The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1892-07-24
JOTTINGs ABOUT TOWN.

A public concert will be given Al Oh
Hotel Broadwatcr at four O'Clock this after
noon
The name Of Mrs. p. A. Byers has beel
changed by tho district court to Mrs. +. A
Reed.
Attorney T. j. Walsh has removed hi
offices to rooms one and two IN the doit
block.
Charles G. Burwell and Miss Lonis'
Aydt. both of Helena, were married on Fri.
day by Rev. @. b. Allen, Jr.
Matthias s. Heinlein. architects. have dis
solved Partnership. Mr.. Matthias will re-
move to White Sulphur Spring.
The first annual -picnic of the Grand
United Order of Odd Fellows will take
place at krsnich's grove on Aug. !.
There will be a concert and Joe cream So
cial at Adams hall, Northern Pacific depot
Thursday, July 2S, for the benefit Of the
Cakes street 81. l.. church.
Rev. John Wesley Hill. of Ogden. Utah.
who 10 in town on a visit. will preach ~ ST.
Pauls Methodist Episcopal church at both
morning ana evening services to-day.
Alderman Anthony Harrity won the
medal Of the Helena Gun club for the Sec
ond time in succession yesterday, making
twenty-three out of a possible Twenty-Five.
The Lswiss and Clarke County Womsn's
Columbian Exposition association will
hold their next meeting on Tuesday, July
&c, at three .. NJ, in the Board Of Trade
rooms. A full attendance ia requested.
City Marshal Calvin oaught a man pass
ing a bottle of whisky through one Of the
rear windows Of the Jail last night, and
promptly put him in the fres-for-all with
the mau whose thirst he had attempted to
relieve.
Somebody entered tho yard of f. w.
Fiske, the contractor, on the east side, and
stole = burro belonging to his son. kenneth
Flske. The police were notified, and a. the
animal ia the only one of its kind in the
oity. it will no doubt be found.
The report of the condition OF the Mon
a National bank, which appears in
another column, 10 8 gratifying exhibit Of
resou ces and business. Al the meeting of
the directors on Thursday a ~ssmi-annual
of 4 per cent was declared.
At Adams hall Tuesday evening, July 26.
shore will be an entertain ent consisting of
rotations. vocal and instrumental music.
will also be an organization of Good
Templars, by Q. w. Blain. national organ
izer. All are cordially invited to attend.
The fifth annual picnic of the employees
Of the Rocky Mountain division Of the
Pacific railroad, under the aus
Dlces of the Literary and Athletic club, will
be held at Lothrop. on the Coeur d'Alene
branch. on Saturday. Aug. 6. The train
leaves at $50 a. III. sharp.
The directors of the State fair meet to-
afternoon at 4 O'Clock in room "a,
Montana bank building. to perfect arrange
for the coming fair. The rock
lwelling contest will be decided upon, for
u against as may be. Music will be Sc
ected, several organizations having put in
for the work, and all other
that may come up will be consid-
red.
Charlie HaRemsn, son of Charles Hage-
nan, of North Rodney street. went out
Walking with his mother yesterday after
,oon and tool a small pistol along. He got
he weapon out of his pocket and was ex- .
mining it. when the hammer fell on one .
I the cartridges and exploded it. The ball
ntered the lower part Of the left arm and
urled itself in the muscles. DR.. w.. L. {
teele attended the boy. The wound 10 not !
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An ex-freman on the Northern Pacific
as left town to escape arrest on a charge
betrayal made by a young woman near q
ie depot. She heard he was to leave FRI t
ay night and went to the police to have
stopped. The police went to the c
'unty attorney. who advised them to get +
1t a warrant for the man. Judge Gage !
as not at home to issue the war ant. By
le time all this legal machinery had been \
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Pat Costello, a hackman. got into a fight t
|th the ba keeper Of a Main street saloon
sterday and was thrown out of doors, T.
Lloyd started to arrest Costello, y
10 resisted violently. Special Officer Fry a
ID Deputy Shslif Roddick vent to T
oyd's assistance, and despite Costello's A.
cks and struggles landed him in q hack &
ID got him to the city Jail. There he :
attacked Lloyd and was knocked 7
wn for his trouble. Costello broke ono =
II OF nlppe. q before he was subdued bv y
9 officers, and gave the policemen and IL
deputy sheriff several severe kicks. =
A child playing with matches set fire to n
curtains and Others light material in
d room of David Blacke,'s residence, on
'rth Rodney street, yesterday morning.
the time the fire got q good start the
lid became frightened and screamed, n
ling those on the lower floor. One of D
. nslghbers tried to turn in an alarm but -
0 keys to the boxes would not work for y
u. The fire was gotten out without the v
Of the department.. after the drapery of "
, room and the pictures on the wall had "
On ruined. Fire Marshal McKinnon ex-
the alarm box complained of and
the trouble WAS due to not turning J,
, key hard enough. h