The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1892-10-13
JOTTINGs ABOUT TOWN.

On Tuesday evening Miss Annie Il
Leonard gave a delightful card party to q
few Of her friends.
There will be n meeting Of the Board Of
Trade tonight. IL ~ very important that
there should be n full attendance.
The total registration in tho city mp to
Inst night was 3, 76S, In the frat precinct
1t was 1.49I and 2, PIT in the second.
A ball will be given at the business col.
ego hall tonight by the ladies OF the
Auxiliary society of Temple Emnnu-Ei.
The Still Alarm closed n snccessfui en-
gagement NJ Ming's opera house last night.
LATHE Tuesday attracted a largo house at
the matinee.
but three moro days remain In which to
register. The Offices will close at 10 p. IN.
Saturday, Oct. 15. IL you are not registered
You cannot vote.
There Will DO n very important meeting
OF ths third party prohibitionists at rooms
b ana U Union block tonight ut eight
o'clock. All Interested should attend.
East and west bound trains on the Mon
tana Central were delayed four hours yes
terdny by a wreck in midcanyon near Wolf
Creek station. A box car jumped the track
and pulled two other cars with it.
The young peoples society Of the Christian
church will give an Joe cream sociable at
The church, on Benton avenue, Oct. IA. All
are cordially invited to assist the young
people by their presence and good will.
The next attraction at tho opera house
Will be the celebrated comedian, Mr.. Ro-
.ana Heed. who will appear in his new play.
innocent as a Lamb" and the Woman
Hats-." the 18th and 18th of this month.
Friday evening at $3.50 the comrades OF
Grand Army post No. 3 will be happy TO
welcome TO their camp fire social all mem
bers of their auxiliary. Woman's Relief
Corps, and the Ladies' Aid society. SOM of
Veterans.
There was not q quorum present at the
board OF Trade rooms last night at the
meeting called to arrange for the ceiebra-
ton of Columbus day. A meeting has
been called for this evening and the score
tary desires a full attendance.
Officer William b. Martin, who has been
n member of the Helena police force for
about four years, has resigned. He has a
good record and has alwa vs been considered
child hns been appointed in his place.
Articles Of incorporation of the Atlas
Gold Mining and Milling company were
hled with the secretary yesterday by Joseph
y. Miller, Friedrich ChristmRn and Chris
tian Lsibfritx to work the Leibfritz, Christ
man and Miller lodes in the Prickly Pear
district. The capital stock is $3.50, 900.
The joint committee on ceremonies of the
Worlds Columbian exposition. have re-
quested Gov. Toole to name some day upon
which the Montana celebration is to tnke
place during the exposition. Each state
and territory will have a day set apart for
such ceremonies in order to attract particu-
lar attention. The governor would be
pleased to receive suggestions from any
one.
Gov. Toole has presented to the state his
torical society a large volume commemora-
tive of the centennial celebration at New
York city On April 30, 1889, of the inaugu-
ration OF George Washington. The book
was sent to the state by Cornelius N. Bliss
and Abraham 8. Hewitt, of the publication
committee. Copies have been sent to each
state and territory and foreign govern
ments.
Tn state officials have filed notice in the
Bozeman land Office that 90. 1856 acres OF
land will be reserved for sohool purposes.
IL 10 divided as follows: School of mines,
1854 acres; state reform school, $50 acres;
state normal school, 4,467 acres; agricul-
tural college, 1885 acres. There are prob
ably few places where the land will be sc
valuable, and the land in Gallatin county
makes a handsome endowment alone.
Someone who has a stamp with the
legend, Helena for the capital" ia going
to get into trouble. Recently one of the
local banks received Il letter from the
treasury department calling attention tc
the fact that such a stamp was being used
on bills issued by il. There is a law for
bidding the defacinR Of bank notes and
any sort of a mark on u bill is considered
by the government as q DETACHMENT. The
penalty is a severe one and whoever has
been using the Helena stamp on GU rency
would do we'll to stop it.