The Colored citizen., 1894-09-03
The CoLORED CITIZEN
OFFICE No. l3s S. MAIN STREET,
Local and Rersunol.


Extra copies of this paper may be
had at our Office, 1877 N. Main street.
II is rumored that couple of col
oreG delegates will be selected for
the state convention.
Coles Colored band enjoys the rep
utation of being one of the leading
musical organizations of the city.
The Manhattan Club, under the
management of the urbane w. j.
Burnett, is a popular place of re-
sort.
Elder p. A Hubbard held quarterly
conference here Sunday, Aug. 26th.
He preached an able and eloquent
sermon.
lie. Carpenter, one of our most
substantial young men, is proprietor
of the barber shop in the lnternation-
al Hotel.
After the convention Is over the
muchly tormented delegate will have
4 chance to recuperate and get his
clothes renovated.
Walter r. Dorsey holds down in a
most satisfactory manner TO its pat
rons the responsible position of stew
r .La Mnnt Cluh
The Silver Leaf Club, of Messrs.
Richardson 4 Wilson, is one of the
neatest and best arranged establish
ments of the kind in the city.
MIR. and Mrs. Maxwell exhibited
some of the finest vegetables in the
unusually fine collection at the fair.
they Justly deserved the blue ribbon.
Some of our professional miners
have innumerable very rich mines
which exist only in the mind, hence
at the end of each year they are
minus.
Rev. Cushingberry,of Butte district
deputy grand master of Masons for
Colorado and jurisdiction, was in this
city recently on his annual official
rounds.
Helena enjoys the reputation OF
having an unusually large number OF
handsome young ladies. Most of our
young men have been placed matri-
monially.
James Collins, bartender of the
Montana club, is regarded by the
connoisseurs of that famous resort as
one of the most skillful mixologists in
the state.
1t will be in order for the county
convention to appoint a good strong
committee on grievance, to which
may be referred the numerous de-
feated aspirants.
Subscription for the campaign edi-
tion of the CoLoRED CITIZEN is only
80 cents. Send it in and see that
friends do likewise. See blank order
in another column.
B. F. Hooper, one of our Oldest and
best known citizens, Is among our
largest real estate owners of color.
He is a calciminer by trade and does
profitable business.
Mention of many of our most prom
inent citizens is omitted in this issue
owing to lack of space. From time
to time we will endeavor to enumer-
ate them by piece meal.
1t is only a question of short time
when the Republicans of this city and
county will adopt more modern
system of conducting their primary
elections. The system now IN vogue
is not up to date.
Helena has had a colored police
man for the past six years. w. z.
Irwin, our present representative on
the force, is serving his second term
to the complete satisfaction OF all
classes of citizens.
RI. Lucas, reputed for his busi-
ness conservatism and foresight and
owner of the Lucas block" Is one OF
our most respected citizens. Heis an
attache of the U. S. Surveyor Gener-
ais office. He is married.
Our generous heart bleeds with
sympathy when we contemplate the
array of political corpses that will be-
litter the floor of the Auditorium next
Tuesday. 1t is consoling, however, to
learn that the building offers ample
space for a morgue.
A hunting party consisting OF
Messrs. John Hooper, Reeder and
Tooker and Mesdames w. ]. Burnett,
Collins and Clark spent several days
last week on the Blackfoot. Judging
from the amount of game and fish
distributed among friends the trip
was a grand success.