Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1887-1890, 1888-03-14

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The music of the hammer and saw wa
heard in all parts of the city this mornin
upon the first indication of milde
weather. A full force Of men are at worl
on s. G.. Ashley " Co.'s new building, ant
it is proposed to push it through to com
pletion at an early date.
E. E. Corbin, superintendent of thu
Great Falls u Billings stage line is busily
engaged in setting up his 10 new Concord
coaches. One was sent out this morning
and others will follow as they are needed
1t is expected that a vast amount of trade
will be done with the Judith country the
coming spring. ..m.~-. ...
George E. Boos of the journal Publish
ing company, Helena, is in the city to-
day on business connected with his
contract for furnishing the blank books
and records for Cascade county. George
has Just returned home from California
and says that difference of ITO degrees
in the temperature is calculated to make
it unpleasant for him. M
In accordance with a telegram received
from Sheriff Black of Choteau, James
Ferris was arrested today by Deputy
Sheriff Sweeney, for grand larceny. He
| was placed in Jail by Sol Yates. Ferris
is about 80 years old and of heavy build.
He gives no explanation Of the charge
and will be held to await orders. He has
been known in Benton as 0rounder"
Before approving the report Of county
treasurer Dickerman today the commits
sioners concluded they would count the
money. When the treasurer brought in a
great bag of gold and silver, the commits
sioners found they had bigger job on
hand than they anticipated, but they wor-
ried through it with due and proper pa
tience The "balance on hand" was
found to be o. K.
Agent Kelly has received advices
that the new rates from St. Paul
to Great Falls are as follows: To
Great Falls class, $1.90; second ST.
10; third, $147; fourth, $1.e5; fifth, $1.1O;
class A, 81. These rates went into effect
Saturday. The Helena rates which have
been published are; $205, $1.S6, $1.55,
$1.30, $1.15, and $1.05, for the corr espon-
ding class. .'m@ M.
G. P. Thomson, who has been to the
eastern trade centers buying new goods
and also on brief visit to friends and rela-
tives in Canada, returned horne yesterday
over the Manitoba. In his absence the
boys had the dry goods store reftted
and thoroughly overhauled so that Mr..
Thomson hardly knew it on his return.
New counters and shelving have been put
in and the appearance of this always neat
and attractive establishment is greatly
improved. ".... .". .'
Advlces haye been received that the
500 line has put the following rates into
effect between New York, Boston and
st. Paul: First-class, 80; second, 10;
third, 61 fourth, Al; fifth, 80; sixth, 20.
New rates have been made between New
York and Chicago by all lines except the
National Dispatch as follows: First
class, 70; second, 81; third, AZ; fourth, 33;
fifth, 80; sixth, "a. The National Dis
patch makes first-class, 60; second, SO;
third, Al; fourth, 30; fifth, 20; sixth, 81.
The staff of the Montana division of
the Manitoba railway will give a banquet
this evening at the Park hotel, in com
pliment to Superintendent Shields, who
leaves here to accept higher position,
on the Chicago, St. Paul, & Kansas City
railway. 1t is understood that MI. !
Shields was also offered the post of SUI
perintendent of the Atlantic division on
the Canadian Pacific. Assistant General
Manager H. G. Ives has arrived to take
temporary charge of this division.
The route Of the branch line to the re-
duction works has been selected and the
contract for its grading awarded to Kir-
kendall d Larsen. The route following
the river bank has been adopted. 1t will
be much more difficult and expensive
piece of work than by the other proposed
route through the center Of the townsite,
but when completed will be more sub
stantial as well as more direct. Before
many months this will be link in the
main l!ne of the Manitoba, which will
cross the river near the Black Eagle falls
and recross at the present bridge.
The townste company has been doing
something like Gland office business'' to-
day as the following sales made will
show: Alex Gordon, lot 1, block sol, S4OO;
And. Erickson, lot IL. block 472, $500; H.
9. Chowen, lot 6, block 416, $1,7OO; Pau
line A. Harris, lot 10, block 474, $500;
Robert Vaughn, lots IS and ID, block 479.
$500; Dickerman d Webster, lots and 2.
block 500, 5000; Geo. Treat, lots 10 and
ii, block 500, 5000; Samuel R. WILDER.
lot 4, block 500, $500; G. W. Taylor, lot /,
block sos, $500; @. W. Taylor, lot IA,
block 4S0, $500; David F. Wilson & Bro.
lot ID, block 373, $1,000.
We learn that out of the 1000 sheen
quarantined in this county last summer
by David Hilger, deputy inspector, all but
one band are reported positively cured,
but there is doubt in his mind about the
existence Of scab in this exception. This
is certainly gratifying to sheepmen, and
If proper vigilance is kept to prevent
scabby sheep from being driven into the
county, their fiocks will be in the best con
dition OF any in the territory Thus far
the deputy inspector has refused in every
case to give clean bills on sheep dipped
for scab last summer, but he informs us
that on Or about April he will examine all
bands under quarantine, give clean bills to
those free of scab, and should any be
sound with the disease, will see to it
personally that they be properly dipped.
County Argus.
Much surprise was expressed in town
at the result of the Sullivan-M Mitchell fight.
Local spOrtsmen do not know what tn