The Helena independent., 1894-12-13
JOTTINGS IBOUT TOWN.

Lee Protzman. a hackmAn. was fined
80 for soliciting fares ON the Montana
Z Central depot platform yesterday.
| Not child In town should miss see
ing the dolls and pantomlmes on the
afternoons OF the l4th and 18TH, at the
Auditorium.
The police last night captured two
men with about sixty feet of hose In
their possession. The men were held
for trial and the hose for an owner.
In the divorce case of Mrs. W. Il.
Pirtle versus Thomas Pirtle, that came
up In the district court yesterday, de-
fault OF the defendant was entered and
the decree granted as prayed for.
II is probable that the body OF JOS
eph Conrad. who committed suicide at
Los Angeles Cal. will be brought to
Montana and buried in the cemetery
at Great Falls. alongside his father.
T. c. Burns. OF Chicago. while I'm Fort
Benton recently, stated that an effort
would be made 10 have the legislature
OF Montana pass a law giving a bounty
on beet sugar manufactured in the
state.
The following notices to avoid for
feiture We're filed yesterday. Rabbit
lode, Stemple district. by p. II. Shan
non and $, +. Ralston; Moter and Webb
| Consolidated lodes by w. f. Whitaker
and others.
The following contracts for the work
involved in the proposed alterations OF
the Merchants hotel building for the
accommodation Of the legislature. were
let yesterday: Carpenter work to f. III.
Winters, S175; plumbing and steam fix
lures TO j. j. Mccarthy. SIS.
Notice Is given In another column by
/ OH - q In. nd
In this district for which the Northern
Pacific has applied for patent, and that
protests will be received In the next
sixty days on the ground that the land
is more valuable for mineral than agri-
cultural purposes.
Society Red" Sutter a well known
man about town, who left Helena over
year ago at the request OF the police,
has been arrested in Butte on charge
of being without means OF support. The
/ fine was 800 and costs. but an appeal
was taken and a bond furnished by two
Of the best citizens Of Butte.
At the last regular meeting Of Helena
| Council No. ., r. $. NJ, the following
officers We're elected for the ensuing
Masonic year: r. /. NJ. w. L. Fred
erick ID. /. NJ. VIM. McCIatchey; p. Of
/ C., j. j. HiDdson: treasurer. +. u. Nell
! Jr, recorder. Geo. Booker; G.. OF c.. II.
/ II. Guthrie; c. OF c., Frank Jones: SEN
tinel. Gus Weisenhorn; tyler John c..
Major.
The Tavary Grand English Opera
company which will be in Helena on
the 22d. is the only grand opera corn-
pany that will tour the United States
! this year. The TaYary company in
cludes some Of the most celebrated
| singers on the lyric stage Manager
ha.us 10.
cure this engagement. but the music
loving public will no doubt show its
appreciation Of the treat
The state board of land commission
ers VIII conduct a sale OF state lands
at Virginia City to-day. The lands Of
| fpred for sale comprise about 1000 acres
situated in the northern part of Madi-
son county. This viii be the first sale
| Of the kind in the county. Some time
/ ago the state land agent located a
number of tracts of very fine land In
Madison. but the titles to these lands
| from the federal government have only
recently been received.
The Glasgow Gazette reports that
stock has never been better at this sea-
son Of the year than IL Is now. The
weather has been everything that could
| be desired. They are In far better
shape than they were last year Even
| if the winter comes hard the stock VIII
stand ID. They can survive almost
anything when their condition is such
I as il Ii now The opinion that stock
win start out In the spring In as good
| Tx as they were In 1891 Is not without
| foundation.
/ The Butte and Boston company has
! lifted the bond of $4,000 on the Blue
| Jay property AZ Butte This mine was
"A portion of tho j G. G. Thornton es-
| tate. and is located north and east
~ the high school building, II was
| bonded by the lfuttr and Boston about
eighteen months ago, aud since then
( has become one ~ the richest producers
| uf that company IT Is likely that some
| extensive improvements In the way Of
/ machinery win be- made at the mine.
nud that II viii be- worked on very
/ Iatg. e,al,. Iu the future.