The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1892-05-16
JOTTINGs ABOUT TOWN.

Tho state supreme sour will BIO convened
at 10 4. m. to-day.
The weather burosu at Fort Assinniboine
II to be mevsd TO Hayre to-day.
Hallsn h Hart In Later ON will appear
at Ming'a opera houss on May rs and "a.
Mrs. VIM. Quinn, Of Helena. recsIsed th Q
sad news Yesterday of tbs death Of ho :
mother nj her home in Canada.
a 1aorad concert wss given AT Turner hall
last evening, which was we'll attended. A
dance followed tho musical pfogrnmme.
J. b. Massey, Of The INDEPENDENT stsreo-
typllnR department, went % Dssp GEEK ser
tsrday. and brought back sixty fns trout.
y II reported that the railroad from Butte
70 Anaconda IL an assured fact, and that
the contract for its construction has bsen
lot.
The old and popular firm of Broadwater,
McOull0h d Co.,, pOst-trad8rs ut Fort Assin-
niboine, has zone ont OF business at that
place.
One hundred and twenty-five Of the dele
gatss, who are on their way to atterd the
Presbyterian general assembly at Portland,
took lunch at The Helena yesterday.
1T is probable that a new time card will
60 into effect shortly on tho Montana Union.
Owing to the recent change of time IN the
Northern Pacific, passengers have to wait
four hours at Garrison for Butte connec-
tion.
MAJ. Roman held a council with the
kootenai Indians for the purpose of learn
ing how many desired to 20 to the Tlathead
reservation. A large attendance was pres
emit and the majority of the tribe will re-
movs At an early day.
A literary and musical entertainment ia
to be given At Grand Army hall on Park
avenue, to-morrow night, by the Women's
relief corps auxiliary to the Grand Army.
Dancing and q supper will also be had. The
prise Of admission 10 80 cents.
A party In tbs employ of the Northern
Paclfo railroad company started ont from
Cinnabar last week to classify the Northern
Pacific coal lands. They viii work down
tho Yellowstone, around Castle and in the
Gallatin and Madison countries this ssa-
son.
Dr.. D. L. Carmiehasl's horse and buggy
are missing. The doctor hitehed the horse
near the Baptist church on Warren street
last evening and attended the services.
When ne came out the horse and buggy
were gone. He says the horse was either
stolen or some one malioiously. out the
strap.
The Manhattan Mailing company has
commenced tho erection of its 226. OO0
bushel elevator, 10000 bushsl malt house
and LOO bushsl per day capacity grist mill.
y vii! put in an electric light plant to sup
Ply Light for JIG own and surrounding
buildings; and all machinery in the above
mentioned building will be Of the most
modern and improved order.
TIL annual session Of the grand lodge.
Knights Of Pythias, Of Montana, will be
held 81 Great Falls, beginning Tuesday At
ternoon and confusing several days. The
fore the body will be the revision Of the
constitution Of the grand lodge, but other
business Of great interest TO the organizes
ton will also bs disposed Of.
The funeral of the late Col. Walter w.
de Lacy took place from st. Petsr's hos
pltal at 2:30 Sunday. Rev. j.. II. Urooksr,
OF the Unitarian congregation, conducted
offerings we're on the oasket. The inter-
ment was ct the new cemetery in the valley.
Members Of the Pioneer association. Mon
tana Historical society, and Montana So
ciety Of OWL Engineers acted as pail bear
ers. ~ Mt"
Miss Josephine Herman. assisted by her
sister, Mrs. Cutler, pleasantly entertained a
number OF her friends On Wednesday even
ing in honor Of Miss Belle Klsi. it being the
event Of the latter young lady's birthday.
The table on which q s%umptuous feast was
spread, was beautifully decorated with
flowers, margarites and smilax Astounding.
ia the center Of the table was q birthday
cake, on which we're arranged lighted
candles to the number Of years Miss Belle
had attained.
Col. Edward q. Bush, the new commander
for Fort Missoula, is now at Fort Niagara,
N. Y. and having been very i'll may not
come out at present. He was promoted to
the coloneloy Of the Twenty-hfth infantry
from the lieutenant coloneloy of the Elev-
enth infantry. Major Miles, promoted to
be lieutenant colonel of tina Twentieth in
fantry will GO to Fort Assinniboine where,
for the present, he will be in command,
Col. Otis being away. Major MoKiBben,
who has been promoted from a captaincy in
tho Fifteenth infantry IL now at Fort sher-
idan, near Chicago.