Great Falls tribune., 1888-09-26
SPRAY OF THE FALLS.


The Cataract mill starts up next week.
Many Street cattle cars were side track
ed here lately.
Nothing final has been done in regart
to the new school.
Electric lights have been placed
throughout the Park hotel.
Charles Wilbur is about to raise hi
store to the First avenue south grade.
Mr.. Horst has received the present O.
fine setter from his brother in Butte.
E. R. Clingan loaded his teams to-day
with supplies for his Belt creek store.
o. g. Cooper, the extensive wool grow
er of Northern Montana, is in the city to.
day.
Mr.. Silverman, of Israel & Sllverman
was formerly in the wholesale Liquor
trade in Cincinnati.
A Helena man has the audacity to post
up placards about his shoes here, where
both boots and shoes are good and cheap
Albert Huegley, one of Ashland, Wis,
boomers of last year, is in the city and
today made purchase of real estate from
the Townsite company.
The Chestnut roundup will ship their
cattle next week and will have abont 900
head to send to market. j. A. Harris or
dered cars for the shipment today.
DR.. Reed informs us that Col. T, B.
McShane is much better today and will
be about again soon. 1t will be two or
three weeks, however, before he can take
the saddle.
Bach, Cory & Co. are daily shipping
goods to Shepherd & Finn of Cascade.
the new merchants at that place. They
have also sold Mr.. P. Harrison, who is
about to begin business at DUBUQUE. a
big bill of goods.
Six sportsmen set out today for the
lakes, where they expect to shoot duck
by the score tomorrow, and return home
in the evening, Or early Monday. In
the party are Messrs. Bulge, Brady, Col
lett, Fairfield, Gibbons, Ben. Lapeyre.
Sinclair. DR.. Longeway may join the
party tomorrow.
Mcdonald d Huy have purchased Will
liam McPherson's saloon at Sand Coulee
There are now five saloons at the latter
place, which is a slight indication that
Montana's leading coal town IS keeping
up with the band wagon. Two or three
months ago there were not dozen neo
pie in that section.
Mr.. j. A. Harris, who was nominated
by the republicans for public admin.
istrator, has respectfully declined the
honor. Mr.. Harris was fully entitled to
the nomination for commissioner on the
excellent and honorable record he has
made, but the party did not see fit to do
him justice. The office of public admin,
istrator he did not seek and does not
want it. '''
The fires were started at the sme1ter
yesterday and those who ysited tha
works were not little surprised to see
smoke issuing from the stacks. Bv tha
latter part OF next week the samnlinu
works will be completed and the com7
pany VIII then be ready to receive and
from Nelhart have been stored in the
city and will be delivered to the Smelt-
Ing company when they are ready to re.
ceive them.
Mr.. William Ulm arrived in the citv
last evening from an extended trip to the
judith country, where he has large sheen
interests, and from Neihart, where he Is
a part owner in one of the oldest and
best leads in that camp. He reports a
prosperous state of affairs at the shean
ranch and says he has a much higher
opinion Of his mining property than ever
before. MIR. Ulm is candidate for county
commissioner on the democratic tick et
and says if his party elects him he viii
serve the county in that responsible nosi.
ton to the best of his ability, II Is al
most dead sure thing that he will he
elected. Will W
Prot. Anderson considers that Montana
farmers have reason to be pleased with
the progress made this year. He saws,
MANY people suppose we can only raise
'squaw corn here, but that is a mjstaka
We can grow all the common field varie.
ties and sweet corn to perfection, Tn the
market gardens in Sand Coulee and vi
clnlty, watermelon, muskmelon, cucum-
Der, pumpkin and squash plants grow
like magic. Tomatoes and potatoes let.
tuces, radishes, onions and other narlv
trucks have been raised in abundance
Speaking of radishes, l think the finest I
ever ate are small to medium sized red
skinned variety known as the French
Breakfast they are so tender, mild and
crisp. But of all things surprising to an
eastern man coming to this supposed land nd
OF narrow, rocky valleys and high frown- |
ing peaks and barren thirsty wastes I |
think our vast stretches of natural nos-
ture, knee high with nutritious nativa
grasses,wopld be most astonishing, Thouss