The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1892-03-09
JOTTlNGS ABOUT TOWN.

There will be a regular meeting OF the
Board Of Trade this evening.
The Queen City quartette favored The
INDEPENDENT with a selection through the
telephone last evening.
Mary B. Sporting has filed annual repre-
sentation of placer claim adjoining Helena
with the county recorder.
Ticket "a drew the quilt at the rattle at
the City drug store last night. The holder
can get the quilt by calling. L
The Missoula delegation that went to
Washington on the military post matter,
left for home last Saturday.
The second party Of surveyors for the
Helena. White Sulphur Springs y Castle
railroad left Helena yesterday. Z
The high WIND yesterday broke three big
glasses in the Power block, and blew down
a number Of fences and q lot of washing.
The first services in the new Presbyterian
church, on the corner of Eleventh avenue
and Warren street, will be held next Sun
day.
There will be a meeting Of the school
trustees his afternoon, on which some &C
ton on the high school problem will be
TAKEN.
The work of excavating for the public
library building was completed yesterday.
It is OK expected the contract for the building
will be signed to-day.
The Homer block, on the corner Of Park
| avenue and Clark street, has been sold by
Homer Hewins to Mrs. W.. s. Spalding.
The consideration is private.
Fred Doebler has transferred to Peter
Hartenstein for a nominal consideration
one-eighth interest in the SUNRISE, sun
Blue, Victoria and Napoleon lodes.
Cucumbers are quoted on the Helena
market at So. 50 q dozen, wholesale, while
caulihower is worth Is cents a pound. They
are grown i'll hot houses in st. E'aul.
Harry Betts and Robert Clarh, arrested
on the charge of stealing two watches from
s. Abrahanson, had a hearing before Judge
Sanders yesterday. They were held for the
grand jury.
The attention of the dog catcher is called
to the fact that there is an excellent Oppor-
tunity offered him to make a record in that
section of tho city south of Bridge street
and east from Water.
The Scotch high tea given at the parlora
of the Presbyterian church last evening by
the Kings Daughters WAS a most enjoyable
affair. and was largely attended by mem
bers Of the church n their friends.
The lecture OF A. B. Keith at the Y. NJ. G.
The subject was .'.Brains-How to Make q
Few Go a Long Way Without Using Any
and the lecturer handled it in a very inter
esting manner
The Montana Commercial company has
filed articles of incorporation with the sec
retary of state. The incorporatora are D,
J. Hennessy, of Butte. VIM. {. Murphy and
Henry @. Worden, of Missoula. The capi.
tai stock is $780, 600, in 1000 shares Of 800
each.
The county commissioners yesterday
opened bids for the care and maintenance
OF the county poor. The bidders were D
P. Liddell, 81 per week per capita; A. B.
Smell, s4.25; and VIM. Stuewe, 81. TIL
contract was given to Stuewe, who nov
holds it.
!, Ore shipments from the districts in thil
county and Deer Lodge arc seriously re
tarded by the heavy SHOWS in the noun
tains. At Elliston yesterday there was fou:
feet of snow on the ground and 1t was still
falling. There is but little in northern ant
eastern Montana.
The large baggage wagon of the Helene
Cab loaded with trunks, was car
sizsa on the corner of Sixth avenue ant
Main street yesterday afternoon. A vince
> struck one of the numerous switches, ant
over the load went. Strange to say not
trunk was broken.
The general snperintendentof the Ameri
. can Biscuit aud Manufacturing company
will be in Helena in Il few days. IL. Rriden
thai received Il letter from the company yes
terday, in which he WIS informed that i
had accepted the ground offered and tia
the general superintendent had been ordate'
to Helena from Denver with inst; uctlons t
: remain here until the contract for the cree
v ton had been let and all the details al
ranged. When this is completed the super
l%ntendent will go east for the machinery.
Skimmin & ltssig, dentists, Sixth and Main.
+ lady assistant. Ieetil extracted pninlassly.