The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1893-11-13
JOTTINGS ABOUT TOWN.

The United States oourt will convene t.
day.
There will be . regular meeting Of the
oity council tomorrow evening".
The jury In The case Of the state Va.
Charles JurRens could not agree and were
discharged yests day.
The gowns worn by tho ladies In Mr..
CHARLES Dickson's oom pany are said TO be
simply gorgeous and we'll worth copying.
Thev were made by New York's principal
nodistss.
Up to last week S.47S carloads of cattle
reached Chicago from Montana. amounting
10 1876. 1O1 head, which 10 2O,OOO cattle more
than went ont of the state last year and
exceeds by $4,000 the estimated run of the
season.
A large number of tickets have been sold
for tho lecture TO be given BY Rev. Rollins
next Tuesday evening in the st. Pau!'s
church. This will be Rev. Rollins' first
lecture since his departure from this city
two years ago.
Robert Corbctt, who was injured tn an
explosion at the Ida May mine at Rimini
feur yeaSs ago. losing the use of his right
hand. has recently had surgical operation
The promise Is that ~ result Mr. Corbstt
will get back the uss Of his hand.
A small party of Helena people wore Al
MinR's opera house yesterday afternoon TO
witness private wrestling exhibition be-
tween Gail Schmidt. Of Milwaukee, and his
trainer, Charles Burke. Schmidt is matched
with Charles Eyton, the ohxmpion light
weight Of Australia. The men have good
matched. They will meet al Miuo's on
Wednesday night for 800 side.
In his report for the year ending June 80.
1893. Brig. Gan. Merritt. of the depar tment
of Dakota. says there were In this depart
meat 3 3as soldiers. Of which The vsrisus
POSTS In Montana contained 1.746. divided
- follows: Fort Assinniboine. 1872; Keogh,
4bO; Cnster. 419; Hissoula. 1876; Poplar
River. 100 since his report, however, the
post at Poplar River has bssn abandoned
and only part Of The troops from shat place
were stationed in this state. . portion of
them going to Assinniboins. 30 that now
the number in Montana 10 slightly below
that stated.
A surprise PARTY was given 10 Mr. and
Mrs. Z. Peterson ON Saturday night bv
Albert Carlson and Miss Norsor ~ 7O3
Fifth ayenuA Among The guests were
Donnslly. RiIs Nikholm. Mimi. Nii.
holm. Lizzie staff. Anna swanson, J. c.
Olrsa. Nay Nelson. Emelia Bjark, Hulda
Carlson. Zina Nopsn. hSlen Donnslly, Bo-
linda Bjark. G. Badin, Leonard Larson,
Leonard knmoa. Charles Anderson. Olaf
Anderson. Frederick Eoklsad, Andrew
Eoklund. J. n. Ksutson. A. Luud. G. p.
Anderson. Z. w. Carlson. A. Carlson, N. |
NOren. G. AandsEson.
Sheriff Rsynolds. Of Butte. made whole
sale arrests among the prspristors OF gaaa-
bling housss On Saturday. the complaint
against them being that of permitting
minors In their places. There have been
several complaints. and ths father Of one
of the boys states that hs will carry the
shinR through. Hs says that his boy has
been nearly ruined By getting etaxed with
the faro fever. He says chat no stseu nj is
made By the psopsistsrs TO keep boys from
playing. or from remaining In the saloon a.
long ~ thsv plesss. Those arrested ave J.
v. Harmon and Louis p. Saueisr OF the
Avalon, Henry Albsrtssn and Isaac More
Martin Of tAs u. h n.