The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1893-11-16

What Basis There u for Recent
Gossip sAbou. u Wesley II
HILL
II Arises From His Work In Oon-
neotion With the Church
In Ogden.
Aaflna - ARant Tor Qfhar In iha aala ~
Acting n Agent for Others N thu sals Of
Lsts He Gave Dssds That wsss
Essumbsssd.

~ Tbs Independent.
Durtas the east lev days nunsrous psr-
sons have approached the undsssigaed sel-
attva 70 certain reports affecting the sAas-
astsS Of tho Rev. ]. Wesley Hill. pastor Of
D. Paai's church Of this city. 1hoss r.
parts are 20 entirely unfosndsd that I pur-
pose 70 smbody In lhis asiiols all the sasts
II sslst!cn thereto. ~ ] have hssn Abls 10
ssllsot Then. In doing 20. ! shall speak Of
saeh Incidents % may b gs,msin 70 Ne
ssbjses matters Ia had.
Twenty eight ysass age, In. eDs'ta. Wis,
Miss 6sugstsd, . Norwegian woman. was
senysgsed. Shs WAsimpYssssd and assidedi
70 spspd her life III svaaeslistis work as,eng'
Ass people. and after six years Of study and
pssparation shs entered uponshss life work.
In 1854 Rs1. ]. W.iHill was 3transfssrsd "
tAa Fist Hsthodiss church Of Ogdss. whore.
10 ssasissd until' transfsErsd 70 Hslena.
Dusine his pastoral In Ogden he was ssc!s
ovdin6 o. so~Srssponding $50; stary Of the
Utah anlvsrsity. and also undertook the
buiidipa OF : very dns ohuroh. ~
However much W may admirs bis pluok
snA perseverance, the undertaking Of 30
great . contract, svsnts have proved for
his own Aaanoial standing 10 havs bssn m
wise. He made two trips east. collecting
1l6. 900 for these enterprises. In the effort
10 build . university At Ogden various
plans we're adopted, amongst which was
The onmon ons Of buying and plating :
tract Of laad and aslltna lots. The build
ing Of the university was undertaken Of a
time whom the boom was on, and they were
abis ~ dispose OF . large number Of lots
NJ. hill purchased soms properly In
Ogden. from the sale Of which he realized
tion Of The church times changed 20 that
hs was obliged TO ave up all thst DO had
made. Some 5000, TO finish The Church.
This 10 embarrassed him that when he
came TO Helena he was obliged to put a
moving expenses to this point.
II WAS In July. 1883. a. 4 missionary
meeting held In Ogden and pseeid. q over
BY Bishop Goodssll. that be (Mr. HilD met
Miss Sauastad and several Of her tsaoher
frisnds. to whom university lots were Of
isrsd 1t less than cur snt prices. and they
agree to buy. lhe dssd was given BY A.
H. Swan In bulk TO Mr.. Hill and hs in turn
decided TO iadividssl Purchasers, giving
therefor . warranty dssd without abstract.
some time after Mr.. Hilrs locating in
Helena. the pm ehssels found ont that thers
rs . mortgage on the propsrty-held By
W. Il. BtowsIl against A.. H. swan. Two
weeks ago. Miss sausstad arriysd In Helena
and asked Mr.. Hill to Garry ont the pro.
visions Of ths warranty deed, which hs had
given her. Mr.. Hin expressed sorrow. but
said that he could do nothing financially,
and could net render assistance in the mat.
Tor; thet he did NOT know Of shs mortgage
and simply aoisd % agent without pront 10
himself.
As q The cause OF Mr.. and Mrs.. Hills
departure for the east . wssk age. II 10 only
necessary TO say that for three months
Mrs. Hill has been under the care of . COM
potent physician, and it 10 thought . over
altitude would be moro beneficial TO her
health. Al an official meeting OF the boa d
Of st. Paul's church In August M. Hill
WAS authorized TO vaeats the parsonage. TO
rent Il, and apply tho p ooseds to his own
use. 4 month ago he procured rooms on
Park avenue. whore he 10 pleasantly located
tor tho wlaSer. After locating, he asasr-
tanned thai with little expense 10 could
aend Mrs. Hill and the ehtldYsn east for y
few vseks. or perhaps the winter. with her
people In Ohio. She left last Friday even
ing, Mr.. Hill accompanying her 40 far ~
Minnsapslts, whore he stopped to attend
tho bishops meeting. A telegram to a
friend In this city states that he will DO
buck IN Friday. A LAWYER.