The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1892-03-19
JOTTlNGS ABOUT TOWN.

district has been located by Potter Harlem
stein.
Tho Young Folks' club will give = dance
in their halls the Electric building this
evening.
The clearance of the Helena banks for
$9a3, 357,5S.
Choteau City ID going to organize q board
OF trade, modelled after the Helena body OF
the aama name.
April 5 the Northern Pacific will inaugu-
rate a double daily train service between
st. Paul and Portland.
Twenty acres Of placer ground has been
located near Three Mile creek IN this
county. by Allan Totten.
Election judges and voting places for tho
April election will be fixed by tha city
council at its next meeting.
Secretary Eddy. Of the Board Of Trade,
has sent fifty samples of Montana IRE clay
to Akron. Ohio, to be tested.
1t is 1umored that supt. Turnbull, Of the
Helena Electric Railway company, Will re-
sign his position in a few weeks.
liver Wulff has sold to Jacob Sweitxer a
twentieth interest in the Columbia lode.
Ivsr Wulff district, Deer Lodge county. for
$500.
The social given by the young people Of
the Baptist church at the residence of Mrs.
Henry Neill last evening was . very enjoy
able affair.
The stone work Of tho Auditorium foun-
dation ID nearly up TO the point where the
corner stone can DO laid. The council, Mt
its meeting Tuesday. will arrange for tho
ceremony.
There will be a meeting OF the state
board OF examiners next week to pass
upon a. lot of claims against the state
which have heen received since the last
meeting of the board.
Judge Armstrong, OF BozemAn, in de-,
partnent No. 2 Of the district court. de-
cided in favor Of the defendant in the case
of Glitzka Va. Katherine "a. Ming, involv-
ing title to some real estate.
The case of w. 8. Paynter against the
First National bank Of Helena, growing
out Of a $4,000 mortgage, will be given to
the Jury to-day. It has been on trial be-
fore Judge Hunt for about a week.
Two Swedes and one EnRlishman were
terday morning. They we're drunk and 80
they pleaded that they were celebrating St.
Patriok's day, the judge let them 20.
Articles of incorporation of Colfax
Lodge No. 20. Independent Order Of Odd
Fellows. of Anaconda. were filed with the
secretary Of state yesterday, BY Joseph
Smith, s.. d. Beebe and j. b. Reynolds.
M. L. Altmesyer and q. Belmont, the in
formers in the Butte oleomargarine cases,
have called on Marshal Furay to aid them
in prosecuting the cases. The marshal re-
ferred the matter to Internal Revenue Cob
lector Mills. Y
The members OF the Grand Street Metho-
dist Episcopal Church South and their
friends had . very pleasant time Ct the
social given by the Ladies' Aid society OF
the church last evening at the residence OF
Mrs. w. G. Preuitt.
At last nights meeting at Assembly hall
it was decided to postpone further discus
sion of the Chinese question for one month.
In the meantime the meetings will be held
for general discussion. The subject at the
next meeting will be Money and Taxation.
The First National bank was %twenty-six
years old on March II, st. Patrick's day.
and Mayor Kleinschmidt celebrated the oc-
casion by handing around cigars to his
friends and acquaintances, and placing the
pot Of green ehamrOoks in q conspicuous
place.
An alarm Of fire from box twelve shortly
after midnight was caused by an excited
coming from a chimney on West Main
street and thought there must be something
wrong. There was nothing wrong except
the swears the firemen swore.
President Muth, Of the Board of Trade, has
been requested to communicate with Score
rotary Rusk. of the interior department., on
the question of establishing q silk experi-
l y -4A 80 t4SAAASJ S~SA
stations are to be organized in the country,
and there are one as yet in this region.
The county commissioners have notified
Coroner Rockman that hereafter the sheriff
is to serve on witnesses needed at
inquests. This action cuts of some of the
%ooroner's fees. Dr.. Rockman thinks that
the commissioners have exceeded their
authority and purposes to test the question.
There will be a meeting of the executive
committees of the supreme lodge A. q. q.
W., Sons of Veterans and mining congress
at the Board OF Trade rooms Monday even
ing next at eight O'Clock. Tn regular
meeting of the executive committee of the
A lodge of the benevolent order B'nai
Birth will be instituted Sunday morning at
1890 O'clock at the rooms of the Calumet
Drs. Rockman and Lesser are the examin-
ers, and any one desiring to join should
present themselves to either OF these gen
tlemen before Sunday. Twenty-seven
members have already been received.
Daniel Musser and Carroll D. Thomas
have bonded the Unionville and Railroad
lodes in Owhyee district to Michael Cooney.
B. F. Forbes and S. K. Davis, for Sl4 1884.
The bond runs to Jan. /, 1898. A bond has
also been given by Phil Constans and Dam
iel Musser for a observation-disclosures in the
Mcintyre, on the %well-known Mcintyre
lode, for $4,000.
secretary Idnbdy u LAo VoEAu AdlI
commission, has received q letter from J..
j. Crowley and Pat Crowley, of Logan,
Mont. stating that they have a log of pet
riied wood. three feet through and twelve
feet long. It is crystalized, also, and CON
sidered a very fine specimen. 1t is possible
the log may be secured for the women's de-
partment Of the exposition.
A deputy sheriff from Great Falls came
into Helena yesterday bent on taking back
with him Jake Harris, He was confronted
with certificates from physicians that Har-
rs was not in condition to make the jour
ney to Great Falls just now, and went bach
with Judge j.. M. Clements, who will ask
the court to reconsider the matter of for
: feiting the bail.
George G. Booth died at Fort Assinni-
boine the other day. He served in the
United States navy during the war, ane
since then has been continuously connected
with the United States army as soldier
guide. packer and interpreter. He served
with the pack train under the late Gen
Crook in his Arizona campaign, and alst
in the Sioux campaign of 1876, under thu
: same officer.
Miss Mary f.. Jackman gives private
lessons in shorthand. Room l5, Bailey
: block. Cali at o lce for terms.