Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1887-1890, 1889-10-30
SPRAY OF THE FALLS
(From Saturdays Daily.)

John Watson is in from Belt.
Mr.. Hansen came in from Chinook to
day.
Pete Ford came in from Cascade yester
day ...-
A report came from Benton today that
Charles Green is very low.
Jos. Lessard came in from Kibbey last
night and reported everything booming
in that section.
Sol Yates returned yesterday with his
eyesight much improved by the opera
ton which was performed in Helena.
'.The Rain Bow Saloon looks well in
big letters, on First Avenue south.
Schmidt & Henderson do nothing by
halves.
VIM. Ulm of Ulm is in town. He
reports that a creamery and cheese fac
tory will he started at that place early in
the spring.
The county commissioners heard sew
eral appeals from their "raises," but made
no decisions, allowed several bills and
adjourned at noon today until next Fri
day.
Mr.. Rice who had charge of the COM
pressor in the wool season was in town
today on his way east He says that
growers who sold wool promptly during
the season did better than those who held
it back.
Archie Mcdonald proprietor of the
Arcade restaurant met with painful
accident today. While engaged in a
friendly scuffle he fell and broke both
- nr nj mr.
another physician who name we could
not learn set the fracture and Archie is
out on the street. Tie will take n six
weeks rest.
Mr.. and Mrs. F. G. Roosevelt have de-
cided to remove to our neighboring city
of Great Falls. They have been old time
and valued residents Of Fort Benton, and
we are 10th to lose them, but Mr.. Roose-
welt has decided to make a new business
venture that will necessitate the change
lie has already rented his residence in
this city River Press.
The fish car brings croppies, bass and
trout. Mr.. Simmons, who is an enthn
siastic student of fish culture, comes will
the car and will supervise the placing
Of the fish in the Missouri. These fish
ure good sized ones. Mr.. Mcdonald ofthe
Washington bureau has high opinion
of the merits of this region for fish cul
iure and intends to send some mlllor
trout here.
The wool receipts here during the sea
son we're 100000 pounds greater thar
those Of any other point in the territory
1t is fortunate for our Benton friend
that they did not take up the wager y
the Great Falls merchants that this cit,
received 100000 pounds more than Ben
ton. Great Falls is the greatest WOO
market in Montana.
The search for DR.. Turner's body wa
continued all day yesterday by number
r. of friends and neighbors of the Maria
and Teton as we'll as Messrs Wackerlir
Miller, Stevens and John Harris, of Fol
Benton. Mr.. Wackerlin and his part
dragged the river repeatedly, continuin
the process all day long without resul
Mr.. Granville Turner, brother of d
viii E. Turner, arrived this afternoo
from Belt creek.-River Press of Frida'
The TRIBUNE would respe ctfully sut
gest that while here President Hill, Gel
eral Manager Mohler and Superintendent
Case should inspect our grand union d.
pot and make a note of its beauty in arcl
great convenience fer the travelling pull
lie and railroad officials. We understan
fine union depot is to be built at St Pa,
and an inspection of our structure migl
give Mr.. Hill and his associates pointt
as to how the thing should be done.
it should be that the magnates have n,
time to do this, the TRIBUNE will guaral
tee to have the structure put on whee
and hauled to any desired point for il
spection. We are anxious for them
see ii; there is always something to
learned in railway architecture, yc
know.
Mr.. John Watson of Minneapolis, WI
came to Great Falls in July last and lie
soon after for trip to the Belt mountain
to look up the mineral resources of tn
section, returned to the city yesterda
having spent nearly three months rongl
ing it in the mountains. As n result he hi
gained ID pounds in weight and va