Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1887-1890, 1888-06-13


The townsite company has decided tc
| Bishop Brewer for the Episcopal church
! lots Nos. and 8, in block 245, on condi-
! ton that they erect thereon within spe-
Gifted time $4,000 church edifice.
A party composed of Messrs. E. T.
Gait, G. A. Magrath and G. r. Conrad ar
rived from Fort Benton today. Mr.. Gait
is a son of Sir Alexander T. Gait. Mr..
Magrath is land commissioner of the
Northwestern Coal and Navigation com
Dany. The party went TO Sand Coulee
with the other gentlemen today.
A brother of Steve Spitzley, whom Mr..
city today with his family to make a visit
many years Of separation was u most
pleasant and joyous one. Mr.. Spitzley is
from Detroit and is already in love with
the great northwest.
The following sales Of real estate have
recently been made by the townsite com
pany: May Costello, lot 1, block 467, $500;
Anua NJ. Baker, lot 10, block 1872, $500;
r. j. Daniels, lot 4, block 507, $500, and
lots / and 2, block $40, 500; S. H. Fletch-
er, lots 8, block sol, $780, Will Hanks,
tots and 7, block $40, 800; Augusta
Henry, lot 1, block 573, $500; A. r. De-
vine, lot 12, block 4S2, $500; James Law
Ter, lot 10, block 421, $500; w. L. Kern,
east half Of lot 2, block 1871, 5000; r. A.
Weir, west half of lot 2, block ISL, 5000;
Arvonia l.. Vaughn, lots and 2, block
514, $500; John G. Schierholz, lots $, block
"a, $500; Pauline A. Harris, lot 8, block
AGA, $500; George W. Arthur, lot A, block
1853, 5000.
President James ]. Hill and large
party of leading railroad officials arrived
over the Manitoba railroad today in q
special train Of five cars. They proceed
ed to the works Of the Montana Smelling
company and examined them with great
interest. They also visited the Giant
sring and greatly admired that wonder of
the northwest. About noon the party re-
turned to town and took in Central aven
ue whose large stores and solid blocks
surprised them in a place so young. AT
ter lunch in their splendid dining car the
party set out for Sand Coulee where they
examined the coal mines. They admired
greatly the hills and wales Of Sand Coulee
which are now arrayed in emerald green.
In the party is Mr.. Mohler, general super
intendent Of the Manitoba railroad. The
other gentlemen are mostly connected
with the Chicago and Northwestern rail
road system. Among the number are
President Hewett of that company and
Messrs. Sykes, Williams, Sprague, Wilder
and Fairbanks, Mr.. Fairbanks is the ex-
tensive provision merchant of Chicago.
The company of gentlemen, under the
leadership of Commissioner Coleman,
who will visit Great Falls tomorrow will
include: Hon. N. J. Coleman, United
States commissioner, Washington; O. D.
Ladow, private secretary; G. d. Coleman,
Rural World, ST. Louis; d. W. Wood,
Western Rural, Mr.. George, Western Ru-
raj, Orange judd Prairie Farmer, Chica-
go; W. Atkinson, Farm journal, Phia-
delphia; w. Fl. Lawrence, Ohio Farmer,
Cleveland; }. B. Connor Indiana Farmer,
Indianapolis; A. W. Cheever, New Eng
land Farmer, Boston; G. Fl, Martin.
American Agriculturist, New York City:
W. d. Hoard, Dairyman, Fort Atkinson,
Wisconsin: G. W. Hill, Farmer, st. Paul;
Fl. II. Young, Farmer, st. Paul; r.
Waugh, Northwest Farmer, Winnipeg:
!. 9. Wade, Dakota Farmer, Jamestown;
DIR. Q. j. Alloway, veterinary surgeon gen
enral for Dakota; Col. j. Fl. Stevens,
Minneapolis; Col. Liggett, Benson, Dako.
ia; Fl. G. Hansbrough, Devils Lake, Da-
kota; E. 0. Faulkner, Grafton, Dakota.
G. M. Webster and Jerry Collins leave
here today to meet the party at Assinna
boine. General Passenger Agent War
rem and Mr., McGinnis of the Manitoba
railroad are in the party. 1t is desired
that the party shall receive hearty pub
lie welcome.