The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1892-06-17
JOTTINGS ABOUT TOWN.

The clearings of the Helena banks for the
week ending yesterday were $577, 655.3
The closing exercises of St. Vincent's
academy will be held at st. Aloysius hall,
June %.
A special communication of Morning
Star lodge No. 8, A. F. and A. M. was held
last night.
Eugene tn ner has been arrested at Liv-
ingston for connection with the burglary at
the postotiice there.
The next att action at the opera house
will be August Pitou't Power of the
Press" June %. "a and Is.
The annual state shooting contest, under
the auspices of the Helena Rod and Gun
club, will begin on June 20 and end June 30.
Sam Il. Jacks Creole ompa closed it's
engagement at Ming's last night, playing
to a fair house. Altogether the show is a
good Que.
The illuminated A. O. q. w. arches on
Main street made a brilliant display last
night. Sturrock d Brown we're the design
ers and builders of the arches.
George W. Huffaker has sold to Marie
Amacker the south half of lot eleven and
the east ten feet OF the south half of lot ten
block L, Mauldin addition for $500
The Rocky Mountain Telegraph company
expects to get a direct wire to Great Falls
to-day. The Butte line WAS only interrupted
for a half day during the recent storm Is.
The grand ball at the auditorium last
evening. in honor of the supreme lodge A.
o. U. w., was largely attended and thor
ouehly enjoyed by members of the order.
The lecture by DIR. Raleigh in the Broad
way Methodist church, which was adver-
tised for this evening. ia postponed for one
week. owing to washouts OF the Northern
Pacific.
A concert will be given at the Broad
water Saturday evening by Miss Ellen
Beach Yaw, assisted by Prof. Oscar Ring
wall, Mr.. M. II. Hershfeld and tbs Broad
water orchestra.
A number of Helena people have re-
ceived an invitation to attend the Fourth of
July celebration at Butte. The committee
having the affair in charge promise to make
it the biggest demonstration of the kind
ever held Ill Butte.
The following locations were fled with
the COUNTY clerk yesterday: Ida lode, nea,
q eenhorn gnlch, by John O'Connor; Base
Metal, Spring gulch district, by Daniel
Mullen; Mountain View, nenr Iron station
on the Montana Central railway.
Editor VIM. Kennedy, of tho Boulde,
Age, the nominee of the peoples party fol
gouernor. arrived home yesterday. and re-
ceived quite an enthusiastic welcome from
his friends and neighbors. Quite a crowd.
headed by a band, net him at the depot
and escorted him to his residence.
Deputy Sheriff Ramsay, Of Pocatello
telegraphs to Chief Postofiice Inspector
Bedell here that he thinks he has located il
the Jail ut Cheyenne one of the men wht
robbed the Pocateilo office. The man il
the Cheyenne jail, before his arrest, dis
posed of a lot of government stamps.
Agent Wilson, of the Union Pacific rail
road, has for free distribution Il lot of beau
tiful pamphlets entitled Sights ant
Scenes" They are devoted to Montana
Idaho. Colorado, California. Oregon ant
Washington. and give an excellent idea 0
the resources of those states. al we'll a
some of the more striking features. ~
Glimpse of the Great Salt Lake, is the it'll
Of a pamphlet that will be OF interest to an,
one who contemplstes O visit to Montana
sister commonwealth.