The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1893-01-05
JOTTINGS ABOUT TOWN.

TIL supreme court has adjourned unit!
next Friday.
A Swedieh bicycle club will soon be
formed in Helena.
r.. s. Bickford has been appointed secre-
tary of the state board Of land commits
sioners.
L. E. Tuner has sold to II. J. Steinineer
lot IA, block 81. Northern Pacific addition
No. l, for $3.50.
A marriage license was issued yesterday
to James L. Carruthers and Mary F. Hum
tress, both of Helena.
The Seventh-Day Adventist lectures at
Calumet hall still continue. The subject
tonight will be THE Largest Prophetic
Period in the Bible"
The weather signal flags are nov dis
played from the flagstaff of Tho Helena.
The white and black flags were flying yes
terday indicating clear and colder weather.
Sidney Logan. who carried the alias per-
emptory writ to Fort Benton, has been pre-
wire gold vest pin. The wire is wrought
into theswords "Bo1 Elder"
Rev. j. II. Croker will deliver a lecture
before the Fortnightly club tonight. The
subject will be Carlyle and His Timss,'
and it will be delivered at the residence Of
Cornelius Hedges, 800 Broadway.
A foreign taxpayer after considerable
~oi,osponueAe Win JIG tfehsurer OF Lewis
and Clarke county Rscertained that lis
taxes for 1892 amounted to 10 cents. The
amount was received yesterday.
The revival meeting at st. Paul's M. z.
church drew a congregation of about 300
last night. Large interest was manifested,
several holding up their hands for prayer.
The meetings will continue every evening
this week.
A wild-eyed Chinaman in a white blouse
Hnaaaf a hin hnv fnr oouorat IlNnle 49, kkn
east side of town yesterday creating some
excitement. 1t turned out that the bad
boy had thrown mud balls on some wash
ing hanging in the yard Of the Chinaman's
laundry on Rodney street.
Montana council, No.. 1918, American
Legion OF Honor, last night installed the
following officers: p. c.. Dr.. j. Waite; c.,
F. L. Deliver; v. G., H. Tom; orator, c.
l.. Hazelton; secretary. s. 8. Kirkwold;
collector. w. r. Jones; chaplain, Grace
Jennison; guide, DR.. Mary l.. Waite; war
den. +. ID. Fowler; sentry. B. Warnken.
there was a banquet after the installation
at which speeches were made by DIR. Rock
man and Others. The order is in q flour
ishinR condition in Helena.
Annual representation proofs were filed
Yesterday with the county clerk az follows:
Forty acres. neg sell section II, township
IL. north of range 2 west, by Abrem F.
kleise: Long Green lode, Josephine dis
tifSs, ny uohA J.. DisseI, ] ue hanger, Inc
Crater, Equatorial and Kanawaha lodes,
Scratch Gravel. by j. J. O'Brien; twenty
acres, two miles from mouth OF Scully
gulch, by Theodore Hirsch; Colorado lode,
Scratch Gravel, by Charles M. Johnson;
forty acres near left hand fork of Dry
gulcb, by {. j. Pratt.
Mrs. II. Tom had a narrow escape from
serious injury last night at $3.50 while cross-
ing Grand street near the FIRST National
bank. An electric car had just passed the
crossing up Grand street. Mrs. Tom
started to CROSS behind it. just az she
cleared the car she was knocked down by a
horse and buggy. driven by j. w. Wilson,
q driver in the employ of H.. Maynard.
Officer Hanchild rescued Mrs. Tom from
her position beneath the horse's feet. She
was scratched and bruised about her low er
limbs. Wilson WAS locked up.