The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1892-07-09
JOTTINGS ABOUT TOWN.

II. J. Xsyns has located the II. ]. Xayns
lode in Helena district.
There will BIO a public concert NJ the
Hotel Hroadwxter on sunday afternoon u
four O'Clock.
The first annual meeting OF the DilloT
Fair and Rsoing association begins to-day,
A successful meeting 10 anticipated.
There will be a special meeting Of Naomi
Rebekah Degree lodge No. l. ]. q. OF.
to-day At 3 y. IN, to consider unflniehsd
business.
Geo. II. Piatt IL In receipt Of 4 telegram
announcing the death on July & OF Mrs. n
j. Travis. formerly a resident Of Helena, al
her home in Chicago.
Owing to tho burning Of . bridge on the
Butts-Logan cut-ot all Northern Pacifc
through trains ran via Helena yesterday.
to-day.
Teamstess complain that the roads be-
tween Helena and Unionvills are in very
bad condition, owing 10 the heavy rains.
The desire 10 general that they be repaired
a. soon Al possible
The first consignment Of sapphirea from
the property of the Montana Sapphire and
Ruby company, TO Lon ION. went east yes
terday. II represented a total value Of
So 600. and was the result Of the labor Of
four men for . week.
The regular weekly shoot of the Helena
Rod aud Gun club will be held at the club
grounds near Kessler's this afternoon. Five
new electric traps, which we're DELAYED BY
washouts, have been received And will be
used fox the frat time to-day.
A small horse with = spring cart ran up
Main street and turned into Lawrence
street, where it was caught BY Policeman
| Lloyd aud a stranger. The latter was
thrown over a twelve-foot embankment but
was not injured, except in his coat. which IL
a complete wreck.
The Montana strawberry crop IL just
commenced ripening on the Bitter Root
ten days since and are now ripeninR on the
Missouri. Prickley Pear and Gnllatin, and
two weeks later will be ripening on smith
River and other valleys of an altitude OF
5000 feet above the sea. a.
The members of the First Evangelical
Scandinavian church will give an ice cream
building. Hobaok and Butte n to-
night at eight O'Clock. The proceeds will
90 to repairing the damage caused BY
lightning. An extensive programme Will be
rendered. Tickets so cents.
The Star Mining and Milling company
has been incorporated to work the Morning
Star. Evening Star and Montana Mastadon
county, with a capital stock of 81. 900, 600 in
81 shares. u. L. Willard. John Scott, j. A.
Carrier. w. G. Downing, F. B. Wilcox, H.
W. Sherman md w. j. Winters are the
incorporates.
DR.. Miller received intelligence yesterday
that DR.. Cartner, M of the representatives
to the supreme lodge, A. o. U. W., that met
in Helena a few days ago. died July 2 at his
home in Hazelton. Pa. 1t will be
remembered that DR.. Cartnsr was taken ill
on the road between Helena and Great
Falls and that DR.. Miller went out to Hill
GERS to attend him.
During the year ending June 80 the Hell
ena postofice handled Z, 224, 3Ol pieces of
mail. while the total amount of money
handled by the money order department
t Vas Sa,tl.:o tE:ao .;n aas =, pssss s;sh ,nsuuG %
February 56.527 pieces of mail and the
monev order business transacted amounted
to 1851 ,566- The stamp sales of the Helena
office amounted to S43, 49,. 81 80.