The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1892-02-23
JOTTlNGS ABOUT TOWN.


The grand jury will be in session thi.
, forenoon.
The first occupant of the new dog pound
ls poor our brought in by it's owner who
wants to get rid Of it.
The ball to be given Feb. Oath at Electric
nall BY the Montana Business college pro-
misses to be the best Of the season.
Grant u Whalen have completed their
contract for putting i'll spurs for the North
ern Pacific at the Boulder smelter,
Ihe grand ball to be given by the tele-
graphers of Helena Feb. 2Gth at Electric
hall will undoubtedly be a great success.
Leroy Kinball is showing his friends n
ruby weighing a CARAT taken from Sno-
kane bar. 1t is valued at 300 in the
rough.
@. B. Vaughn has transferred his stock in
the Peerless Jennie to other uarties, and
work on the mine will be resumed this
spring.
| party of seven Helena spo,tsmen went
to the Backfoot on SUNDAY on nal fishing
trip. They had pretty good luck and
brought back some trout.
Ihe city council meets tonight and will
take up the auditorium proposition. It ia
expected that there will be Il good attend
ance OF citizens interested in the project.
j. w. McMurray, the railway postal clerk
arrested IN Chicago by Inspector Watkins,
'ANA As' ~ "a AGcI A4k pclOE6 ACLlnp United
States Commissioner Newman this morning.
The Rapid Transit company will put on
another Car to-day between Main ptreat
anu the Northern Pacific depot Cars will
leave each end hereafter every twenty min
utes.
Manager j. G. Remington, of Minp,s
opera house, has been appointed to solicit
snoseriptlons and donations in behalf of
son Square garden May 2.7.
4. q. Solomon .manager Of the !Ie!ere
Athletic base ball club laat season, is en-
ueaVorlng to organize state league, com.
posed of Helena, Butte. Anaconda, Mis-
soula. Bozenan and Great Falls.
County Attorney Nolan will Tomorrow
or next day Tile an information against
Doc Seeey .Sandy..Lan nd.William Woods
for obtNlning money from Robert Kristen
by means of an alleged unfair game Of
cards.
While alighting from one of the electric |
cars at Cans y Klein's corner last night
lady caught her dress on the car platform
and was dragged to the crossing at Par
chen's drug store, where the car was
stopped. She was not injured and walked
calmly away.
Martin Donovan, Jr., was killed on the
Montana Central Sunday evening. He was
standing on a trestle near Boulder when
The west-bound train came along. Before
Iue engineer could stop the engine struck
Donovan, throwing him into the rayine
below. He WAS dead when picked up.
A grey horse ran away with buggy vos-
terday afte' noon, stnrting from Jackson
street and going up Broadway. The nui
ma! was atopped in front of the Methodist
Episcopal church by mail carrier, who
caught the lines ana pulled them back over
the buggy top so hard that the horse fell
down. No damage was done to either the
horse or buggy.
state Superintendent Cannon has re-
celved letter from Maurice Dserinp. of
Marysville, withdrawing from any fuIther
contest IN the West Point cadet examina-
Ion. Deerlng was second in tho exnminn-
lion held short time ago. His withdrawal
MAKES Carroll j. Dolman. of Butte, who was I
hlru, the alternate of Henry q. Willard.
'uut. 6nnnon has notified Dolman, request.
ng nim to accompany Willard to ,ksoph +,
OF the academic examination March |. !,
Ike following prizes were awarded Mt E
ne masqua ball OF the y. A. W. club
a. ast ~ night: First prize for waltzinc, Miss ,
(hrlst'ha Anderson, pair OF French opera ,
'lasses from tho club; ladies first prize, h
nest costume, Miss Sadie Stevens, one i
ozen phstographs from II. Taylol: D
nuies !, comic PRICE Mrs. N, u.
sa'tefs, fan, from Sands Bros; pentle- I
nen's first prize. Oliver Fredericks. ailk y
mbrelln from Cans X Klein: gentleman'H b
omlc prize. Lous Hill. pair of dancing
jumps from Montana Shoe company. t