The Helena independent., 1894-10-23
GENERAL News
OF THE STATE.
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Born, on Thursday. Oct. is, 90 Mr.
and Mrs. II. l.. Mann, "A son,
g. X. Deverill has been securing the
Washington and Idaho ranges for
young cattle for spring delivery, and
succeeded IN securing several car loads.
Frank Bowen Is building on his lot
north OF the Gazette ofiice and the
house will be a good business location.
The Congregational Sunday school
had an enjoyable picnic Saturday after
noon In the grove on the Yellowstone,
near the power house.
II. c. Lowell and son, willard came
IN from Chicago this week. Mr.. Lowell
has marketed several trains OF cattle
and reached q fair market
Judge Mllburn's library and book
cases arrived by freight from Miles
City this week and the Judge Is goins
into winter quarters at Billings.
Prof. +. L. Bird, from the Fayette,
Ohio. Normal university. has been en-
gagged 10 teach In the business college
OF this city.
The r. T. NJ. has over seven miles OF
track In their yards at Billings, and
they need II. for the reason that there
are now several hundred empty box
cars and fats stored away and more
coming
AIRS, Z, s. Tutt and daughter Mar
guerite. have gone to California 20
spend the winter months, They started
on their trip TO the oeeident Wedhes-
day night
Col L. whitney. assistant state treas
urer. returned last night from an east
ern trip, during which he has visited
his daughters, Mrs. Barney and Miss c.
L, Whitney. at Chicago.
Further laying OF sidetracks. switches
and spurs was prosecuted By the Il. &
NJ. people this week. The spur has
been completed 10 the city limits on the
west.
Miss Marion Goss was severely
bruised and shaken by fall from a
horse AT the picnic Saturday. The sad
die turned and the young lady could
not extricate her foot from the siirup
IN time 10 save a disagreeAble expert
ence.
Phil Daniels Is here as local agent OF
the r. & NJ, and for the present has his
headquarters In a small building on tho
spur A freight depot will soon be
built, but passenger tranic Will be
handled for some time through tho
Northern Pacific depot.
There must be at least dozen new
dwelling houses in the course OF con-
struction in the Third ward at the pres
ent time, all OF which Will be occupied
ptlpIt HHuM laltn III
#. +. Bradbury. an old conductor on
the Red Lodge run, has been taken
from the Butte short line and assigned
q passenger run on the main line OF
tht Northern Pacific between Helena
and Billings.
Hon. T.. N Harwood. associate justice
OF the supreme court, whose home is
here In Billings, was here this week to
register his name and Will be here
again to vote. Judge Harwood will In
a few months retire from the supreme
bench and resume the practice OF law
In this state.
score OF men are at work on the
Billings wagon bridge crossing the Yel-
lowstone. the central span OF which Is
about completed. and operations from
either end will be facilitated. The span
across the main channel OF the river
from the completed span will be 225 feet
and the further abutment will stand
upon the solid bank.
The contract for the country print
ing Of all kinds. for the term OF two
years from Oct. II. was awarded TO the
Gazette. which paper has had the coun-
~ patronage since its founding,