Great Falls tribune., 1888-09-22
SPRAY OF THE FALLS.

From Wednesdays Daily.l
Mr.. Israel has come from Helena to
visit his store here.
Antelope is becoming abundant in the
market. 1t is fat this season.
Mr.. Mcknight has spacious shed an
nexed to his store for implements and the
like.
Murphy, Maclay and Co. announce that
they will close their Benton house by
Sept. goth.
Mr.. Burghardt, whose illness was re-
ported yesterday, is improving gradually
and will soon be about again.
John Ross manager of the North Mon
tana Sheep company, is in the city to pur
chase supplies and attending to other bust
ness matters.
The dry goods and clothing stores make
a fine display of fall and winter goods.
People should buy now while the assort-
ment is large.
Mr.. Jaffray the travelling passenger
agent Of the Manitoba, who is in town has
charge as such of Minnesota, Iowa, Ne
braska and Dakota.
The remains of Mrs. Joseph A, Baker
of Fort Benton will be taken to st. Louis
for internment, that being the former
home of Mrs. Baker.
Frank l.. Street and Frank A. Pearson
OF Cora, who have lately become extensive
cattle and sheep owners in that section,
are in the city today.
MIR. Anderson, superintendent of the
sand Coulee coal company now has about
100 men at work and will increase the
force as rapidly as development will al
low
j. H. Mcknight has assured the dele
gates that MS business engagements pre-
clude him from being candidate for the
council. No final steps have been taken
to fill the vacancy.
Andrew Jensen, who is opening new
boot and shoe store in the Luther block.
is now having the shelving put in and
will soon be ready for business. He
comes from Minneapolis, where he was
engaged in the same line of business,
George s. Engel returned Yesterday
from trip to Barker where he went to
look at the mines of that district with the
view of investment. He expresses him
self as being fully satisfied that Barker
is destined to be splendid mining camp
The members Of the democratic CEN
tral committee for the city are requested
10 meet at the Tribune office this evening
at O'Clock sharp. The members of thee
committee tic from Great Falls are: W.P.
Wren, Thos. Z. Brady, j. B, Leslie Paris
Gibson and Jerry Collins.
Mr.. John Stewart of Chicago. who is
one Of the leading creamery men of the
west, is in the city looking up the advont-
ages offered by Montana for that business
MI. Stewart is very much pleased with |
Great Falls and will remain here n few
days to see what advantages are offered
for his business 'oo
The board of equalization is still busi-
~ engaged in adjusting assessments
Ihey Will hold another meeting on the |
41l OF Oetohef to hear the complaints if |
any, OF the tax payers who have had tbeir
assessments raised. The board has ixad
the valuation of stock cattle at S1s nor
head which we believe is the same rota os
that fixed in the neighboring counties, ~
The Manitoba is now taxed IN tho ~
most to move the stock offered them fnr M
shipment in northern Montana, From
+. A. Sears, the rustling stock apent of
thecompany, we learn that 40 car loads
were shipped from Cascade today
10 from Sand Coulee, 20 from Benton and
20 from the Sandy. The cattle to be shin
ped from Sand Coulee belong to Mr., Pear
son Of Chicago, and are from the Judith
On Thursday I. B. McShane, manager Of
the Bay State cattle company of the IN
dith, will ship about 50 car loads from
Sand Coulee and will have altogether over
5000 head to ship from these Yards
Several days ago Mr.. Daniel O. Blevins
returned to this city from Helena and has
since departed for his ranch on Hioh.
wood. Mr.. Bleyins, for the first time in
many years, is without race horse, ha
having before he left Helena closed out
his interest in the stable to Mr.. H, r. Ba'
ker, of that city, Mr.. B. having previous.
ly bought the other interests. The entire
stable, consisting of five trained horses
and two unframed colts, were purchased
by Mr.. Baker from the recent owners for
$4,000. The horses are now in Oregon
where they will be kept this winter. Il
is the intention of Mr.. Blevins to visit
California at an early day to purchase
colts which be will break for market
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