The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1893-03-25
NEWS
OF H STATE.
Compiled from Exchanged
Mllss city.

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III and her recovery doubtful.
A bouncing. baby boy. weighing nine
pounds was born to Mr.. and Mrs. VIM.
LAWS Tuesday.
II. M. Moran d Go. have q miniature sad
die on exhibition in their store window that
10 attracting considerable attention.
Died. infant daughter, Of Mr.. and Mrs. D.
j. Crowley, Th2rsday, March 1. Tbs
funeral services were held Al tho residence
Saturday.
The Ghost Dancer, the new weekly news
paper published in Miles City. ia a neway
sheet and Ia gaining q wide circulation
throughout tho county.
Il. G. Redd was awarded tho contract for
furnishing medical attendance and medi-
cine to the county poor for one year from
March 6. for which he will receive $l76.
George Z. Newman, the newly elected A.
aessor. has appointed Ben DarnHll M hia
deputy in Miles City. Ben 10 known all
over the county and his appointment Is Civ
ing entire satisfaction.
The county commissioner have pur-
chased a new Remington typewriter for the
county clerks Office and 1t Is reported on
good authority the county clerk 10 gaining
speed every day in his practice ON the new
machine.
Mrs. G. B. Lebcher loft last week to Join
her husband at Boulder. who has charge of
the Kelley institute at Boulder hot springs.
DR.. and Mrs. Lsbcber have many warn.
friends in Custer county who regret their
departure.
A very sad death happened at tho Mac
queen house Tuesday morning In the death
OF VIM. Il. Howard. On Sunday evening
the deceased came in from the east. being
from. the train. The deceased was the old
est son of Mr.. and Mrs. u. G. Howard. who
reside about thirty miles up Tongue river.
He was only 20 years Of age. The inter
ment will take place at Red Wing, Mimi,
to which place the remains were accom-
panied by his mother and father.
Billings.
M. F. Trask and wife have returned from
western honey-mooning and are at home
at Lavinu.
Emmett Mccormick and wife. from Bull
Mountain, were visiting COmmls6lONeI
Spear this week.
G. D. Camp. who has been winterinR in
California, is back home again preparing
for spring planting.
p. Ovren vent on q visit to 81. Paul last
week to visit relatives aud make purchases
for the spring trade.
MIS-. Parker and child. who have been
visiting in Jefferson county. returned to
Billings Sunday night.
Invitations are out for a dance to be
given by the Billings Columbian Social
club at the Ssnsome hall, Friday evening.
Charles F. Burton has been appointed
deputy clerk of the district court and is
assisting Clerk Nam in clearing up accu-
mulated work.
Chr,ssie, tho ten-months.o old daughter of
Mr.. md Mrs. John Plattener, Of Billings.
died Friday evening and was buried in the
Billings cemetery sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. G. W. Woodson. parents of
Mrs. Moss. are here OF q visit to their
daughter and son-in- law, F. b. Moss, of
the First National bank OF Billings.
The Billings business college is now an
assured fact, Prof. Railsback having leased
the first foor of the Whitney building on
term will most likely begin tho first week
in April with a full quota of scholars.
The special survey party enlisted by Lo-
eating Engineer Ensign, of the b. d. NJ, of
which p. M. Gallaher and A. A. Morris.
civil engineers of this city, form . part, are
ing below Huntlsy, and thence up the north
side to Billings.
DIR. Rinehart, accompanied by his wife
and two children, arrived from Ballard,
WASH, Friday night. The doctor will take
up his practice at about where he left off
two years ago. Miss Mamie Rinehs.s will
remain in Washington at college until her
graduation this summer, and will then
join her fathers family here.
Elmer Brooks. a young man formerly
employed OF II. G.. Lovelrs Wyoming ranch,
died at his home in Billings Friday night
of heart failure. The circumstance are
particularly h~eart-rendinR. Brooks was
fever. his wife Of six months il also bed
ridden and almost in the last stages of con-
sumption. They have been dependent upon
the ministrations of the ladies of the Con-
RreRational church for some weeks. The
funeral took place Monday, Rev. G. h.
Cook conducting the services.
Livingston.
ChRs. Turley and Miss Louise Lowry,
both of Fridley. were granted a license to
we'd.
s. b. Gray, Of Big Timber. and Miss
marriage in this city.
Chas. P. Blakeloy is an applicant for the
position Of register OF the United States
land office at Bohemian.
John NJ. Cook has secured the exclusive
right of conducting a barber shop in the
National Park the coming season.
Collector A. @. Hawley has gone to st.
Paul, where he will accept q position on the
Chicago, Milwaukee d st. Paul road.
Conductor johnson, OF the Yellowstone
division, departed for New York, Monday
evening on a 30-day leave of absence.
Mrs. Walker. formerly of this city. but
now a resident of Cooke, has been engaged
to teach the school in that camp tho coming
summer.
Judge Lepley performed the ceremony
which reunited Patrick Cornell and his di-
vorced wife kittie Cornell, Tuesday. The
parties live at saltwater.
Mr.. and Mrs. Cornhauser made a trip
west across the range on Saturday last.
Mr.. Cornhauser went as far as Manhattan,
while Mrs. Cornhauser visited friends in
Bozeman.
On Saturday night, April l. Chick Rogers.
of Helena, and p. A. Morris, of San Fran
Disco. will fight fifty-fve rounds, or to a
finish, for Il purse and tho welter- weight
championship of Montana, now held by
Rogers.
Miss Matte Chapman, who IL attending
the Carlton. MINI. female seminary, has
been honored by being selected as one of
four students to compete for the rhetorical
prize to be awarded by that institution on
commencement day Miss Chapman ia the
daughter of Mrs. Alvn Mayne.
Julia. wife of H.. l.. Billie, died of quick
consumption in this city on Monday eve
ming. The family came here from Cedar
Falls. Iowa. last January. She was in tho
twenty-third year of her age. She leaves
Il husband and a bright little boy. the latter
one year old. Her parents reside in Cedar
Falls. Iowa.
II. i. Case. the gentlemen who frat
opened up a stage line from Big Timber to
the Boulder camp, Ia In the CITY. Mr.. Case
has decided to operate a stage line from
this CITY to Boulder. provided he can got
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