The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1892-02-13

Tomorrow is st. Valentines day.
Lent begins this year March 2. Easter
SUNDAY falling on April ~.
A marriage license was issued yesterday
70 William Goodwin and Mary Spellman.
The town Of Monarch, in the Belt noun
tains, offers a field for a physician and
druggist.
The bank c%learances through the Helena
association for the seven days ending yes
terday were $1,6so, 900.30.
The Helenas' COMMITTEE on the Castle
railroad. now in that booming camp, are
expected home on Sunday.
Forty acres of placer ground were located
yesterday in section l, town 10 north of
range l west, by D.. F. Hedges.
The January issue of this Great Northern
Bulletin contains an excellent article on
the resources of the Flathoad valley.
Tho regular monthly meeting of the Mon
tana Society of Civil Engineers will be held
this evening at tho Office of Sizer u Keerl.
A one-half interest in the Ella Howard
lode, in upper Dry Rulch, has been sold by
b. F. johnson to William Nundt for S175.
The teaohers' reading circle will meet at
the high school room this evening at 7:3C
O'Clock. It is hoped that all members will
be present.
One of the Northern Pacific yard men
had q hand badly mashed while coupling
cars near the depot yesterday, and was
taken to Missoula for treatment.
The commission on the appraisemept of
a strip Of property necessary for the open
ing of Lawrence street will meet Monday
morning at the office of Massena Ballard.
Chairman L. G.. Collins. of the demo-
cratic state central committee, has just is
sued a letter urging upon the democrats of
the state the necessity of early and thor
ouRh organization.
Walter Anderson, now of Great Falls but
formerly a resident OF Helena, was stricken
with paralysis the other evening. just how
serious the attack may prove the attending
physician ia not prepared to say.
Marshal Furay came over from Butte
yesterday with w. M. Maginnis. charged
with passing Il 9ilded nickel as a IS gold
piece. Maginnis was committed in default
of bail for the action of the United States
grand jury.
At tho meeting of the executive commit
tee Of the Hendricks club last evening, il
was decided to hold a great meeting on
Westinghouse birthday. An eloquent and
popular speaker will be invited to deliver
the address of the evening.
Ths alarm Of fire yesterday afternoon
WAS caused by the burning of some coal oil
at the residence Of Chas. Colbert, on Rod
ney street. A lighted candle dropped in
the oil. causing a blaze. II was extin-
guished before the department arrived.
News was received in Helena yesterday OF
the dsnth of q. j. Hollister, ut Salt Lake.
He WAS the deputy internal revenue collector
at that place, having been appointed by
Capt. Mills, when Utah was added to the
Montana district. He formerly lived in
Missoula county.
j. w. Collins was arrested by Detective
Walters on the Northern Pacific train yes,
terday as he was about to leave for Placer,
and will be taken to Boulder by Dsruty
Sheriff Forbes, of Jefferson county to-day
on a complaint charging him with selling
liquor without a license.
Fife Marshal G. +. McKinnon yesterday
received a telegram from Sydney, Nova
Scotia. announcing the denth of his mother.
Before he had full time to realize the sad
news tho alarm of fire rang. und he had to
go with the apparatus. The marshal knew
his mother was sick but had not anticipated
any fatal result. Owing to the time II
would take to reach Sydney, the MARSHAL
will not be able to attend tho funeral.