Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1885-1890, 1885-08-22

Lieut.. F. B. Avery, OF Fort Shaw, Won
the elegant champion gold medal at the
sharD-shootin@ contest at Fort Smelling.
Your attention is directed to Montgom-
cry, Ward & Cos adj, of Chicago. This
firm is perfectly reliable and worthy Of
patronage.
d. b. Hall, Of Chicago, has our thanks
for the issues of the Pail Iall Gazette
containing the expose which that jour
nal recently made.
All Wah, q former Sun River celestial,
has come to Great Falls and will start a
washee housee. We can recommend this
"heathen Cfinee" as q good laundryman.
Morning, noon and night the steam
whistles on the Great Falls mills marks
the time of day. Pretty lucky town in
Montana that can afford the luxury Of
two steam whistles.
Col. Kent, formerly Of Fort Shaw, has
been promoted to Major of the Fourth
infantry, stationed at Omaha, Nebraska.
The many friends of the Colonel viii be
pleased to learn Of his promotion.
We understand an effort will be made
to form a Masonic Lodge here shortly.
There is said to be quite a number Of the
fraternity in this section, several of whom
are we'll up in the order. We know Of n
32-derree Mason-Geo. T. Fields, of Sand
Coulee.
On the ranch of ]. Coon, in the Coulee,
is an apple tree on which apples the size
of a walnut formed, when they were kill
ed by the severe cold. The tree, not be
frustrated bv the first attempt to bear
fruit, has again blossomed, and if the snow
don't fly too soon, will yet bear a crop OF
apples,
James Adams new barn-Sun river
valley-was dedicated last Tuesday even
ing By his many friends by a hop. We
acknowledge an invitation, but owing to
unavoidable circumstances. we were pre-
vented from attending. The ladies of
Sun River provided the refreshments, and
the party was q success in every partlcu-
lar.
The postponed examination of Patrick
Devine, charged with burglarizing Henry
Fry's saloon, came up before His Honor,
Squire Huy, last Tuesday and resulted in
the prisoner being held to appear before
the grand jury. His bonds were fixed at
$500, which he being unable to procure,
he was committed to Jail. The prisoner
was ably defended by W. Il. Ford, the
coming legal luminary Of Sun River,
while the prosecution was conducted by
II. P. Rolfe, of Rolfe & Parker. There
is a diversity of opinion as to whether the
prisoner is guilty or innocent, but at the
examination the evidence was decidedly
against him.
The H~usbandlnan, in speaking Of Col
Broadwater and Dennis Ryan's visit to
Great Falls. savs: Various are the con,
lectures as to the motive of this trip; but
we think there is no doubt that these gen.
tlemen are thinking Of Great Falls as q
location for reduction works and are con.
templating a railroad to Neihart. How.
ever we will soon know as their bond or
the Neihart mines expires soon, and
should thew not take the property it viii
be evidence that the project is abandoned
In the event that they do we may eXpec'
a railroad from Great Falls to Nelhart a
soon as the eastern connection VIA j. j
Hills Manitoba railway system can be
completed.
The sale of 1870 head of blooded mare:
to the Willard Cattle Company, by Robt
Vaughn recently, is the largest sale O
horses that has been made in this section
for some time. This company are to BE-
congratulated on the good judgment o
their manager, Mr.. G. E. Warner, in Sc
lecting this fine band of mares, which are
beyond doubt the best bred band in thi:
section, being descendants from Naughn2
fine stations. The company also pur
chased the fine stallion Cali Dance" from
Mir. Vaughn. The consideration is pr
vate, but it is understood that a handsome
price was paid. "A1l Dance" is a fine
Young animal, and was sired by "Sul
Dance" he by "War Dance" he by Lex
ington," first dam by sIdlewild,' by"Nal
nut Bark The company will drive th'
horses to their range on the Musclesheli.
Otter creek, near Cora postoffice, wa
the scene of a shooting affray, on the 14tI
inst, between two ranchmen named Bate
and Gun. The trouble originated over
patch of government hay land which IN
teryened between the ranches Of the par
ties to the ARRAY. It seems Bates wanted
the hay, as also did Gun, and as they seem
ingly could not divide it satisfactorily
Bates warned him not to undertake to Gu
it. This warning Gun did not heed, bu
started in to cut the hay on the forbidden
ground, and Bates shot him in the arm
with a rifle and then struck him over tn
head with the weapon. Our informant
Jimmie Dockery, was unable to say hoV
badly Gun was injured, but it is quit
likely that his wounds are serious. Wore
was Immediately sent to Benton for tn
sheriff to come and arrest Bates.
LATER: Since the above was III typ
we learn that Gun was also on the shoot
he having fred four shots from a reyolve
at Bates, but without effect. The weapon
used by Bates was a shotgun instead Of
rifle Guns wound is not serious. Bate
has vamosed until the matter blows over