Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1887-1890, 1889-08-21
SPRAY OF THE FALLS.
(From Saturdays Daily.)

j. T. Arlington OF Belt came to town
today.
HI. Descombes of Cora is registered
at the Park.
Major Simons will not enter upon his
duties at Fort Belknap agency until Sep
TENDER 1.
Thos Mackaness, at present night clerk
of the Grand Central, will be day clerk
at the Hotel Broadwater. ".
Mr.. Hanson, the lively liveryman and
horse dealer from Chinook, came in on
the Manitoba this morning
For the first six months Of 1889 the
Boston and Montana company OF Butte
produced 13,4OO000 pounds of copper.
Prof. Werner and family went to Hell
ena on this mornings train. The Profess
sor will make that city his future home.
Delegates Paris Gibson and T. 3. Col
Inns returned to Helena this morning to
attend the closing session of the conven-
ton.
Mr.. A. Chandler, who has been here seve-
raj days looking after some real-estate,
goes to his home, Fargo, Oak, this after
noon.
MI. j. MacSmith, live real estate man
from Fargo, OAK, who has been looking
after some land interests here, left for
Helena today.
Mrs. Masena Rullard of -Releno, tc--
companied by Master Percy and Miss
Clara, is visiting her parents here, Judge
and Mrs. E. E. Bywaters.
The Niehart stage line is doing a good
business, both in the way of passengers
and express matter. Among the passen-
gers out this morning were Messrs. Eaton
and Mathews.
Judge S. g. Jones of Glasgow, KY, is
visiting his old friends Messrs. Leslie and
Cockrill. The judge is one of Kentucky's
most eminent jurist He is taking a
prospective view of our country.
President Hill and party returned to
Helena by special train this morning.
After short stop in the capital city,
where they will be joined by the ladies
of the party, they will return to st. Paul
The attention of Marshal Lester should
be given to some boys who persist in US
ing our Park front as 4 bathing place.
Yesterday, while at the train, we saw
these youngsters bathing within so yards
of the "union' depot.
Mr.. D. r. Mitchell, of the firm of Dun
lap & Mitchell, is visiting in London,
Ontario. Madam Rumor says he is to be
married on the goth inst. This is the
proper move for young man and should
be initiated by more of our bachelors
The Barker and Neihart coach pulled
out this morning with full load Of pas
sengers and express. This might be said
of every trip since the new line has been
started, and Mr.. Goslin is now preparing
to put on large Concord coach with
four horses. o-
The Husbandman says: "The one-half
interest in the I X L mining claim, at
Neihart, has just been sold to H. O.
Chowen, of Great Falls, for $4,000. An,
derson Bros, the owners Of the interest
sold have owned the property for some
time but have made no Developments il
it." The l X L is situated on Snow creek
in the Neihart district, and has always
been deemed valuable property.
On Thursday premature explosion
occurred in the Sand Coulee coal mines
by which Mr.. Ola Paulson was seriously
injured. The upper part of his body, his
bruised and his right thumb broken. DR.
Longeway was called yesterday to assis
DR.. Gelsthorpe in the case. Another ex
plosion yesterday, breaking through {
partition, slightly injured four miners.
A Townsend special to the Herald
says: 1.-THE dry season is at least bene
fitting the enterprising citizens of Town
send, many of whom have turned miners
The river is so low that the bed is ex
posed and on it several men have begun
ground sluicing for placer gold. The
operation pays and the diggings yiele
from 81 to $8 per day to the men. TIL,
channel of the Missouri is rich in golt
these bars will reap handsome prof
from their seasons work."
At a special meeting of the city council
held last evening a resolution was adopt
ed declaring that the test of the waite
works was satisfactory, and accepting tn,
same. The Water Works company hav'
the exclusive franchise in the city for 2
years and will receive 800 n year for eacl
hydrant. The city will begin to pay tn,
company from August list, and at pres
ent will pay for II hydrants, making {
yearly cost of $1,000 for fire protection
This amount will be nearly made up b,
the saving in insurance, so that our firt
protection will really cost only small
sum. Great Falls may now pride hersel
on having the best system of water work
of any city in Montana or the northwest
Alfalfa will undoubtedly be the hes
and cheapest feed which our ranchmel
can grow. On Hen. S. S. Hobson's rancl
near Utica is field of 16 acres of alfalfa
which, at the first cutting, yielded 4S tom
of hay. The second crop is now read,
for the mower and will, according to til,
judgment of men experienced in raisin,
this crop, make six tons per acre, max
ing total yield of nine tons per acre, o
IA tons of good feed cut from 16 acre.
When we consider the unusual drout
which has prevailed in that section thi
year, this result seems wonderful. l
will pay our farmers to try small fell
in this crop. That stock like this hay
proved by the fact that cattle and sheel
will leave good timothy for the alfalfa.
Oscar Swanson, who was tie inspec
tor of the Northern Pacific road whe
Broadwater, Hubbel s. Co. were fur
nishing ties at this place in 1882, is agai
in Miles, it being his first visit since this
time. Naturally he sees much that
new and little that is old, if we excel
many old friends who greeted him la!
night Mr.. Swanson is here as bidde
on the Fort Keogh waterworks, the col
tract for which will be let to-day. If it
his good fortune to secure the contract,
it will be in most capable hands, and "