The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1893-01-15
BILLINGS.

Almost Unanimous Vote in Favor of Re.
Incorporation.
BILLINGS, Jan. 14.-LSpecial. The oiti-
zens this week voted ON the question of re-.
incorporating under the general law. Re-
Incorporation was carried almost unani-
mously. there being only four dissenting
votes. The city council will, however, bring
on the %election at the usual time, the first
Monday in April. so tho present ot1ic ers will
hold until the expiration of the terms for
which they were elected.
AT an adjourned meeting of the city coun-
OH the new CITY Jail was duly accepted and
the contractor paid. 1t is a neat little stone
structure sufficiently large to hold oil Of
tenders against city ordinances n a home
for the homeless hobo.
Stockmrn are we'll pleased with the con-
dltion of horses and cattle on the ranges.
The weather Is somewhat colder than last
week and the ground covered with Just sct-
tlcient snow to serve the cattle for moisture
ana Keep them IN the hills. Farming oper-
atoms, which were being vigorously
pushed. have now ceAsed until spring.
The First National bank of Billings, at
lts annual meeting last Tuesday, elected
the following directors: w. A. Evans o.
f. Goddard, c. T. Babcock, joseph I'm.
norman, W. A.. Lombard. James Nj. Tucker
and +. 3. Mosa. and these directors subse-
quently meeting elected the following
oihcers: W. A.. Lombard. president: p. b
Moss, vlce-presldent; Warren A. Evans.
cashier.
The annual meeting of the Yellowstone
Natlonal bank WAS held on tuesday, and
the following directors were elected: b, G..
nal!ev, A. L.. Babcock. George A.. Grigps.
il. Ct. Williams, David Frat, c. Nj. Bnir
and Il. a.. Fenske. At the meeting of di-
rectors they elected the following officers:
u. u. bailey, president; A.. l.. Bnbcock.
v,ce,p.eslaent G. A. Griggs, cashier; Geo.
Is. Parker. assistant cashier.
A joint stock compan with a subscrihed
capital OF S5O,O 600 has been formed to CARY
on mining operations in this CITY. The
ihi'l Will nave a capacity of fifty barrels a
day, aud Will be erected right in the CITY on
land leased from tho Northern Pacific on
.he t'9ht o. way. This is an enterprise
much needed in our valley.
There was Il large turnout to the funeral
or John lIouis Rinehart. which occurred
Wednesday. under the auspices of the mem
oe[s or maverick hose company No. l, and
or Billings Star lodge l. O. 0. F., of both
OF "hich o CARNATIONS deceased was an
honoted member. Deceased leaves a widow
and four young sons to noun his loss,
Mr.. and Mrs. H.. II. Mund on Wednesday
night took the east bound train for Phila-
delphla, where they may in the future re
side. MIR. Mund. who has until a few
monsha ago been president of the First Ma
tlonhl bank, has disposed of all his inter
ests here, and will, for a time at least. re-
tire from active business pursuits.
w. G. Lowell, the Wyoming cattle king,
who makes his home in our city, has gone
to Kansas City to settle up the Partnership
affairs OF his firm, Lowell q Mason, Mr..
Mason having recently died. He will re-
main all winter. His little son. Willard,
accompanies him.
Paul Mccormick, G. M. HAYS. c. $. Spear
and Warren A.. Evans were among the
watch the senatorial fight.
Mrs. c. j. Mellish. of Cincinnati, left on
Sunday for homo. She has been spending
some months with her sister. the wife OF
Rev. c. W. Cook.
William Kidd, n popular Northern Pacific
conductor, has gone to Windsor, Ont, for
n BRIDE.