Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1887-1890, 1888-09-01

Mrs. P. M. Collins, wife Of the Supt. Of
Telegraph of the Montana Central r. r..
is visiting the city. "u
Mr.. Ed. Smith formerly with l. L.
Israel has accepted position as night
clerk at the Milwaukee house.
Phil Manix, the well known Augusta
merchant arrived yesterday and will re-
main a few days, attending to some bust
ness matters here.
Jos. Silverman capitalist from
Chicago is in the city. He will remain
here few days and look up the various
resources of Great Falls.
Mr.. J. B. Clayberg of Carter s. Clay.
berg and Hon. W. E. Cullen arrived from
Helena yesterday to argue the Manitoba
railroad versus Ford case.
Ira Brown, travelling man from Chi
cago is at the Park. Mr.. Brown is an ex-
pert banjo player and makes merry music
to the delight Of his listeners.
The Western Union office will be open
for business Friday morning. One week
from that date the line to the smelter
will be finished and ready for business.
| To the searcher for news, Chas. M.
! Webster, the popular secretary of the
Townsite company, is guardian angel.
He is always pleasant and genial and is a
regular bureau of information.
Edward c. Gale, whose father is an ex-
tensive real estate dealer in Minneapolis
| fly the good reports he has heard con-
corning Great Falls and her bright pros
poets. m.". .", ".
| John Theviot, representing the whole
sale house of Koehler & Heinrich of St.
Paul, is in the city. He is guest at the
Milwaukee house. Mr.. Thevlot carries 0
line of fancy groceries and buchers' sup
plies, and sold to-day two chopping ma.
chimes to e. N. Dickinson.
| Geo. W. Taylor and wife F. W. Web
ster and Miss May Hawkins of the Ma
tlonal Park party arrived home yester
day They left the balance of the party
at Cinnabar and came by rail. They had
a very pleasant outing and return home
much benefited by the trip.
The board of county commissioners
will meet next Monday when the petition
for the incorporation of the city will be
presented to them. A meeting was hello
by the citizens committee last night to re
port what progress had been made re
garding incorporation. 1t was decided
to present the incorporation petition tt
the county commissioners for their con
sideration.
Geo. W. Taylor can grow eloquent ir
descanting on his visit to the National
park, and the many pleasures Of the trip
He says there were 5000 people in the
park at one time during their visit, includ
ing 500 "schoolmarms" from the east
The party had a very pleasant time and the
overland trip was not the least enjoyable
part of it. They camped from time tt
time to indulge in fishing and succeeded
in catching many trout and grayling. Mr.
Taylor is home in time to look after his
political fences, and see that he captures
one Of the nominations Saturday.
Delegates will begin to arrive tomor
row for the democratic county conven
ton which is to be held in Minot hall or
Saturday. It is expected that every pre-
cinct will be fully represented. There
will be in all forty-two delegates, Of
whom twenty-six will be from the coun.
try and sixteen from town. Twenty-Five
votes will be necessary to nominate if the
| full number of delegates Is present The
convention is called for 10 a. M, but it Is
supposed that it will make no nominations
until later in the day. The nominations
will doubtless be made in the order
named in the call-clerk and recorder
sheriff, assessor, probate judge, county
attorney, treasurer, public administrator
coroner, superintendent Of schools and
county commissioners. There are twelve
nominations in all to be made, including
the three county commissioners, who will
doubtless be named separately. The
choice of delegates to the territorial con
vention will also devolve on this body.