The Helena independent., 1894-06-09
JOTTlSGs ABOUT TOWN.

The popullsis will have meeting In the
Granite block 90 night at eight o'clock.
The yield Of the Spotted Horse mine Al
Maiden for the las, four wssks amounts 10
$4,000.
VIM. Btymsst, an old timer. Is danger
ously III OF typhoid fever which has re-
Gently developed into pnsumonis.
Vinson d. Howe pnd Wilbur f. Howe
have transferred 90 David II. Howe lot lS
block COZ, Hoback and Cannon addition,
81, etc. ...r,
w. A. Rumsey and othsrs have located
100 aofos OF placer In Skslly Rulch. X. b.
Hale has located the Nantucket placer OF
twenty acres.
There will bs special meeting OF Red
Gross lodge No. 80 X. OF p. this evening At
siRht O'Clock. All members are requested
70 be present.
The amount expended by W. NJ. spragus.
90 the representative Of the Helena relief
sommitsss at Fort Benton. according 70 tho
River Press Of that city, was 81 ,oH.70.
There are 165 cases now before the su-
p'eme court on apeal. OF which sixteen
have been submitted on briefs aud argu-
msnts. and 149 have not yet been submitted.
There will be sn interesting game of base
the Valley nine and Kid Wonders. Tho
batteries are Beadls and Atchison and Frystt
and Aalbsn. Cars leave At 1915.
The funeral OF the lats Mrs. Cooker
took place al Ramsonville. Mieh., where
her parents arc buried snd her sister re-
sidss. Mr.. Crooksr will return TO Helena
Monday. June II. and will preach the fol-
lowing sunday.
Bids for tho sewerage and water systems
al Fort Harrison will be opened By Capt
Hoyt st noon to-day. The bids for the
post buildings will be opened on Mondav.
A large number OF people have been Bgur-
ing ON both contracts.
Owing to the interruptions caused by the
hearing of the commonwealsrs in. the
Uaitsd States court. the trial Of Patrick
0'Brien on the charge Of selling liquor to
Indians wss not eompletsd yestsrnar. but
went over TO Monday. gf
The case of Z. W. McNsal against the
city OF Helena for damages 10 his ranch
through overflow from the sewer fasm. was
oomp.eted in the district court yesterday
and given to the jary BY Judge Hunt with
Instructions 10 bring In q sealed verdict
Chairman Moses Morris. OF the council
COMMITTEES on the Fourth Of July ceiebra-
tion calls a meeting OF the committee ap-
pointed By the Board OF Trade for this af-
ternoon at $3.50 al the Board OF Trade
rooms The meeting IL an important ons
and full attendance Is requested. ras4
David II. Gilmous hss sold TO s. Ii. Gil
mour the Crown Point, Comstock and Grown
Point No. West lodes. and twenty aeres
OF placer In Priokly Pear creek. for $4,000.
Wm. Brown et al. have sold to Wn. 4.
Word the Alice placer. twenty actes, and
the Sallic place.. twenty acres. stsmple
district, 81. etc.
The funeral Of Major Walker took place
al Salt Lake yesterday morning from the
cathedral, Bishop Scanlan officiating and
preaching u sermon. 10 was conductsd by
army officers from Fort Douglass. with full
military honora Gen. Blunt. commanding
this post. and Ave of HE sta Il acted % pail
bearers, with an escort Of four full COM
panies of ths Sixteenth infantry. The
oaskst was draped with the national flag,
aud three volleys were fred over the grave
b. soldiers.
II is earnestly hoped the friends OF the
Christian Temperance Unions will not for
get their ususl liberal donations for che
flower mission work. Delioacies In ths way
OF fruits and iellies. together with flowers
aud reading matter. will DO thankfully re-
csivsd to-day from ten TO one o'clock In
the basement OF the Grand street Metho-
dist church. The unions ask that friends
with carriages at their command will kindly
loan them for the service daring the after
noon.