The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1892-05-18
JOTTlNGS ABOUT TOWN.

A dead has been placed on record hero In
which julius X. ltobb, Of Gallatin, Tenn.
transfera TO bis wife for 81 4 piees Of prop
srty in tho Grand avenue addition 70 Hell
sna, Sb.S feat front and 40 fact doep.
In confederation OF cortnin labor done on
tho claim, Abort Conrad has transferred TO
Nick Michel and others two-thirds Of the
Fixing quartz l0ds on Moose creek.
Evan w. Williams has located tho Col
nmbian lode II Nelson district.
Charles Moriah has given Charles Mon
gain and Edward Monogram a quit nlalm
deed to the Allie lode III consideration
OF 81.
Tho committees representine the a. O.
Y. W. Mining and Sons Of Veterans con-
ventiona. canvaasing the city for funds 10
entertain the visitors this summer. are
meeting with good SUCCESS. Business men
and residents generally know the meetings
will be n great help TO the city, both now
and III the future, and are responding ac-
cordingly.
There will BIO a rehearsal OF Madjoon to-
night at Encore hall Mt eight o'clock.
Mrs. Lamberton's dancing GLASS will
meet ut seven O'Clock Thursday evening
instead OF the usual hour.
beginning with to-niRht the rooms Of the
Helena Catholic library. nt st. Aloysius
ball, will b. open every Wednesday night
for the exclusive accommodation of tins
gentlemen members of the Helena Catholic
Literary society. .Ihe library has recently
been enriched with some valuable dona-
tions in tts form OF several scientific essays
OF the highest intellectual standard.
Mrs. Drake, the lady who shot and killed
q man named Coburn, in the Judith Basin
last week, has been exhoaOrated from all
blame. Ccburn forcibly entered Mrs.
lDrake's house during the absence Of her
husband, and the woman successfully de-
Tended her honor with q rifio.
Nick Williams. on trial yesterday before
Judge Gage, on the charge OF petit larceny,
was declared not entity. Albert M. Down
ing, the complaining witnsss. told a story
OF the occurrence at tho coliseum that WAS
denied BY Williams md half . dozen others.
Evan Mattice, aged 30 years, Atcarpenter
and builder, dropped dead last evening in
the yard OF his residence on Sanders street.
MI. Mnttioe had been suffering from d
tumor in the brain, and il Is thought this
produced q rupture OF a blood vessel. He
LEAVES = widow and six grown children.
The wife had left toWn on q visit in the
morning. Coroner Rockman will hold an
inquest tomorrow.
A number of members Of Wadsworth
post G. A. r. will leave this morning for
Missoula to attend the departments enoamp-
ment.
Tho case against Ida Hutton, accused OF
AONNAAE 2 u g On olOIo 6tI6Gus WAS us
missed by Justice Gage last night.
Word was received from Butte yesterday
that the Butte and Boston company will re-
build its smelter, recently destroyed by Ere.
on the old site.
The Mountain View spur on the Montana
Central will be completed in two weeks,
and ore shipments by the Boston and Mon
tana smelter at Great Falls will begin at
that time.
The State Sunday school convention will
meet ut Butte June % and 80,
Col. G.. y, Curtis organized a lodge OF
the Elks in Anaconda Monday evening
There were thirty-three charter members.
II is in contemplation to have a joint
committee of the board of trade and the
Commercial club receive propositions for
sites for the location of the military post,