Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1887-1890, 1888-01-04
SPRAY OF THE FALLS.

+. Il. Clingan of Belt is in town with
his family and will remain day or two.
ME. Clingan has just concluded a real es-
tate deal that puts $4,000 in cash to his
credit in bank and the sale of single
lot on Central avenue did it. A little over
year ago he bought this property for
$1,000 and the chanches are the present
owners, by holding it a year or two will re-
allze S2500O for the same bonanza corner.
Even today's storm could mot wholly
stop railroad and bridge operations at this
place,
c. W. Cannon, of Helena, whose life
was dlspaired of for a time, is now on the
highroad to recovery.
1t is rumored that the Montana Central
have smelter scheme as we'll as the Nor
| thern Pacific. The former road. it it said
VIII locate their plant at Great Falls, in
| order to be near the source of fuel and
poom the new county seat. Sam Hauser
has gone east to see about his smelter
| project, and will see that the proposed
works go up at Helena-Herazd.
T. E. Collins purchased yesterday lot
on Central avenue, near Fourth street, for
which he had to pay good big figure.
A numberfof additional transfers are in
| prospective.
The beautiful snow began falling last
night and the storm still continues.
About two to three inches cover the earth
so far and the prospects are the storm
will continue all day. The thermometer
registered s below zero at o'clock this
morning. Judging from outside reports
the storm must be general in Montana.
The Montana Centrals telegraph line
will be completed by Monday or Tues
day.
T. B. Wilcox of the firm of Wilcox &
CheWen, grain and commission merchants,
has sold his interest in the firm to D. FL.
Chowen. Mr.. Wilcox will devote his en-
tire time to the Cataract mill, and is con-
templatIng trip through the northern
counties in its interest
Large numbers of strangers still contin
he to visit Great Falls, attracted no doubt
by the novelty and interest with which
this city is invested. The Park hotel reg.
lister has always long list and the scene
In the hotel lobby is quite animated. The
latest arrivals at the Park hotel are:
j. II. Jurgens, A. Kuntz, J. FL. Ellison,
W. II. Halves and T. C. Pener and wife
all Of Helena; E. r. Clingan and wife,
Belt; W. F. Miller, Lewiston; J. F. Tur-
man, Bloomington, Illinois; Peter Rush
Otter Creek, Montana
c. T. Day, the ex-manager of the W. u.
I. office in this city, arrived last evening
from Great Falls, near which place he has
been engaged in ranching. He has great
faith III. the future of the vigorous town on
Broadwater bay. Mr.. Day leaves this
morning for the west end where his fam
lily is now staying.-Helena Independent.
Mr.. Miller lately with T. G. Power u
Bro, of Lewiston, has accepted position.
in the store of J. II. Mcknight s. Com.
pany of this city, where he can now be
found.
W. A. Chessman and family of Helena
arrived in the city last evening and will
spend ii couple of weeks here and in this
vicinity. They will be guests of their
relatives, Mr.. and Mrs George Field of
Sand Coulee
Charles NJ. Webster, secretary of the
Great Falls Water Power & Townsite
Company, has settled down to business at
once and finds plenty of work awaiting
his attention. The company's office viii
be moved in few days to the Central
block, where they will have elegant
quarters
1t is proposed to have literary gather
ngs at the rooms of the Young Mems
Christian Association. It is intended
hat papers shall be read at these meet
ngs. DR.. Longeway is booked for one
IN Chemistry" with experiments. Mr..
stanton may read one ON the "Dawn of
law"
Al. Frame left today for a visit to his
I'D home at Council Bluffs, Iowa. He
will return within two months
Sam Dodd continues to enjoy the
miles of fortune. He has now a COM
ortable home near the Sun river on the
anch recently occupied by the North
lontana Cattle Company. There in the
ompany Of his wife and children, and
Nth two fleet horses at his service, Sam
pends much of his time, planning new
The Star of Bethlehem which has been
idden away in space for the last 300
ears, is now visible in the southeast
very morning from o'clock to day.
reak. 1t is brightest at about o'clock,
nd is much more brilliant than the
forming star. It will be visible for
oout two years, and will then vanish for
10 years again. This star has been visi-
le5to the earth but five times since it
uided the Magi and the shepherds to
lie manger where Christ was born.
Mr.. Coon, the the editor of the News
ealer, of Wilkesbarre. Pennsylvania, is
town. He comes from the great an
racite regions of Pennsylvania and natu-
lily feels attracted to the carbon center
Montana.
Martin Burns of Assinnaboine, John O.
ara and Peter Rush of Kibby, are at the
lrk
Nj. E. Miner, president of the Miner
vestock Company, was in the city last
ening and today took his departure. 1t
needless to say that Mr.. Miner is now
ore than pleased with his recent invest
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