Helena History
Published 4:11 pm Thursday, July 23, 2015
![Bowden’s Store in 1912. In Helena, Hayes and Bowden advertised that they were the “best and biggest” store in all of Shelby County and carried “a complete and up-to-date line of dry goods, hats, clothing, notions, hardware and farming implements” and “the best of everything in grocery line." (Contributed/City of Helena Museum)](https://www.shelbycountyreporter.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/20/2015/07/7-22-l_Helena-History.jpg)
Bowden’s Store in 1912. In Helena, Hayes and Bowden advertised that they were the “best and biggest” store in all of Shelby County and carried “a complete and up-to-date line of dry goods, hats, clothing, notions, hardware and farming implements” and “the best of everything in grocery line.” (Contributed/City of Helena Museum)