The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1892-01-31
play much easier than tho other mombora
Of the company. The judge believes that
the newspaper stories about SullivAn'a bad
behavior are greatly exaggerated.

the newspaper atOgltb huuus SusAAveA D0A
behavior are greatly exaggerated.
III tho curious lettsra received Nv public.
officials should be publiahsd, they would
make No interestinE reading ns anything
turned out BY tho alleged humorous writer's.
The newspapers, also, receive their share OF
these miss,ves. Inquiries come for all sorts
of information and filled with requests to
execute innumerable commissions Ono
lady wants the address Of some wellsto-do
widower whom the editor can recommend;
another from u man wants the recipient to
Get the writer 4 position where the hours
will be short and the compensation large
enough to enable tho applicant 70 speculate
in mining properties. Another want the
location Of q real good gold mine that can
be bought cheap; aud 80 1t goes from all
sorts of people on all sorts OF sublecta. a
sampls was received by THE INDEPENDENT
the other day from a resident of Shelby.
Iowa. The address will be gwen 70 n
one who can furnish the asticles and IN
formation desired. IT is az follows:
"Can YOU favor me with old copies OF The
HELENA INDEPENDENT, Helena, Mont.P !
want old copies Of July and August, 1851,
ana also some September copies; also II
YOU have old papers OF other Montana pa
pers I would like some Of them also. How
much is The INDEPENDENT a year. or ak
months, or three months? Can you inform
me whether they are still surveying the
route of the Great Northern railroad and
how much farther have they got to survey
yet and how much longer will it take to get
it surveyed? What states and territories
have they surveyed through? Can you tell
me the names Of the men that we're Killed
at work on the g eat Northern railroad9 Z
have a friend out there"
Gov, Toole took quite IN interest in the
CHILEAN controversy, and on Monday even
ing he called at HE INDEPENDENT office to
hear the latest news from Washington.
During the discussion on the prospects OF
war, the opinion was ventured that If Chilli
asked for time in which to reply to the
presidents ultimatum, it might be granted.
THAT reminds me Of an incident that hap
pened in Helena o number OF years ago,
said the governor. "a gentlemen who is
now very prominent in mercantile life in
Montana, was walking along Main street
when a stranger brushed against him, and
knocked his hat of. I will give you Just a
minute to pick that hat up!' said the mer-
chant. The stranger stopped, Strengthened
himself up. and to the man who bad lost
his hat he appeared to be seven feet IN
height and three feet across the shoulders.
Suppose / refuse to pick II up in 9 minute.
replied the stranger. With another glance
at the giant the merchant responded, Then
I will extend the time.' But I don't think
Harrison will extend the time" concluded
the governor.
The season is a little early for snake
stories, but Harpin Davis tells ono that is
too good to lose. Some time ago Davis
went out hunting, and after tramping all
day, along toward evening he espisd a
couple Of miles away a band Of antelope,
quietly feeding in a coulee. He took a cir
cuitous route and in the course of half an
hour began to climb the side of the mill
which ran around the coulee. Arriving at
the top he cautiously peeped down, and
much to his Joy found the game unaware
of his presence. Dropping on one knee he
carefully raised his rifle and took aim.
just as he did SO, he was startled by the
hiss of a snake. He pulled the trigger, and
at the same instant took q backward somer-
sault. Finding the snake did not follow he
returned to investigate. He discovered the
body of a snake five feet in length, minus
its head. CHANGING into the coulee he found,
much to his surprise, that the shot that had
beheaded the snake had also killed two of
the antelope. The bali had cut the snakes
head off, through the neck of one
antelope, and lodged in the heart OF
another. j.. & .#eM0" @m.@ ~ 80. NJ