The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1893-09-12
JOTTINGS ABOUT TOWN.

The output Of the Whitlach Union and
Mc1ntyre for August Is reported at "a, ,945.
The boxing contest between Ike Hayes
and Dick Oar oil will come off at the opera
house tonight.
Annual representation of the Good Faith
lode, Helena district. has been mnde by
Robert Heatley.
Brondwater plunge next Sunday between
we'll known PROFESSIONALS
Sunday last in Butte family Of eight
people was taken out to tho pest house.
One member. = three year. old child, had
the smallpox.
The Northern Pacific railroad has sold TO
Thomas Gibson, OF Dearborn. all Of section
49, township II north, range hve west $40
acres. for $3.50.
The county commissioners yesterday
granted a petition to change the nRme Of
Spokane school dist lot to East Helena dis
trict, and allowed number Of bills.
The comptroller of the currency has
designated the First National bank OF 81.
Paul as an approved reserve agent Of the
Merchants National bank of Helena.
A transfsr from E. d. Edgerton TO
Augatus Zwerser of a fourth interest in
the Puiean quartz lode, gold claim. stem
pie district, was put on record yesterday,
the considet ation being $l.
The Sherman Music company of Butte
has been incorporated by L. Il. Sherman.
John M. Boweg Charles Il. Wendell and
Thomas G. O'Mears with a capital stock
of 800. 900 in shares Of 81 each.
Helena people who registered At the
Montana building at the Worlds fair Last
Saturday were Mrs. j. X. T. Miller, A. J.
Whalsn. M. l.. johnson and wife. Mr..
ChAs. A. Clarke. s. l.. Watts. +. w.
Pigeott, J. p. Wynlsr and j. f. Holmes.
During the first eight days Of this month
seventeen babies died in Butte. ten resultinR
from cholera infantum. During August
fourteen babies died in Butte from the
anme oauee. rome of the doctors attribute
the mortality to the mi k, Others to the
water and others both.
ing held In the Congregational church
Tuesday, Sept. II. nt eight O'Clock p. m.
tho subject will be: "OuT work a. local
for this coming winter. What special feA-
tura Of 1t can We push forward? What ex-
nmple have wo in Bible history of special
workY"
Location notices have been filed a. fol-
lows: BY Seven +. jacob the Anna Jacob
p!nctr twenty acres on Canyon creek; by
John M. Johnson. twenty ncres placer on
Ton Mile: by w. G. Hughes, the Condor
Hidden treasure and Stanford !odes. Stem
pie district; by William Marsh. the Walker
Greek lode. Ten Mile district.
The musical aud literary entertainment
ut st. Paul's NJ. T.. church last night
brought out an audience that taxed this ca
pacity of the auditorium. Miss Hubba I'd,
under whose ireotion the programme was
prepared and executed, won many compli-
nsnt for her musical and eloeutionary tai
ents. as well ma upon her success In arrang-
ing the entertainments.
The annual stntsmont of the Northwest
General Electric company shows capital
stock 81. 800, 600. of which &S56. 800 10 paid
up in casA and the balance in franchises
and rights. and merchandise aud accounts
The asset. arc $3. 234 227. SO. including fran.
Chisss, real estate. stock of other corpora
tions, etc. The liabilities are the same. in
Ouding capital stock, aud $l97. ssr-
plus and undivided profits.
Tho committee appointed At the last
oitiz~ns' me Getting TO select = committee of
100 were not ready to report at the lsst
| meeting, and ths matter will probably como
up on Friday night next Whom tho COM
mittee Of 100 has heen named all the mat.
te = which have come before ths citizens
meetings will he rslegatcd 10 the new organ
ixnt,on. There will thon he no moro citi-
xens meetings unless specially called.
Mrs. Frenoh Sheldon. ths famous nnth hor
and African explorer, 10 arranging to come
| TO Montana whom ahc closes hcr exhibits OF
| African eurios al tho Worlds fair. Ms.
| Sheldon has been talking with Mrs. l.. n.
| Howsy and other citizens of Montana, and
sho SAYS that she has arrived at tho oon-
olusion that the best Mold for original In
vsntiention aud literary oifott is in tho hia-
tosy. maAAe.s and customs Of the Indian
| tribes Of the northwest