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The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1892-12-10
II FUR MARKET.

Advances An Along the Limo in the
Product.
At the fur sales held in London Nov. 81
and % there was an advance III almost all
the kinds of furs caught in the northwest.
Black and grizzly bear advanced five per
cent over the June sales. badger and house
cat were the same as in June, as were gray
and red fox; wild cat, however. WAS Is per
cent lower, and mink 10 per cent lower;
marten was 10 per cent higher and wolf 30
per cent higher. JAS. Mcmillan d Co., of
Minneapolis. in their review of the market
under date of Dec. l. say the result of this
sale has demonstrated that the famine in
Russia. the plague in Europe this summer,
and the prospects, of cholera in Europe
again next spring have had a bad effect on
the fur trade abroad, and buyers in the
country should be conservative in their
ideas. The ieason wolf advanced SO was
because the quantity offered in the sale was
ridiculously small. Had there been the
usual number offered there would probably
have been a decline. Muskrat is al article
that will have to be bought very low this
year. There is q large stock Of them in
Europe that cannot be sold. The Russia
demand for this article is largely cut of
on account of the high tariff to export them
into that country.
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THE SITE IS SELECTED.
Gen. Merritt Hints at the Location,
but Don't Designate 1t
Particularly.
The Entire Matter Will Now Go
Before the Secretary of
War.
W thin One Year the Military Post at
Helena VIII Become an Estab-
lished Fact.

Gen. Wesley Merritt returned to st. Paul
yesterday after an absence Of two weeks in
Helena, whittier he went on instructions
from the war department to select a site for
the proposed Fort Harrison, which congress
at its last session voted to establish, says
She Pioneer Press. Gen, Merritt was &C
companied and assisted in the work by DR..
Greenleaf and Col. Ludington, Of the quar-
termaster's department at Washington. and
made q thorough inspection of all the sites
offered and the advantages each one af-
forded. The most important of these nat
urally are the convenience to Helena, the
water supply and facilities for transporting
troops in case of trouble. After a thorough
investigation a site was selected which Gen.
Merritt says is admirably adapted in every
way for the new fort.
The general was seen at his apartments
in the Aberdeen last night and asked for
information concerning his trip and its re-
s%ults-actual and probable. II can really
tell you very little about it," he said. "for
the rule of the department. prevents the
giving of information until the secretary of
was has received and acted on the report.
l will give you what l can, however. Du =
ing our Investigations We we're favored with
beautiful weather, and it WAS just as We
had finished that the big snow storm came
up. We were shown five or six sites stu
ated west and north of Helena, Some were
two and three miles from the city and
others Eve and seven miles away. We
finally decided on one which affords every
facility and convenience. and reported our
recommendations to headquarters. The
site comprises 1000 acres. The Great
Northern and Northern Pacific lines
run close by, and each prom
iaes to build a switch to the post as
soon as it is fairly under way. Helena was
really selected as the point for the fort be-
cause 1t is a railroad center. Three lines
pass through there. and thus there will be
excellent facilities for moving t1oo 6
tn! ough the state when necessary. The
site we decided upon affords every facility
We could think of, but if some one of the
other sites should be selected the water
would have to come from the city supply.
Congress appropriated 500, 600 for the e.
Enlistment of Fort HARRISON, but 1t will
require twice that sum, and more perhaps,
before the lost is completed. Work will
begin, | think, as SOON as the secretary OF
war acts, and in a year from now perhaps
the new fort will be near completion.
think it will be built for a regiment at tirs'
and enlarged later. As to who will COM
mand it and what troops will be stationed
there ia something nobody knows. 1t will
be u year before that matter is decided, anc
i'll that time there will doubtless be man,
changes in the department.
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Sam nel X. Davis-Speclal.

INVESTMENT STOCKS.
Iron Mountain. lots 500 to 5000; the best
investment in the market. No other stock
on the list pays the percentage that this
does. Buy now at the bottom.
Piegan, Marysville, gold minel 3,378
shares. at Il price.
Whitlach Union and McIntyre. For a
sure thing investment-with no possibility
of loss-the stock in this gold mine is q
purchase. A few small lots for sale.
Bald Butte, Marysville, the greatest gold
mine developed in Montana; 500 shares only
offered.
Yellowstone, (Castle). ] have some lots
of this stock a%egregating 10000 shares. AS
it seems an almost certainty that the rail-
road contracts Will be signed within the
present month. the nominal price of this
lot of stock would appear to be a good
speculation.
Benton group. (Neihart). This is the phe-
nomenal gold and silver mine of Montana;
one block 10000 shares; one lot !, 700 shares.
Good Investment.
Florence. (Neihart.) A mine of great
promise; !, 600 snare lot is all have.
26 and 81 Bailey Block.
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The Merchants National Bank.

The regular nnua meeting of the share
holders of the Merchants National bank
for the election of directors to serve for the
ensuing year will! be held at the bank
rooms on the 10th day of January, 1898,
between the hours of four and six p. m. OF
said day. AARON HERsHFIELD, Cashier.
Helena, Mont, Dec. 8, 1892.
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Delicious.
DUMPLINGS.
O PIES.
PUDDINGS.
DOUGHNUTS.
BISCUIT.
CORN BREAD.
GRlDDLE X

Can always be made with DR.. Prices Cream Baking
Powder. And while cakes and biscuit will retain their moist
ure, they will be found faky and extremely light and fine
grained, not coarse and full Of holes as are the biscuit made
from ammonia baking powder. Prices Cream Baking Pow
der produces work that is beyond comparison and yet costs
no more than the adulterated ammonia or alum powders
DR.. Prices stands for pure food and good health.
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All peoples party voters, and those that
want to vote that way, are requested to meet
o-night in the Granite block for the purpose
of forming n permanent organization and
opening headquarters. AS We have come to
stay. II. f.. TEEPLF,
Chairman Executive Committee.
THos. DouGHARrY, Secretary.
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Notice to Paw Up,

Notice is hereby given by the undersigned.
administratrix of the estate of Jacob
FeldberR. deceased, to those indebted TO the
above estate, to come at once and settle
their accounts. Any and all accounts not
paid for at the end of thirty days will be
handed in for collection by law.
MRS. Il. F%ELpBERG. Administrative.
Per A. BIRKENFELD. Manager.
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If you have missed your friends in town
and can't find them, just go down to the
Journal store and you will be sure to find
them there. 1t seems as if the whole state
was making this attractive store its head
quarters, and very profitably so, as they
are selling the large stock of holiday goods
regardless of cost, and if you go there
you can buy twice as many goods
as you expected for the money you have to
spare for your friends.
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Can be easily cured by the use of my
method. Don't give up. l stammered for
four years. but now sneak as fuently ns
anyone. Medicine won't cure you. Write
me stating your case. Address
S. Ii. MARrINa,
West Fork, Ind.
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Have you seen tho beautiful line Of french
dolls at The Fee Hive? livery ono is All art in
itself. No ugly faces, hut ono prottinr than tho
other, Make our selections now and avoid tho
rush during tho holidays.
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The attraction at the opera house last
night was after Dark" and it proved 4
drawing card. 1t is one of the Oldest of the
melodramas, and the fact that it has 50 :
vived others of its class is one of the best
recommendations it can have. II is full of
startling situations, with a deep plot and
some fine specially work. The company is
an excellent one. There will be a matinee
to-day.
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The ladies connected with tho First Pres
byterian church of this city will hold their
annual holiday nile on Dec. 10. They will
be D. epaied TO furnish lunch at noon II
suppe. at six O'Clock. There will be the
usual accessories of candy and fancy tables.
The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1892-12-10

A fine line of imported watches, which we
guarantee are the very finest in the west. Cali
and SEQ them. Prices rock bottom. ]. Stein
metz Jewelry Co.
The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1892-12-10

Attend one of the popular sales at The Doe
Hive and go home pleased with one of their bar
gains. Their special sales are getting very pop
ular. because they always do as they advertise.
The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1892-12-10

We hayea few Haviland fish. game and ice
cream sets, several dozen plates. dishes. etc.
which we offer at bottom prloes Come and
convince yourselves. j. Steinmetz Jewelry Co.
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Lost.

An extensive line of gold and silver headed
canes for holiday presents at j. Steinmetz jew
elry o.
The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1892-12-10

Butcher Il Bradley have a full line of holiday
goods and novelties, also all the latest designs in
fancy work and materials.
The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1892-12-10

Trail Creek and Pennsylvania hard coal, and
also wood for sale by the Montana Lumber and
Manufacturing company.
The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1892-12-10

If baby enjoys q sleigh ride be sure and buy it
a Portland Gu, ter at The Lee Hive. They are
abe safest and best.
The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1892-12-10

The Beo Hive is always the first in tho field
with their display of holiday goods, and this
year is NJ exception to the rule.
The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1892-12-10

Go to Butcher d Bradley's for your holiday
goods. They have the finest line of novelties at
the lowest prices.
The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1892-12-10

The best line of popular priced dress goo DIS in
the city can be found at The Lee Hive.
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Legal blanks at this office.

Everything in the line OF fine holiday g fits at
the j. Stelnmetz Jewelry Co
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Notice to Stockholders.

NOLkc6 10 StOCMnOlOGTA
More Than five per cent of the capital
stock of the Elkhorn & Old Badly railroad
company having been heretofore subscribed
for, notice Ia hereby given to the stockhold-
ers of the said company that II meeting will
be held on the 18th day of December, A. d..
1892, at tho parlois of the First National
bank in Helena, Montana. at the hous of
seven p. M. for the purpose of choosing
five directors of the said company to con-
tinue in office until the time for the annual
election and until their Successors are
chosen and have qualified.
L. IL. kLEINsCHMIDT,
GEO. Il. HILL,
VIM. j. LOGAN,
j.. W. KNIGHT, JR.,
HENRY Ii. HILL.
The finest line of cutlery ever displa yed in this
lily for sa Q very low by the j. Steinm etz Jew-
a Try 60,
Winter underwear. hosiery. corsets, notions
eft G., at Butcher 4 Eradley's, which they sell al
Or ices that defy competi ion.
Montana savings Bank 20
Pays interest on deposits of 81 or more.
5per cent on on savings %accouuts.
6rer cent on time certificates.
Saving is the secret of wealth"
HELENA IN BRIEF
Jackson's music store, Bailey block.
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MUSEMENTS.

Furnished rooms and board at the Broadway
Dining rarlors. Woods block, 5l7 Bro adv ay.
The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1892-12-10

Tie finest line of cutlery ever displa yed in this
lily for sa o very low by the }. Steinm et2 jew
The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1892-12-10

Winter underwear. hosiery. corsets, notions
ct c.. at Butcher & Eradley's. which they sell al
Or ices that defy competi ion.
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J~ackaon's music store, Bailey block.
The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1892-02-08
LIKED THE DOGS GRIT.
He Had Chased an Impounder, So Admir-
ing Citizens Ransomed Him., 49,

He Had Chased an Impounder, So Admir-
ing Citizens Ransomed Him.,
A large, healthy bulldog sat in front of a
west side saloon on the day in question to-
tally unaware of the dog-catcher's wagon
which came rafting down the street at that
moment. Suddenly the fatal lariat shot
out, but the dog lodged it and made a bee
line for the man who handled it. Then
ensued an exciting chase. which was much
enjoyed by the ~populace in the vicinity.
The dog-catcher is never very popular
with people in general. In this instance he
succeeded in clembering into his wagon
minus his coat tails.
A sairmtish hen ensued, which ended in
the temporary triumph of the dog, who re-
tired to repose on his ~laurels. The dog
catcher came back from ignominous fight
a few minutes later, however, and human
ingenuity soon triumphed over brute oour-
age. he'dog WAS lassoed and taken to the
pound with other unfoltunateA says the
Chicago Globe.
But here the innate sense of Justice in
man steps in to even up things. Several
admiring citizens had viewed the actions
of the dog. and when he was carted away
they took up a subscription, sent out to the
pound, ransomed the animal and provided
him with a home.
1t is q little comedy like this tina makes
life seem worth living, even to the most
dissatisfied individual.
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GUARDIANS NOTICE OF SALE OF REAL
u estate. Notice j. hereby given that in pur-
county Of Lewis and Clarke, state Of Montana,
matter of the estate and guardianship of Henry
j. Cruttenden. Lawriston r.. Crutlenden, Sarah
IT, Cruttenden and Ruth Cruttenden, minor
children of Jurion, H.. Gruttenden, decea.eai.
the undersigned. tho guardian OF said minor chill
dren will sell at private sale Tor the sum Of thir,
teen hundred and thirty-four dollars cash, and
subject to confirmation by said district cou,t on
or after the 18th day OF February. a. D. 1892, all
the right. title, interest and estate Of the said
minor children in and to all those c lain lots.
pieces or parcels of land situate. lying and being
IN the said county Of Lewis and Clarke. state OF
Montana. and bounded and described as follows.
tO-wit:
Iha northeast quarter inc ~ of the southwes
GUAR ter lsw ~ and the southwest qnaiter tsw
y Of the northwest quarter NV ~ and los
!hre, (3) and four a. in section ten QU) in town
ship ten COZ north of ran 20 one west OF the
principal meridian Of Montana.
Offers or bids for the interest and estate OF
said minor children in said described real prop
orty will DO received at the Office Of the clerk Of
said court, at the court house in the city of Hell
ena, county of Lewis and Clarke, state OF Mon
~ VIOLA l.. .CRUTTENDEE. Guardian.
Dated Jan. 20, 1902.
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BIG ENOUGH TO l I
"A Horse Would he No More Than a Goo,
Mouthful for Some Allieators.

"A Horse Would he No More Than a Good
Mouthful for Some Allieators.
I have seen numerous specimens of our
saurian NJ longer than ordinary lead pen
ellis; this was in the season of their hatch
ing. havs also seen a few living specimens
about sixteen feet in length.
In the autumn Of 1876 [ obtained for the
late bingham Lawrence. member OF con-
qress and commissioner from Louisiana to
the Centennial exhibition, the dried skin
of an alligator which, after at least fifteen
inches had been cut from the snout and
skull and ten inches from the n of the
tail, measured seventeen feet ten inches in
length. Allowing more than six inches for
sh-inkage in drying. this monster of his
kind, alive, must have measured more than
twenty feet. Iie was killed in the lower
part of Bayou Lafourche, says q writer III
the Century.
Probably the largest alligator ever seen
the plantation of II. J. Feltus, in Concor-
dia parish. According to the statement of
MIR. Feltus, now of Baton Rogue, this spec
linen measured twenty-five feet in length.
The great reptile had long been famous for
miles around, having destroyed numbers
of hogs and hounds owned in the neighbor-
hood of his retreat. He had become 80
wary from the number of Intellectual shots
fired ut him as to be almost unanproacha-
Bile.
Finally he became a victim to a long shot
fred from a Mississippi rife in the hands
of MIR. Feltus, who had perseyered in hunt
ing him, having been the greatest loser by
his depredations. The huge carcass of
this reptile wax towed to the bank by Il
boat. 1t required the strength of 3 pair
of mules and a stout rope to haul it ashore,
where the measurement was made with the
result noted above.
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The Hest Laid Plans.

Mr.. Smarchnp (who thinks he sees the
opportunity of his life Happy New
Year, MIR. Hardhardt. | have noticed,
however, that business has been very dull
lately.
Employer-Yea, it has.
Mr.. Snartchap-And your profits have
been greatly reduced, with no immediate
prospect OF Improvement.
Mr.. Hardhardt-Ihat is ttue.
Mr.. Smartchap-l have therefore come to
you to ask that you reduce my salary.
MIR. Hardhardt I'm a hurried whisper to
his socfetaryJ-Humor the poor fellow
while l go and telephone to the insane asy-
lum.-New York Weekly,
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England's Moneys Guarded,

The Bank of England's doors are now 80
finely balanced that the clerk, by pressing
a knob under his desk, can close the outer
doors instantly, and they cannot be opened
again except by special process, This is
done to prevent the daring and ingenious
unemployed from robbing the famous in
stitution. The bullion department of this
and other great English banking establish
feet of water by the action of the machin-
cry. In some of the London banks the
bullion departments are connected with the
managers sleeping rooms, and an entrance
cannot be effected without setting Off an
alarm near the PERSONS head. If q dishon-
est official, during day or night, should take
even as much as me from a pile of LOCO
soverelRns the whole pile would instantly
sink and a pool Of water take its place, be,
side letting every person in the establish.
ment know of the theft.-Mgncheste,
Guardian.
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A CIPHER IN HAIRS.
Tho Ingenious Method of Communication
Adopted by French Criminals.

Tho Ingenious Method of Communicates
Adopted by French Criminals.
= Some years ago the friends of n Partisan
thief adopted a decidedly unique method OF
carrying on a elandestine correspondence
with him while he was awaiting trial. One
day tho jailor was visited by the prisoners
betrothed. who asked him to give her lover
an envelope.
This, upon being opened. waa found to
contain simply u small look of her hAir,
around which folded q leaf of Il book.
The iailor did not consider it worth his
while to deliver this souvenir to tho culprit,
and therefore threw it aside.
A day or two later Il similar enclosure
was handed in at tho prison gate. and
shared the fate of tho predecessor. In the
course of a week another was left by the
same person. This aroused tho suspicion
OF the governor OF the prison. to whom had
been detailed the circumstances. He de-
termined to investigate the meaning. and.
accordingly. first examined the printed leaf.
This, he found. was torn from q novel, and
contained twenty-six lines on each side.
says the Chicago News.
He then turned his attention to the hair,
and discovered that there we're twenty-six
nieces of unequal length. This puzzled
him for a while, and. then suddenly jump
Lax w NV eAAtp " ~
some connection between the numbers of
tho printed lines and the number of hairs,
he laid each of the latter along the line OF
the page they respectively reached, begin.
ming with the shortest hair at the top of tho
leaf.
After changing them about several times
he discovered that each hair pointed to a
different letter, and the combination thus
produced formed a slang sentence. by
means of which the prisoner was given to
understand that his friends had ascertained
the day on which he was to be taken to
and were determined to make Il bold
attempt to rescue him as soon as he made
his appearance.
Taking the cue, the governor adopted
every precaution to Illustrate the wel!-laid
plans of the outsiders; the attempt was
made, and as a natural consequence the
conspirators soon found themselves in the
same condition as the one for whom they
had planned the rescue.
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GALE OF REAL, .EsTATE-BY VIRTUE OF

GALE OF REAL ESTATE-BY VIRTUE OF
y q decree made in the district court of tn,
First judicial district Of the state of Montana.
in and for the county OF Lewis and Clarke, on
William Il. Rector, plaintiff. against Samuel
Alexander, defendant tho UNDERSIGNED. as a
pose, will II e edit to t the hiis hhpp { Bidder, l for ' cash ra on
Wednesday, the oath day of February. A. D. 1892,
at the hour Of ~ o'clock noon of said day, at
Helena. all the right, title and interest of the
said William +. Rector in and to the following
described real estate, situate in tho city of Hell
ena, county of Lewis aud Clarke ard state OF
Montana.
] OF 10 in block 10. lots 3 and 4 in block 10. lot
". lot IL in block q, lots Z and s in block q,
lot "a in block ~. lot Is. in block rs. lot 10 in
block "a. lots ! and 2 in block So, and lot ~ in
Flower Garden addition to said city of Helena.
JOHN X. BAkKOWS.
Helcna. Mont. Feb. 2. A.. d. 1852.
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The Boy on the Parrot.

A parrot 10 a bird that reads A thing
through and never thinks about it, and it
a very nice bird, and some of US do as we'll
as parrots. think we ul ought to learn
because that 10 what We are sent to school
Tor. And when we read II thing we should
not nall read 1t over, like Il parrot, when a
parrot reads 1T over they don't think OF
w M tley "le reading. But we should
think about Il word before we read another
ana not DO Ike a parrot does at All. Ihere
IL IL great many who act like Il parrot in
some schools around this country--Ilus.
tlated American. ~
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The Latest Estimate.

New YoRF, Feb. Sat 1870 a. In. to-day
the best estimates based ulon the
police reports, the coroner's list and
reporters investigations show: Dead, 3:
injured, "a; missing, SO; saved, 81. The
bodies recovered are these of Henry c.
Levy, two unknown men and two unknown
women. The injured are j. j.. Avery,
New York: W. c. Buchanan, New York; O.
Doppeller. New York; E. G. Fonda, Rupert,
Vt; Herbert Harding. New York: ID. l.,
Harmon, New York: II. j.. Harmon. New
York; Clarence W. Klein, Hazleton, Pa.