The Colored citizen., 1894-09-03


ing for every want of her invalid hus-
band has taken charge of and sue
cessfully conducted all the work he
managed before his sickness. Mrs.
takes a leading part in all
matters pertaining to the advance
ment and Welfare of our people.
VIM. Donnell gave a concert and
supper at the A. NJ. Il. church Thurs
day night for the benefit of the pas
tor, Rev. J. p. Watson. Mr.. Donnell is
one of our leading men, energetic
and a close attendant to business.
He is conspicuous figure in the
church and his many friends
look forward to the time when he
shall spred the Gospel in our leading
charges.
Miles York is considered one of our
most substantial young men. Until
he became a Benedict he was a great
favorite among the ladies'. He how
ever, has always had strong inclina-
tion to accumulate, hence his name
has frequently figured in our real es-
tate transfers. Mr.. York is connect
ed with one of the tony tonsorial par
lors of the city and reaps steady
and handsome income.
John E. Carpenter is rated A. No. l
among the most substantial people of
the city. He is steady, reliable
and progressive young man who has
invested quite heavily in Helena real
estate and when value appreciate
he will make a handsome rake-off. He
is the proprietor of the International
Hotel barber shop and does very
snug little business. He has very
affable wife and bright little boy.
Rev. ]. P. Watson, pastor in
charge of the A. M. Il. church here,
has done noble work during the two
years of his iHcumbency. Besides
greatly improving the spiritual con-
dition of his flock, which has steadily
grown in number, he haseuttrefy paid
of the debt hanging over the church
amounting to over thousand dollars.
He has been ably assisted by Mrs.
Watson, his amiable and Jealous
wife, who has contributed much to
waids the happy results attained.
Mrs. Matte Simmons is the pro-
prietor of one of the neatest and most
fashion ible hair dressing parlors in
our city. She is lady of most ex-
cellent taste and fiue business quail
ties, which no doubt account for the
large fashionable patronage she en-
joys. 1t would be well if more of our
ladies would launch into business en-.
terprises as Mrs. Simmons has done.
BY care and attention her business
has grown from small proportions tC
creditable volume.
George M. Lee is one of our bright
est young men. He is gifted with a
loquacious and eloquent tongue which
has secured to him the cognomen OF
"our orator" He is full of vim, en-,
ergy, and ambition and is bright
light in our Masonic lodge besides oc.
cupying the honorable position OF
chief councillor of Washington
Lodge No. l, AO.H.P. Mr.. Lee occu,
pies responsible and lucrative posi-
tion in the Hotel Helena. He has a
most estimable wife and bright little
boy.
Duke" as he is familiarly known
all over the state is one of our most
popular pioneer citizens. Always en-
ioying a large and lucrative business
he has had the opportunity of being a
millionaire many times over, but his
inclination hasn't run that way and
instead of boarding up his income he
has scattered greater portion of IL
among friends and where it would dc
the most good. Mr.. Dutriueille still
conducts-on the side-one of the best
patronized and neatest tonsorial par
lors in the city. Such favorite IL
'Duke" in his line that lots of ole
timers think no one except him is ''ir
it."
Helena enjoys the notoriety of hav
ing the only colored photographer II
the Northwest. Mr.. j. p. Ball whit
has had a studio here for number o.
years, has large patronage among
many of our best citizens. He is ont
of the Oldest members now in the pro
fession, dating back to 1Si5, the ia
nous daguerreotype era, and has haC
the satisfaction of taking numerous
medals for superior work over many
of the most skillful and artistic com
petitors in the largest eastern cities
Prior to, during, and for several yeart
after, the war Mr.. Ball had one o.
the largest and best equipped studio,
| in Cincinnati.
There will be only four colored del
egates in the Republican county con