The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1892-03-12
JOTTlNGS ABOUT TOWN..

The Elks had a business meeting last
evening. Il
The Good Faith lode. in Helena district,
has been located BY H. G. Sommers.
Monday evening tho republicans will
have an open meeting at Electric hall.
Trains from the east were delayed again
yesterday, owing to the blizzard In North
Dakota.
The Italian skies of Montana are the sub
jet of much comment during this kind Of
weather.
The Montana Society Of OWL Engineers
holds it's regular monthly meeting this
evening. 4=
The clearance Of the Helena banks for
the week ending March IL amounted to
$958, 262.0 6. "@
The Helena school trustees have sold to
Marcus Lissner lot l, block 8, Helena town
site, for 1926.
Levi q Elias nave leased the store in the
Thompson block for two years, and not for
ten, as published.
The executive committee Of the supreme
lodge, 40. u. w. meets ct Dr.. Billiards.
Office this evening. Z 9..
A lot in the depot addition has been sold
by M. T.. Grant to Anthony DouRherty and
John L. Britt for $500.
Preparations are being made at Bonner's
Ferry to celebrate the arrival of the Great
Northern there, March 26.
Miss Benjamin will re-opea her west side
kindergarten at All North Benton avenue,
Monday morning. March IA.
The Montana Lumber company filed an
attachment suit yesterday in the district
court against ]. A. Mack for $780,.
President Lawrence, of the Rapid Tran
sit company, will have a force of men ON
the Hewin avenus line in a few days,
US M yxyl:A1.Aah TI-:... nr-r-L--
Mining company il receiving bids for
timber for shafts during the ensuing six
month";.
Chick Rodgers calls upon Ed. johnson to
put up a forfeit ut Dell Dicks for a finish
fight. Both have been doing long range
fighting.
Hundreds of the miners thrown out Of
work by the Occur d'Alene shutdown are
looking for work IN the Great Northern
extension.
j. 7. Grove, who is sinking a shaft in a
lead in Dry Guloh, near Pine street, has it
down about twelve fest, and has great con-
6dence in the outcome.
There will be a match game Of ball this
afternoon at Athletic park, between the
plumbers and a picked nine. 1he game
will be called at two p. m. and admission
10 free.
The following placer locations were filed
yesterday with the county clerk: The Best
Placer, forty acres, on French bar. by
Frank Fuller; los acres on Eldorado bat,
by j. s. Tooker.
The boom ut Creede. Col, il over, accord
ing to the latest arrivals from that camp. T.,
Beverage returned yesterday, and he says
they are getting out at tho rate of fourteen
coach loads a day.
There was an animated discussion of the
Chinese question last night at Assembly
hall. Several speakers called attention to
the fact that the general public were tax
ing very little interest in the meetings.
Lieut.. Dol. John FL. Page, Twenty .second
infantry, is dstailed in the place Of Col. p.
L. Swaine, Twenty-second infantry, as a
member of the board at Fort KsoRh, for
the physical and mental examination of
Apprentices to the United States military
academy.
The United States Marine band which
will give one or Two concerts in Helena this
summer, expect to travel an average of 200
miles n day during the tour. The members
leave Of absence is short, but they expect to
cross the continent and give concerts eyery
day in tho week save Sunday.
The teachers and officers of the First
Presbyterian Sunday ohool are reminded
of the meeting in the ladies' pnrlors of the
church, on Eleventh avenue. tonight at
1880 O'Clock, to confer in regard to the in
terests Of the school. A full attendance of
every officer and teacher in the school is
desired.
A large number of stone masons wore
put to work yesterday on the foundation of
the auditorium building. From the prog
ress made during the day there is no doubt
but that the auditorium will be ready by
the stipulated time, June l. When the
foundation is complete it is proposed to
have n public ceremony OF oornor stone
laying.
Vice President II. 7. Reeder, of the Ar
tesiAn Well company, reports that owing to
the cavlng of rock, work on the we'll has not
progressed very rapidly during the past si1
weeks. Copeland Bros, the contractors.
believe thnt in a day or two they will have
the casing down on the solid lime stone,
aud after that they expect to awe little
trouble. The hole IL o $50 feet deop.
W Where Is Frank BRADY?