Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1887-1890, 1888-08-11
MONTANA OPINIONS.
Extracts from the Press Current Qnes-
tions of the Day.

Extracts from the Press on Current Ones
| tions of the Day.
If the present attempt to open the
Sioux country shall be abandoned be-
cause of the mere obstinacy Of the Indi
ans good many in congress will doubt
less change their views as to the wisdom
OF the present method of conducting ne
gotiations. with the Indians-Y Yellowstone
journal. ...." #"
DIR. A. H. Mitchell, of Deer Lodge, the
member of the Democratic National com
mittee Of Montana, has been mentioned
as a candidate for delegate to congress.
The doctor is one Of the pioneer demo
Gratis of Montana, has held many promi
nent positions in his party and, if elected
to congress, would worthily represent
Montana in the councils Of the nation
Missoula Gazette. ."&N
September will not be far from the
date of the final adjournment of congress.
The two houses ought to be kept together
until they shall have passed tariff re-
| duction Of some esort.-Madisonian.
As will be seen from the proceedings
of the county democratic central commit
tee, which we publish in another col
umn, the county democratic consentfun
will convene in Missoula on August 27.
The committee, in addition to fixing the
time of the meeting OF the convention,
have directed that the primaries be held
on Saturday, the 18th Of the month, thus
giving delegates from the remote pre-
cincts of the county ample time to reach
the county seat before the meeting of the
convention n.-Missoula Gazette.
During consideration of the sund'y
civil appropriation bill by the senate on
Wednesday an amendment was agreed to
providing that no part Of the appropria-
ton bill shall be used in the investi cation
of any case or in the prosecution Of any
person in the mining regions for cutting
for mining or domestic purposes any
short or scrubby timber, unfit to be sawed
or hewed into lumber OF commercial
value.-Liyingston Enterprise.
We have had for the past few weeks an
excellent opportunity to see how disgust
ing is the newspaper controversy between
two editors, and there is this much about
it: The next controversy we are unfor-
tunate enough to become engaged in our
readers won't have to suffer for it, but it
will be made personal matter, and some
editors gore will furnish the color for
decorations, that will be hung around on
the walls.-Northwest Tribune.
The fruit trees in the city and valley
are loaded with fruit this year. In many
cases the apples hang in such great clus-
ters on the limbs that there is danger of
their breaking. 1t is unfortunate that so
many fruit trees were killed last winter.
-Missoula Item.
Butte will yet be city worthy of the
enterprising people who inhabit it. With
the end of the Smokehouse litigation will
come the tearing down of the old one
story wooden shacks and the substitution
Of costly and imposing business houses.
And, perhaps, even hotel will be built
now. Who knows?-Butte Inter Noun
tain.
The county commissioners are still
gloating over their California imp orta-
ton of Tuscan art, the same being the
marble statue of George Washington. 1t
is mournful and miserable in appearance
and represents George just after he had
cut the cherry tree.-Montana Live Stock
Journal.
ETynry h in yy0c a A..
guire benefit, from the creased pig race
to the barbecue with the OK done to a
turn. 1t shows what Butte can do when
she sets about it. Now for new opera
house.-Butte Miner.
Mrs. P. Fl. Dunn, who shot her wife
beating husband in self-defense last week
deserves monument at the hands OF her
suffering sisters.-Phillipsburg Mail.
From a recent copy Of the GAINESVILLE
Texas) Register we learn that the public
schools of that city not only gain what we
se-Professor G. L. Howard as superin
tendent-but Miss Shell, Miss Williamson
and Mrs Howard, who are all enumerated
among the corps of ~ teachers employed
in that enterprising young city of north
ern Texas.-Helena Herald.
Gov. Leslie is almost sure to pay Boul
der visit on Sunday week, Aug. 70. He
has been invited to be present on the oc-
casion OF the dedication of our new Bap-
tist church, and there is no doubt that he
will accept. It will be the governors
first visit to our city, and we anticipate
for him pleasant time, SO that his inn
preston of Boulder will be favorable as
In the case Of all other dignltaries.-Jef-
ferson County Sentinel.