The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1893-08-30
JOTTINGS ABOUT TOWN.

There was blood on the face of the
moon" again last night.
Sheriff Cook. of Labette county. Kan,
lett last night with Keroy GOWN, who is to
stand trial for rale.
The st. Louis mine, one of the Anaconda
properties at Butte. has been closed down,
throwing 100 men out of work.
The battery fired a salute at ths armory
last night in spite of the fact that the mill
tary encampmens has been declared of.
There will be regular meeting of the
Populists league of Helena at Assembly
hall Friday evening. Sept. l. All ate in
vited to attend.
d. B. Howe and family desire to e1-
tend their heartfelt thanks to the friends
who SO kindly assisted them in their late
bereavement and contributed suoh beauti-
full flowers in astestation OF their affection.
Columbian concert will be given at
James Collins homo this evening for the
benefit of Rev. j. z. Watson, of the A. NJ. L.
church. who goes to the annual conference
next week. His congregation desire that
he be reappointsd to the Helena church.
The recent lesson taught the habitues Of
the Midway Plaisanoe seems not to have
been we'll learned, az one of them WAS ar
rested last night and looked up to answer
the charge of robblug a visitor OF $15. A
few more affairs of the kind will call for
another enrly morning visit from the police.
The fine of Jean Baptiste, one of the vic
tins of the police raid on Clore street. has
been reduced by Mayor Curtin from S25 to
$l5. That Of Dude johnson has been re-
duced to $40. and he was let go in order to
raise the money. Levi Larkins was ie-
leased on promise to pay his fine within
two weeks.
Twelve candidates for tenchers' certid-
Gates appeared at the Central school builu-
ing yesterday to be examined by Miss
Minnie Rsifenrath, county superintendent
OF schools. / heir examination will end
to-day. Eight who were given private ex-
amin ations make up total of twenty who
are applying for ce. tiiiCates.
Con Kelly, who is q third owner of the
Skelly 9uloh placer mine, has at his place
of business two large gold nuggets that
were washed from these digeiugs this sea
son. One is worth Sl69 and the other Sll9.
! They are the largest gold nuggets found III
this vicinity for many years. Skslly gulch
| lies above the old ST. Louis diggin2s.
| The Great Northern has had large gangs
at wor all summes bulkheaiing with stone
! it's Pacific extension along waterways.
| Other gangs have been at work In the
| vicinity of last winters slide. Every loose
stone, every stump and tree and mensoin9
banks of earth has been removed. With
this work we'll done the company expects TO
pass u comparatively free winter fiom earth
slides.
On next Tuesday evening Sept. 3. at the
St. Paul's NJ. Il. church the Cradle Songs
of All Nations will be rendered. This mu-
sical entertainment has become one Of the
most popular before the public. IL CON
sists OF the render. of the CRADLE song of
each nation. Some OF the best talent in
Helena has been secured for this occasion
and many people are looking forward to
the event with great interest.
Transfers of property recorded yesterday
were as follows: Emma A. Ostrum so Ely
1ur Beach, one twelfth the interest ia the
Beach ditch. 81; Henry semple Arms. OF
st. Louis, to NioholuS Ksssler. thirty acres
in sections nlno and ten. township ten,
norsh range four west. 81, Bradford lm-
provsment company to Nicholas kesslsr,
lot sixty six feet ont by 664 deep. In sso-
tion fifteen, township ten north, range four
west. a.
The Northern Pacific railroad. aoco din q
TO the Seattle Telegraph, IL preparing to
enter Vancouver and the chances are shat
tho connecting line from The latter oity "a
Sumas will bo constructed in the nexs few
mouths. District Judge Hanford, at Se-
attle, has granted Receiver Brown. of the
SEATTLE Lake Shore X Eastern the right "a
ratify on behalf of his rail DAD tho contract
which will result in the building of the new
line, This contract provides that tho use
of the tracks shall DO allowed the Northeru Il
Pacific in order that the latter can run
from Seattle TO Sumas, whore II will make
connections with the new line.