The Helena independent., 1892-08-01
JoTTINGS ABOUT TOWN.

An important meeting Of Capitol lodgt
No. 2 ID TO BE- held this evening.
There will be regular meeting Of Vess
Rehekah lodge No. - this Monday evening
At 8 O'clock.
A good time to visit Helena is during fair
week. The railroads will mako one fare
rate for the round "trip.
The Home Land and Cattle company sold
3k5 Montana Texans averaging l, 2S6 pounds
At Chicago on Monday last At $40.
The grasses on The ranges north OF Birch
creek ia burned mp by tho recent warm
weather. The further north toward tha
boundary the worse IL 10.
Anyone who has not already received a
premium list issued by the Montana State
Fair should send their address or call on the
secretary and receive enc.
Mrs. Clara L. MoAdow will address the
citizens of Fort Benton On the evening Of
| Aug. 8 for the purpose Of forming . CO.
| lumbisn exposition club in Choteau county.
Mamie Wilson. sgsd 27. died of heart
troubls yesterday ut the rssidencs Of her
| aunt in Townsend. She formerly lived at
the residence OF William Woodcook, i'll this
city, where she had many friends.
E. NJ. Prouty's herd OF 1850 head Of two
ysAr-Old stesrs arrived on Sha keogh reser-
vation on Friday from Texas. They were
crossed to the north side next morning. and
will be driven 10 a saRRs in she Bear Paw
mountains on Milk river.
Col. Andrew Burt has been promoted
from a lieutenant coionelcy in the Twelfth
infantry and appointed to tho command of
the Twenty fifth infantry at Fort Missouls.
in place Of Col. Bush. deceased. His arri-
val at Fort Missoula il daily expected.
At ths meeting of the Yellowstone Build
NJ. Hays were appointed delegates TO at
tend the meeting AT Helena to form . state
league Of building societies. Col. Whitney
has been appointed to prepare one OF the
papers to be read on the OCCASION.
Chick Rodgers got into q fight with
several parties at Kranich's grove last
night. 1t was reported that one of
arm and side. City Detective Finnegan
went out to the grove and found Rodgers
dancing. He made no complaint to the
officer and no arrests wore made.
The California shesp-shearing Grew which
has been ahearing in Fergus county for the
paat two months, we're ten in number the
most of the time and sheared in all this
season 5000 head of sheep, averaging
about 1,2Q0 daily. There was not man in
the crew who sheared less than 100 per day.
and two of them could shear 200 each per
dav. They are now on their way back to
California to shear the fall clip of tha.
country.
Last year the total receipts of wool at
Great Falls amounted to loo. 600 pounds. |
Resides this about 100000 pounds were
shipped from Arlington. This year the
Armington wool all went to Great Falls.
Un to date there has besn received about
], 100000 pounds. About 100000 pounds
more s,e known to be on the way. princi- |
pally from Sage creek and the Judith coun- |
try, and Agent Cslly estimates the total re-
ceipts this year at about 1000 600 pounds.
Those wishing to make exhibits at the
coming fair should bear in mind that no
entries will be received after Saturday. the
18th, nor will any article or animal coming
in after Monday be eligible to compete for
premiums, cut flowers and bread alone ex-
copied; these articles must be in their places
by Wednesday noon land noon means II
m. }. All entries must be made on Satur-
day, and not on Monday, as formerly. |
Blanks on which to make entries can be had
by calling at Pope Il OConnor's drug store.
dispatch was received in Helena yester-
day stating that the Wickss tunnel between
Helena and Butte on the Montana Central
had again cAved in. Superintendent l.. E.
Johnson, who was at Great Falls, left for |
the scene at once on special, The tunnel |
is being lined with granite and q cave oc-
cured several months ago that caused
some delay. The through trains on the
Great Northern were to run through from
Butte to Havre commencing Aug. l, under
the charge of one conductor, but the caving |
in of the tunnel may delay matters some
what.