Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1885-1890, 1886-01-23

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SPRAY OF THE FALLS.
Owing to a combination Of causes we
are one day late in mailing the TRIBUNE
this week. 1t shall not occur again.
Ira Myers is in Benton.
w. P. Wren will start for the east next
Wednesday.
Geo. Burlington and The. Gibson re
turned from Benton Tuesday.
Crisis Dickinson has commenced to put
up a supply of ice. He intends storing
away about $50 tons.
The weather during the past week has
been quite severe. The mercury playing
down between 20 and 400 below.
John Smith, foreman for Flowerree,
was down to the Falls week, and got one
of the three horses which were stolen
from his band some years ago.
The Inter Mountain Annual, Just re-
ceiyed, is a daisy-particularly that por-
ton devoted to Montana, which is valua-
Bile, while its make up is simply magnif-
cent.
We understand sufficient money has
been subscribed to build bridges across
both the north and south forks OF Sun
river, and that work on them will be COM
menced shortly.
The Dillon Tribune issued q very hand
some annual as, a supplement to the
regular weekly edition. The matter it
contains relates principally to Southern
Montana, yet the territory generally is
fairly treated-
e. R. Cowan, manager for Murphy,
Nac'ay & Co, was up from Benton one
day this week closing up the books for
his firm at their branch store in this place
in charge of W. P. Wren.
Prof. O. C. Morrison Of Sand Coulee,
acted as counsel for the defence in tho
case before Judge Huy last Saturday and
Monday. He acquitted himself admira-
bly,, and showed both tact and talent In
conducting his side of the case.
Some wag made the remark last Mon
.dav after sizing up the half-frozen jurors
on the McKay-Dockery case, that if he
had a negative of them, he would spend
the winter in the state selling photographs
of Montana desperados, h%orsethieves and
killers.
Billy Deyine drove down Warmers ex-
press this week, having one passenger
and several hundred pounds Of freight
aboard, and on the rsturn trip took out
two passengers and a quantity of freight,
shipped from Benton and consigned to
Helena.
A petition for a mail route between
Benton and Great Falls will. shortly be
put in circulation, the route to be by the
wav of Belt creek. Ii this route should
be established it will by a great convent
ence to parties living in that section Of
country.-Press.
The case Of Mckay Bros. rs Harrison
Dockery, civil action, had a hearing be
fore a jury in Judge Hugs court last
Saturday, in which the jury after being
out several hours, failed to agree and
were discharged. Monday the case was
called again, and the jury decided n ia
vor of the plaintiff. We understand the
case will be appealed.
The cold weather Of the pasttwO weeks
has extended over a large area of the Unit
ed States, and to stock and crops has been
disastrous in many instances. Iontana,
though, has Deer fortunate. All classes
of range stock are in excellent condition,
and no losses are reported from any quar-
ter Of the Territory. Montana against
the world.
The last mail brought us a letter from
Jerry Watson, formerly a we'll known
resident of Sun River, but now holding
the position of Custodian en- the Grow
reserve, under the new agent, Maj. vii
kinson, who is a personal friend of JET
RVS. He wishes to be remembered to ali
his Sun River friends, and also wants the
TRIBUNE sent to his address.
Great Falls is fast gaining al u~nenvia
BILE reputation abroad for the number OF