Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1887-1890, 1888-09-05

Mr.. Battle has been appointed operator
for the Rocky Mountain Telegraph com
pany at this point
W. B. Raleigh g. Co. announce in an
other column that their stock is in goot
trim for the fall trade.
The Park theatre will continue in full
blast during the alterations. Next week
u new company will be on hand.
| J. A. Harris, one Of the county commits
sioners, arrived in town yesterday to at
tend the commissioners meeting today.
The remaining members of the Ma
tional Park party, those who are return
| ing overland, ought to reach home today
or tomorrow.
Everything indicates that the county
finances will be in excellent condition by
the end of the year and that all claims
will be settled.
Died-On the Both ult., Willie, son Of
Mr.and Mrs. VIM. Sellew, of this city, aged
two years and seven months The inter
ment was in the Sand Coulee cemetery.
Some times horse manages to nibble
at the trees which Charles Wegner has
planted on Fifth avenue south. The
guards are not high enough to protect the
trees.
The democratic delegates to Butte will
doubtless all leave on Sunday next, 50 US
to be in time for the convention on Mon.
day. There will be no lack of alternates
on the mart of the hachalors
The Tribune press has printed the pro-
ceedings Of the annual meeting Of the
Montana Press association here. The
book contains President Alderson's adj
dress and forms valuable record of that
noteworthy meeting.
Miss 8. A. McBrine is announced in tile
Helena papers as general assistant at the
high school Of that city for the current
year, which begins today. Here her
name is on the democratic ticket for
school superintendent. #..
Chas. Wegner is suffering with rheum-
atism and was not able to be in atten-
commissioners until this afternoon. Mr..
Clingan is in Helena, but will probably
be on hand this evening,
John Glass came in from his ranch to-
day and had to make inquiry as to when
the republican primaries would be held.
He says he has been 50 busy with his
! bench land crops that he has paid no at
tention whatever to politics.
A citizen says: "The democratic ticket
as nominated by the convention last Sat
urday gives general satisfaction among
the democrats in the city and country
They think it a strong ticket and one that
will pull through all right this fall.
A few bids on the school house contract
we're lower than that of William Roberts,
but as they specified that the basement
was not to be finished, the board of trus-
tees decided not to accept them. This
was the only "irregularlty'' in the bids so
far as we know.
Saturday evening the team hitched to
Charles Gahres hack made sudden bolt
at the corner Of Fourth avenue south and
Park drive and overturned the vehicle
before they had gone dozen yards. For
tunately there was no one in it at the
time, and the damage was slight.
VIM. M. Hurd, representing the Amerl-
can building and loan association of MIN
neapolis, is in the city. Mr.. Hurd will
organize branch organization here if
sufficient encouragement is given him lie
is accompanied by George l. Baker and
j. r. Beck general superintendent.
W. L. Peck, P. r. McCulloh, James
Holmes, St. Paul; S. P. Armstrong, Sea-
atle; j. A. Harris, Chestnut Mrs. Maggie
Taylor; E. Hughes, N. c. Ray, Butte; L.
Fl. Mott, VIM. Hogan, Benton; W. L.
Dashing, Pensacola, Fla; W. F. Hall,
Grand Forks, D. T., are stopping at the
Park hotel.
This will be busy month with the
county commissioners. 1t will be ex,
pected that all matters connected with
the assessments shall be carried out in
full compliance with the law and in ac-
cordance with the best methods. No
such irregularities as occurred in the
Choteau assessment ought ever arise here
Mr.. ]. q. Bundy, the chairman of the
democratic convention, made an excellent
presiding officer and won the plaudits of |
all by the efficient manner in which he |
guided the convention through the ardu. |
Gus work before it. Just before adjourn
ment he made an excellent speech thank
ing the convention for the honor CON
ferred and predicting the success of the
ticket nominated.
News of a romantic marriage comes
from Fort Shaw. Yesterday the wedding
took place there of Joseph Hildebrandt
md Miss Mollie Largent, the daughter of
John Largent 1t appears that the match
met with some paternal opposition, but
The young people decided to act indie
oendently, and accordingly proceeded to
he fort, where the wedding took place.
Mr.. Hildebrandt runs the stage from Ulm
% Sun River.
A shooting affray took place yesterday
between 70 and o'clock. The scene
where the ARRAY occurred is near the
liver bank where the Italians are work.
ng on the Sand Coulee and adjoining
racks. 1t appears that an Italian at
empted to jump on the footboard of
'ngine No. 60. The switchman who was
landing on the footboard showed him
way, whereupon he made a second at
empt and was again repulsed. Becoming
nraged the Italian pulled pistol and
lred two shots at the switchman, one of
which took effect in the latter's shoulder,
)tdcer McLear arrested the Italian and
ocked him up. The switchman was con
eyed to the railroad hospital where Dr.,
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