Great Falls tribune., 1889-03-20

Great Falls as his home.
In Kibbey, Judge Larkin with many
sons and daughters of Erin, VIII celeorate
St. Patrick's day by grand ball tonight
C,J McNamara of Fort Maginnis is in
the CITY en- route to Choteau to look after
the affairs of the North Montana Cattle
company.
Hon. r. E. Collins returned today from
Chicago, He found trade brisk and inn
mipration active with Montana uppernost
in peoples minds.
The Great Falls smelter has been lnsur-
ed for about $25O,000. Phil Gibson's
agency took $10OOOO Hanks y Atkinson
SIS 900; and Luke of Helena $75,Ooo.
The Montana Central train was delayed
last evening by cave in one OF the small
tunnels between Helena and Butte. Inc
damage was slight and has already been
repaired.
Jesse f, Taylor of the Sands Il Taylor
cattle company recently purchased $500
| head of Young cattle in Utah. He in
tended going to Texas but found he could
purchase to equal advantage in Mormon
dom.
All who are interested in the Great
Falls club will meet this evening at P.
m. in the office of the Townsite company
Fifty one applications for membership
have been received. The proposal meets
with general approval. Great Falls may
soon have the most flourishing club IN
Montana There Is no lack of sociable,
plucky people to form one.
Saturday evening about 7 p. m. a fire
broke out in the house Of Fl. II. Higgins,
who lives near the town of Sand Coulee.
It was found impossible to ouell the
flames, which destroyed the whole build
ing. The house was insured through
| Phil Gibson's agency for $500. Mr.. Ellg-
gins formerly resided here, where he car
ried on hotel in house near GetZ's So
loon. j. Coon, who sells vegetables in
town, is near neighbor Of his in the
country.
A five-column article on the "Missour-
ians in Montana" written by Helena
correspondent, appeared in the St. Louis
Republic of Saturday, the 10th instant.
rhe edition will reach Montana on the
10Th or Goth. There is likely to be de-
mand for the papers, Orders should be
left with the newsdealers at once, so that
extra copies can be secured. All Mis-
sourians in and around Great Falls
should place with the family bible copy
of this paper, which will tell the leading
part that old Missouri has played in
building up the Cataract State.
The country near Box Elder creek
which is about nine miles east of this city
looks we'll. The cattle and sheep are in
fine condition. Both look fat and healthy
after the winter. Mr.. Blankenbaker re-
ports his flock to be in excellent condi-
ton. Messrs Cockrill and Chapman are
preparing to plow part of their quarter
!; sections. Pat Hughes is about to start a
stock farm and is now looking at the
herds in Minnesota with the view to buy
ing some thorough bred cattle. Mr.. Gas
ey has secured desirable tract. Messrs.
Allen and McAuley have also filed on
land near by.
The Great Falls spring meeting opened
today in the Park course. The event OF
: the day was the Cascade stakes. The en-.
: tries were Mr.. Pence's Rodney, Fred
Thurston, Jockey, and Tom Wheeler, Sand
: Coulee's Banjo. The stakes were 800
/ Gus Levenisch rode Banjo. The Sane
Coulee horse was the favorite in the bet
q ting. A good start was made. The race
: was we'll contested till toward the tinisl
:, ~ when Banjo forged ahead and won by
four lengths. There was a large croWt
on the course, Sand Coulee being vel
s represented The race was we'll conduct
r ed and should be followed by many othe
d matches.
;. Mr.. J. M. Hannaford, traffic manage
of the Northern Pacific Railroad, arrive'
in the city last evening over the Montan
I, Central and will be the guest for a day 0
a two of II. W. Child, general manager o
n the Montana smelling company. This
l. Mr. Hannaford's first visit to norther
a Montana and he says he has simply ru
down to see what kind of a country W
II have. 1t is needless to say that he
~ much interested in what he has seen an
+ that he will be one Of the Northern Pt
! cific magnates to urge presstently til
- extension Of their lines into norther
= Montana and particularly to the magi
city of Great Falls. Mr.. Hannaford wi
lg probably return to St. Paul over the MAJ
y itoba.
~ Messrs. G. W. Taylor and Eaton returl
" ed last evening from Cascade with fiv
i wild geese. All the sportsmen in tow
- congratulated them on their luck an
one fellow-citizen so admired the gees
n. that, quick as an Indian, he severed til
I'd neck Of one and is doubtless feasting on I'll
IS. ''tine fat goose" just now, for he disal
u peared while Mr.. Taylor was describir
rs how he shot the birds. One story is goc
w until the other is told. Today the TRI1
I'd UNE received box with note signe
ke 'Cascade," which read as follows: "Tl
be enclosed four geese are the entire resul
g of the hunting trip at Cascade by Messl
ell Geo. Taylor and Eaton. Upon close es
mate they cost an average of $11.47 eac
,,s Please have them stuffed and placed in
ce prominent position in the Great Fal
rk Museum Of Natural History. If no pu
an lie museum has yet been established sci
m 10 them to the Park hotel for Sunday di
~ ner." The box looked rather small, b
ad hope springs eternal in the human bret
ad when fowl are in question. On goil
No deeper we found four snow birds! O
,as surprise was as great as that of the dark
.ct who exclaimed: "Some one has done go
,Si ed and stole the shoat," when he missed Il
Id young hog which was expected to furni
ha the Christmas dinner. This is clearly
M M subject for the county attorney. /
rs as should investigate Q) If G. W. Taylor d
~ shoot the said geese (s) Who wrote t
m alleged libel (3) If the person from who
II he bought the geese gave him away. 1
al this fOreshadows some grave problem
ce which Judge Dyas will be expected to
in in sist IN solving.
~ Promptness.
az. First cold, then cough, then &C
he sumption, then death. ~ took DR.. Ae