Great Falls tribune., 1888-03-28

Prof. Louis De Lestry, who is to TAX
charge of the music at the new theatel
has just arrived from the east, where h.
has been spending the winter The pro
fessor is a gentleman well known in tn
western country as an author and leader
, N. D. Miller, chief engineer of th
Manitoba, arrived here last evening.
is understood that he has come in con
nection with the road to be built to til.
smelling works and that active operation
will be commenced as soon as the wealth
er permits
Old Boreas paid this region a visit las
night and, unmindful Of the fact, that he
properly belonged to the arctic regions
and not to the banana belt Of Montana
brought a furious gale Of wind and snow
| which will have the effect of putting 8
temporary stop to building operations.
| White q Pettnger have secured the
contract for the erection Of three frame
cottages for Robert Vaughn on Secondave-
une and Fourth Street South. These cot
tages have been already rented, although
the only work done so far was the dig
ging of the cellars.
B. Percy Clark of Choteau, who is in
the city returning from Benton, looks
upon Great Falls as the natural trade CEN
ter Of the upper Teton and Marias coun-
| try, and says that his firm, which is one
| Of the most extensive in that section, will
do their business wholly at this point.
General Green, surveyor general Of
Montana, is in town and may remain
few days, on affairs connected with his
department Of the public business. He
says the weather has been generally in
clement when he came here, but he adj
mires the steady growth Of the sturdy
young city. ""&". "..
E. w. King and f. r. Goss of Anoka,
Mimi, are in the city and will engage in
the steam fitting and plumbing business.
The gentlemen are also expert machin-
SITS and expect to establish foundry at
Great Falls this summer. They are now
employed by the Montana Smelling Com
pany.
Mr.. Hammond, the manager of the
Helena Lumber Company, connection
Of the Montana Improvement Company,
is in the city making arrangements to es-
tablish an extensive lumber yard at this
place. Mr.. Hammond is delighted with
Great Falls and may possibly become
permanent resident of the city. .
We learn from passengers who arrived
on the train from Benton last evening,
that Ed Lewis team, attached to his bus,
ran away just as the train pulled into the
Benton depot. The last seen of them
they were going down the hill towards
town at a break-neck rate. The result
bf thD DJ111o onl1Jl 1,,+
the prospects are it was serious affair.
The quarry men of Sand Coulee quarry.
namely: T. Conroy, DR.. Mclver, P. Nc
Bride, @. Donohue, and others, presented
recently very fine meerschaum pipe to
their foreman, James Higgins as a token
Of the esteem in which they hold him.
Mr.. Higgins accepted the present in a
very neat little speech, in which he
thanked the givers for the good will they
had shown him.
Since our last report-two days ago
the Townsite Company have made the
following sales: Lot in block sos, to
Viola J. Vaughn, $500; lot in block 5O5
to D. R. Vaughn, $500; lot in block sol,
to George w. Armstrong, $500; lot 2 in
block 499, to William M. Reinhart, $500;
lot "A in block 1872, to Joseph W. Russell,
1000; lot 8 in block 4S1, to Jones s.
Chambers, $500; lot in block 4O1, to
Eta l.. Sorrick, $500; lot 13 in block
400, to CLANCY McTaggart, $500.
The Townsite company has acted in re.
gard to schools in the same liberal spirit
it has displayed toward the churches.
1t has offered the school trustees a site
for new high school with primary de-
partments. The sole condition of the
grant is that a building worth $4,000
shall be erected thereon. This sum is
the ordinary cost for such building as
is contemplated. The Townsite company
has also in effect, promised a site further
north and another further south for two
more school houses when the growth of
the city shall render it necessary, to build
them. -7'"
We learn from the River Press that
Hon. Jere Sullivan, proprietor of the
Choteau House at Benton, and one of the
most popular landlords in the territory
has leased the Grand Union hotel, and
will take charge soon as it can be but in
| thorough repair. 1t will be supplied
with water, electric light and ali the
modern conyeniences, which will make
it one Of the best hotels in the territory
Under Mr.. Sullivan's management the
Grand Union is sure to be success. and
Benton is to be congratulated upon the
issue. The only thing that would pre-
vent it would be the cropping out of the
old up and down town Jealousy.
Advices have been received that s. II
Shannon has been appointed frei ght agent
OF the Montana Central railway COMPANY
with headquarters at Helena. Mr., Shan
non has resigned his position as local
agent Of the Northern Pacific Express
company to accept the new office. By
the change John J. Fallon, hitherto gen
eral agent Of the Montana Central at
Helena, becomes city passenger and tick
ct agent. The approaching Inauguration
| OF fast passenger train service makes the
business too heavy for one man to handle
and hence it was divided-Mr. Shannon
taking the freight business and Mr.. Fai-
| Ion the passenger traffic.
The boading house at the reduction
works is now visible from the bluff at the
Black Eagle falls. Workmen are busiIv
engaged on it and it will soon be com
pleted. The foundation of the bunlx
house has been laid and If will also h.