Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1887-1890, 1888-08-18

Cattle will soon take the place of WOO
in business circles here. "..MO, 4MM"
| Work on the superstructure Of Ma
Dunn's building is now under full head
way.
The water works committee are in the
field and are meeting with encourage
ment.
1t is dull day when there is not run
away to impart spice of danger to trave
on Central avenue.
It will be seen that T. A. Hunt is in the
field for the republican nomination fol
clerk and recorder.
Every one praises the thrifty, busy lool
of Sand Coulee since the new force tool
hold of things there.
| The annual meeting Of the Great Falls
Water-P Power & TOWNSHIP company will
be held this evening. .M+-
The stalwart figure of Al Hockett will
be missed, but when trains run to Barker
he will often come to town.
Colonel Broadwater arrived from Hell.
ena by the afternoon train to attend the
meeting Of the Townsite company.
The candidate who trusts to chance
generally gets left. Nominate yourself
if you feel that you can do the state some
service. am 3.""" y... G..M4M.
Louis de Lestry, who resided here for
awhile has become travelling agent and
correspondent Of the Montana Mining
Review.
The shrewd politician or candidate does
not wait until the last moment. He has
his primary tickets printed and circulated
In good time.
A meeting Of the board of trade is
called for this evening at the office of the
probate Judge. All members are re-
quested to be present.
Harry Ringwald was among the recent
visitors at Sand Coulee. He says that
Miss Clarity and others intend to give q
grand ball at the new hotel soon.
The Park theatre has weekly salary
list of $1,000. The greater portion of
this amount is paid out to the merchant,
mechanic and business men of Great
Falls.-Park Theatre Bulletin.
Work on the Sand Coules stock yards
is progressing rapidly and it will not be
long until they are completed. A force
Of men is also employed in the same vi
cinity, grading for side tracks, etc.
Gus Okerman is now ranching on up
per Otter creek, but being an old miner
he is catching the fever and says he can
hardly stay away from the mountains
He has extensive mining interests at Mel
hart and Barker.
Robt. Vaughn is in from his Deep
creek ranch, where he is now busy with
the hay harvest He reports that farmers
and stockmen generally are putting forth
every effort now to secure a large crop of
that needful article.
Messrs. Miner and Boardman are very
much pleased with their new block,
which is now rapidly nearing completion.
They made arrangements today for the
construction of a sidewalk from Central
avenue to the new building.
]. H. Mcknight s. Co.'s new building is
assuming shape. A good, substantially
built structure on level with the side
walk, in front of the old building, is now
under way, and when completed will
make neat and comfortable office.
Germ says he has travelled all over the
United States and lie thinks Great Falls
has more natural resources than any in
land town in America. John is shrewd
business man. He is investing in Great
Falls real estate.-Park Theatre Bulletin.
The Montana Central HIS made up its
exhibit for the Minneapolis exhibition.
1t consists of 200 pounds Of mineral ex.
hibit and will be under the especial
charge of Col. Wheeler, and embraces
specimens from forty different mines in
Montana.
Tomorrow the shooting season begins.
Messrs. Sinclair, Brady, Fairfield, Payne,
Hotchkiss and other sportsmen will
doubtless be early in the field. They will
be at liberty until December to kill buff
falo, moose, elk, blacktail deer, antelope,
wild duck, wild geese and game IN gen
eral. No game are to be Killed for the
head or hide only, or for speculative pur-
poses.
Mr. Barnes, of Barnes g. Collect, who is
now in St. Paul, writes to his partner
here that hundreds of people are coming
to Great Falls on the occasion of the land
on the 21st inst, to be followed
by other large parties on September list
and the other dates. He says Great Falls
Is more talked Of than any other north
western town, and that this will be the
destination of many of them.
Mr.. Webb of the Northwestern Farmer
visited the falls, the ranches and the sub
lrbs in general last evening in company
with Secretary Webster. He was much
struck with the luxury displayed in some
'anches and wonders II that is the way
most Montana pioneers in this locality
i've. He has had talk with Robert
Vaughn, who he found knew nearly all
lie wanted to learn of Montana farming.
Mr.. Webb infers from the Fargo news
hat the nomination of Major Edwards
or the legislature is certain. The major
las carried Fargo and Fargo controls the
county.
John X. Castner-We are all delighted
It Belt with the railroad news. I have
ooked forward for years to this consum-
nation and was agreeably surprised to
ret the good news in the Tribune few
lays ago. The completion of the rail
Dad will rapidly settle our country, and
will, of course, aid in building up Great
Falls. The good effects are already felt
n the mountains, as every day parties
,ass my place bound for that region.
Within four or five years you will see
hundreds of farmers on the foot hills of
he Belt mountains, as there is no more
avored section in the northwest.