The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1894-01-01
THE EVENTS OF THE YEAR.
IN CHRONOLOGICAL ORDER,
A CONDENSED HISTORY OF THE PAST TWELVE MONTHS

PhilipsbuiR.
24-slts for the state university chosen al
Missouia aud that for the deaf dumb and
blind aavlum a. Boulder.
25-l he Montana company wins the big
mining suit brought against 10 BY the 81.
Louis.-site for the normal school al Dill
Ion chosen.
30-Dynamite expl osion on second floor
OF Montana National bank building, over
tie vault-Montana silver statue OF jus
suitably observed throughout the state.
3l-John Rapp commits suicide al Hell
ena by shooting.
JUNE.
3-Numsrous burglafies OF residences IN
Helena; no large booty secured.
7-suit Of high school contractors against
the district beRun-site for the state re-
form school ~ Miles City selected.
9-Ihe Higgins bank Of Missoula closed
its doors
1O-key BOSNIAN. . young Dane, surren-
dera 10 the authorities and confeaaea 20 hAv-
ing caused the explosion al the Montana
National bank; being desperate from hun
ger and wishing 10 cause a sensation.
l3-hoasman tried for hts sanity and de-
clared not crazy. and sent TO the county
poor farm.
2O--Bia Are at 0orbin; loss, $4,000.
2o-hRr. Satoll.. papal abieRate, Visits
Helena and has Dig reception.
JULY.
Thomas Coombs. Jealous miner,
nearly cuts his wife's head of a. Butte.
6-Mrs. q. N. Hartley and Mrs. +. T.
Hicksrnell, Of Missoula. drowned In Lolo
Greek while on pleasure trip with their
husbands-Montana Fee Coinage AsGocia-
ton organized In Helena.
13-hoke smith, secretary Of the interior.
visits Helena.
I4-Helena retains the state champion
ship cup in the annual shooting tourna-
ment
l6-Henry Jones. better known as Cav
endish". the great whist expert, visits
27-Ths First National bank and the
Montana National banks Of Helena fail TO
open their doors.
AUGUST.
4-Milt Wall caught In Seattle and
brought 90 Helena 20 answer for Fobbing
the mail at Livingston. q crime for which
no IL nov serving eighteen months In the
penitentiay.
Ike Hayes goes out" in two minutes
before Peter MsheT. the Irish champion, at
Helena.
s-ssnator Grady. Of the DAILY stables,
vins the Junior Champion stakes at Mon
mouth Park.
lO-MothOdis, Episcopal conference at
Bozeman.
I2-Contrsetors for tho high school GET a
verdict for over $4,000 against the trus-
tees.
25-Northern Pacific eastbound express
held mp near Livingston by four masked
men. and passengers robbed.
2S-United States senate refuses TO seat
Lee Mantls-Gov Richards decides not to
cali an extra session TO elect a senator
Governor also revokes order for the mill
tnry encampmOnt.
gFprFsfnrp
/ Operations begun on the Montana
Midland.
b-WoolgroWers meet at Great Falls.
19-George Il. Hamilton and Eugene
Willard killed on Pryor creek by Grow In
dian police under Agent WJnan; alleged
cause self-defensO
26--J. II. Conrad files suit for divorce
against his wife.
27-seeond National and Helena Ma
tionnl banks consolidate.
29-THE INDEPENDENT moves into new
and commodious quarters.
OCTOBER.
1-Montana Southern railroad begins
building.
3-Posse and train robbers have a fight
near MidvRls. on the Blaekfoot reGerva-
ton; Henry Schubert, one Of the posse.
killed.
4-One Of train robbers killed, one NOR
tally wonndod aud smother captured in
fight with portion of the pursuing POSES.
5-Chsrles Jones, another of the train
robbers, suTrsndera
6-ArTests OF train men Of Montana Cen
trail for alleged robbery Of freight cars.
S-Samuel SheFmer, one Of the cantured
train robbers, oonfesses aud dies AZ Kalis-
home dedicated al Helena.
3-Jack White. the last of the train rob
Der gang. killed by j. l.. 0ensman. who 10
arrested on the ground Of NOT
being justified in thu shooting.
H-silvsr anniversary Of the Ancient Or
der of United Workman.
NOVEMBER.
9--Search began for the son Of Gen. Car
lin and a party OF friends. lost while hunt
inc in the Clearwater country.
H-Mill Hanks eI-president of the MeT-
chants National bank of Great Falls, in
dioted by the federal grand jury for misus-
inc bank funds. etc.
23-sooiety Of the First legislative As
ssmbly holds it's annual meeting and ban
quet In Helena.
1.-THE Carlin party rescued. with the
exception of Colgate. the cook. who was
abandoned by his companions, being una
BILE 10 keep NJ with them.
2S-six people killed by a snow slide al
BeaVerhead county.
29-Federal grand jury returns indict-
ments against IL. +. Bachelor, OF the
stock growers bank of Miles City. Gee. 4.
Carey and Alan Aaoonoohie. of the Living
ston bank. and others; and against Charles
ones. the train robber. and Jimmy Noots,
for the killing Of Henry Schubert en- the
baekfoot reservation.
DncEMBER.
Joseph Reyes. the irst Of the Montana
Central uainmen TO be tried for the al
legged robbeTies ts acquitted.
The wedding OF Aaron HeEshheld and
Miss Della Hogan, at Chicago. Announced
9-1hs family OF John Bower held up in
their home In Helena by two masked men.
l0-Charlss X. CiaiR held mp on the street
In Helena by X. f. Camp an ex-convtot
who had only been released from Deer
Lodge the day before
ll-HiEhvayman Camp captured By Po-
lieeman Casaidy-Ihe Montana National
bank feopensfOr business
H-Capt George Hoyt aud Architect
Johnson arrive IN Helena 20 take charge OF
Ihe building Of For, Harrison.
lG-iiehWayman Camp sentenc.d 10
ivsntY years more In the penitsntiary-Jo-
,eph Daniels MORALLY wounded. and others
slightly, by Frank Bslunak, At Unionvills.
l9-offauizod charities OF Helena started.
0-Aocidsnt to No thorn Pacific Elkhorn
rain; Dennis Oslay, engineer, and John
kagau. fireman, die Of their Ia inriss; IL
lays. section boss. badly hurt.
M-AAay ministers IN Helena preach on
he training Of boJs.
Neurology.