The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1893-09-09
JOTTINGS ABOUT TOWN.

A. L. smith has sold to Jakob Abel, lot
e5. block 76 Northern Pacific addition, for
$4oo.
The jury commission for the district
court will meet to-day to select jurors for
the term.
According to the report Of the county
physician the twelve oases Of smallpox at
each.
The Redwing Manufacturing company
obtained Judgment against Otto Johnson
and others by default. for $780, in the dis
triot court yesterday.
During tho past forty days tho Northern
Pacific agent At Philipsbrrp has sold 800
straight tickets to Cornwall. Eng. most OF
the purchasers being from Granite.
Where 6.0O0 men have heretofo been
employed in the mines At Butte, . resident
Of that city who was in Helena yesterday
work.
II. T. Bayliss has filed notice of location
of the Forest lode in O'Harrn district. M.
l.. Iompkins and j. F. Andrews have To-
ated twenty acres of placer ground in the
Stemple district.
To- morrow evening al the st. Pau's
church Rev. j. Wesley Hill will preach the
second sermon In his ooug so on the Home
Firesiae." The subject will be "The Model
Husband. or How to Treat the Wife"
Tho county commissioners Yesterday
granted j. II. Lawrence the right of way
over any highways between Helena and the
Missouri river for line Of poles to convey
electricity for power from the proposed
dam to the city.
The annual report Of the Cascade Land
company shows capital stock $780,. 45o. all
paid in. and S9l, 033, ,05 Indebtedness. The
report of the Merchants Hote. company
shows capital stock $50. 900, all paid in, and
indebtedness of 1900.
The annual election of officers of the
Butte Miners union resulted in the election
of Stephen Williams as president :. III.
Roberts Woe president, A. Matthews re-
eording secretary, VIM. Robinson financial
secretary, Chas. O'Brien treasurer.
1.-The Rise and ogress of Modern Spir-
itualism" will be the subject at the tent to-
night. The speaker will show that what
we see in the world to- day In the man fiesta
tions of spiritualism has been plainly fore
told by tho Bible. Lot every one attend.
Smith river cattle growers will not send
their beef forward until the lst of Octobe,
wait till Now mbsr. The valley having a
big tonnage of hay put up the shi ments
will be light unless the market is Nuoyant.
Geo. .. Freeman. of the district oourt
clerks office, has unique walking stiok
the work of convict named RYAN, now in
the Deer Lodge pententiarv. Cut in the
wood arc pictures of all the presidents OF
tho United States, down TO Mr.. Cleveland.
An excellent programme has been pre-
pared for the musioal and literary enter
taiument TO be given NJ st. Psul's church
Monday evening next by the Epworth
leaSne. Tickets for sale nS Helena Book
mud Stationery company and Reed. Craig &
Smiths. Admission SO cents.
Last evening the members OF tho 81.
Paurs Methodist Episcopal church gave a
delightful surprise In the form of "round
party" TO the Rev. A. ID. Raleigh and wife.
who have rooms In the Denver block. At
the last conference. on account of failing
health. DIR. Raleigh did not take work. but
decided 40 spend year IN Helena. whero
he had made such host of friends during
his successful pastornte of the 81. Pnurs
church. The party last evening was meant
as token of the high estsem In which he
IL still held by his former church.