The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1892-04-26
JOTTlNGS ABOUT TOWN..

There was a brilliant display Of northern
lights last evening.
There will be a regular meeting Of th
board OF Trade tomorrow evening.
The contractors have commenced laying
the foundation for the cracker factory.
Candidates for city Offices will be abba I,
get off the anxious bench this evening.
The board of county commissioners viii
meet in regular quarterly session on June 6
Tho Rapid Transit companies west aide
extension is completed down to Hayes
atteet.
@. M. Stanton has located a lode half a
mile west OF the Broadwater hotel named
after himself.
The Butte Miners union IL extending
substantial aid to the miners in the Coeur
d'Alene regions.
Work on the artesian we'll ID going ahead
nicely now. with the brightest prospects of
getting a ''gusher."
Snow, sunshine. wind and dust were tho
four elements of weather experienced at In
tervals yesterday in Helena.
The regular meeting of the Montana
board of managers of the Worlds fair will
be hold At Great Falls Monday next.
Ike Hayes, the heavyweight, ia anxious
to get on a match with Mickey Slayin, Of
Livingston, or Tom Whalen. OF Missoula.
Helena fruit dealers expect a big business
III IIulG tu16 aGA6OI. uu6 W GAe IcNuCSlOu Ill
freight rates from Washington state points.
Graham Cohn. William Fl. Page. Ed
O'Donnell and JOIN Phelps have been re-
stored to citizenship BY the state board of
pa,dons.
A gentleman purchased a bunch of
bananas Yesterday, and after he got 1t home
discovered a t%arantula in it. There was no
extra charge.
The Helena Electric Railway company
rNpOrta n 1orua iporanca in tina nrrnhAr ~
passengers carried since the fare was re- |
ducsd to i've cents.
An order has been issued by the probate
court appointing Bernadina Hohlfelder ad-
ministratrix of the estate of her lato hus- |
band, Henry Hohlfelder.
The notes and profles Of the preliminary
survey for the Helena, White Sulphur
week. Gen. Haven has about completed
his work.
A jury in Justice Woodman's court rem |
dered a verdict for defendant In the case of
II. G. Hanson against DR.. j. B. Harris. |
Hanson sued for $500, for damages to his
character through alleged limitations as to
his sanity. = Il M-+
The Union Pacific railroad announce a
one-fare round-trip. rate from Montana
points to the republican national conven-
tion at Minneapolis Jun Z. to the demo-
cratic national convention at Chicago juno
81, and to the national peoples convention
at Omaha July 4.
A. i. Burton and Mrs. Florence Phil i
brook, charged with criminal libel in issuing
9 circular rejecting on the character Of H.
II. Guthrie, had q preliminary hearing be-
fore Justice Woodman yesterday. The evil
denoe was Of such a character that the
Judge dismissed the case against Mrs. Phil
brook and held Burton in $500 bail for the
action of the district court.
A report reached the city last night that
an unknown man had been thrown from
his horse on the old Broadwater road and
dragged some distance by his foot catching
in the %stirrup. Two men in a buggy were
reported to have given chase to the runaway
A hickman who was some dis
tance off says he saw a horse with a saddle
on running away and a buggy chasing. but
he did not notice any one being dragged.