The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1892-05-13
NOW STRENGTHENED OUT.
No Further Doubt as TO Who Are
the Public Library
Trustees.
Teachers Who VIII Likely Be
Continued by the School
Board.
Arranging for = Piece of Ground to Give
Warren street II Uniform Width
~ The Police bone.

A meeting Of the trustees Of the Helena
purpose OF selecting . librarian for the n
suing year. II was reported yesterday that
the meeting would be held to-day, but A. j..
Davidson, ons of the new trustees, ID away,
n as he has expressed a desire to be
heard in the mattsr. no action will be
taken, it il thought. until his return. Thu
trustees are Cornelius Hedges. f. D. KEEL
ssy, d.. s. Wade. John 4. Murphy, A. y.
Davidson and A. j.. Steele. Within the
past few years there nave besn several res
ignntions and one death. and the appoint
ments, made At the sama time as the full
term appointments. had become 10 con-
fused that when Mayor Curtin was lnductsd
into Office he WAS uncertain whose places
would be taken BY Trustees Steele and Da-
wilson, whom he named. City Attorney
Molntirs went 10 considerable trouble
to hunt the matter up and has
it in such shape now that
there will be no doubt hereafter. Two
trustees are appointed each year, to serve
three years. One of the old trustees, whose
term expired, was Judge w. +. Cullen, ap-
polntsd in 1889. The other trustee ap-
pointed at tho same time was DR.. w. r.
Billiard, since dead. @. r.. Dahler sue
coeded ~ for thu uneKpired term, and his
time is now out. T. F. Fuller and d. 8.
Wade were appointed for full three year
terms in 1890. Capt. Fuller resigned and
Rev. y. d. Kelsey was named in 1891 TO
succeed him. His time expires next year.
Cornelius Hedges and John Z. Murphy
we're also appointed for full terms in 1891,
and have v more years to ssrvs. For q
while it Was thought that Capt. Fuller first.
and either Cornelius. Hedges or T. D.
Kelsey second, vera the SUCCESSORS Of the
late Or. Billiard, which would have made
their time expire last month. The records,
however, disclose q different state Of affairs.
The school board committee on tsaohsra
holds . meeting tonight. II will DO for
the purpose Of recommending to the full
board the teachers who are to OCCUPY posi-
tions in the schools for the next term. The
COMMITTEES. as we'll AZ the full board. have
expressed themselves az SO we'll satisfied
with the progress of the schools during the
past year that they have already in effect
agreed to retain the eLtire present force of
teachers, If this is ions the force for the
ensuing year Will be as follows:
High schools. A. Merritt, principal;
nus, May Bly,.
Graded s~chools-Eighth grade. Ids Full
lerton; seventh grade, Claire Avery, Mary
Ssrepta Sanders. Minnie NJ. Allison. Athy-
lia Shafer; fifth grade, Mary Riokman.
Mena Enz, Lily Kleinschmidt, Annie
somermeier; fourth grade. Jennie Wort
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stone. Bertha Kelley; third grade. Kathleen
Johnson. Emma Clark, Eva Miller, Mrs.
Fannie O'Bannon, Anna Woodruff; second
grade. Nettie Burtch, Mamie Woodman,
Della Burton. Fannie Cram. Mrs. E. G. De-
Camp; first grade. Mrs. Ella Williams
Alice Williams. Alice Hopper. satie Crum,
G. Carpenter. Ada White, Minnie Riefen-
rath.
Special teachers-Music, Roena Medini;
drawing, Elizabeth Gstz; writing, w. E.
Harsh.
The CITY council will hold a special
meeting tonight to take action on the ac-
QUESTION of a fifteen foot strip of ground
on Warren street, near Lawrence, which is
needed to give the thoroughfare its proper
width. The ground belongs to George B.
Foote. who offered it to the city in pay ment
Of his assessment for the opening of
Lawrence street. The council declined to
make the exchange and Foote paid his as
sessment. The Foote property abuts on
Warren street some fifteen feet. and the
council will endeavor tonight to agree
with the owner as to what price shall be
paid for it.
City Marshal Calvin went east yesterday,
having been called to the bedside of a
dying sister. Sergeant Callahan will en-
dssvor to look after the Office during the
marshal's absence. The police depart
ment, under it's new chief, il getting along
finely. Milt Witten. the e1-clerk, has been
called on TO instruct his successor in the
duties of his office, and has been engaged
in that occupation for about ten days.
Ladies' fast black hose, Hermsdorf dye, war.
ranted fast, only 35c, worth so, at Butcher 4
Bradley's.