Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1887-1890, 1888-01-14
SPRAY OF THE FALLS

SPRAY OF THE FALLS
In the case CT Campbell VS.. Anthony
Brothers, trial before probate judge
Rolfe yesterday, the jury rendered ii YER
dict for the defendants This is the case
involving question of wrongful appro-
priation of grain.
J.H. Mcknight & Co. have a stock of
sleighs and cutters on hand which they
offer for sale at cost to close out stock.
Barker mining districts looming up in
good shape. Numerous quartz claims
were located recently, and were filed in
the county clerks Office this week,
At the annual meeting of the stockhol-
ders of the First National bank, last even
ing, Ira Myers was added to the board Of
directors, all of whom were reelected
The bank declared a dividend of AZ per
cent on the business of the last six months.
The building season of 1888 has begun.
Hotchkiss & Hawkins are laying today
the flooring of the fine block in which
they will have the largest hardware store
in northern Montana before long.
B.J. Phillips and wife, and B. D. Phil
lips are in the city. The Messrs. Phillips
are prominent catt1emen of the Judith
basin.
w. G.. Stark and Peter Rush of Kibbey,
are among the late arrivals in the city.
County commissioner Harris left for
his home at Chestnut today.
A genuine chinook, laden with the soft,
balmy air of the Pacific, passed over the
Rockies Tuesday evening and chased
away the cold atmosphere. In the hol-
lows the snow was too thick for it, but on
the hilltops the soft wind was felt with
full force, and in places they are now
bare of snow. There are large indents
also in the snow which covered the Belt
| mountains. The heavy snow which de-
| layed the trains SO much has doubtless
disappeared before the warm breath of
| the chinook.
This afternoon (Friday) the mercury
| stands at % below zero.
| Paul Miller of Connecticut, a cigar
manufacturer, has arrived in the city
with his family to locate here perma-
nently. He has a large stock of tobacco
en- route, and upon its arrival will start
| factory. Mr.. Miller has had years of
/ experience Ill tilp UuStu6sS3 anu WIZ
make success of the enterprise.
Mention is made of gratifying reports
on the Sand Coulea coal from a leading
authority thereon. Particulars will be
published soon of the analysis.
W. R. Evans and Miss Frances Cham
berlain of Saint Peters Mission were mar
ried at the Park hotel by judge Race this
afternoon.
Benton recently applied to the post
master general to have the Billings mail
route reestablished. The board of trade
made an appeal to the same effect In the
verbose resolutions in which it denounced
the mail service generally. The post
Office department has made known its
decision It is to the effect that the
department cannot reconsider the matter,
and that the route must remain as it is
with Great Falls, as the northern termi-
nus.
The county commissioners elected Mr..
Wegner chairman at their session Tuesday
They discussed matters concerning the
annual assessment which will begin in
February It was announced that Harry
Ringwald had been appointed deputy
treasurer by Mr.. Dickerman. Commis-
sioners Wegner, Harris and Clingan were
all present at the sessions.
John Lepley, the well-known cattle
king, and vice-president of the First
National Bank of Great Falls, is paying
a visit to the city, the first in several
months. He expresses great astonsh-
ment at the progress that has been made
in that time. 1t is likely that Mr. Lepley
will b come more closely identified with
Great Falls and in the future make this
his headquarters.
J. M. Powers and wife of Canton, who
have been at Benton in attendance at the
funeral of Mrs. Powers father-Samuel
Johnstone of the Shonkin-are in the city
returning home.
i G. II. Mexican and E. B. Largent of
Sun River are in the city.
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