The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1892-12-29
JOTTINGS ABOUT TOWN.


The pslics pay roll for this month will be
lighter than for any month In the past two
years.
The ohildren of Cakes street Methodist
church enjoyed q We y pleasant Chris9m mas
festival last evening.
Mr.. J. Grant Nash and Miss Mary A.
Ksnouse, both of Helena. were married
yesterday by Rev. @. b. Allen. Jr.
A fne Entertainment Ia promised at the
first ladies social Of the Butte Elks on Fri
day evening. A good delegation of Helena
Elks will be present.
Sheriff Elect Curtis has received more
than 100 applications for Office. He will 20
over the lists Tomorrow n announce bis
appointments on Monday.
Robert Wirtz, q cripple, was arrested
last night for beating Cora Jones over the
head with a orutoh at the Austin house.
The woman's scalp was badly cut.
Marshal Furny will sell City pounds OF
opium at tho court house to-day. Ii was
struggled into the state from Canada by
some Cinnamon and seiZed at Fort Benton.
It Ia worth S18 a pound.
O. @. Newman. of Helena, and Miss Julia
Ritchey. of Nashville. Tenn, were married
at Nashville yesterday at the Woodlawn
Avenue Christian church. They will be at
homo at Helena after Jan. 6.
James Tierney. who WAS arrested for
W hD "a y ~ 49, - WbuSh au "
Creek, was relased in the police court
yesterday. 1t appeared that he had taken
the watch in a joke "a without any intent
to steal.
The Ladies' Auxiliary society of Temple
Emanu-El will give a farewell reception to
Dr.. schuiman Friday evening after services
In the Sunday school rooms of tho temple,
to which all friends of the reverend gentle-
man are invited.
Tho season fer Chinese liliss has arrived
and in all Chinese stores these bulbs may
be found in growth for the national New
Years season which begins Feb. Is. Those
bulbs are sold for a small amount and are
easily cared for until they bloom into beau
tiful white blossoms.
The local lodge of tho Iron Hall vent out
of existence last night. Under a decree Of
the district court 81, 1872. % iii the treasury
of the lodge was distributed among forty.
four members. Charter members received
$37.14 each. The lowest amount paid to
other members was 81. 15.
Annua representation proofs wee fled
with the county clerk yesterday Of tho fol-
by Jamea Cofey; Fair View, Scratch Gravel
district, by John Lucy; swan, Scratch
Gravel, by John Norris; Lotto, Ten Mile
district, by James Fl. Conley.
Cols Lambeth is looking forward to a
new suit Of clothes for 1892 az the result of
wager Mhle IA Now IcTK LnaG silver WOulu
not 80 down to 65 cents before 1893. He
says that he would not care to take a bet on
similar conditions for 1894 if silver con-
tinues to droo for the next thirty days.
The general subject of Comparative Re-
ligion, which repreacnts somc of the greatest
discoveries of modern times. will be dis
oussed by Mr.. Crooker in three Sunday
evening lectures. beginning Jan. Z. The
topic for next Sunday evening will be,
Tho Persian Prophet. 70 oarster, and His
Contributions to Christianity"
Manage Walker was pleasantly remem-
bereh by the employees of the hotel Helena
on Christmas day. They showed their ap-
. ~eciation of his blindness during the past
year py presenting him with a beautiful
and costly K. of T. charm. The enameled
fraternity emblema were mounted with
rubies surrounded by a OF, Gle of twenty
seven diamonds.
One of the prettisst Christmas entertain
pents of the season was that given for the
young people of st. Peters parish at the
church last evening. Before the exercises
commenced all seats were filled and the
aisle was crowded. The Christians t 90
in the oentar of the altar was beauti-
fully decorated with lighted candles. corni-
copies and a mass of Christmas gifts. The
exercises consisted of tho singing of carols
by the boy oheir, n brief and appropriate
address by the pastor and the distribution
of presents. 1t was an occasion delightful
to both children and parents.