The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1892-11-30
JOTTINGS ABOUT TOWN.

Nick Williams has closed his engagement
at the Coliseum.
The state board of live stock oommision-
era will meet in Helena. Dec. Is.
w. o. Birkhead has located the lumber
land lode claim. in Stemple district.
j. c. Cramer has made annual represent
alton of work done on the In Time lode.
1t is possible the annual meeting of the
State Press association will be held at Ana
conda some time next June.
Walter Matheson has removed his real
estate office to rooms Id and 15, Gold block,
where he has fitted up very handsome quar-
ters.
The alarm of fire about ak O'Clock last
night was caused by a disarrangemenr OF
wires on account of some boys bombarding
the box with stones.
Milwaukee papers of late date contain an
announcement of the marriage of A. $.
Witherbee, formerly of Helena, and Miss
Mabel Jeanette Huntington.
Rev. DR.. Samuel Shulman, of the Con-
gresation EMANUEL, lectured before the
Unity club last night, on The Influence OF
Judaism on C~hristianity.' There was a
good attendance and the lecture was thor
cughly enjoyed.
James Crowles. of Butte. but who has
been employed at the Golden Star mine in
the Boulder mining district. Park county,
was caught in q snow slide the other day
and instantly killed. He is not known to
have any relatives in Montana.
Tully McDaniels, who was arrested on a
charge of petty larceny several days ago.,
was tried before a jury in the police court
yesterday afternoon and honorably acqult-
ted. Mr.. McDaniels has always borne a
good reputation. and his many friends will
be pleased to learn of the result of the trial.
Real estate transfers recorded yesterday
were: kleinschmidt Bros. to j. Frank
Wegner. lots l to 5. block 553. Helena town
site, 81; G. W.. Cannon to Martha Corwin,
lots 4 to 6, block $50. and lot 5, block SOL.
Easterly addition, $1,000; Robert l.. Word
to Adah G. Fisk. lots 3 and 4, block 16l,
Easterly addition. $500,
The latest form OF entertainment devised
in Washington is impromptu picture GAL
~leries." live representations of characters
we'll known in history forming the charao-
tiers. Helena ia up with the times, as usual,
as a similar entertainment will be given in
Adams hall on Tuesday, Dec. 6, for the
benefit of the Frances E. Willard Band of
Hope.
Doc Merritt. who lives in the Prickly
Pear valley. was caught out in the big
snow storm last week on Beaver creek, and
wandered about for three days. finally
bringing up at the Missions opposite Dear
born. He was out hunting and had his
rifle with him, and while trying to get his
bearings killed n deer, on which he subsist-
ed. He suffered no particular hardship
from the cold.
The stockmen living in the vicinity of
the town of Choteau, nave gone to work
systematically to rid the ranges of wolves
and coyotes. The territory embraced ex-
tends from the north fork of Sun river
northwarI to the Marias river, and from
the narrow gauge westward to the main
range of the Rocky mountains. For each
wolf or coyote killed a bounty of 49, % will
be paid upon the surrender of the bounty
certificate. Any person putting out poison
within three miles of a winter ranch, with
out permission. shall be denied the bounty
benefits,