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)

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)