Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1885-1890, 1885-10-24
SPRAY OF THE FALLS.

SPRAY OF TIE FALLS.
1t is a caution the way some fall calves
bawl.
Ira Myers d Co.'S mill started up this
vsek.
A large otter was killed at the dam one
day this week.
Murphy, Maclay & Co. were in receipt
OF a large invoice Of new goods this week.
Duck-huntiug at this point is becoming
so tame that it is not common amusement
any more.
Great Falls is to have a barber shop.
Dir. Moore, formerly of Sun River, will
locate here.
Mr.. Gibson, has purchased the large
safe formerly the property Of VS.. Wet
| eel, of Benton.
Dr.. Fairfield is having an office build
ing erected on Central avenue, adjoining
Mr.. Hugs building
George Westervelt has been appointed
under sheriff of this county by Sheriff
NcDevitt, vice j. J. Healy.
If this should meet the eyes of Mel
Vile Benadum, VIII he write to his sister,
Ida Benadum, GAG Main street, Cincinnati,
Ohio?
Religious services will be held at the
school house in this place by Rev. ]. Nj,
Largent, next Sunday evening. All are
invited.
Ed. Canary has the contract for excav-
ating and building the foundation for
Murphy, Aaclay Il Co.'S new building in
this place, which will be 25xS0.
Jas. NJ. Largent's family arrived here
this week, and are doniciled in Phil.
Gibson's Office, whore they will remain
until their new house is completed.
School opened Monday morning with a
good attendance, which will be greatly
augmented shortly by pupils who are
coming in from the Coules and other
sections.
The County Commissioners have given
the contract for the building of the Dear
born river bridge, including the sp-
p~roaches, to Oliver Bernier, of Rock
creek, for the sum Of $195. The bridge
will consist of two spans Of forty feet
each, and will be put. III immsdiately.-
Herald.
Col. Rice and family returned yester-
day from a trip to the great falls of the
Missouri. The Colonel says the prairie
fire is doing great damage to the range,
and thinks steps should be taken at once
to have it put out. The longer the mat
ter is delayed the greater will be the task
Press.
a large stretch Of prairie was burn
ed on the Helena and Benton road be-
tween 2S-Mila Springs and Benton last
week. 1t required several days hard
work by a number of men to put it out.
At night the fire could be seen quite
plainly from here. There has been an
immense area of range burned over in
northern Montana this fall.
A detachment left Fort Assinaboine
last week to remove the miners from the
Sweetgrass Hills. AS near as we can
learn from parties who have visited the
alleged gold fields, the miners will not
leave much behind. They are as snide
as the Little Rockies, which were promi-
nently brought before the public, about
a year ago, through the agency Of IN
scrupulous newspapers which published
highly colored reports almost daily from
them.
The Mabry Land and Cattle company
has filed articles of incorporation with
the register of deeds. The incorporators
are Seth Mabry, A. II. Wilder, w. NJ.
Carter, W. R. Merriam and Victor NJ.
Watkins. The object of the company is
to carry on cattle raising in Montana,
with headquarters in st. Paul. The CAPT
tai stock is $25O,O0O, and she shares are
worth 500 each. Seth Mabry resides at
Kansas City, and W. NJ. Carter is from
Dawson county, Montana. The officers
are-Seth Mabry, president; A. Fl. Wild
er, vice-president; V. NJ. Watkins, secre-
tary and treasurer.-Pioneer Press.
J.J. Hill, of St. Paul, one Of the prin-
cipal owners of the Great Falls townsite,
and undoubtedly the most enterprising
and wealthiest man in the great north
west, has just added to his remarkable
herd Of thoroughbred cattle at North
Oaks-said to be now the finest in the
world-a new importation of high bred
heifers of distinguished bucolic ancestry,
selected and purchased for him by his
agent in England from the famous herds
of Sir Curtis Lampson and Sir Henry
Allsop. This purchase includes four
Duchesses, the remainder being Oxfords
and others of the choicest strains. The
total cost Of these importations was about
$4,000.
The other day, as P. FL. Kelly was open
ing his mail, he came across a big order
from a house in Montana. Said he: The
man who is at the head of that house,
Omar Hoskins, came to me some years
ago embroidered $4,000 worth of goods.