The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1892-08-06
JOTTlNGS ABOUT TOWN.

The entries for the bicycle races are com
ing in numerouslv.
Ihe paving of Main street has now
reached Sixth avenue.
Fruit and bar privileges will be sold at
auction at eight o'clock this evening in
front of Pope d O'Connor's.
Someone entered the public library rooms
during Wednesday night and stole 81. 70,
oil there was in the cash drawer.
Wisecarver. the crack pitcher Of the Phil
ipsburg ball team, was called to his home
in Iowa this week by the serious illness Of
his mother.
The friends of Rev. C. +. Allen and wife
q few days ago presented that popular gen.
tlemau and lady with q handsome office
desk, chair and basket. The occasion was
their wedding anniversary.
The Puritan Mining company has been
incorporated BY John McKechney. I. E.
Corbett and John McKechney. Jr.. with a
capital stock Of $1,5O0,0 600 in 81 shares.
Business is to be carried on at Deer Lodge
with an Office at PhilipsburR.
Archbishop Riordan, of San Francisco,
will preach at high mass in the cathedral
Tomorrow morning. Bishop Seaman, Of
Salt Lake. will give the instruction at the
eight O'Clock mass, and Rev. Father SASHA,
s. J., will deliver the sermon at vsspers.
A telegram was received yesterday by H.
n. Parchen from Gen. Merritt, announcing
that his visit to Montana to select a sits for
the military post would be delayed until
further notice. It is not supposed the post
ponement of the visit will be for many
days.
E. H. McHenry, principal assistant en-
gineer of the Northern Pacific, with head
quarters at Tacoma. has had his jurisdio-
ton extended over the Rocky Mountain
and Montana divisions. Heretofore he had
charge only of the Idaho, Cascade and Pa
ciio divisions.
Many complaints are heard of the wanton
destruction Of fish on the Little Blackfoot
by hume men. Parties just returned from
there say the fish run into the t1ume, which
has 40 sieve at the head, and that thou
sands of fish have been destroyed in that
manner this year.
Side tracks with a capacity for twenty
five oars have been put in by the Northern
Pacific about a mile and a half from Placer.
The depot has been moved from that place
and a new station established known as
East Pacific mine.
The Calumet club held their annual cleo
ton of officers Thursday evening at their
hall on Park avenue. The following off,
GERS were elected to serve the ensuing term:
President, Louis j. Israel; vice. president,
FREQ A. tlogeIman; secretary: VIM: Sohott.
of the officers elect will take place next
Thursday evening Aug. II, at their hall.
The Helena Knights Templar and their
friends, who are going to the Denver con-
clave. Will leave the city to-day via the
Great Northern at 2:40. They will be met
at Butte by the templars of that CITY and
escorted to the Union Pacific depot. There
the Montana templars will enter their special
t. ain of three Pullmans and a diner. The
party will have dinner on the train, leaving
Butte at 6 .. M. and arriving in Ogden at 4
a. m.
Two strangers had a narrow escape from
drowning at the Broadwater plunge last
night. One went beyond his depth near
the spring board, where the water is deep
est. His friend tried to help him. when
both went under. They were rescued by F.
A. Richolt. q young man who happened to
be near the drowning man. Richolt do
serves a great deal of credit for his prompt
action and presence of mind. The Incl
dent should be a warning to people who are
not good swimmers to keep out of the deep
water.