The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1893-03-07

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Prof. Bair has closed his term OF teaching
the ChoteAu school preparatory 10 aasum-
ing the duties OF superintendent Of schools
for Teton county, and to which position he
was appointed by tho legislature. M. BAR
has been an efficient teacher and 10 ami Div
qu.liAed 70 perform the new dutis. which
will succeed Prof. Bair for the remainder
Of the present torn.
barker.
Miss Lizzie Curtis was over from Neihn,t
Saturday and Sunday visiting her friend
Mrs. ID. i. Smith.
Miss May shauahnesay. OF Butte. arrived
IN camp Monday to visit her sister. Mrs.
MoHuah, Tor o month OF TO.
The postofice struggle ia becoming inter-
oating. John c. Lilly has had n petition
circulating which 10 being literally signed.
Mr.. Hayes was In camp from RunninQ
Wolf Saturday. He reports things az fairly
lively In that camp, with very promising
prospects for the coming summer.
W. II. Crary loft Tuesday morning for
the recently opened Grow reservation where
he will look for . business location. Jos.
lngraham has taken the position in Wink
er's made by Cfary's leaving.
Mrs. Ward and son Charley left Tuesday
morning for Bozeman, whore thsy will Join
NJ. Ward. who ieit a month or two ago.
Mrs. Ward will visit friends in Noihart and
Helena before proceeding to her destinR-
ton.
George w. Brown, accompanied by Tim
Der Inspector 0eiRer, came over from Nei.
hart Friday to look over tho timber bust
moss Of the former. They drove back Sun
day evening. While they were hero a per-
NIT to cut timber was granted Nessrs.
Brown and Richey.
At a meeting of the Dry Fork Mining
company. held at Great Falls last week,
Chas. s. Gibson was chosen president and
Il. W. Cooley secretary and treasruer. 1t
was deci1ed to get the company in shape
for fp.d'e operations to commence az soon
us the snow gees of the ground.
The masquerade held in Maloney's hall
Friday evening WAS an unqualified success.
both as to tho number Of people in attend
ance and in the fact that they all seemed 10
enjoy b. mselves thoroughly. Quite a dele
oation came up from Monarch and several
were here from Wolf Creek and Neihart.
some OF the costumes were very lastly
gotten up: the Monarch people particularly
seemed to have taken pains to got up at
~traotive dressings. while many of the Others
were comical in design. Substantial sup
pers were served at the Wilbur house and
Belt Mountain hotel about midnight. after
which dancing was kept up until a late
hour Saturday morning. The music by
Messrs. Brady, Martin and Bolton was
freely praised.
Red Lodge.
Mrs. E.. J. Lowrey left Tuesday to Join
her husband at Belt. Mont.
There was another dance at the Carbon
City club rooms Thursday evening.
A daughter was born last Saturday morn.
ing to Mr.. and Mrs. Alex Fairgrave.
Mrs. II. G. Rosean has been dangerously
Ill for the past two weeks. but is now out Of
danger.
There was an enjoyable dance Wednesday
night last at II. +. Newkirk's ranch on Rad
Lodge creek.
Gus Alvine returned to town Monday
from a successful trip over the country
with his monograph.
meat market of G. II. Woods, and the two
shops will be consolidated.
Mrs. Dave Wood returned home Thurs
day from a visit of several months at her
former home. Louriston. MINI.
Revival services have been in progress at
the M. E. church during the week. They
have been we'll attended and a deep inter
est ia manifested.
II. V. Bailey. of the A. L.. Babcock Hard.
ware company, wen to Billings last Mon
day. ex, getting to remain there permaneutly
in the employ of the firm.
Parties in from the bad lands the first OF
the week report no snow whatever -four
miles east of town, although it WAS about
twelve inchea on the level in Red Lodge.
Harry Horr and Dave McFall have re-
ceived some very flattsrlng endorsements
from express companies and other large
concerns OF their patent safety envelops,
They confidently believe that they have
struck a bonanza.
A choice programme ia being prepared BY
the Congregational church choir to lie rem.
dered on March IL. 1t will consist of music
and a few recitatione. Every selection is
TO be of n distinctly Irish national charac-
ter and the church will be festooned in the
Irish colors.
The Ancient Order of Hibernians are
making arrangements for their fourth an.
nual st. Patrick's dav ball. which will be
held at Blackburn's hall. Ihe aides of the
Catholic church will serve upper at the
Fleming house n a fine orchestra will
furnish the music.
The free reading room was opened TO the
public last Tuesday night when about forty
persons made use of it, chiefly youths and
young men. Rev. W. H. Watson made a
few remarks explaining the uses for which
the room was designed. and then offered
prayer that the divine blessing might rest
upon the institution. just before closing
time sandwiches and coffee were handed
around by the ladies. The room has a
comfortable appearance and 10 furnished
with electric lights. II is being we'll at
tended. persons continually dropping in
from time to time.