The Helena independent., 1893-08-20
JOTTINGS ABOUT TOWN.

There will be spiritualIst meesihg ID
Sanford hall, Main street. Sunday evening
William G. Buskett, of this city, has basn
appointed general western agent o1 ths
! Ban kers' Life association, OF 81. Paul. with
headquarters at Helena.
Helen Forslund, the female htghwhvmnn
| who was known here as Charley Mliler. mas
been delegated by the Salvation army OF
Seattle to convert the oonvicSs at the state
prison in Washington.
A seven wear old boy named Tibbets
came through on the Northern Paclno from
Portland Ore, "billei and tagged to MA
father, who is superintendent of mine Ut
Winston. The father was in Helena to
meet his boy.
Bessie Morgan, ths little girl who came
all the way from Atchison, Kan, "blllsd'
to her mother ut Empire, was started Tor
there yesterday. II. Nj. Postinc. who knows
the little ones mother, guaranteed so see
her safely through TO Empire.
Tho Independents Order of Good Tom
rlars will give golden rod sosiabie on
Moniay evening, Aug. u. at Grand Army
hall. Music literature and rofi icshmsnes
will bs the pt opramme of the evening. All
are cordially invited TO be present.
The Rocky Mountain Bell Telephone
COMPANY has brought suit against the
Northern Pacific railroad to compel the ap-
pointment of com an issoners to determine
wha. the former shall pay the latter for the
use of its lands needed by planting polls.
Bert Morris, circulator in Helena OF the
Chicago Record, received Yesterday rouni
trip ticket to the Worlds fair. six admis-
sion tickets to the grounds and an order
for a weeks board and lodging in Chicago.
1t was his reward for heading the list in
getting new Subscribers for the Record, in
q specified time.
An illustration of the scarcity Of cur
rency was furnished a few days ago when
twenty pounds of dust was taken from
Pioneer to Clark Y LarAble's bank, IN DteT
l,odce, bv the owners of somo placer dig
oings. They were unable to get cant IN
cash upon it, The bankers would forward
1t to the mint for coinage, but not advance
money upon 1t.
A man who, Judging from the fact that
he appeared wealthy enough to get drunk,
must have been lately from Wall street.
laid down in the middle Of Rodney street
last night aud began singing to the stars.
Policeman l, win undertook to get him to
movs on but hs wouldn't move. The officer
then lifted him. threw him over his shou!-
der and packed him down to the city jail.
Tho Midland railroad engineers have
their tents pitched near Ailligan's ranch.
at the Prickly Pear crossing on the Canyon
Ferry road. Mex. week the camp will be
removed some miles east in the region of
town. The final survey from Helena to
the Missouri will be completed carly in
September, before which time neu and
teams will be at work on the roadbed.
The INDEPENDENT is in receipt Of an invi
tation to attend the opening OF the now
Butte hotel next Friday evening. Tho
Butte is located on East broadway. has
been handsomely fitted and will run on the
American plan. Mr.. A. L. Tibbets. we'll
known so Helena people. will be the mana
ger of thu new hotel, and this is Ruaran-
tee that the Butte will be equal to any
hotel in the west.
Transfers of real estate recorded yesser-
dsy were as follows: Herbert b. Reed to
w. II, Saltzgaher, lots 19 and 20. block 3.
Woodlawn park, $3.50; Phoebe A. Reed to
Albert Sto k. lot 13, block 3, Council addl-
tion, 5000; Ella W. HILL to John 4. Somes,
lot s, block 3, Valley View addition, 81. O4O;
Wallace d. Thornburgh to +. X. Wallace,
lot 10, block 632. Easterly addition. 81; f.
r. Wallace to Mary Masheson. Same prop
erty, 3d. 100.
A letter from Nj s. c. D. French. OF BinR-
hampton, n. Y, has been received by Mar
shall MCCAIN. 1t asks information rega'd-
ing her son O. Nj. French, aged 81 years,
who, when she last heard from him. WAS IN
Billings The fact that she has not had
any news of him since May leads her to
think something has happened him. Any
inform tion OF his whereabouts communl-
Gated to Marshal Mccain will be forwarded
to the anxious mother.