The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1892-02-19

The United States courts will be in session
on Feb. Is.
The Rownnd pardon is still hanging fire
before tho board OF pardons.
The Elks will give Dan'l Sully aud hi,
company u reception Friday evening.
The city council holds a special &c ssior
this evening on the auditorium proposition
The anniversary ball of the Knights Of
Pythias at Electric hall last evening was &
& eat success.
The open meeting of the Hendricks clul
on Monday evening promises to be very
largely attended.
Nh Knights Of Labor will give q ball a,
Electric hail this evening. 1t promises tc
be largely attended.
The social session of the Elks to-nigh,
will be held at Odd Follows hall instead OF
at A. O. u. w. hall.
The grand jury are still in session inves-
tiRating county affairs. No report has beer
made into court yet.
rSsoetary Jno. w. Eddy, of the Board OF
Trade will send a consignment Of Montana
hre clay east for a test this week.
@. e. Stuart entered y confession of iudg.
ment yesterday in the district court fol
$s92.2o in favor of Thomas Connolly.
Members Of the peoples party are cir
c~ulating pledges for signatures. They ex,
FSSce - - III ll6lElu,
Richard Jockey, as agent for the owners.
is laying n board walk on Sanders street, in
the Northern Pacific addition, in the Sixth
ward.
There was a let up in the placer locations
on the Missouri river sapphire fields yester-
day: not Il notice was filed with the county
clerk.
There is the usual complaint going the
rounds about the short measure given for a
cord of wood by some of the dealers who
haul wood into the city.
4. II. Hill has resigned his position as
assistant to Executive COMMISSIONS Bick-
ford in the collection of mineral specimens
for the Montana Worlds fair exhibit,
w. M. Garter. Of the stookgrowing firm
of Mabry, Snider q Carter, of Glendiye.
was shot and killed at Galveston, Texas.
recently. No particulars nave been re-
ceived.
The meeting at Assembly hall TO discuss
the Chinese question, arranged for to-
night. has been postponed until Sunday
evening. on account Of the Knights of La
Dor ball.
Secretary Pope, Of the Montana state
fair, has sent out notices calling a meeting
of the directors of the association for
Saturday afternoon next at four o'clock.
in the Worlds fair rooms.
The Columbia Loan and Investment
company was incorporated yesterday by
William Conlin, r. w. Main, O. f. Sully,
John w. Pace, j. X. Miller and e. j.
Mathews, all of Columbia Falls. The capt.
tai stock is $780, 600.
The trial Of Cleveland against the Helena
and Livingston Smelling n Reduction
company for $2O,Q0O damages is still GOING
Oh in the district court before Judge Hunt.
The defendants motion for a nonsuit was
overruled yesterday.
During a ride yesterday ON the Montana
Central Daniel Sully, the actor. met Gov.
Toole. Quite a friendship sprung up be-
tween Montanas governor and the distin-
guished actor. The governor has reserved
the lower box at Mings' for himself and
family, this evening.
James Blake got a verdict in the district
court yesterday against Dell Dick for $3.50,
Blake sued to recover rent for a house on
Broadway. The defense was that the cellar
became filled with refuse, which necessi-
tated moving, and a tender of possession
WAS made to the owner.
JAS. Ettem. of Fergus, enc of the dele
gates from that county to the Irrigation
congress. is dong good work in collecting
statistics relating to irrigation in that SEQ
ton. The publication comm ittee IS anx-
ious that the reports from all the counties
be sent in before March l.
Attorney Edward G. Russell reports that
TWO patents were issued TO MOntAnlanS in
the week ending Feb. s.. No. 468, 4G1. to
Homer Il. Hutton, Of Ennis, for a folding
hat Or towel rack. No. 468, 736, to Charles
M. Allen, css!gnor of one-half to G. I4abram,
Butte, for a furnace for roasting ores.
During the session of the board of ap-
p~raisers yesterday 10000 acres Of noun
famous and grazing lands in this county
belonging to the Northern Pacific railroad
were appraised at thirty cents per acre for
the assessment Of 1892. The appraisers are
to receive suggestions from any tax
with regard to their work.
At the meeting of the reception commit.
tee of the A. o. q. w. last evening Messrs.
Lookey, Marks and Harris were named as a
committee to select various ~sub-commit-
teen. A COMMITTEES was also named to act
With the Sons of Veterans and Mining con-
gross to urge the Importance of the oity
council acting on the auditorium question.
The annual report of the secretary of the |
BOARD of stock commissioners is out. 1t ia
very creditabls piece of work typographi-
,ally. and contains besides the secretary's
epott q list OF the brands recorded during
1871. The total was CTS, making the num-
,er of brands on record in the state about
O.OW. Tho books will be sent to county
clerks for distribution.
The Vinegar Factory.