Great Falls tribune., 1888-12-29
SPRAY OF THE FALLS.
From Wednesdays Dailyl
Snow is still thick on the ground.

Snow is still thick on the ground.
Mrs. b. Harris of Helena is the guest
CT Mr.. and Mrs. NJ. Harris.
There is still good supply of holiday
goods on hand. Give the merchants d
call
Judge Huy is gone to Minneapolis for
the holidays. He is as lighthearted as
any of the boys.
There was grand ball in Kibbey on
Christmas eve. Dancing was maintained
until a late hour.
Merrily did the Arien spend Christmas
day The members met in their hall and
danced to the sound of sweet music until
late hour. There was no happier as
semblaGe than them under the sun Or
moon
The Milwaukee house gave its first
Christmas ball on Monday evening. The
attendance was large, the music good and
the dancing spirited. Matthes e. Roehl
served a grand supper, after which dane
ing was resumed.
Mr.. Atkinson entertained some friends
very agreeably yesterday at his suburbal
ranch. With game caught in the fields
near by and water from the Giant spring
the company were as happy as any her
mits could be. In the jolly party We're
Messrs. Dckerman, Fairfield, Kelly, Tod
and Wren.
The case of Watson against Ripley and
Whitcomb has been settled. On Satur-
day evening Judge Race discharged Rip
ley but held Whitcomb. Today, owing
perhaps to the mellowing influence Of
Christmas, Il compromise was effected.
The sports return all the money t. George
Watson, who loses only the lawyers fees
and the costs of prosecution. Thomas E.
Brady and G. H. Benton were counsel for
George Watson. Mr.. Addle appeared for
the defendants.
Alderman Wegner discovered a fire in
one OF the upper rooms of his house to-
day and quickly subdued it. The fire be
gan unaccountably just after his son had
left the room. 1t is supposed that he
lighted match by walking on it and
that the flame extended to the carpet and
furniture. Fortunately, the alderman
found a pail of water at hand and by
means of 1t he prevented the flames from
spreading through his house, which is
large and would have fallen prey to the
"devouring element"
Young people and their friends as
sembled in great number at the Presby-
terian church on Christmas eve to enjoy
the customary festival of song. The
church was tastefully decorated. The
Christmas tree was the envy of all be.
holders. After appropriate service, con
Quoted by the Rev J. Reid, the children
of the Sunday school rendered the Christ
mas cantata, "St. Claus NIistake,' which
caused much amusement. Gifts were
then distributed from the Christmas tree
by Santa Claus, who came all the way in
his white robes and jinglng bells. Good
old Santa CLAUS received a hearty vel
come and gladdened the hearts Of many
by his kind ways The celebration was
pronounced great success by one and
all. Rumor says that Sauta Claus was
no other than Ernest A Ringwald.
A funny story about Great Falls is told
in the st. Paul Pioneer Press. The story
teller Of that journal says: "A friend of
mine, travelling man, tells me the fol
lowing as having actually occurred at
Great Falls, Montana: Two soldiers, who
We're out for time entered saloon,
where one of them ordered the drinks,
throwing down ten-dollar gold piece,
OUT OF which he expected the bartender
to tax his pay. The latter individual
tossed the sinner into the money drawer
without offering to return any change.
The soldiers drank their drinks and after
waiting short time, the one who
had paid for them demanded his change,
which the bartender refused to produce.
The soldier thereupon had the offender
arrested and in court next day the Judge
fined the bartender $35 and costs. After
sentence had been pronounced the s. ldier
looked around in an inquiring sort of way
but as no one offered him his change he
eEquired Of the court where he would re-.
ceive it. Change said his honor, look
ing over his 6 lasses in an impressive way.
Oh, that's all right; we won't fiue you
anything this time and will just call the
matter square. We never return any
change in this court"