Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1887-1890, 1888-09-08
From Thursdays Daily.

D. A. Cory and e. W. Bach arrived last
evening from Helena. ..
Party badges are plenty in the stores.
Bandanas are likewise abundant.
Pears and peaches are plenty and re
tail for about Is cents per pound.
Broadwater bay looks like miniature
sea today. The wind has ruttied it's sur
face, which has Il deep blue tinge.
Mr. Young, of Grand Forks, Oak, is
in town on business. He is an extensive
furniture merchant at Grand Forks.
G. X. Cunningham, who has been with
the Tribune for several months, has
severed his connection with this office.
The Milwaukee house which has just
put in fine new range is adding SX25
feet to the kitchen and will have large
and roomy culinary department.
II. Fl. Chandler has returned to the
city from the Wolf creek mining district
where he is experimenting development
work in some Of the bonanzas of that
camp.
Several citizens met in the probate
court room last evening to learn details
regarding the plans of the American
Building and Loan association of Mime
apolis.
The Helena Herald of Monday contains
a sketch of Great Falls, presumably from
the pen of r. d. Fisk, who was here late
ly. The article is fairminaded and APP
prcciative.
The Hebrew New Year began yester-
day evening. Today is devoted to feast
ing In the large cities the synagogues
are crowded and business is suspended.
This is year 5,549 in the Jewish calendar
Phil Manix, the Augusta merchant, is
in the city again. MI. Manix has evil
IDENTITY much confidence III Great Falls,
as he gave it as his opinion to-day that
the city would double in population with
in year.
The Helena bound express on the Mon
tana Central on Monday encountered !;
log chain across the track neur the
switch for the Amazon smelter. The
train was moving snowy and no damage
WAS done,
M. S. Richards is building residence
and blacksmith shop on the corner OF
Eleventh street and Fifth avenue south
This is the "farthest out" house, but i
will not be long until there are man,
residences about him.
General Manager Shelby made inquiry
to-day as to the probable number o
delegates that will attend the Butte con
ventiOn from the northern counties, stat
ing tina, if the party should be large
enough he would Jun Especial tram from
Helena to Butte Monday morning. Thi
would &c pleasant for the delegates ant
it is to be hoped the arrangement will b.
carried out.
Conductor Mclaughlin, who runs thu
Montana Central express between Helent
and Butte, is an old Michigan Contra
conductor, and is as much at home on {
train as in his own house. He does no
need an army of brakemen to dump a
mob in the ditch, for he holds the cham
pion belt rs wrestler, and might develop
into something of slugger if necessary
Independent
The National park party all returned
last evening, safe and sound. The only
casualty was an accident to one of Mr.
Chowen's horses, which broke his leg ane
was left with ranchman. The ladie!
have all full note books of the trip. Tho
travellers include Mr. and Mrs. Chowen
Mr. and Mrs. Phelps, Dir. and Mrs. Ladd
Miss Woolsey, Del Chowen, Harry Skin
ner, E. A. Dickerman, Mrs. Hopkins anG
Miss Harrington, of Cleveland, 0. Al
speak we'll Of the geysers, the hot springs
the obisidian cliffs and the grand canyon
Mr.. Dickerman found the geysers rather
too hot, but is none the worse for it. The
party now feel brave enough to under
take trip TO Hudson's bay. simms
the cook, comes lip for much praise.
Paris Gibson and Rob't Vaughn re,
turned yesterday from the Wolf creei.
district where they had gone to see the
work Of development on their mines in
that section. as well as to note the general
progress of the camp. Mr. Gibson says
he returns with greater faith than ever In
the Wolf creek district. Numerous leads
have been discovered this summer, and
as far as opened up they make q fine
showing. The ores all contain high per
cent. of lead and are besides rich in sill
yer. The indications are now that Wolf
creek will be one of the greatest carbo-
nate camps In Montana. The Belt noun
tain branch will tap this district and
bring it rapidly to the front. ~.