The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1892-03-24
JOTTlNGS ABOUT TOWN.

The Helena Republican club meets this
evening at Electric hall.
A. j. Salinas has sold a lot in the orig
nal townsite Of Helena for $3.50.
1t is reported that a deal is on hand for
the sale of tho Germania group Of mines at
Butte for $500, 900.
A half interest in the Swan lode on
Scratch Gravel has been sold to Isabella
Kirkendall by Eleanor keeler for 800.
Acknowledgement Haskell is working on
an opinion concerning the law as to the
election of county commissioners in Mis-
soula county. .1.+- "*#%Y% #"7&
The Stockgrowers' association will hold
it's minus session at Miles City, April 19.
The board of stock commissioners will
meet at the same time.
The jury in the case of Lawrence Nangle,
the Helena man who was killed in the
Snow D.ift mine at Butte, returned a yer.
dict Of accidental death.
The lecture Of Prof. S. A. Merritt, at the
Y. M. O. A. rooms this evening. promises to
be we'll attended. The subject is Amer
ica's Position Among the Nations"
VIM. Ganson, 4 carpenter. working on a
warehouse being built by Gilchrist Bros. u
Edgar. near the Northern Pacific depot,
fell from the roof yesterday. dislocating his
arm. @@E%
The Builders and Manufacturer ex-
change will hold a regular monthly meet
ing this evening at 1880. Business of i'm
p%0rtance, and a 1ull attendance IL re-
quested.
The annual report of the state auditor
and treasurer, Just issued. is a very com
plete publication, containing much infor-
nation Of d general nature of interest to
every citizen.
Sheriff Lloyd. of Butte, announces that
next Sunday he will enforce the Sunday
closing law on gambling houses. The law
has been enforced in Helena for nine
months past.
The Bi-Metallic Mining company has
appointed w. r. Hart to succeed j. B.
Risque as superintendent. Mr.. Risque re-
signed to Engage with q syndicate of. Gran
ite Mountain men.
Visitors from Butte say a cooking main is
now engaging the attention of the sports of
that city. 1t is between Salt Lake and
Butte birds and up to yesterday each had
scored ten victories.
c. E. Thompson, who was arrested Tues
day night for holding up Max kupporion,
Judge Sanders yesterday. Thompson
proved an alibi. The amount taken from
Kupporion was 50.
There is said to be a war in Butte between
local denlers, who do not buv the Rock
Springs coal they handle from the railroad,
and the Union Pacific. The latter has
raised tho rates and the dealers say the in
crease shuts them out.
W.. b. Hundley has sold to W. G. Preuitt
1920 acres of land in Fergus county and
some real estate in Lewis and Clarke, in
Guiding water rights. for 2 5000. The
transfer is made to settle up the partner
ship of W.. B. Hundley Il Co.
The proceedings of the second reunion of
the Society of the Trainers of the Conati-
tuition of the State of Montana which was
held Nov. Z last, written and arranged BY
Henry knippenberg, the member from
Beaverhead county, has been issued in
pamphlet form.
On the Great Northern western extension
there arc about ninety miles of track tc
lay between Bonner's Ferry and the east
end, and it il being laid at the rate OF
three miles per day, which will take about
thirty days to complete. From Spokane tc
Albany Falls is about fifty miles and can
be completed in another thirty days, max.
ing it June / when the line will be- com
pleted to spokane.