The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1892-03-03
JOTTlNGS ABOUT TOWN.

Seed merchants are doing u big business
just now.
The Butte Mikaao troupe plays at Great
Falls Saturday.
Real estate mon report a brisk demand
from investors who desire homes.
The Helena market ID now fairly we'll
supplied with early spring vegetables.
Ths Liberty lode IN Ottawa mining dis
trict has haen located by Lawrence Walsh.
Street Commissioners kluge has a force of
men in the residence sections cleaning che
streets.
Ajax, the goat. and California Jack, the
colored butter, will butt at the opera house
Friday night.
This moan temperature in Helena during
February was S22.4, and the total pseolpita-
ton IL OF an inch.
Geo. Schultz, champion lightweight. Of
Baltimore, haa challenged Frank Shepley,
of Boxeman, to y finish fight.
II. Is. Palmer yesterday purchased from
City Treasurer Walker $751; 900 worth of war
rants, paving Sc ITO for them.
Agent Edgar, of the Northern Pacific, and
Agent Wilson. of the Union Pacific, are
giving away purses to their friends.
There will be a meetingof the democratic
city central committee at the Hendricks
club rooms Friday evening at eight O'Clock.
The school trustees will hold a regular
Meeting this afternoon. Some action will
probably be taken ON the High school prob
lem.
4 he Catholic fair at Butte. for the bene-
TT of st. Peter's school, realized $4,000
the largest sum ever taken in at a fair in
the state.
Yesterday being Ash Wednesday,. the be.
ginning OF the Ilenten season, services were
held at the cathedral and at st. Peters
Episcopal church.
Mrs. Iamberton's adult dancing class
will meet this evening in Calumet hall.
The juvenile class will meet Saturday
afternoon at three o'clock.
An endeavor is being made BY residents
of the Third ward to have Alderman Hart
wig reconsider his determination not to be
a candidate for reelection.
Ths Eppworth league OF the Methodist
Episcopal church has started out to raise
$1,000 this year. The league has decided to
invest some money in mining stocks, in the
hope that they may take = jump.
Reports to owners from the ranges all
over the state are to the effect that cattle
are fatter and in better condition than was
ever known before at this season. Ship
ments to the east will begin early.
Manager Coonsv, Of the Mcintyre Union
Mining company, reports that more than
the requisite amount Of subscriptions to
justify the beginning Of operations have
been received, and the project is assured.
The Wyoming extension Of the Burline-
ton railroad is being pushed westward. and
by June l its trains will be running to
Powder river. Some 1000 graders are at
work. who are rushing the work on to
Helena.
A young man was arrested yesterday
morning on q complaint sworn out BY a
Young girl of 10 who accuses him of being
the father of the child Of which she expects
to be the mother. The hearing takes place
Saturday.
Though there has been little snow in
Helena and the Prickly Pear valley this
winter, there is az much in the surround
ing hills as there was last year, assuring an
abundance of water for irrigating and
placer mining.
At a meeting of the Great Falls clearing
house Monday the carpenters boycott of
the First National of that city WAS dis
cussed. President Z. E. Collins presented
the banks case, but the clearing house took
10 action in the matter.
AT the regular monthly meeting Of the
executive committee of the national mining
ongress, held at the board Of trade rooms
yesto day Geo. w. Irwin IT., of Butte, was
elected vice-president. The committee
meets the first Wednesday in every month.
United states patents we're granted to
two residents OF Montanr in the week end
ing Feb. %, 1892, as follows: Amos A.
Haines, Belgrade, bresch-loading tire-arm;
Henry j. Weldon, Helena, dress stay. Also,
n trade mark for hats and caps, TO the Mis-
soula Mercantile company.
Prof. Il. 7. Englehorn celebrated the
thirty-sixth anniversary of his birth on
Foo. %. Though 36 years old, still accord
ing to the Gregorian calendar, the professor
has had but nine such anniversaries in his
lifetime. Tho students at the College
boarding house presented hin with a fine
moonstone pin. After that there was a
grand dinner.