Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1887-1890, 1888-07-18
Iron Ffiday's Daily.l

Bach, Cory d Co.'s new warehouse IS
finished.
The handsome block of stores now be-
ing erected by Miner & Boardman are
looming up conspicuously.
The Manitoba and Montana Central
freight cars are making fast time. A car
load of meat ard another of eggs passed
through here for Helena the other day,
making the entire run in four days.
Israel's old store, which, by the way,
was the first business building in Great
| Falls, is undergoing extensive repairs.
An addition will be built to it and the en-
tire structure raised. Mr.. Sullivan of
Fort Benton will occupy it with large
stock of harness and saddlery.
Mat Dunn's new building is being
pushed forward rapidly. The founda-
ton will be finished III about week and
the entire structure completed by Sep
| TENDER. The building will be two stories
high. The dimensions are 30 by 100 feet
It will be one of the largest buildings in
Great Falls.
Frank Strong, an old-timer Of Nor
thern Montana, who Of late years has re-
Esided Of Fort Macleod, died at Victoria,
British Columbia, on the 10th inst. He
is brother of Myron s. Strong, of the
Chestnut valley, and had great many
friends throughout this section who will
regret to learn of his death. He leaves a
wife and child.
In accordance with the order of Chief
| Justice Mcconnell regal ding delinquent
taxes due by certain citizens Of Great
Falls to Choteau county, the clerk and
recorder of the latter county has fur
uished Treasurer Dickerman certified
copy of the original assessment roll, and
tomorrow such delinquent taxes may be
| paid, upon the basis of the valuation re,
turned by the owners. This is net to in
clude the special school tax levied by
district No. 1, and the treasurer is to ex-
ecute the ordinary tax receipt "a receipt
in fully for such amount of taxes as may
be paid. Under these conditions all de-
linquents will cheerfully pay.
Last night the Knights Of Pythias in
stalled new officers with the mysterious
rites customary on such occasions. When
this good work was done the knights re-
i paired to the Delmonico restaurant where
they Toasted until late hour. Speeches
were made by Chancellor Commander
/ Wren and the past chancellor, Geo. w.
Taylor. Master7at-Arm Ernest Ringwald
and Harry Ringwald made appropriate
remarks, and SO did nearly everyone else.
The reunion was in every way enjoyable
and will long be remembered in the local
traditions of the order. The officers in
stalled were as follows: G. CIV. P.Wren;
P. G., George w. Taylor; M. A., Ernest
Ringwald; r, ]. W. Stanton; V. G., N.
Harris; Z. R. s., E. V. Rubottom; NJ. E.,
Charles Wegner; M. F., w. Albrecht; l.
a., j. shelhorn; o. a., +. P. Atkinson.
The order is fourishing and will again
take the lead in social festivity next fall
The greatest rain storm of the summer
came on last evening about nine o'clock
The sky was clear and the air warm a
few minutes before. All at once dark
storm cloud appeared in the southwest
1t advanced rapidly and when it struck
| the city the deluge set in. The volume
of water which fell was immense. The
rain saturated whoever experienced its
effects for few minutes. 1t caused tor
rents of water to run down Central aven-
ue and forced streams into houses that
seemed waterpr, of. It alarmed horses
and caused one to break loose, but he
was too scared to make further use of his
freedom. The number of people caught
in the storm was large. A woman who
was crossing the park used her sun shade
for while, but 1t soon proved useless.
She boldly faced the storm, although
people called to her to return, and prob
ably reached the tent that she was bound
for safely. The storm was not of lone
j duration. II had subsidized by $3.50 an1