Great Falls tribune., 1889-12-18
SAND COULEE.
BUSY TIMES IN THIS PROSPEROUS
MINING CAMP.
The Scandinavians Cultivate Literature
- and Oratory---A Large Pay
Roll = Business
Changes.

Thos. Wheeler, who has acted as man
ager Of the company's butcher shop tor
the past two years, started east to-day
He will go to New York and Vermont.
Madam Rumor predicts that he will take
unto himself better half while away.
Geo. Perry has taken charge Of the
butcher shop instead of Mr.. Wheeler.
II. A. Jones, the jeweler from Helena.
has u fine stock Of watches and jewery
displayed at F. W. Waite's book store.
He has made several large sales
Peter Rivers, proprietor Of "The Club"
the only frst-class saloon in Minot, Dak
has investigated our town and concluded
to remove his establishment here. He
has about completed arrangements for II.
w. Waite's house, which he will improve
and will start the finest saloon in Cascade
county.
q. L. Mason, proprietor Of the Occi-
dental hotel, Minot, Oak, is here looking
for location, but so far has been unable
to get a building.
Chas. Brown, one of our oldest-time
miners, left today for New Mexico.
Q. W. Odell arrived from Phelps, N. Y,
yesterday. He is brother of Frank and
has accepted a place on the company's
books. .@
A number Of people are sick and DR..
DeVere is kept busy. Two cases of
pneumonia and one of typhoid fever are
reported. The gas generated by the blast
ing powder seems to settle in certain
lriftc aOl me- hn IN, -,
are troubled with headache and cough.
This will be remedied as soon as the
proper machinery can be put in place.
Joe Housen is building neat addition
to his establishment which, when com
pleted will contain several rooms. He
proposes to open hotel about Christmas.
The hotels are all full and the stranger
who stops over night is compelled to
bunk on the floor or roll himself up in
blanket and hold table down.
The Scandinavian Young Peoples So
ciety is making good progress. The re-
suits of their work are seen in better
moral habits and higher cultivation.
With N. Danielson as president, Honas
Gibson secretary, H. Y. Rasgord treasurer,
and j. L. johnson librarian, the society
will undoubtedly flourish. They have
about $75 worth of books including some
in English and some in Scandinavian.
Among the English are noticed some of
Dickens. and Scott's works and other
standard works. The books are free to
all who choose to read.
The object of the society is the mutual
improvement of its members. They hold
meetings every Friday evening at which
readings, essays, recitations, songs and
debates constitute the programme Last
n ,ht the fol owing programme was given:
English reading Knute Higbee; Scanda-
navian reading. N. Danielson; solo.
"Whipporwill, Miss Larson; recitation
by T. w. Thomson the question, (Which
is stronger, love or hate" was ably discus
sed, Messrs. Johnson, Oleson, Rasgord,
Anderson and Miss Larson favoring the
lovers side of the question willie Messrs.
Kufos, Erickson, Gibson, Anderson and
Danielson avered that hatred was the
stronger passion. On counting the votes
the lovers carried the question by a ma
jority Of nine.
The Sand Coulee Coal company's pay
roll this month amounted to over $4,000.
They have the names of over 400 men on
their list. Messrs. Raben and Odell have
been kept very busy handing out the
checks the past two days.
The Kindness of the officials of the
FIRST National bank Of Great Falls in
having money at the company's Office
sufficient to cash all checks Is duly ap
preciated by the miners.
Carl Nelson has made arrangements
with Nick Kessler, Of Helena, whereby
he will receive beer by the car load. Mr..
Nelson will build large ice-house in
which he will keep the beverage stored.
The house will be completed about two
weeks hence.