The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1893-05-09
Red Lodge.

Red Lodge.
The city marshal had a force OF men ont
last week cleaning the streets.
Range cattle are selling at from $40 TO
S25 per head as against $14 to GIG last year.
were in Billings q few days this week ON .
visit.
A Bible agent was in town this week SELL
ing Bibles published In tho Finland lam
guage.
Jim Smith started for Michigan Monday
In response to a telegram saying his father
WAS very sick.
Mrs. A. A. Ellis and and Miss Rose Ellis
worth were in tow Monday from Mount
Ain View ranch.
The Junior Christian Endeavor society
held q party at the residence of Rev. W.. II.
Watson Monday evening.
August Edwards. an editor of 4 Finland
pape +. published in Ohio. WAS In town this
week visiting his oountrymen.
A gun club is being organized by a few
of our local sportsmsn and will soon DO In
the field to pulvsrize the clay pigeons.
Miss Dainey Sorenson came In from Mar
quette Saturday and on Monday left for
Cathlamet, WASH, whore she has bsen en-
gagged to teach school.
The coal company are working two SHIFTS
of men at their mines getting ont GOAL. The
creak that occurred last week ID entirely
over n but little damage Was done 70 the
mins. s-.
Mr.. and Mrs. @. M. Derrick departed
Tuesday for Lake Ninnetonka, whore they
will manage the Hotel Cottaaewood for ths
season. Their many friends In Red Lodge
regret their departure.
w. B. Calhoun. who has been in the drug
store of Il. T. Ramsey. at BillinRs, for the
past few years. has accepted q position with
II. j. Armstrong. Of this place. and en-
tered upon his duties Thursaay.
Work was commenced this week on a
3Ox76 foot two-story block. This building
Ia under the supervision Of Nj. A: J. Esan
and when completed will be used for stores
in the lower part and . hall in the second
story.
George Houah, a civil engineer In the
employ of the Northern Pacific at Helene,
came up Monday. On Tuesday 10 de-
parted with his sister. Miss Mary Houah,
Tho has been visiting the f.niiy Of Dr..
Hough Left the same day fox Helena.
Mrs. q. f. Church came over from Bozs-
man Monday.
Charles Reel has fully recovered from his
recent attack Of the measles.
Born. to Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas Judge, Of
Harrison. on Monday. May l, a daughter.
Horny Adkins has been appointed post
master at Pony, Woe Major Isdell. resigned.
Born. at Summit Valley. on Friday, April
21. to Mr.. and Mrs. j. w. Morris, . dauRh-
tor.
The Misses Mccormick have been ON the
sick list during the past week, but are now
or the road to recovery.
b. l.. Cook 10 now running on The Butte
d Bozeman short line. Conductor Dunn
has taken his place on the Pony branch.
"Promeaade Alp was the order At Ben
epe hall on Thursday evening, at the
dance given in honor of @. c. Binns' birth
day.
A number of farmers at Summit Valley
and adjoining districts are b: sakinR new
ground. This spring has been very favor
able for them.
Mrs. George Baxter, sister Of Mrs. John
Fletcher. Of Norwegian, died at her home
in Dexter. Iowa. last week. Her funeral
took place on Friday last.
Robert Vickers. Jr., son Of Robert Viok-
eIs. of Virginia City. has exchanged tho
pillow for the pen and 10 now employed on
the Looking Glass at. Monroe, Neb.
Mira DR.. Tudor, accompanied by Miss
6witxsr. was q passenger on Mondays train
to Bozeman. Mrs. Tudor has been visiting
with her parents in Madison valley.
John w. Brooke. of Twin Bridges, ha,
invented a car coupler which, 10 said e
rank foremost among the innumerabls pat.
ents. 1t 10 especially adapted for frsiRh,
oars.
Twin Bridges and Sheridan each have
brass band. The utmost good feeling pre
walls between the Organizations, aud eacl
10 recruiting members and devoting muot
time to practice. each with a visw Of excel
line tho other from = musical point o
view.
Nsls SvedberR. about about 65 years, dice
at the American house on Friday evening
last. and was inferred In the Pony oeme
terry on Saturday. Mr.. Svedberg has beer
q familiar figure in most of the older min
ing campo of Montana during The pas
twenty years. He has Of late years bee,
engaged in prospecting in the mountain
near Pony, but with indifferent success, s,
far as We oan learn ho has no relatives i,
America.
Great Falls,
Mrs. @. F. Graves left for Minnsspoli
Tuesday.