forge out something to
fetter aiming industry. Doubtless many
political paws are itching to have the man
ipulation of our gold and silver mines. In
the event Of the passage Of o bill, for Il sale
OF this portion of the country, ! wish " to
be distinctly understood that | am q candi-
date for the Office of mining commissions,
and to that end | have lodged my npplica-
tion with influential citizens at Washing
ton. together with a specimen report. show
ing my practical knowledge of tho subject.
and my capacity for the situation"
There are names in the advertisements
that are familiar. W.. Y. Pembsrton and
Il. w. Toole have a card In which they an
nounce that they will practice law in all
the courts of the territory. ''Ofice nj
stairs corner of b idQe and Main streets
w. g. Gillette and James King we're whole
sale dealers In staple andfancy groceris o,
dry goods, clothing. boots and shoes. hard
ware and miners tools. Mr.. Gillette now
lives on the Dearborn in Lewis and Clarke
county. where he Ia in the sheep business,
and Mr.. King. who has made a large for
tune in mining and real estate srends his
time between Helena, Butte, New York and
Chicago.
Or the fourth page is the following an
nouncemient: Notice. Ho! for America.
start their large bullet proof double births
Mackinaw for Omaha. Everything con-
venient for ladies and gentlemen. Fro
vided with sheet iron stoves. Passage,
board included, $3.50. without board $40.
For passage apply to Waite bury Y Perkins
Healey. Fort Benton. 7. s. Parties en-
gaRinR passage on the Mackinaw will be
taken frUm Helena to Fort Benton ON the
End of March for $685."
In the weekly market report. furnished
by CASTOR, Simpson d Co.. st. Louis houl
at $1.20 and $1.3O; ianch butter. $l.75 ant
$1.SO. Canned peaches are quoted at 81
for u two dozen case, and tomatoes 1924 {
case.
Here are some of the local items: 'Arri
walls from Idaho have taken place Lere dur
ing the week. Messrs. Brewer. McCartl
and Hall among the number. They retor
the rond in very bad condition, requiring
some thirty days to make the trip by stage
1--WE enjoyed a visit on Wednesday from al
old California friend, Col. J. b. Vinton
The colonePs talents are as varied as tn
incentives to intelligent action a progress
I've country e%ngenders. Whether as a legis
lutpr in WiarnnQin. n tatnnnrAnra lAgtnr a
throughout the continent. a polit
MIA and Oregon, or miner j
Montana. he is q whole team" The pro
ceedings of a democratio convention ar
reported. Thu following ten delegates to
, territorial convention were selected: A
W. Voolfolk, W. Y. Pemberton, r. G. Ew
ing. Thos. E. Tut, r. b. Pratt, j. A. John
q son, w. L. Steele. Z. b. Waterbury. A.. 1
= Hart, A.. S.. Maxwell. A resolution ws
. adopted censuring federal officials in til
: territory and concluding az follows: RE
3 solved, That it is the deliberate judgmen
!, Of this convention that the people of tn
territory shonld organize q state govern
> ment at the earliest practicable m an
! ask for admission into the union of statei
0 and thus do, by authority, under the cor
I. stitution of the United States and the Law
I of congress; that which we have been doin
by the sufferance of the general governme1
0 and that is to take care of ourselves"
In the telegraph news it is announce
(. that a bill to admit Colorado as a state hi
= been reported and that Geo. Bancroft, til
historian. has been invited to deliver a cor
gressional eulogy on President Lincoln
a noon ON Saturday.
0 The Raditor sold for 80 cents a copy, i
b wrapper. with stamps, in gold coin or i
equivalent. Three months subsoriptic
n cost $3.50. Subscribers who wanted II
: paper sent by mail or express were require
9 to pay for three months in advance befo,
any number was sent to their address.