The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1892-06-10
JOTTlNGS ABOUT TOWN..

Duncan Dickson has located the Custer
lode, in Iowa district.
There will be q meeting of the B. =, q. E.
this evening at eight O'Clock sharp.
The clearinRs of the Helena banks for
the week ending yesterday were $685.
545.47.
Three small boys were locked up at the
city Jail last night on u charge of petit lar
ceny.
A special meeting of the Ancient Order
of A%ibsrnians will be hold at 1880 tonight
in st. Aloysius hall.
George s. Appleton has sold lots IL, 10,
and the west half of lot IA. in block 1872, of
the Wallace subdivision of the Syndicate
addition, for $4,000.
The two boys who were arrested for
throwing stones, breaking windows and
otherwise raising a disturbance, were dis.
charged yesterday by Justice Gage.
Judge Gage yesterday fined M. H. Col
Inns, colored, $40 for indecent exposure.
Whsn arrested he gave the name Of Robert
Anderson. Being unable to pay his tine be
WAS committed to Jail.
Three cara of a freight train ran on to a
q witch at Alhnmb,s yesterday, on the Mon
tsnn Central railway. The cars smashed
into the engine, doing some damage and
delaying travel for awhile.
The central w. c. T. U. will hold their
regular meeting to-day at 2:30 p. m. at G..
A.. Il. hall. on Park avenue. A full attend
anee IL requested in visw of the strawbelr ~
+ festival to be given on June IA.
A largo smount of snow Is reported in the
mountains. In the Upper basin and Gaia.
ract country it is from three to four feet
deep. Like reports come from almost every
section, insuring plenty of water for placer
miners and ranehmen.
Marshal CALVIN teleRraphed from Bozs-
man yesterday to Mayor Curtin, saying be
was sure that one of the suspects there
recent outraRes hero and shat he hoped to
prove that the others were tho right pa, ties
too.
This ladies of the Frances Willard Wom-
ems Christian Temperance union called at
the city Jail Yesterday and loft bouquets of
flowers for each of the prisoners. A card
was attached to each bouquet, bearing the
compliments of the givers and a motto from
the scripture.
r. Jockey has a force of men at work on
Sixth and Seventh avenues, Placer and
Warren streets, laying sidewnlks. About
!. 900 feet altogether will bs put down.. The
improvement 10 a most c~Ommendable one,
and will undoubtedly give convention Wis
itors a good impression.
The county commissioners visited the
poor farm yesterday and found the ~institu-
ton in good condition. No complaints
we're made by the inmates. A new b.idpe
IL to be put in at the crossing Of Ten Mile,
on Montana avenue, Il half mile this side
OF tho Montana university. Tho road from
Dry creek to the Cascade county line has
been declared a public highway.
George Woodbridge. while near East Hell
ena yesterday, found a saddle horse q
dering about. The stirrups were tied uu
short as if Il child had been riding and
there was blood on the saddle. Near the
Northern Pacific depot some boys said they
knew to whom the horse belonged and II
was turned over to them. Nothing has
been heard of any accident.
Mayor Curtin's attention was called YES
terday to tho fact that the contractor TO,
pnying Main street was using damp sand
for the foundation between the broken
stone and tho blocks. On looking into The
mattcr tho mayor was Informed that the
sand complained of wns not intended fol-
the street paving, but for a sidewalk. Cit,
ENGINEER keerl is looking after the worI
and thinks the contractors are COMPLYING
with the specifications.
Workmen are busy setting up the chair,
IN the auditorium. They will not all be il
place. however. at the present rate OF pro-
> prsss, in less than q week. It was supposet
that they would all be set and the auditor
| ium ready for the A. o. u. W. conventlor
not later than next Monday. Decorate
y. j. Holmes has about completed his con
: tract, and the result il most pleasing. !
great deal of taste has been displayed il
the decorations, and there is little room TO
. adverse critism in that respect.