The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1892-01-31
DILLON.

The Board Of Lady Managers for Beaver
hoad-Tho Racing Association.
ONION, Jan. 2a.-tSpacial. The board
OF directors of the Dillon Fair and Racing
association met at tho city hall Monday
evening. The meeting was held to con-
slider building plans and perfect other ar
rangements. The board decided 50 ON
bino the agricultural and floral eIhlblt
hall. 1t will be- octaRonal in shape, two
stories high, and will nave \ diameter OF
tifty-two feet. This grand stand will Ee
seventy-fve feet in length. handsomely
finished. Tbs fences around the grounds
will be eight feet high, and above this
several strands of barbed wire will be
stretched. The plans for the atabling priv
ilege buildings, etc.. have not yet been con-
sidered. The directors have decided to
hang up purses for the July meeting aRgre-
eating about 5000. There will be two
stakes-trotting and running. The Beav-
erhesd and Madison stake, trottinR, one
mile, best two in three, open to two-year-
olds and under; $50 entrance fec, with
$3.50 added by the association TIL Gate
City stake, mile dash, will be open to three
ysar-olds and under. with the same en-
trance fee and same amount added by the
association as in the Beaverhead and Madl-
son stake. In addition to the two stakes
there will be fourteen purses offered, max
ing a total of sixteen races for the four
days.
President Reid, OF the College Of Mon
tana, Deer Dodge, will lecture at the opera
house next Monday evening.
Mayor L. w. Poinde1ter has retired from
the firm of I. w. Poinde1ter, ST.. 4 Sons,
general merchandise, and will devote his
entire attention to his large mining inter
ests. His sons Messrs. 4. w. DR., and Phil
L. Poindexter. will conduct the business.
Mr.. Mirackel, an Indiana capitalist. was
in Dillon this week. looking up a location
for a Touring mill. He is very favorably
putting in a S25, 600 plant. He is now in
Butte Negotiating with John 4. Cowan, the
gentleman who proposes to put IN the
electric light and water plants. for power.
The lady managers for Beayerhead
county for the Worlds fair; Mrs; M. Bar AZ
rstt, of Horse Prairie, Mrs, James ".
Scott, of Red Rock, Mrs. H. D.; Piekman,
Mrs. Frank L. Foote and Mrs. T.. z.
Thomas, of this city, met at the residence
of Mr.. Thomas. Tuesday, and perfected an
organization. They propose to have quite
an exhibit for Beaverhead of ladies' work
at the fair.
Joseph Kidd, of Castle, is in the city.
j. H. Legs, of Butte, was in the city this
week, Mr.. Legs expects to open a jeweiry
house in this city soon.
1he box social given by the Ladies' Aid
society of the Presbyterian church was a
success. The net proceeds were about 800.
Emil Timer, of the firm Of Freed d
Timer. departed for New York city
Wednesday. On Sunday evening, Feb. g,
he will be united in marriage to Miss
Katie Schwartz, of that CITY.
w. A. Jones, secretary of the Dillon Fair
and Racing association, attended the meet
ing of the secretaries of the Montana
racing circuit, held in Butte last Saturday.
j. =. Morse, manager of the Dillon I'm
provement company, departed for Chicago
Wednesday.
Henry Garrett has returned from an
extended eastern trip.
At the last regular nesting of Prospect
lodge, No. 20, L. 0. G. r., the following
officers were elected: Miss Mary Rich, G. T.;
Miss Mile Bishop, Y. T.; Mrs. j.. W.
TAFT, S. j. II; Charles Hills, secretary; Her
bert Carpenter, F. S.; Tom Galbraith, T.;
E. T. Rang. c.; l.. D. Harding. NJ; Miss
Nellie Morse, G.: George Clark, S.; Miss
Eta Boatman. p. G. I. The lodge has
about 100 members in good standing.
Adolph Eliel, of the firm of Eliel Bros,
departed for Chicago Wednesday,.
W.. j. Reese, state organizer of demo-
cratic clubs, delivered a lecture at DARTS
hall Wednesday evening, which was we'll
attended. Immediately after the lecture
the democratic club affected permanent
organization.