The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1893-02-17
GENERAL NEWS
OF THE STATE.
Compiled from Exchanges
Dillon.

Born, IN Shlo Oily. Saturday,, Feb. IL. to
Mr.. and Mrs. Dennis Martin. : daughter.
evening was attended BY several parties
from Dillon.
large number Of Dillon people went up
to Butte on Saturday to see Ward and
James In Othsllo.
The regular semi monthly hop given by
the members Of tho Masonic lodge has been
postponed until Feb. 22. Washington's
birthday.
County Commissioners WIN. Oliver has
tive committee of the State Irrigation as
ISOLATION for Beaverhead county.
Sheep raising has received q new impetus
In Boaverhead county. The business up
pears 10 pay we'll and a great deal Of money
will DO invested in sheep in the spring.
Msssrs. j. T.. Morse and A. L. Stone will
shortly erect q number Of brick veneered
inGton streets. The cottages will contain
from four to six rooms.
The wires for the incandesoent light dir
emit arrived on Monday morning and they
are now being strung all over the city. In
A. 8. Rife's residence the electric lights
were used Tuesday night for the 6rst time.
Although no accurate data Is at hand 1t
IL believed that Beavsrhead county leads
every other county In the state in the
y Va 6ulbU pduOA uks ~ NY
into consideration the population OF the
county.
DR.. j. A.. Leason accompanied Theo. p.
Mckinney to Salt Lake City GU Thursday
last, where an operation WAS performed on
MI. McKlnney's leg. The operation was
successful in every respect n il is conf
IDENTIFY expected that Mr.. McKinney's in
jury will soon be permanently cured.
A 81. Valentines day party was given at
kho ennf1n~nn 70 A Dc
was very pleasantly passed with games and
music. and later on a fine rspast WAS served.
The following guests were present: Miss
Daisy Conger. Miss Fannie Poindexter,
Mise Ora Cummings, Miss Flo Adams. Mics
Alma Thorp Miss Rosa Klauber, Miss
Caleb Davis. Albert Stamm. ". =. Mills,
Joseph Poindexter. +. I. Collins, Arthur
Judges and Mr.. Grsenwald.
A marriage license was issued to William
Edwin Gotbett and Mary Gibson, both of
Butte.
j. H. MoQueeney Tuesday afternoon
went to Helena with seven county orphans
and placed them in an orphans home at
that place.
hall Tuesday evening. Instead OF a fancy
dress party. as heretofore stated, II was a
plain event.
Born, Feb. IA. TO Mr.. and Mrs. James
Kerrigan, West Woolman street, a daugh-
ter. A daughter was also born to Mr.. and
Mrs. Alfred Seadorf, OF 600 South Main
street.
After ell. j. A. Schiffman, who was in
jured BY the explosion OF q pump plunger
at the Lexington mine a few weeks ago.
has lost his right eye, which his Physicians
found it necessary to remove.
Will b. Mnrtz, Of the Standard ciroulat-
ing force In Butte. stalked into the Office
Tuesday night and sententiously remarked:
"Humph-papa, by gosh-Valentine-airl
~babyntwelye pounds. Come out and have
The members of Ruby tent No. 6,
Knights of the M~acosbees, gave their first
annual ball at Renshaw hall Tuesday even
ing. It was attended by a large and select
party Of the members and their friends and
a most enjoyable evening was passed.
Charles Neff. the young man who was 80
horribly burned with hot Stag at the Parrot
smelter last week. is getting along a. we'll
blind, he is perfectly conscious and suffers
very little pain. His blindness is the re-
suit of a badly swollen face, where the
metal struck him. When the swelling sub
sides 1t 10 possible that his sight will re-
turn.
AT the residence of the BRIDES mother.
Mrs Lena Ornstein. No. 108 South Idaho
street, at noon Wednesday, Isadore Krueger
and Miss Lillian Ornstein were united in
marriage. On tie occasion the parlors
we're we'll filled with the friends OF the
young couple, for both are young,a and the
fluctuations we're cordial and genuine.
For somc reason there were two ceremonies
performed. Judge j. j.. MoHatton %oficiat-
ing at the first and Rabbi l. Oettinacr at
the second. the latter being according to
the Jewish rite, and being novel to many of
groom wore hats dutinR the ceremony,
wine was partaken Of and the typical ring
used, the conclusion being o fervent invo.
cation in Hebrew. and afterwards repeated
in English by the rabbi.