The Helena independent., 1892-09-25
LIVE MONTANA TOWNS.
Attempt to Close Up the Park The
ater, Great Falls. on
Sunday.
Bids Solicited for Paving Central
Avenue With Cedar Blocks
or Brick.
News Of Other Flourishing Cities Of the
Treasure state, Their People and
Their Prespscts.

GREAr FALLS, Sept. A-[Speeial. Am
drew Johnson, ths Swede who tried to com-
init suicide Sunday BY hanging himself
wish piece Of wire, has been In ths county
jail all the week and will b released in .
few days.
w. A. Snow. . musician At the Park the
ater. has hlsd information against tho pro-
pristor of The place for keeping the same
open on Sundays. The outcome Of ths
trial will be watched with interest and II
the state win similar suits will be brought
against other places of like nature.
At meeting of The city council held
Monday night the city engineer Was or
dsred to adysrtiss for bids for paving Cen-
trail avenue from Park drive east to Sixth
street, Bids will bs received for paving
ths avenue with either cedar blocks or brick.
Linda Hansen. who came here recently
from Butte. swore out warrant for the AZ
rest of Charles Hansen. tsannste1. on
charge Of biaamy. She claims they were
married in Chicago In 1886, and came to
Montana In 1891. In The fall of that year
he left her in Bate and came here, whore
hs married Marie Jansen. Wife No. l
came here and was dumfoundsd to md
him married to another. He hastily got
together few OF his effects and with his
work team left for the north. Al yet he has
not been captured.
Margaret Mathsr's performance Of Romeo
and Juliet at the opera house Wednesday
night to a. crowded house was one Of the
events Of tho season. Society people turned
out in full force, many of the ladies and
gentlemen being attired in evening dress.
Frank Marion, we'll known Neihart
mining man, who lives here. met with
painful accident one day last week, While
hitshinR his horse to = buggy the animal
kicked him in the mouth, knocking out
process Of the upper jaw.
Z, r. Cowxn, an old employe OF l. G.
Baker & Co., in the Northwest Territory,
has been visiting with MIR. and Mrs. E. &.
Naolay.
Attorney Largent returned Thursday
from Da nville, Ill.,, whore he was suddenly
called by the death OF his father.
George 4. Jameson, a prominent banker.
Of Edinborough, Scotland, and party of
relatives and friends were here ono day
of President Oakes, Of the Northern Pacific.
They spent dav sightseeing and pro-
cesded on to the coast.
,3T, E. Collins, candidate for governor,
has gone to White Sulphur Springs and
Castle where he will deliver some speeches.
g. E. Ingersoll, engineer for the street
railway company, returned Friday from st.
Paul accompanied by his bride and was
given . warm welcome BY . host of friends.
They were married in ST. Paul two weeks
ago and spent their honeymoon in the Yel-
lowstone park. The bride is the daughter
of the late Gen. McLaren, of st. Paul, and
was one Of the society bolles of the SANITY
city.
A great many Great Falls business men
are acquiring placer mining property on
Dog creek, few miles south of Craig, on
the Missouri. and expect to work the
ground themselves another year. Some
fine nuggets and few sapphires have been
found there. All together they have taken
up thus far about 1000 acres Of land. The
enterprise promises to be an extensive one.
Tho roasters at the United, Refining and
Smelling company have been started up
and the works will be in full operation by
the middle of the week. This snelter has
been shut down for over a year.