Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1887-1890, 1888-05-16
SPRAY OF THE FALLS.

The Cataract Mill company today
shipped four car loads 100000 lbs) Of
flour to Fort Belknap for the use of the
Indians at that agency. The purchase
was made by l. G. Baker g. Co., who have
the contract.
The firm of Israel & Co. have leased
one store in the Collins block and will
remove there as soon as the build
ing is finished. The other store in
the same block has been leased to parties
who will open a splendid billiard hall
there.
The play at the theater last night was
first-class in every particular. A large
crowd attended.
Next Sunday there will be boat race
on Broadwater bay between X. Reed and
James Burns for $50 side. The race
will take place between and 10 o'clock
in the morning.
Peter Shea, of this city, while out rid
ing met with an accident. His horse ran
away and threw him, scMping his face
pretty badly. He IS able to be out, and
although little distigured is still in the
ring.
The Milwaukee house is to be the name
Of the new hotel on Second street. 1t
will be opened on June l, or probably
sooner.
A crossing is badly needed at the smell
ter track, where water wagons ana other
vehicles are constantly passing.
DR.. Longeway says there are only two
cases OF sickness at the hospital The
man from Anaconda who had light at
tack recovered. A friend of his who at
tended him fell sick, but is recovering.
The young woman who was removed to
the hospital is also better.
1t will be seen by the notice in another
column that several leading merchants
have agreed not to do business after noon
on Sundays. The movement will no
doubt become general.
Mr.. Steiner expects to have his house
completed by the 1st of June. He then
intends to build another He finds the
first house already in brisk request
Prof. Race intends to organize a band
Mr.. Leonard, of the Rocky Mountain
Telegraph company, passed through here
yesterday.
A telegram to the River Press reports
that Mr.. Carbury. who has been in the
employ of the Manitoba Railway com
pany at Big Sandy as operator and station
agent, has gone across the line, leaving
his accounts unsettled. He took some
money belonging to the company.
There comes from the Minot Tribune
some references to changes heretofore
announced in this column. In its issue
of the 10th inst that journal says: On last
Thursday evening banquet was given to
g. H. Eggers, master carpenter of the
Manitoba road, by the railroad staff of the
Montana division, at the Leland house, in
this city. 1t was very pleasant affair
and a success in every way. After the
banquet t0asts were given and responded
to by number of the gentlemen present.
Among the speeches was one by Mr.
Ritchie to Mr.. Esgers, expressing in the
name OF the employees who had labored
under him their appreciation of the plea
SAINT relations that had always existed be-
tween Mr.. Eggers and those who had la
bored under him and sincere regret for
his departure, and presenting to him as a
testimonial Of their esteem for him as an
employer and regard for him as man Il
purse of 1900, which was accepted by
him in very neat and appropriate reply
j. S. Larimore, train dispatcher at Lari-
more Oak. has been transferred to Minot
John Moriarity, assistant roadmaster,
has removed his family residence from
Minot to Williston, which point is more
central for him to attend to the affairs of
his division,-Richard White, Of Everest,
has been appointed night clerk in the
Minot depot, and has entered upon his
duties.-,lohn Smith, roadmaster of the
Dakota division the past few weeks, has
been appointed acting division roadmas-
ter of the Montana division, vice P. d,
Burke, resigned.-W. B. Scott, chief train