The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1893-03-18
GENERAL NEWS
g OF THE STATE.
Compiled from ExchangeAI


Briiags.
Tho completed census for the city Of BILL
lngs gives us a population Of 1927.
Geo. Dawson has bssn appointed oity no.
licsman, vice John McCurdy relieved.
Alex. Frazer has announced himself 4
candidate for police magistrate of the city
of Billings.
The grand concert Of the Congregational
church will be given on Wednesday eysn-
ing, March %.
g. Heide, = brother Of H. Heide, a flock
master Of the basin country. IL hero from
AamburR, Germany. on q visit.
JAS. Mckenzie. one of the Northern Pa
Cthc locomotive enQineers, has returned
0o0m a visit to his old home in Nova Scotia.
The Burlington d Missouri railroad com
ANY are advertising in st. Paul for 300
men to work on the grade west from Clear
April l.
A preliminary examination OF William
Abshire. for the killing Of Eocott. a Grow
Indian. was held before Justice Fraser,
Tuesday. No new evidence was introduced
and defendants was held for the action of
the district court. and will probably be
tried at this term. - -4 ~
Cards have been received announcing the
marriage OF Miss Mae atockwsll to Fred
rick w. Handel, the ceremony to take place
ut the residence of the BRIDES parents at
Davenport. Ia..- March IA. The bride is u
sister of Mrs. W. s.. Perkins. with whom
she visited for two years past, leaving Inst
fall. The groom is a member OF the firm
of Handel Bros. of MnssolshelI. They
will DO at home on the Musselshell aftor
April 10.
At the last days meeting of the board of
county commissioners, besides routine
business and the allowance of bills. the
NnSkroat fon ,nn1tno1 Ht1nI-r~z -.-l:
cines for the county poor was let to DR.. e.
T. Townsend. his bid being $500, the low
est and best bid. New road supervisors ap-
pointed we're as follows: Geo. A. Berky,
supervisor district No. 8; ]. H. Calhoun.
supervisor district No. I; Geo: Watt. super
visor district No. II; sam Young. supe visor
district No. ID. A new district was formed
from Saltwater west to the county line.
named district No. 16, and Hans Ku0g ap-
pointed supervisor.
In the presence of a number Of friends at
day evening. March Is. Willard L. Trask,
of I~Iayina, was married to Annie Pirrc, of
Halbert. Mont. Rev. @. H. Cook. pastor of
the Congregational church, performed the
ceremony that officially united the happy
twain. After the ceremony the wedding
enjoyed a supper at which tho health and
happiness Of MIR. and Mrs. Irask was
pledged in ruby wine. Those present at
the ceremony besides guests of the hotel
and the contracting parties were Mr.. and
Mrs. II. X. Fisk, Mr.. and Mrs. Geo. pirrie.
MI. and Mrs. r. b. Connolly, MI. and Mrs.
A. O.. Tompkins. Mr.. and Mrs. Jos. ,Zim-
norman. Judge Fraser, Miss Fraser. Rev.
G. H.. Cook. Ia a.
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Livingston. 's'9
District Clerk Bailey made some decided |
improvements to his office this week.
Born, in this CITY, on Thursday, March
16, to the wife of ]. II. St. Clair. a son.
Frank l.. Carey has been appointed dep-
uty assessor by Assessor L. T. Mcdonald.
. Born, in this city. on Friday, March 10, |
TO the wife of Thos. Grimshaw. q daughter.
T.. b. Hill. of Belgrade. has accepted n
position in the drug store of j. A. Brown &
w. F. Marshall has disposed of his livery
stable to Sheriff John NJ. Conrow; con-
federation. $4,000.
I. j. Gunderson and Emma s. Lavold, \
both of Melville, were married last week
and have gone to housekeeping on the
groom's ranch.
@. w. Lay, of Fridley, has sold seventy
five head OF his stock cattle and q number
of horses to VIM. Ingersoll for the consid-
GRAFTON of 81, 200.
John Harvat and family returned fromtan
extended trip to Iowa on Monday morning.
They will Iemain on the ranch near the
city during the SUMMED.
Elizabeth Schettle. Of Horr. has begun
proceedings in the district court for a di-
vorce on the grounds OF extreme cruelty
and habitual drunkenness. Her husband
is now in Colorado.
The prizes in the whist tournament, given
by the woman's auxiliary to the b.. of L. E.
last Monday evening were captured by W.
~ t~r ~~t( AA~~ Y IN 0- M
Golfer and Mrs. Rogers.
with County Clerk Angus a list of separate
property. apart from that owned by her
husband, claiming the same under the pro-
of the Montana statute.
On Saturday, April 1, the citizens of the
Cokedale school district will vote on the
proposition to raise a special tax to con-
time tho Schools Of that district for two
School trustees will also be
A. II. Wilkins. OF Fridley, was in the city
Tuesday. Mr.. Wilkins says that stock on
the upper Yellowstone is looking remark
ably we'll and that the loss during the past
is less than he has ever known it to
be since he has been in Montana.
MI. and Mrs. Walter Ayrault and children
returned Sunday f'om New York city,
they spent the winter. They are
in their Riverside residence.
their residence in New York the
family was augmented by the advent of a
son.
Geo. II. Wright, proprietor and editor of
Of the Enterprise, departed the first of the
for Salt Lake City and Pacific coast
points. He was accompanied by his esti-
wife, who has been in i'll health for
'ome time pnst. The lady's many friends
this city hope that the change of climate
will prove to be beneficial.
The bid for furnishing medical attend
ance and medicine to county paupers we're
opened and the contract awarded for the
year to DR.. G. r. Wells. Tho bids
we're: DR.. Wells, $50 per month; DR..
hawk. $500 per year; DIR. Alton, 800 Dor
month. The contract for the construction
II a bridge ncross Shields river at STAN
,ach's ranch was awarded to John lspeler
or $S95. The Gillette, Herzog Mannfnc-
uring company was awarded tho contract
or the bridge RcroRs shields river Mt
Nright's ranch for 81, $50. ,
White sulphur Springs. g
Il. G. Wight goes to the Musselshell next :
geek to survey a wagon road from Martins- i
lyle to Lavina. a
There will be Il better local demand for !
took cattle the coming summer than there y
mo h1pn hafnra fnr psohk -, -.--