The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1892-12-01
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JOTTINGS ABOUT TOWN.

Tho next dance of the Empyrean club
will take place tomorrow evening.
Lewis johnson, proprietor of the hotel
Johnson. located at 405 Breckenridge street,
has sold out to Henry Rorrick.
Major Camp spoke to n large audience
in Gospel Temperance hall last night. To
night his subject will be 1.-The Second Com
ing of Christ"
After to-day a penalty Of 10 Per cent will
be added to all state and county taxes re-
maining unpaid. The city taxes are due on
or before Dec. 81.
Jacob N. Keith and Mrs. Margaret +.
Wallace were married last night in the pat
lor of the Mineral Springs hotel, Rev. MIR.
Moore officiating.
The city hall tite'apparatus was called out
last night by m ala NJ from the Third
ward. A chimney burning out was the
cause of the alarm.
A reward of $500 has been offered by
Gov. Toole for the arrest of the robbers who
held ups the Great Northern train near
Malta on Tuesday morning.
Clerk Ellis, of school district No. l has
completed his census of the children in the
district. The grand total is 3, 507. OF this
number 2,474 are between the ages of ak
and 81 and the others between one and six.
The local land office is in recent of pat
ents for John J. Amacker, of Lewis and
Clarke county, Edwin f. Watson, Of Cas-
cade county, George +. Field, of Cascade
cocuty, and Harmon Ranney, of Lewis and
Clarke.
Arthur Kleinschmidt, q son Of ex-Mavor
kleinschmidt, during the late campaign got
quite excited and made a wager with Attor-
ney Albert /. Loeb on the outcome. Young
MIR. kleinschnidt was SO sure OF C~leveland's
defeat that he got extraordinarily extraya-
giant. He was glad to compromise on an
oyster SUPPER to Mr.. Loeb and several of
their mulua. lady friends, which was &C
copied last night.
The following real estate transfers were
fled Yesterday for record: Lewis Davis to
Henry Cannon, lots Is and l6. block 10.
Central addition, $1,000; Northern Pacific
railroad to Hugh Kirkendall. lots 3 to 8 in
elusive, block 67, N. p. addition. $4.325;
Northern Pacific railroad to Hugh kirken-
dali and Peter Larson. lots 3 to 8 inclusive,
block GO, N. p. addition. 81, $50: p. A. Reed
to w. j. Patterson, lot 3. block Is, Council
addition, $262; F.. b.. Norton to c. E. Heis-
| ey, lot p and part Of lot %, block 3. Valley
View addition, $1,250.
Alderman Lissner received a letter yester-
day from Louis Hoffman, of White Sulphur
Springs. enclosing a check for S. to the
blind baby fund. Mr.. Hoffman says: Not
ing in THE INDEPENDENT the interest you
| are taking in the restoration of the sight of
a young child, l depire to contribute my
mite to such a worthy object. Having a
family of young girls myself. / fully realize
what a boon your action will prove, and
trust that You will meet with perfect sue
cess in the worthy undertaking." The fund
amounts now to about 5000.
The committee on preparations for the
| building Of the fountain to be given by the
| ladies of the Lewis and Clarke Columbian
Exposition association to the woman's
building, desire to state to the public gen
orally. and especially to the friends who
are TO contribute specimens of Montana
minerals and precious stones to the foun-
tain, that they are now ready for donations,
which they wish left at Prescott's marble
works on Main street. The committee
earnestly hope and beg every one having a
collection to look it through and give lib
orally from his store, as 1T will take a very
large number and the time is very limited
in which to gather the necessary amount.