Great Falls tribune., 1888-09-29
morning to prove up on his preemption


claim.
W. R. Ralston, of Choteau, one of the
commissioners Of cur neighboring county,
is in the city today.
Mr.. Kukolies is building residence on
Tenth street and Seventh avenue South,
where he recently purchased lot.
Myron McDaniels, the lumber man of
the Chestnut is in the city making ar
rangements to establish yard here.
Henry Austin, the Chestnut cattle man,
is in the city making arrangements for
the shipment Of his beeves on Saturday.
F. P. Atkinson resumed his duties at
the First National Bank this morning,
after pleasant vacation spent in Helena.
| The Continental oil company is making
arrangements for the erection Of ware
house here, where their products will be
kept in stock.
! s. s. Hawkins purchased lot today, on
corner Of Fourth avenue north and Park
drive, where he will erect a handsome
| residence this fall. o
Gus Okerman, of Kibbey, an old-time
miner Of the Belt mountains, but who
now has 100 head of COWS and a fine
ranch, is in the city today buying sup
| plies.
The third Of the land excursions Of the
Manitoba will arrive this evening. There
was large party started from St. Paul,
but many of them stopped off at interven-
ing points.
Mr.. Moore Of London, Ontario, who
stopped off here an hour or two this morn
| ing was SO enthuiastlc ever Great Falls
that he purchased lot on First avenue
north, where the trees have been set out,
and expects in due time to build his per-
manent home here.
s. M. Williams of Minneapolis, has
been out on Belt Greek with Robt. Will
liams, where he enjoyed good hunting
and fishing, and had splendid time gen
orally. Mr.. Williams is delighted with
northern Montana, and with the Great
Falls region, in particular.
The county commissioners have con
cluded their revision of the assessment
without any of the ill-feeling which ac-
companied last years "equalizing." But
all that is now past, and the people Of
our county are all firmly united for the
general good
]. W. Gilmore, of Reading, Mass, for
merly of Helena, and who is largely in
terested in sheep in this section, IS in tile
city today Mr.. Gilmore is establishing a
sheep ranch on the reservation below
Fort Belknap, which will be in charge Of
August Frederickson.
A hunting party arrived yesterday and
set out today for the Sun river country.
In the party are: L. Fl. North, Column
bus, Neb., George Fl. Gould, Santa Bar
bara, CAL, George Bird Grinnell, Of New
York. Mr.. Grinnell is veteran sports
man, and is connected with the Forest
and Stream, New York.
Mr.. Anderson, superintendent OF the
Sand Coulee coal company, reports that
they are making good progress at the
mines, and are daily shipping from two
to four car loads of coal for use on the
Montana Central. Work of development
is all that is yet being done, and coal is
taken out simply to get it out Of the way.
Mr.. Anderson says the work already
done has shown up a splendid body of
coal.
The premises of Mr.. James Adams,
about 15 miles north Of this city, like
most other places along Sun river, are
comfortable and homelike; but his farm
barn particularly attracted my attention.
1t is built Of cut white sandstone, about
50x150 feet on the foundation, two stories
high, three arched doorways fronting the
road, handsome tower crowning the
center of the front wall, with other exter-
ior ornamentatlon corresponding thereto,
and will stow away so tons Of hay. The
interior arrangements for stabling, grain
and feed storage, carriage and harness
rooms, etc, are we'll devised, A more
perfect structure of the kind could scar
cely be conceived.-GreatF Falls letter in
Pioneer Press.