The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1892-07-01
JoTTINGs ABOUT TOWN.

JOTTlNGS ABOUT TOWN.
Battery A will 90 to Marysville July 4
with the A.. q. U. w. people.
There will be a band concert at tho
Broadwater Mt three p. IN. to-day.
Tho clearing of tho Helena banks for the
week ending yesterday were $767,424,hS.
Osborne IL Brsin have purchased from
John Potter his drug store In Tho Denver
block.
II would much improve the looks Of Main
street if nil the faded decorations were
taken down.
United States District Attorney Weed
viii be the orator Of The day at Butte on
the Fourth Of July.
The Dividend Mining company ia going
to run a new 450-foot tunnel on its prop
erty. by it u depth Of 800 feet will DO at
tanned.
It il expected that a large delegation Of
Butte Odd Fellows will attend the quarter
| centennial celeb alton Of the order in
| Helena tomorrow.
1t is suggested that there be a big display
OF fireworks on the evening OF the second
day of the mining congress, to take the
place of the Fourth Of July celebration.
The members of Capital Lodge No. ., A.
O. U. W., who desire TO go to Marysville on
the 4th, will meet tonight at eight o'clock
in the banquet room of the A. o. u. w.
hall.
The "History of Montana Mines" pre-
pared by j. II. MacKnieht for the Mining
congress. will be a handsome publication
and will be out in time for the meeting OF
the congress.
Mrs. Frances H. Garter will be at Electric
Light hall Saturday morning from niue to
IL o'clock to receive pupils who desire to
make arrangements for this study of elocu-
ton, Delsnrte or Shakespeare.
The ladies of the Presbyterian church
will give u reception this evening at the
church parlors. corner OF Ewing street
and Eleventh avenue. All members of the
congregation and their friends are invited.
Some damage WAS lone in the Broadwater
Western Union pole on Lindale avenue was
shivered. bricks we're knocked oil chimneys
and several persons received more or less
severe shocks.
An informal reception will be given this
evening at the Christian church to Rev.
Chas. A. Young. of Ann Arbor. Mich. Tn
public is cordially invited. Mr.. Young will
begin a series of meetings at the Christian
church next sunday morning.
The Silver Glance Mining company has
been incorporated wish a capital stock OF
81 1000, 600 to work the Silver Glance. Scran-
ton and North Gold Hill lodes in Moose
creek district, Silver Bow county. by Peter
Rowan, Geo. Ross and John krodsl.
The following transfers were filed with
the county clerk yesterday: George Ray to
Walter Matheson. lots 5 and 6, block 81,
Northern Pacific addition, $500; A. H. Ohm
stead and c. II. Colt to w. H. Hunt, lots 7
and s. block 1870, Bradford addition. 81. 400.
Invitation ia extended to the members of
Myrtle and Ivy lodges X. Of p. and sojourn-
ing brothers, to be present at the institu-
ton of Red Cross lodge No. g., X. Of p. at
the Castle hall, corner Main street and
Broadway, Parchen block, this evening at
1880 O'clock.
General Manager Mohler, of the Great
Northern, says the repairs on the Montana
Central between Helena and Great Falls
will be so far completed by July 8 as to al
low of the passage of trains. A force will
be put to work at once on the Neihart and
Barker branch.
The second annual meeting of the Ladies'
Missionary society of the Congregational
church will be held tonight at
tho home of Mr.. and Mrs. Gardner. on
Hemlock street. An interesting programme
has been arranged. All are cordially in
vjted to be present.
The third quarters fee for membership
in the Board of Trade ia due to-day. and
the secretary Gays if members would remit
their checks to him it would enable the
board to promptly meet its engagements
and save the trouble and expenae of collect
ing the small amounts Of So from each
member for the quarter.
The Young Peoples Society of the Gen.
trail Church of Christ will Tonight hold
their first social for this season in the
Board of Trade rooms. where they will
serve Strawberries. cake and ice cream.
The sooials held by this society
were quite famous, locally, last season and
all who attend this will certainly have an
enjoyable time.
Police Officer Jordan, who was shot and
killed by an unknown person at Butte n
"a, was a member of the A. O. U. W.. in
good standing. The necessary proofs CT
death we're received in Helena June %, and
the same day a draft for $4,000 was sent to
his heirs, just five days after his death.
This breaks the A. O. u. W.. record for
quick payment of death loss.
Sam H.. Joseph, advance agent of john
Robinson's shows. is in Helena. He was in
Butte a dav or two ago and while there met
a man named Taylor who was making con-
tracts as an agent for the Barnum shows.
Mr.. Joseph telegraphed Bailey. owner of
the Barnum circus, as to the status of the
man.. and the reply came that Barnum's
circus had no representative west of the
Mississippi. It would be we'll for Helena
people to look out for Taylor.