Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1887-1890, 1888-10-20
SPRAY OF THE FALLS.
Iron Wednesdays Daily.l
uilding goes on actively.

Building goes on actively.
Fast trains are only three weeks off.
Phil Gibson is expected home in day
or two.
The gay and festive drummer begins
to appear.
The democratic rally in Cascade on
Monday has set the political tall rolling.
A campaign club will socn be started.
Mr.. Case, of the Manitoba railroad, is
to leave st. Paul today for this city. Peter
Seims, the contractor, may come with him.
Mr.. Cory, of Bach, Cory 4 Co., finds
the fall trade good both here aud in Hell
ena. He says that on the whole Montana
is in a prosperous condition.
Work on the new church, odd fellows
hall and other building of Cascade is prog
ressing rapidly. The school house build
ing fund amounts to nearly $500 which
has been subscribed by the people.
Messrs. Brady, Stanton, Taylor and
others are in the country east of here
holding meetings and making speeches.
Last evening they addressed democratic
rally at Belt The people have expressed
a strong desire to hear young orators.
The Journal Publishing company, of
Helena, has just issued large and hand
some catalogue in which is set forth the
prices of nearly every article i'll their
large establishment at the capital. 1t is
a neatly gotten up and attractive pub
lication.
Mr.. Macqueen has returned from St.
Paul where he went with sheep that were
bought from Seims Il Arlington. He
says that Manitoba officials are accommn-
dating to people in the live stock bust
ness. His sheep were earn led in good
order and without any needless loss of
time.
Judge Murphy says that ]. L. Perkins
has made survey for supplying the
town OF Cascade with water. Its prop
osed to supply the town from the
mammoth spring which is on Il hill about
amile and half from town. 1t is pro
posed to form large reservoir and dis
tribute the water thence through the en-
tire town. The water can be procured
cheaply and in large volume all the
year round.
General Manager Leonard found the
Rocky Mountain telegraph company's
office here well managed and doing GOOD
business both with Montana and the coup
try at large. The receipts lately are
larger than they ever have been. The
operators here, ] A. Fortier and G, F
Miller lately sent dispatches contaiuinA
many thousand words, promptly and care
fully. Further extensions of the Il. M
system are proposed.
Jack Culbertson of Fort Buford, well
to-do half breed, vas killed in a saloon
70" at Williston last Saturday by a MAJ
named Gibson the propr etor Of the place
Gibson knocked him down and dragged
him ont on the sidewalk where he wa.
left to sober up" Afterwards it wa.
found thai the man was derd. Gibson
secured horse and escaped across tn,
llne. The deceased was IL half-breed sol
OF Major Culbertson who was for seyera
Years Ill charge Of the affairs of the
American Fur Company at Fort Benton
Both father and son were we'll known b,
Old timers along the Missouri river.
Our republican friends have had some
thing OF hard struggle to secure can
dldate for joint councilman. Mr.. j, Ii
Mcknight, the strongest possible man
was first nominated against his wishes b,
the joint convention. Then the com
mittee nominated Mr.. George H. Muller,
OF Chestnut, who declined to make TIL,
race. Mr.. J. M. Erskine of St. Clair (Gor
ham), was the next choice, but he did no
desire the honor, and finally Mr.. J. A
Harris, one of our county commissioners
was put upon the ticket His acceptanc,
has not yet been received, but for tn,
time it is understood that he is candi
date.
The only accident which occurred t,
mar the perfect pleasure of the occasion
happened to two visitors from Great FALL
whose names have escaped us. Will,
being driven to town in one of the one,
hacks they were struck about the fac,
and neck by the telephone wire which
was down from its place on one of tn,
poles and swinging near the ground
One gentleman's face was cut and the
other was thrown from the vehicle an(
badly stunned.-River Press. We ar,
pleased to report that the accident dix
not prove serious. Both of the gentle
men We're out with the crowd durin
the evening enjoying all the fun thcr
was 10 sight,