The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1892-03-23
JOTTlNGS ABOUT TOWN.

. The hotel registers indicate that tn
spring business 10 beginning very encour
' aRingly.
The Sun Rise Fraction lode, in Tucks,
gnlch, has been located by Il. T. Brownie,
and others,
]. Y. bennett and others have filed car
J tincate OF annual representation on til,
Teddy Boyd lode.
Early vegetables still continue acarce and
high IN tho local market. but a drop ii
looked for almost any day.
The price OF eggs In the Helena marke,
continues to 20 down, freah ranch now re-.
taiiine for twenty cents a dozen.
Harry g. Briggs. OF Rimini, has rams
ierred 10 George Walker and othera for
SlO0. ons-half inter est in the Superior and
Little Mike lodes.
The funeral Of Lawrence Nangle, who
Vas killed in the Snow Drift mine at Butte
e;4b this morning.
The friends of Dr.. Geo. Fl. Taylor, the
BROADWAY dentist, gave him a surprise
party on Monday evening, the occasion be-
ing his fftieth birthday.
The republican state convention to mama
delegates for the national convention at
Minneapolis meets at Missoula. May 8.
There will be ~ delegates in attendance.
The cnse of the A. M, Hotter Hardware
company against r.. II. Kleinschmidt and
others, has been settled and dismissed in
Judge Bucks departments Of the district
court. IS
Judge Bucks department. of the district
court will be engaged to-day hearing a num-
Der OF cases involving the question of
whether tho Mcintyre or the Wheaton sur
vey is tho proper one. H
Work on the switch at the corner Of Sixth
ana Fark avenues will be completed to-
DAY, and this week cars will run up Clark
street to Harrison avenue as far AZ the west
side chool house.
Candidate Jockey, who says he proposes,
II elected mayor, to give the citv a business
administration. has his friends hard Mt
work IN his interest, m the mayors lieu
tenants are said to be doubtful Of the final
outcome.
Monday was the silver wedding anniver-
sary OF Mr.. and Mrs. II. +. Fisk. 1t was
remembered by a quiet family gathering,
ana their hundreds of Montana friends
hope they may live to celebrate their golden
anniversary.
Hauser boulevard, inside the city limits,
Is ~ need OF the attention of the street
commissioner Loose stones and rocks are
scattered al over it. and as the driving sea-
son IS about beginning, it is suggested that
thls 1s . good time to look after it.
The county attorney Of Missoula county
1T is understood. has decided that the pres
ent state law makes no provision for the
election OF successors to the present county
commissioners, and he holds thai those
now in office will remain until action is
taken by the Legislature.
General Freight and Ticket Agent Lang
ley, Of the Great Northern railway line, has
offered Jacob Loeb. representing the grand
lodge Of Montana, Knights Of Pythias, a
reduced rate Of one and one fifth fare on
the certificate plan if 100 or more delegates
go to Great Falls May II.
B. Brown. agent OF the Power block, has
gwen the Western Union an order for q
synchronized clock, to be placed in. the
rotunda for the convenience of the public.
With the night II Sunday elevator serv-
ice this latest addition to the Power block
its tenants u the public generally.
The Great Northern railway has issued a
preliminary announcement of the meeting
of the supreme lodge, A. O. q. W., at Hell
ena June Is. The circular describes the
trip across tho continent to the 'richest
city in the world" as it calls Helena, tells
about the rates. the routes, and Is the fore
runner Of q handsome folder the road will
issue in the same interest. A great many
thousand will be distributed in the east and
west.
The colored democrats OF this city held a
meeting last night in the rooms of the Hen-
bricks Democratic club. A number of
speeches. were made urging the necessity of
thorough organization t%hroughout the
state. and resolutions were adopted to
bring about the desired result. The or
ga%nization will be known as the Cleveland
Democratic club. Officers elected were: A.
G. Greene. president; w. A. Dobbins, vice
president; Jos. E. W. Clarke. secretary: M.
Patrick, assistant secretary.
At the meeting Of the finance committee
OF the Chicago city oouncillast week. Major
George o.. Eaton, of Helena, presi-
dent OF the Sanitary and Economic oom-
pany's system for the cremation of CITY
refuse. explained the system to the COM !
mittee and made a proposition to erect fur
naces in Chicago sufficient in number to
dispose of all garbage and burn it at 80
cents a ton. This offer is cheaper by 10
cents a ton than any yet made to the CON-
mittee. which agreed to give Major Eaton
another hearing before taking fnal action.