The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1892-05-13
JOTTlNGS ABOUT TOWN

There will be a meeting Of the B. P. Q. y.
this evening at 7:3O o'clock sharp.
w. II. Orr has been awarded the contract
to build the Park county poor house.
The Calumet club dance last evening was
largely attended and proved a most enjoy
able affair.
The clearanoes If the Helena banks for
the week ending yesterday amounted TO
S642, 981. O6.
The recent changes in officials on various
divisions Of the Great Northern in no way
effects Montana Central PEOPLE.
The monthly meeting Of the Helena Rod
and Gun club will be held tonight at
Bryan's gun store, on Broadway.
The Columbia lode, adjoining the Cleve.
land and Mohawk claims in Lewis and
Clarke county, has been located by D. Os-
car.
Alien was fled yesterday against the Big
Ok Mining company, by the A.. Al. Hotter
Hardware company, for $1,056.16 for ma
terials furnished. Ee
Downs q Son. who had the contract to
line the Wiokes tunnel, on the limo Of the
| Montana Central, have assigned it to D. T.
Workman, of Helena. s4r
Elias II. Hubbard has sold A. D.. johnson
the .. "A So. a. section Il, and sw. a NV u
and NV. Il sw. a. section 13. town - north
OF range, eight west, for $500. " ~
"A bicycle club has been organized at
Great Falls. with III. "A. Pratt rs president;
James N. Burlingame. jr., vice president;
s. w. Matteson. jr., secretarJ-treasurer.
John 8. Gilmer. for thirty years an over
land expressman, died at Salt Lake Sun
day. He was we'll now and highly es-
teemed BY many old time residents Of Mon.
tana.
The Frances E.. Willard Temperance
union will give a Demorest medal concert
this evening at Adams hall, beginning at
eight O'clock. The admission will be Is
cents. %
The debate at the meeting of the Helena
Catholic Literary society last evening, was
an impromptu affair, but as q number of
the members took part In it, it proved quite
interesting.
Weather Observer Glass has been ap-
pointed a member of the advisory council
of the Worlds Congress auxiliary of the
Worlds Columbian exposition On the me-
neurological congress.
Capt. Taylor, of Great Falls, who has
done . great deal toward stocking the Mis-
souri, at that psint with fish, has made ap-
plication to the national fish com mission
for five carloads of young fish.
Owing to the continued chilly weather
the central w. G.. Il. u. will hold theil
mothe;s' meeting at Mrs. Rosenorans. Fifth
avenue, this afternoon at $50, Instead of ir
their rooms at the g. A. r.. hall.
A telegram was received yesterday from
o. T.. Pruden, assistant secretary to Presi
dent Harrison, containing the good new
that the president had signed ths bill es
tablishing a military post at Helena.
Joseph e.. Hilger, son of Capt. N. Hilger
of tho Gates OF the Mountains, finish sd hi
= final examinations in the complete business
! oou sc in the EnRelhorn Helena Bushes
college and will receive the college diploml
q this week.
The Scandinavian Temperance Sooiet
Spi on, will give an entertainments At G. A
Q r. hall Saturday evening. I. will inolud
v a lecture by Rev. D. 3. Price. and music b
. Profs, Nunvar and May. MiRa 6ylvanda
Q and MT. P. Hedin, and will be followed b
refreshments.
s The grand lodge Of the Knights of Pythia
meet in Great Falls next Monday, and tn
session will probably continue for thre
n days. Seventy delegates from all section
o of the state are expected to attend. and til
# local knights are making evory e~1ertion II
- the reception and entertainment OF the vii
ltors.
B. II. Langley, of the Montana Contra
, yesterday celebrated his wedding anniver
l. sary. He was married thirty years ago
10 G:3O a. nj. The early hour for the csrt
mony was neoessitated by the fact that tt
stage on which Mr.. and Mrs. Langley b,
gan Gn6lr WeQuluR "Trip htaFteu carly IN GE
10 morning. -
The Mill Side Mining company filed NJ
at ticles of incorporation yesterday with tx
secretary OF state, to do Il general mimi
O. business in Montana and elsewhere. III
incorporate are John D. Carpenter,
Tunkhnnnock county, Pa; Charles Il. Sa,
telle and W. Il. Young, of Butte; capt.
stock, $500, 900.
Two men, one white and the other co
20 orel, began qnarrsllinR at tho eating bar
ne an upper Main street saloon last nigh
he The barkeeper, AL. Tracey, started to at.
av the fight which the mon had gone out in
the yard to have, when he was struck {
tho head by q brick which the colored ms
threw. The gash made required nj
ke stitches to hold it together.
'fs State Treasurer P. o. Hickman has =
To- ceiyed a crayon ploture of a small wat
IL dog from his eldest daughter Khetta, W
~ is attending school in Illinois. 1t is an e
-. cellent piece of work executed by M
Hickman. Her father Is very proud of
IN It hangs just back OF his desk in the tres
'ill urar's office with n label on it readir
he For the benefit of the public" II
10. known as the watch dog OF the Monta
-. state treasury.
u" RASE RAIL-, Vn. MORROW