Great Falls tribune., 1888-02-29
SPRAY OF THE FALLS.

Mr.. Paris Gibson and Judge Rolfe are
in Helena.
A son was recently born to Mr.. and
Mrs. H. D. Evans of Truly, M. T.
Richard Barden, city treasurer of Hell
ena, is making visit to Great Falls.
Born-On Saturday, to Mr.. and Mrs
John Hopkins, Of Deep creek, a son.
The furniture for Judge Bach's office
has arrived and been placed therein.
Phil Gibson's building is adorned with
a sign bearing the legend &c. B. & N.
Railway"
The Building Association is making
subscriptions.
Ernest Ringwald has been appointed
assistant clerk to W. NJ. Cockrill, clerk
Of the fourth judicial district
1t is supposed that the new mills of the
Granite and Bi-Metallic companies will
be in Fred Burr canyon, near the mines.
Large orders have been given for build
ing paper which will be used to a large
extent in and around Great Falls this
year.
Six single scrapers addressed to Kir-
kendall & Larson arrived yesterday for
use on the branch road to the reduction
works.
Graders have been down at Neihart
looking over the ground preparatory to
taking contracts for grading the Sand
COulee extension.
Houses are rented quickly in town.
DR.. Henderson, who only advertised on
Saturday, has already rented his fine
house to Mr.. Morgan, tho architect.
The holes for the Sand Coulee tele-
graph line are being dug. Thomas
Welch of Helena has the contract and is
pushing the work as rapidly as possible.
1t is probable that Mr.. Guthrie, who is
superintendent of the division from
Minot to Grand Forks will succeed Mr..
Shields as superintendent of the Montana
division.
Livery and hackmen predict doing Il
land-office business the coming season in
carrying tourists and pleasure seekers to
the Giant spring.
The Missouri looks grand these days
from the railroad bridge. The area of
open water is extending, and there is II
ceaseless current over the dam which
some strangers mistake for one of the
cataracts.
"The Mineral Resources Of the United
States for 1885, apublic document, makes
mention Of the Great Falls coal region and
says: During the year very satisfactory
explorations were made in the Sand Cou-
lee district"
Sheriff Black of Choteau county is in
the city, returning from visit to the
supper country" where he has extensive
sheep interests. He reports that the sheep
in the vicinity of Choteau have come
through the winter without any loss what
ever.
The politicians expect busy year if
the Springer bill passes. Delegates will
be elected in August. In September the
constitutional convention will be held,
and in November the Legislature and state
ticket will be elected. The State legisla-
ture may not meet until January.
A very fine trotting mare, owned by
Dave Churchill of Ulm, recently foaled Il
MY. ny vaughn iosPeSt, hliitl He bHlllkS
is the finest colt in Montana to-day. Mr.
Churchill will bet right now that two
years hence this tilly will win the trot-
ting stakes for two year-olds at the Great
Falls races.
The townsite company report the fol
lowing sales of real estate during the past
few days: Moore, Noble & Littrell, lot a.
block 1876, $700; Green q Taylor, lot 6
block 41s, $1.100; g. P. Bucklin, lot 13
block 472, $500; Jacob Spengler, lot 2
block 1888, $500; Joel V. standley, lot 8
block 4s4, $780,
Superintendent Shields has resigned
and will leave the Manitoba on March
10th to join the staff of the Chicago, ST.
Paul 8 Kansas City railroad, OF which
Mr.. Egan is general manager. This an
nouncement will be read with regret in
this city where Mr.. Shields is popular
with business men and the public at
large.