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I L iBE A BUSY TIME, Wh4 Will Be Expected :ot the S 1spital City During the Month of August. Two Excursion Parties, From the East and West, and the Teachers' Committee. Chairman Muth Will legin the Canvass To-Morrow-Time to Buy Real Es tate-Manurfatories. The present month will witness stirring osenes in Helena. There will be an excur sion of Omaha business men, the mem bers of which represent all branches of trade in that section. They will be the guests of the Commercial club. Then there will be an excursion to Wallace, Idaho, and other towns in the Cosmr d'Alenes. from Helena and also a visit from the people of that section to the Montana capital. This is under theauspicos of the Board of Trade, and is tendered by President Oakes, of the Northern Pacific railroad. The most im portent event, however, and the one in which not only Helena. but the entire state is interested, is the visit of the exeentive committee of the National Teachers' asso ciation. The committee comes to look over the o'ty and state in order to decide. whether we can properly take care of the members of the association next year. The people of the city believe they can, and more enthusiasm is shown in this connection than in anything that has ever come before the people. Every one is taking an interest in the outcome, and nothing will be neglected which can con vince the committee of our ability to do all we have alleged we are able to perform. Wm. Muth, as chairman of the canvassing committee, will begin a canvass of the city tomorrow morning to tind out just how many people each householder will accom modate. This will give every one an op portunity to preve that he or she is sincere in the wish to have the convention meet in Helena. The blanks are ready, and the committee, Messrs. Bray, Coates and Sut ton, will fill them out according to the wishes of the people visited. The returns will be tabulated daily, and if tlose visited will act as patriotically as they have talked, the work should be completed in two weeks, ready for the inspection of the judges. In this connection it has been suggested that a few ladies could materially assist in the canvassing and at the same time earn some pin money. Mr. Muth has expressed himself as pleased with the idea, and if any ladies desire to engage in the work they should call on him at his office in the Power block. Until the committee decides finally that Helena is the place for the convention it will not be necessary to do much toward providing an auditorium capable of seating 5,000 people. Col. Broadwater's suggestion that a guarantee to the oommittse that such a place will be provided will undoubtedly be sufficient. When the committee does de. cido that Heleua is the place there will be little difficulty in seourio. a site for the strueture. 'I he school trustoes have signi fied their willingness to donate 200 feet of ground south of the present high school for the purpose. The sueggestion has been made that the council has tile powewr to applropri ate $10,000 for a lilbrry bhilding, to which the citizens will add $10,000 or $15.000; with this sumn a building suitable for the teach. ere convention could be erected, designed also to accommodate the public library. Of the tax collected each eor for library purposes, $1,200 now goes for rent. By moving the library to the proposed auditor inum and library buil ling. this would be saved. At the nt'lr time theo city would have a pblen capable of accommodating the largest gatherings. Railroad officials in Helena have not been advised when the St. Regis branch of the NortherulPacfife will be in operation, but say it will not be long delayed. The Board of Trade wants to know the date as soon as possible, because according to the pro gram the Cceur d'Alene people will visit Helena first, and the preparations for the entertainment must be made. Missoula is going to do herself proud in the way of look ing out for these visitors and the Board of trade does not propose to be outdone. If 1lelone will do her beet, there is no doubt she will get the lion's share of the trade of that sotion of Idaho, as against all com letltors. Trains will be run so that Helena will bee in the competition, and it all de Ilends upon helsclf what her share is to be. That the Omaha merchants will go away from Helena with the best of feeling, and filled with a determuination to work hard to secure closer communication with Montana merchauts, is a forgone conclusion. Tihe Coluruerrial club has already planned a most takingr form of entertainment, ancd its guests will harve uor cause to regret their visit. The excursionists will visit Hlelona, Great Farlls, Untte, some of tlhe eurround i.lg camns, and probably go to the National Park. laust when they will get here has not been definitely decided,'but it will be some time before the 15th. "Why don't the newspapers say some thing rbout the wa'y cxcavations for build ings in the business ,portions of the city are o irried on?" said a Main street merchant yesterday. "I allude especially to the dis order attending the work on a new building orn Main streat. It h-s certainly been a sou co of discomfort tol the public gener ailly, and probably of loss to the adjacent tenants. Somle syentm of regulation should be adopted by the conltractors for transpor tation of the dirt to tile slniceways where the gold dust can be quietly washed out and avoid tile scenes on the sid;walk, where a cong' eantioll of idle meln and toys scram ble and fight for possession of ther nuggets as each shovelful of dirt is thrown on the wuagon. If the individuals composing the crowd would each take a spade they could secure equally iood results in manny of tile gulches about Helens, but they are too lazy to dig even for gold. If they won't work from crhoice I suggest that tile marshal ggranize thenm to, svatemuntie opeUrationts urnder reculations which will inlsure forced labor. The rich pockets uncovered by the reconstrucrton of buildings, whioih ihould be a sourcer of interest and profit, dlegenertter unlder inmploper management into regular nuisances. It is said that the solo secret of the sno cesa of Jay Gould as a money maker lies in the fact that he buys when other people are selling and sells when others are buying. I)urnug the teIlendoncy of a dull time inl the stock umarket, when even gilt edged stocks go begging for purchasers, tie paents of the sett.a Jay are quietly agitatinig the bushes by .alling loans, tyingl ul uioney and other equally fftective morsures to shake out weak holdeas. 'she harvest of securities gathered on such occasions ase surarqueeutly marketed in the higher plane of prices which follow in regular cycle. ' he evident gotd policy of such Iprocedure would seemingly attract follow -re, but, strange to say, the majority of business men pursue a ielun just the reverse. They buy at the higher prices and sell at the lower. At this time, when real estate is low and speculative spirit for the time quiet, the boxes in the safe deposit vaults are con gested with money which will only becomle nimble when values advance. T'he extraor dinary Inprovemlents In this city during tihe past four years followed the disastrous winter of ',7, when the cattle interests were literally wiped out of exlatnce, and were maintained during the aucceding years of such extreme drynems that agrirltur.e ex lftes only as a remlniecence, While the city wan being built hundreds of thousands of dollars were sent out of the eo try esoh year to probhase pre villlsi for man and beast. These draw bauo are now terminated. The stock in teresto were never more flourishing the wh6le state is wallowing in the abundance of grain, grass and root cropse. The placers letg dermint are sluicing millions of dust ate the city. Quartz miniag is enjoying a perlod of unprecedented development, and at least four new railroads are ppointlng their iron fingers towards Helena as a com meon center. It is a commentary in busi ness common sease that under the dis oeuraging influences buyers were plentiful, while now when the future is so bright with promise the dollars 'of the capitalist are neused only for idle dalliance. This con dition applies to the whole country equally and is not local to Helena. As a matter of business policy it should be the effort of every citizen of Helena to indune eash of his friends in the states to invest in real estate in this city. It is a peculiarity of human natunre for man to value that which he owns above the posses sions of others, and if once he placed his money in Helena his interest would he aroused, and all his influence and activities exerted in behalf of this city. In addi tion to which the community would be ben efited flunnolally, not only by the money originally invested, but by the annual out side contributions to meet taxes imposed. There is a short sighted dispositien among some of our citizens to deprecate non-resi dent ownership on the ground that, while contributing nothing for local improve ments, the profits realized from advances go to swell the income of aliens; forgetting that accessions of populations follow as a natural consequence of having placed money in advance on an investment. The main benefits to be derived spring from the advertising done. Ae soon as an east ern capitalist puts his money here he at once commences a systematic effort to in duce his friends to do likewise, and if among them are any who wish to try their fortunes in a new country, the advantages of this particular section are unfolded with all the eloquence born of self-interest. The.e is reason to believe that much as sistance was rendered by outsiders in secur ing for Helena the teachers' convention. Delegates to 'Toronto who otherwise would have been inclined to favor another section were influenced by their neighbors to work in unison with the Board of 'lrade conm mittee. All increase of population mnust come from the east, and it is well to have as many self constituted and self paid drummers as possible at work directly among the sources from which we expect to draw. "We are getting along to the point where Helena will soon become a manufacturing center," said D. A. Cory yesterday. "'I have been both surprised and pleased at the success which has attended the Perry soap factory. Mr. Perry started his busi ness but a year or two ago, and now it has outgrown his plant. Before he began he came to me and asked if Bach, Cory & Co. would handle his goods. We told him we would be glad to, and have always done so. Several times lately we have sent him or ders which he could not till immediately, simply because, as I said before, his busi ness is greater than the capacity of his plant. He is now endeavoring to secure more capital to enlarge it, and I .believe it will be to the interest of all of us to help him. He proposes to go into the manufac ture of candles, and that, I think, will be even more profitable than the manufacture of soap,. The institution will grow into a big concern, as has the one in Denver. "The cracker factory? I believe that it will be a paying enterprise also. We use a great many crackers in this country and we can get the flour cheaper here than it can be obtained in the east. It will be neces eary to ship in the boxes, but they will not cost much, as they can be knocked down at lumber rates." I expect Mr. Gorneau of the big St. Louis and Omaha tracker fIrm, in Helena about August 5, and he will look over the field. There has been a cracker trust formed in the lest week or so, but that will not affect adversely such an enterprise here. Such industrias as these will be start ing up here ail the time, as there is no difi culty in securing the necessary capital if the conditions ate favorable." Ladies' Jersey ribbed vests at five cents at T'le Bolee Hive. Lot of ladies' white mull ties 26c. at Fowles' Cash Store. Fast black.hose for ladies misses and children this week, ix pair for fi. at 'b he toe hive. Eastern, Vs. Western. This is the season of rest and recreation for the men of the dry goods trade, espe cially in the eastern cities, while here in the west the dry goods merchant will scarcely notice any decided change. in the character of his trade as the seasons change -notably Helena, whose merchanit bo:at of a wonderfully active business during the month of July. Still it is not to be won dared at when a firm can offer fo: 49!c. ten nine all-wool Highland plaids, without d, feet in color or finish, forty inches wide, and worth 75th. a card in any market. They offer a bargaiin for which the regular bar gain seeker may hutt in vain during old time for anything to equal it. This chanoi to secure a standard dress material below enstesn price will be riven by the Now York Dry Goods Store during this week. A lady who niliiuied that a better bargain was never offered by any merchant in Montana can be believed. The New Yo k Store has a grand name for fine goods. and with their pronounced reputation of nuperior efforts there is little doubt of their holding the cream of the best trade. We are informed that in addition to their spe cial sale of plaids this week they will offer at manufacturers' prices a now consign ment of the celebrated Gloria silk umbrel Ias.. Thle August sun shinteR its fierce in Montana na thtugh welived within the pale of the T'ropic of Cancer. Why then not be within the cool of a sr'reading umbrella, especially if one can make the purchase at a .nominal fiturec. New line of ladies' black and white sailors at Fowles' Cash Store. 'Thl lire five is still continting their bargain sales and buyers will do well to inspect their stock Hbefore purchTasing. Helena Crfe, the only flrst-class restau rant in the city. Should lBe Crowded. "'hie week, no doubt, will find Raleigh & Clarke's store crowded to overflowing every day. The innumerable barEgins they are offering "throughout every depattment bhould bring the people frost all s.ectlons of the city and surroundings. 'they justly claim to be the loenders of low prices, not in trashy goods, but the beat and latest to be found in the market. Head their ad vertisement at the top of this page. Their store and reputation for reliable advertis ing is firmly established. All black, black and gnid. and silver and gold girdles at Fowles' 'iii stitr.. Nickel slarm olicks ae selling ateThe liBe Iivo special sale this weak for $1. Lunch from twelve to two at the Helena Cafe. ;a ~~~~~e .- - - . . . .. ... . . $(i and $8. For thirty days only Miss Kittrodge, at 4113 lroadwav, will make wool Hsilts for $13 and Si. lReduced from $10 antd $12. DP FRICES a.fal Baking i~. Powder. tsed in Millions of Homes-wo Years the Stanad EOUAIILATION UOARDS. County Commissioners Will Finish Their Work in Tw. or Three Days. The State Board Are Still En gaged in the Railroad Assessments. No Corrections to Be Made After the Conm missioursi Adjiure-MacKnight Contempt Came. The county commissioners have been in session about two weeks. An impression seems to prevail on the part of some that perhaps the commissioners are doing too much. A great many mistakes have been found ih the assessment, save Mr. Edgerton, and a great many inequalities. When the work of the board is finished there will be very little change in the footings. Home property has been raised and some lowered. The object is to get one part equalized with another. The commissioners hope to get through in two or three days. Another im preiieon seems to be that the board sits for the purpose of making valuations on prop erty, or asPessing property in the first instance. The commissioners meet simply for the purpose of equalizmin. That is, they have the power to increase or lower any assessment, so as to equalize the value of the property and make the assessment conform to the value. Before the board grants any application or makes any reduc tion it examines under oath the person making application. The commissioners are required, under the revenue act, to meet on the second Monday in August and fix the rate of county taxes and designate the number of mills on each dollar of valuation of prop erty for each fund. When the county board of equalization adjourns no further reductions or correo tions will be made. State Board. The state board of equalization was in session yesterday determining railroad as sessments. Some time during the week the work will be finished. This work consists of assesesing the franchise, roadway, road bed, rails and rolling stock of all railroads owned, leased or operated in more than one county in the state. The board is also required to make a biennial report to the legislative assembly, showing the acreage of each county in the state that is assessed; the amount assessed per acre; the aggregate value of all town and city lots: the aggregate value of all real estate and mining claims, stating each separately, in the state; the kind of per sonal prope ty in each county, and the value of each kind; the aggregate value of all personal po arty in the state; any in fo: mation relative to the assessment of property and the collection of revenue. MaelKnight's Case. The record of the lower court in the Mac Knight contempt case is returnable in the unpreme court to-morrow morning at 10 o'clock. When it is received the case will be set for hearing some time during the week. It is possible that the record will not be completed in time to have it here to morroiw. It is being made by the steno a:apher of Judge Mollatton's court and he has all he can do to attend to the Davis will case. The attorners may ask the su preme court for further time, in which event the hearing of the case will be post porled. Rlealty Transfers. Fannie W. Ewing, trustee to Harriet E. Botkin et al., lot 8, block 435, Allen addi tion; $4,000. Lincoln Workling to Milton Caubv. lots 1 and 2, block 353. Helena townsite; $:3,,00. 8. T. Hauser et ux. to A. J. Seligman, lots 1 and 2, block 8; Hauser addition; $3,000. Sor:hit McHuumh to Theresa Schemutnals, lots 16t and 17, block 510, Helona town site; $1. Civil .Business. Schwab vs. Owens. Motion for new trial overruled. Notice of appeal filed, Yose vy. Yoss. Motion to set aside de fault withdraw. Theo. Shed vs. Forrey A Padburg. Mo tion to institute suit to recover moneys against Henry M. Hunter and Greenhood & Btohmn granted. Helena Steam s eating company vs. W.P. Redmond. Judgment in favor plaintiff for $2,5s5.25. Notes. The United States circuit and district coul to will be in session on Aug. 10. A marriage license was issued yesterday to Aunuste IRostan and Mrs. Cecile Vincent, of Helena. C. C. Newman bought at sheriff's sale yesterday lot 1, block (t00, Hoback & Can non addition for $)72.57. The property wars sold to satisfy a judgment in the suit of H. Harris vs. Bourke & Newbury. Incorporation articles of the Granite Mining company were filed yesterday with the secretary of state by Louis Bergeron, Joseph Brulotte, Thomas B. Gregg and Maurice F. Boland. The company will work the Little Joe, Evergreen, Killonan, Albinn and the Harley creek claims in Mon tans district, Meagher county. Capital stock, $1,000,000. I'anllese Dentlistry. Dr. H. J. Wirth, the celebrated Minneap olis dentist, is going to give the people of Helena a chance to test the ehlicacy of his system. By his method from a singli tooth to a mouthful can be extracted with out an iota of pain, in a minimum of time, Neither chlolsform, ether or poisonous drug is nusd. It is an original system, on tirely painless. Teeth are rnsurted withoul the use of plates. The doctor, who will be at the Windsor house for the next ten days, can be counseloie free of charge by all those who need the services of a dentist. The Goods Are Going. The low prices made by I. L. Israel & Co, on their stock of wines, liquors and oigars is having the effect of driving them out of s:tore aind warehouse at a rapid rate. Mr. Israel is determined to get out of the bust {ness just as soonl as he can, and the retail. ere aware of the fact are taking advantage of his necessities. ,For Thlis SWeek Only We will sell boys' and children's snits at two,-thirds value. Suits, iK) cents; suits, $1i.2; suits, $1.bnt and upwards. Children's pulnts, t)0, 25 and :0t cents roald pwardls. (IUasIsN ooO, Iltn IiM A" Co. IS THEBE AJNYTHINQ yOU NEED Il THIS LIST? Blnek Rilk Grenadines for r)a. Iteduaed from $1.00. Dounble Width Tey Plaid I)res Go(ods for MeO. lReduced filorac le. A good quclity Figured Lawn for lie. iHo duced from tlc. Beautiful (Challie in nnw colorings and designs 6c. Iteduced from l t-1-o. French (:hallios, 00-in. wide, for 12 1-2c, IReduced from 250. Apron Check (Ginghamn, in !luo and Brown, for 7c. IReduced from (lcx. Plaid and Stripe D)ress Ginghams for 7e. Reduced from 12 1-2c. Ladies' Gauze Vests for 25fo. Reduced from f0e. Ladian' Gauze Vests for M50e. ltednoe;d from 7Te. Ladies' Cilhemises, made of good quality of muslin, for 25c, iLtdncod fromr Ic. Ladies' White Wrappers for $2. 11, duced frcnn $4. Children'e White I)resese, nicely madex and trimmed, for $2. e.educed fom $;1. Children's White Dresses for $4. Worth $8. The above list oomprises only a few of the innumerable bargaixns we are offering in every department throughout our house. We have lednoed the price jx.st oxx' -hnlf on everything in the line of Summer Goods, as we are determined not to carry over o01o dollar's worth of Sunmm-r Goods, xnd cer tainly should not if prices cut auy figure in the case. Out of town orders will receive careful attention. Ralei&h Clarke. R. A. BELL, .Real Estate and Mining Stock* No. 6--8-room hense, bsh, closeta, etrc., west side. $3,000 mortgage: $600 cash. Prie, $,,0t0 No. 68-7-room house, bath, etc., well 1,a pored, lately refitted; $1,b00 mortgage. friGr. $4.,00 No. O--6-reom frame, Broadway, b"tlh, ch as. et., farnace heat, basemeut; taeru to suit. I'xio, $1,000 o. 71--11-room modern, (now) improved hoose, cr. 6th anti ltaleigh: furnace,, aItH dAs.; tech pointed. Tlie is an eregl.t hops. Prix, $9.6'J0 EJiant 8-romn atone house on Broadwae. al modern Improveamentas. Prioe. $6,090 No. 61-7-room brick, closets and water in house: large stable. Eleventh avenux, ner Rodney. Terms $300 cash, xE35 per mouxh. Yric ,, %$',50) No. 62--7 reem. frame., bathl and close ,, wood shedl aud basement; ltlot, OxxO; nily paperedia all rooms. Centrally lo,,ated. Price. $1,00i 'No. 60--7.1ooe frame (new) bath and clos et, finished in redwood, cor. }lay.' :nd tknight ets ; mortgage $1,~425, 6 pr c'enl.ir No. 78--4 roome, cellar and clos.ts: lotl 4lx 140; tinis.ed in ro.wo:,d: south Ilodnx-y. $100 down, balancea 25 por montih. ,No. 74--3 hoses, Cox addition, four ronot each; lot 35x100(: will trade for unlllm 1 proved lots or sell each for $1,251. o Tcrmo to Fail. No. 67-2 lots in Boyce addition. $;.00 Eachl. MININ ( STOCKS. I 200 Rald Hutte, in lhts to snit, - - $2.2 -.0.0 Etls, (Castle) in lots to unit, - 2.00 Colllier 1Bol, - . - - l !500 Cxumberland, - - 2.51 Several good ranches for sale. If you do not not find what yon want in al3 ad, call at liy olfice room I Atlas hlo:k. l tat. A. Eini to I cha Beal Estate and Mining Stock Exchange. A FINE RESIDENCE AT A BARGAIN! Eight-Room Frame House on Lawrence street. Sheds, stables, etc. Ample grounds. Houses for Sale and Rent in all parts of the city. E. S. French &Co. GOLD BLOCK. BON-TON . " T B . RESTAURAN I OPEN DAY AND NIGHT. Meals Sent Out at All Hours. 3 First-Glass Dinners -:- For $1. : Dimmer Fromn 11 A. M. to 4 P. M. COMHUTATION TICKETS, $5.50 for $5. DAY BOARD $7.00 IER WELEK. FOR SALE. 4,000 HEAD Good Young StockSheep. 2,500 HEAD Three and Four-year-old Wethers. Can deliver July 1, '91. For particulars, write or call on JOSEPH HIRSHBER'G, DORT BIENTON. MONT. WMI. U(SIINE & GO., *Plumbers & Cas Fitters.. S..\,lA\ !RY WORtI A SPE(ALTXI'Y. OUT OF TO WN WORK 80L 0/ TED. TEt l :I,.ITT-C'_f.l. J 237. Morco,ilan t ,;,tt i(n.l] atk Iu din, I-olena, Mont UTAH ASSAY OFFICE. JERRY KINGMAN, E. M., Chemist and As3ayer. Complete analyseu of orou, curl, wat.er, firerui ln, lirnr.toneU , etc., and general lsay/lng prlu ptly .r.cutuld. P.. 0. J)X 72L. - - IIEIGNA. MONT. JELENA LIJMBER COMPANY, .------------Ag.ntuI for,' the /:nlhulratA, - ......... GALL COAL. -- -A T O fL;.I.LtIN IN - Rongh and Filisiisn LIumber, IhinlIcs, Lathu, Doors, 1a ;h aid lWouliings, T'-L';Il"H' .I:I 'ON: I 4 (City Office: Room 8, Thompson Iliock, ~Iatl 8troet, . oppllto (rarnd COntral Iotel I. X. L. BAZAAR Bona Fide Glosing Out Sale of Dry Goods, Clothing, Furnishing Goods, Shoes, Hats, Etc. A.2T IESS THALN COST ! H. BARNETT, - - - - HELENA. MONT urtilhro, Carlps, Snhades, Lacs al h.onioe hlrts. Wall Paper OFFIE & SCHOOL AT COST! T OST! Furniture To Close Out. Nos. 112 and 114, * J, SNFORD, 1* Broadway Helena *CHICAGO IRON WORKS* GAIL, BUMILLER & UNZICKER - -Bu:.ilders of G-e .erzal- - *MININC AND MILLING MACHINERY, Gold Mills, Wet and Dry Crushing Silver Mills, Smelting and Concentrating Plants, Hoisting and Pumping Works, Cars, Cages, Skips, Ore Buck ets and Water Buckets, Self-Oiling Car Wheels, Corliss Engines, Compound and Condensing En gines and Tramways. -:SOLE AGENTS FOR THE WORTHINGTON PUMPS: Western Representative, Office and Works, MENNO UNZICKER, Hawthorne Ave. and Willow St., No. 4 North Main St., Helena, CHICAGO, ILL. -FOWLES' CASH STORE. " Call and see the Summer Cor- Ladies' Lisle Hlose, fast black, set we are sh\oing this week at 25c. PER P'AIR. 75 CENT'S. - - - L.adies' F1ine Balbriggan Jer Ladies' I lose 3 Silver Crowns sev Ribbed Vests, warranted fast brand, warranted fast black, black, soc. and 75e PEI 1'AIR. Soc. EACI1. Ladies' lilack Silk Plaited tine assortiient of Ladies' 1lose, extra long, fast bliclk Silk Vests in wh;te, black and .$i.5o PER PAIR. 1_\_. - The largest stock of Ladies' Ladies' Black Ingrain i hLile Ulnderw\\ear to select from in the Thread ll ose, 3 Silver Crowns city, prices ranging from brand, l- 1-2,. Ul' O. 3.50 EACII, i85c. PER PAIR. -. ' T O EAC FOWLES' CASII STORES Ihe Leading Millinery and l:Fancy Dry Uoods lHouse in Moutaua