The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1893-03-04

len Ma1f1eld ana wife have gone to
Willow creek to visit Mrs. Max6sld's sister.
Mrs. Tinsley. who il lying very sick with
scarcely q ray OF hope for her recovery.
There will be a banquet March IT at the
opera house, on which occasion Col. J. M.
Quinn, Of the Butte Miner. Hon. Miles
CavanauRh. Jr., of Helena. and others. will
deliver short actress. The admission price
will be $1.25 each, which goes towards
finishing the now Catholic church which 10
now in course of construction, but nearly
completed.
White Sulphur Springs.
Mra. Robert Barker had . very pleasant
card party last week.
Capt. Macintosh. who has been spending
the winter here, went to Neihnrt.
There have been a number OF very pleas
ant card parties in town recently.
James Chamberlin left Wednesday, morn
ing for Neihart to be absent several weeks.
Miss Laura RAIDER returned from Helena
q week since for o visit with the homo ones.
The wool Rtowers of this valley are get
ting along with less hay than our cattlo
growers. fe
Mr.. and Mrs. Almon Spencer entertained
a few Of their friends with cards Monday
evening last.
The acoustic properties OF the auditorium
are good, the statement of irresponsible
parties to the contrary Notwithstanding.
Miss Ida Ford and Miss Edna Waterman.
who 90 to Helena this week. expect TO visit
Foft Benton and have a visit with Mrs. j.
W. Minar before they return.
Extensive preparations are being begun
for the paper carnival. which !. expected to
be finest party ever held at the Springs.
The costumes. to say the least. will be per
tectly beautiful and varied in design.
At q meeting of the ladies of the Presby-
terian Aid society Tuesday afternoon last
at the home of Mrs. E. J.. Anderson, Mrs.
Anderson Was elected president. Mrs. DR..
Craig treasurer, and Mrs. s. l. Winscott
secretary.
During the past year the merchants of
our Town have sold over 30O,O 600 pounds of
-four. The bulk of this was Montana foul
made by the mills at Bozeman. n the
wheat was raised by the farmers Of the Gal
latin valley.
Thu school under the management of
Prof. Trip is progressing nicely and the
entertainment he is gettine up to be given
ut the auditorium, March "a, will give our
reople an opportunity to see the progress
the school is making.
When the military post was established
at Fort Logan twenty or more years ago
the hay contractor hunted all over Smith
river valley in order to secure 1876 tons of
hay. Now over 400 tons of hay ia cut annu.
uLly Ou Luo OLu Iulllb0Ey T066EVAtlOu anu TIE
valley produces thousands Of tons.
A letter announcing that the marriage of
WIN. M. Coburn, eldest son of Robert CO.
burn. of this place, and Miss Louise f.
Hoffman, daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Jacob
Hoffman. would take place yesterday.
Wednesday. March l, at the residence Of
the BRIDES parents, 118 Linden street,
Cleveland. O., has just been received by
Nj. and Mrs. Fletcher Maddox.
Assessor Noyes will start in on Monday ia
make the assessment for 1898.
County Treasurer j.. G. Metlen turned
his office over to his successor, j. g. Shan
non, March 9.
Recorder Phil d. McGouph, of the A. o,
U. W., received a draft for $1,000, made
payable to Mrs. Anna L.. Wilton.
r. J. Lavery, Of Re1burg. Ida, left on
parents in Ireland. He will be absent sew
eral months.
Theo. P. Mckinney returned last week
from Salt Lake City. He received medical
treatment there by q specialist and has very
much improved.
Miss Lille Hood and Mr.. John T. Wat.
kins were united in marriage Wednesday
afternoon at the residence Of Mr.. and Mrs,
NJ. ID. Rice, Dillon.
Capt. r. j. Moore has retired from the
firm OF Hammer d Moore, dealer in cloth
ing and gents furnishing goods, N. L.
Hammer will continue the business.
DIR. and MIS-. Fl. d.. Pickman left Oh Fri
day evenings train for Boston. Mrs. Pick
man will remain absent for several months.
but the doctor will return in a few weeks.
G. II. Brown is off on q trip to Syracuse,
N.Y.. his former home. He will remain
absent for several months and visit the
Worlds fair before returning to Montana.
Frank Z. Defriez instituted divorce pro-
cesdings against his wife. Ssran Ann De-
friez. The complaint alleges desertion by
leaving the state without the intention Of
William Gibson is building a fve.room
frame house on Railroad avenue for D. Nc
Arthur, the sheep man. Mr.. Gibson is
figuring on two or three other buildings
which will 90 up early IN the spring.
frame house on Idaho street. Messrs, Con-
nor q Snyder have the contract and are at
work on the foundation. When finished
the house will be occupied by Judge Il. z.
Thomas.
The board of appraisers for Beaverhoad
county have completed their labors after
fixing the value of land in the different
portions of the county for the purpose Of
taxation. Generally speaking the values
of land have been raised throughout the
county.
Chas. H. Padley sold 100 hond of bosf
cattle last week to A. +. Matthews, of
Helena. The price paid was $40 a head.
lie also sold nine hogs to the Anaconda
Meat Co., on which he realized perhaps the
highest price that has been paid in this
vicinity for many wears. The hogs brought
$500 or 1888 per head.
The Montana Commercial company has
lot the contract for putting in a new front
in their store building to WIN, Gibson.
The front will probably be the finest in the
city. There will be plate glass windows
XII feet. with steel frames. New shelving
and counters will adorn the interior. The
counters will be of oak and the shelving of
California edwood.
The talk is heard on our streets that the
Union Pacific Railroad company ia figuring
on the removal of a portion of the Poca-
tello railroad shops to this CITY. While
nothing definite is known there seoms to be
some foundation to the rumors from the
fact that the citizens of Pocatello haye in
cured the displeasure of she railroad com
pnny on account of the proposed division
OF the county wherein Pocatello ia located
into three counties. Snch a movements
would necessarily result in very much in
creased taxation and as the railroad com
rnny has very extensive shops a. Poeatsllo
the burden OF taxation would fall henviest
Oh the company.
Door Lodge.
s. L. Larnbis returned Monday from his
frin RI Catifprnin mud 10 lnnLs.~ l.. A. -.