The Helena independent., 1892-08-14
Wss % In % town 4 Tu.sdsy a. ~ on III y vsy 10 70 Helena
and 0feat Falls.
Harry Scovills. who has been suffer
Ing from malariA fever. ws are glad to sAy
IL Convalescsnt. t@E
GREAT FALLs

The Streets to He Lighted with Gas-Th.
Tax Levy.
GRRAT FALLS, Aug. Ia [Spsoial. l-GrsAt
Falls 10 to Try lighting che city with gas. I
contract having bssn afarmsd BY the oity a
its session Monday night. whereby the oit.
will uss from 100 TO 200 gas lights for ON,
year from December. lights 10 bs furnished
by the company represented BY Geo
Bulge, who recently ssoursd an extension
| Of his franchise to cut In . gas plant.
The county board Of equalization ha,
fixed the tax rate at six and one half mills
for this county, making the total tar fol
county and state twelve mills. The in
demnity tax Of one mill and the city tax,
which will probably be ten mills, will bring
tho total tax in this city up to twenty thres
mills. The taxable propsrty in the county
has increased nearly g. 600. due largely
added TO the city. Tho rate Of taxation In
the city last year was seven mills, and the
fact that. notwithstanding the large in
crease in the taxable property, the asssss-
ment must be raised nearly one half. 10 far
from complimentary to the present city
government -E
some time organizing flambeau club for
political purposes. meeting was called to-
night Tor that purpose. Eight republicans
showed up at the place Of mesting and the
lack of enthusiasm was painfully evident.
The pyrotechnic display at tho BLACK
Eagle falls pavilion on Tuesday night was va
fair witnessed BY several hundred people.
TIE fight between Capt. Taylor and Cor
nelius over wharfage privileges has finally
got into court and it now looks 40 tho ugh
the matter would be settled by mutual con-
oessions and peacs once more reign.
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about nine miles from this city. few days
ago. was not Geo. Cowles, az At first re-
ported, but VIM. Henry Howe, as was as
certained by letters found on his person.
Al the coronsr's inquest it developed that
he was subject to spileptio fits and was
probably seized by an attack and fell from
the threahinR machine, bul sting blood
weasel. which resulted in his death.
Leo Carint, German, who arrived in
Great Falls from Helena three days ago.
who was held up by footpads and relieved
of $3.50, gold watch and chain Thursday
night, ~ stated in previous dispatch. ia a
carpenter from Chicago. He intended to
now go to work at ANYTHING he can get to
his family. He says he has a little
money left, but not much. His pocketbook
was found on the rail.oad track next morn
ing, minus its contents. Besides tie money
it contained Clarint's naturalization rapers
and few letters.
Committees have been appointed by the
board Of trade, republicans and democrats
of this city, to make arrangements for the
reception and entertainment of the dele
gates to the state convention and visitors
who will be in the city next week.
The work Of repairing the damage done
10 the Neihart branch of the Gxeat North
ern by the recent washouts is progressing
rapidly. The work train reached Neihars
yesterday, and regular trains will be run
ainR again in few days. The Great Falls
y Canady railways will run daily trains be-
tween LethbridRe and this city, beginning
Aug. II.
Mrs. Clara Meadow and Mrs. Laura
E. Howey, of tho women's Worlds fair
commission for Montana, were in the city
'ew days ago and reorRanized the women's
Worlds fair club Of Cascade oouney.