The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1893-05-10
GENERAL NEWS
OF THE STATE.
Compiled from ExohangeAl


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Chinook.
Gao. b. CLARK, who has bssn spending .
visit IA New York. returned TO Ohotsaa on
Monday. .e
The horse Youndups started ap last week.
Truchots outfit with the s. T. Grow. Burton
Il Allen, Flowsrrss and Burd have oil
started out.
TEAM aud Muddy road through Hnmilton's
deld. This road il . continuation OF Ham
ilton street. t
II 10 said that during this month 400 fam
iliss will settle ON the land around Fort
Macleod. They represent Hungarian.
Germans, Swadss, Dutch and Jews. They
will emlgrate from Chicago.
The rooms in BARS now building we're
all rented AZ soon as complstsd ana yes
there IL not a vacant room In town. A few
more buildings like that would readily ma
tenants at remunerative prices.
The plat of the jackson addition has
been completed by Mr.. Goodspeed. Ihe
sounty commissioners namely Taylor
place. Clark place and Gray place.
Julius hirshbsrg has begun tho sroetion
OF . residence near Alfred Harris residence.
Thu foundation 10 Of stone ana the Dullu,
ing will DO frame. When oomple.sa y ~.
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residences in town. ~. vq
VIM, Bruce left SATURDAY. with seven
teams, sorapsrs, plows. etc.. to work on his
ditch contraotf or Mcintyre Bros. in Auntley
eoulse. After the work is done in Hnntley
coulee Mr.. Bruce will likely move his out
a. down to Chinook. mn,
J.. L. Erickson. a lawyer Of Great Falls.
arrived In town last week on q visit. 30
pleased was he with the prospects And
growth OF tho town and surrounding coun-
try that he has concluded to locate here.
Being unable to secure office room he 10 at
present located at tho Choteau house.
Miles City.
Pierre wibaux is spending a few weeks
down at the Arkansas Hot Springs.
Postmaster Seyds sold HE residence on
Palmer street to John &. Towers last We'd
nesday.
Henry Tusler and Fri CogRshsll bought
The bunch of western horses which have
been at Astle's corral for the last two
weeks.
w. b. Jordan returned Tuesday morning
from several months spent In Japan and
California. He is much improved in
health.
The b. & M. railroad is said to BE- laying
out q townsite and ereeting stockyards on
Tongue river near the old or ranch near
tho Montana line.
J.. II. Hdfkof remarks SnRt t0eiE ousus
delivered cattle off the range At the Grow
agency last week. cows that averaged 9l2,
and steers averaging l ,126. These ars not
bad weights this time OF yenr.
Wy George Goodman has taken charge Of the
books at Moran g. Co.. g harness store, Hugh
Moran giving his attention to selling goods
since the departure OF Ed Burdstte for st.
Paul in the employ of the stock association.
Ma Fleury, alias Gus Alberts, who wac
taken from here last winter to New Orleans
to stand trial for the murder Of a woman
who employed him. was convicted and SEN
tened to be hanged. He worked At the SA
ranch up here and at the time OF his arrest
WAS at the Ratchet ranch.
The sergeant. major of the Twenty fourth
infantry at Fort Keoeh has just come into
a bequest of $4,000, including money and
property in San Diego. Cal. Tn good for
tune flowed to him from one whom he be
friended a. the close of the war. He had
supposed the kindness to the man had
been forgotten years ago. His surprise was
great as we'll as pleasant.
In answer to the numerous inquiries
made to Mr.. aOourtenay as to when cattle
viii be fat enough to ship he replies that
there will be no really fat cattle until early
in September, the grass Is go backward and
the glowing weather has been 30 long de-
layed. He remarks that this is the severest
winter on cattle not to be a killing winter
that he has ever known. Cattle are as .
zuls weak and thin.