The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1892-05-22
LIVE MONTANA TOWNS.
Preparations Under Way for the
Observance Of Memorial Day
at Livingston.
Capture Of a South Carolina
Moonshiner by an Officer
From Park.
Annual Meeting Of the Grand Ledge X. r.
At Great Falls-Other Nows Of
tho State.

LIVINGSTON, May 2l.-[Specisl. THE
committee appointed by the local Grand
Army post TO prepare = programme and
make arrangements for Decoration day
have been busy At work for some days.
They report that the programme will be I'M
usually interesting. The exercises At the
hall will consist of an Grafton by L. 9.
Day, musical rotations and the usual ser
vices by FarraRut post.
The Livingston democratic club held an
interesting meeting Saturday evening. The
attendance was unusually large, a large
number of out Of town members being
present. Til following delegates were So
Looted to attend the state democratic league
meeting at Bozeman, June 8: J. A. Bailey.
Daniel Short, W. o. Mallahan. W. II.
Campbell, w. +. Kirby. L. c. Day. A. II.
Delone and N. Ebert.
On Monday last Deputy Sheriff jackson
arrested George Wilson, one OF the men
that escaped from Deputy Sheriff Edwards.
Of Gallatin county, last Friday. The ar
rest was made on Trail creek, about ei9h-
teen miles south of Livingston. near the
home of = rsncher where Wilson had been
in hiding since his escape. He WAS brought
to Livingston and turned over to Sheriff
Robinaon. of Gallatin county, to await Of
fcers from South Carolina, where he will be
taken to answer to the charge of "moon-
shining" Wilson states that he was will
ing to return to south Carolina without
reputation papers. His partner. who es'
capped at the same time, has not yet been
rscaptured.
Master Mechanic Angus Brown and S.
~ A. Aka N~~kbnrr pONifr 0h0rH
made a trip to Billings Wednesday for the
purpose Of examining the boiler of the To-
connective which exploded Tuesday after
noon. i
At = meeting of the Dialeotic club held at
the Office of Savage d Lay on Monday
evening. E. G. Day read a highly interest
ing paper on Thomas Je1eIson.' The
subject was discussed at considerable
length by tho members present. AZ tho
evening, George l.. Carey will read u paper
on "Bi-metallism."
County Commissioner Hoppe was a Wis
itor in Livingston Saturday,:
The Livingston electric light plant. now
located on Il street, will be removed a.
soon a. arrangements are complete to \
point about one mile west OF the city,
whore . ditch il being constructed connect
ing with the Yellowstone river for the pur-
pose Of furnishing motive power for the
machinery of the plant. Mr.. j. Il. King.
president Of the eo moN L purchased rsm".'
sents the Globe iron works, of Dayton.
Ohio, \ double horizontal water wheel. The
wheel has q capacity OF 450-horse power.
and will be placed in position as soon as it
arrives.
place at Fowlie's hall next Tuesday even
ing, is creating considerable excitement
among the local sports. The contestants,
Mickey Slavin. Of this city, and Ike Hayes,
of Helena, are now in training, Hayes at
Helena and Slavin at Hunters hot springs.
The fight ID for $500 a side and the gate
receipts.
Prof. Harmon, of Bozeman, principal of
the public schools in that CITY, was a visitor
in Livingston on Sunday.
County Clsrk Deutsch made a trip to
Hunters hot springs Saturday.
Excavating for the basement of the Hef-
ferlin opera house was completed last week
and work on the stone foundation is being
pushed rapidly. 1t is the intention of Mr..
Heferlin to have the entire building ready
for occupancy not later than Sept l of this
year. =.
On next Monday evening the annual
meeting Of the Livingston Cooperative
Building and Loan association will be held
at Fowlie's hall. Three directors for the
ensuing year will be elected, and Mt the
close of the meeting a social dance will 10
gwen.
The democratic county convention to
choose delegates to the state convention Mt
Bozeman has been called to meet in this
city June 8.
The two story brick store building Of j.
H. holland is nearing completion. The en-
tire building will be occupied by holland
Bros. about Jun ID with a complete stock
of hardware.
An unusually large amount of building is
being done in Livingston this season. Sew
ersl commodious business blocks are now
under construction on Main street, as.l
Others will be begun at an early date. A
very substantial class of residences IL being
erected in all parts of the city, and, as the
building season has Just begun, it is prob
able that the total improvement that will
be made during the summer will exceed
that OF anv urayious year |