Great Falls tribune., 1888-03-24
The poet bobbeth up once more,
And proceeds his tune to sing;
The typo thirsteth for his gore
Alas! alas It's spring.

Mrs. Fairfield of Helena, is in the cit,
making arrangements to open mlllln
cry store here. She will have rooms owe
W. B. Raleigh Il Co.'s store, and intends
to be here with a large stock of good
| the second week in April.
| A. Nelson, proprietor of the Great Fall
chop house saloon, was bound over in, ,tht
sum of 5000 to appear before the q nt
| jury, on charge of drawing a revolveM OF
w. F. Busby, who runs the lunch counter
in the rear of the store.
r. D. Beckon, accompanied by his wife
and two children, arrived from Helena
yesterday. Mr. Beckon intends opening
a millinery and dry goods house in Rob
erts & Winters building on Central ave-
nue. nearly opposite the Lapeyre school
house.
We have received from territorial Au.
ditor Sullivan copy of the annual re-
port Of the auditor and treasurer for the
fiscal year of 1887. Notwithstanding the
inroads of the bounty law, there remains
a good round surplus in the treasury and
the territory is in high degree prosper
Gus, so far as its finances are concerned.
Harry Ringwald who has returned
from Benton, says it was generally be-
lieved that the alleged murderer, Ha-
ven's, would be released. 1t appears that
no new evidence has been discovered in
addition to the trifling circumstances
which were deemed ground for Havens
committal.
F. G. Draeger, assistant freight agent of
the Lake Michigan & Lake Superior
transportation company, arrived from Chi
cago yesterday He says that navigation
will probably open May 1st Mr.. Drae-
ger is u firm believer in NIontana's pro-
gress and thinks Great Falls will have
good future.
Noah Mcconnell, of the firm of Paul
sen q Mcconnell, Helena, has been in
town for a few days on professional bus
mess. He and Mrs. Mcconnell left today
for Helena. Mr.. Mcconnell has designed
some fine residences and public buildings
He speakes highly of the townsite and
building material Of Great Falls
The Park theater troupe, comprising
John Germ and wife, Al. Delestry, Billy
Sandy and w. Fl. Davenport, returned
from Fort Assinniboine last night. They
have been making tour of tie northern
country and met with crowded houses at
Benton and elsewhere. This morning
some of the company left for Helena.
G. H. Taylor and Charles Green of Ben
ton who are building the new livery
stable here, arrived yesterday with their
outfit of horses, carriages, ETC., and before
many days will be ready for business.
They are finely equipped in every par
ticular and expect to have frst-class
stable. Their new hack Is a beauty.
The Townsite Company reports the fol-
lowing sales this morning: F. W. Waite,
east half of lot No. in block 1868 (First-
avenue South, between Park drive and
Second street,, 81, 500; Mary j. Holbrook,
lots Nos. and in block 507, $700; De-
lorer 4 Oleson, lots and in block 458,
5000.
Attention is called to the advertisement
of q. W. jackson u Son, of the Helena
music store, in to-day's Tribune. Mr..
jackson was in the city Yesterday looking
over the field, with the view Of putting in
Il large store here and has about decided
to do SO. He will in all probability pur-
chase property and build, when he will
move his Benton establishment to this
city.
The following are the bids presente d
for the building of T. E. Collins block
on Central avenue: W. g. Jones, $11,-
$50; H. A. Harris, 1900; M. v Bough-
ton, $10,732; II. S. Richards, $1O,O71.
The contract has been awarded to Mr..
Richards, the lowest bidder, who will
begin work in short time. Mr.. Rich
ards resides in Helena and is expected to
arrive here this evening.
Hotchkiss s. Hawkins have just re-
ceived a carload Of building paper.
This material is now in general use in
Minnesota and Dakota. The firm have a
carload of barbed wire and two carloads of
stoves on the way. They have introduced
the Peoria stoves with success in this
market and have full line Of goods for
ranchmen and persons who are taking up
homesteads. The firm buy at first hand
and will quote as low price as any house
in the territory.
J. j. Kennedy says that the cattle losses
on the northern ranges will not exceed
five head in the Thousand. There have
been no losses from lack Of food. The
cattle are thin because the grass was
rather green at the approach Of winter
and SO was not as we'll cured as in other
years when there was less rain On the
whole, he considers that the cattle are in
a healthy condition and will make a
good showing next fall when some of
them are sent to market.
Ira Myers of Great Falls was in Helena
a day or two ago and told something indi-
eating that Young Great Falls has caught
the spirit of the older population. "When
! started to leave home yesterday" said
Mr.. Myers to a party of friends, tiny son
followed me to the gate. Run back, my
boy | said, but he wouldn't run He
wanted to come up here and see how Hell
ena compares with Great Falls" "How
old is your son, Mr.. Myers?" asked one
of his hearers. "He's just four months
old."-Helena Independent.
DR.. Lighthill, formerly surgeon in chief
of the construction force of the Oregon
Railway & Navigation Company, and
later connected with the western exten-
sion of the Northern Pacific, arrived in
the city yesterday. The doctor crossed
near here 20 years ago and says he re-
members something about the Great
Falls. Today he went down there to re-
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