Great Falls tribune., 1889-10-12
A new and thriving town on Belt creek
Will be one OF the results of the building
of the railroad to the mountains.


A new and thriving town on Belt cree
VIII be one OF the results of the building
of the railroad to the mountains,
| Thos. Geer has a contract in the rocl
work on the Belt mountains railroad ant
has force of men at work on the same
Mr.. Walker Of Sand Coulee had tn,
| pleasure today OF meeting hls family q
the railway depot on their return home
| Contractor klrkcnlnll is getting Iii
work strung ont in good shape and will
soon have an army of men on his twent,
miles.
Mrs. Hannah Evans of Fort Benton
mother of John II. Evans Of Sand Coulee
died on Wednesday, at the ripe age OF
II years.
Dr. Reed returned yesterday from ,
trip to Neihart He joins in the general
chorus that Neihart Will be the creates,
mining camp in the world.
M. II. johnson, of Great Falls, Mont.
was piloted into the Argus office yester.
day by Henry Krogh, and left a much
pleased man.-Fargo Argus.
Some fine engravings and Painting
Are being hung in the Rainbow club TO-
day, They will add greatly to the at
tractiveness of the club rooms.
The Agricultural department has pub
ilshed in the "Report OF thA Botnnist, -
Professor Fred Andersons able article on
the pastoral resources Of Montana.
Chief Engineer Beckler left for Helena
Ia n
grading done on the railroad. Much
more work will be done next week.
A brakeman on Conductor Flanagan's
''a'A Ald his hand badly mashed while
coupling cars yesterday 1t was found
necessary to amputate two OF the fingers.
The I. 0. 0. +. grand lodge will meet
in this city next Tuesday. There will be
nearly 100 delegates in attendance and
the brethren here propose to entertain
them loyalty.
Z. NJ. Webster, secretary of the Town
site company, arrivedat Helena YESTERDAY,
en- route home, and will arrive here Sun.
lay. He will be heartily welcomed by
his many friends.
A large sale of real estate in this CITY
will be chronicled in a few d.lys The
purchasers are St. Paul people and their
investment will show ample faith in the
new metropolis of the northwest.
Thos. Gahagan. representing the Jarvis
Conklin Mortgage Trust company, is in
the city, making arrangements to estab-
| 'ish an agency here. MI Gahagan will
make Great Falls his headquarters.
Ladies of the Baptist church are pre-
pairing actively for the lemon supper on
Friday next. They intend to combine
music, singing and recitations with sup.
per so as to render the entertainment
enjoyable for everyone.
Railroad men consider the Great
Northern railway an excellent name for
the Manitoba and other railroads which
form the new union. The name is large
enough to include the Pacific extension
and many branch lines.
The children of the public school will
give pleasant entertainment at Kings
bury hall on Tuesday evening. October
10, for the benefit of the school Every
one should help them ont by buying n
ticket and joining in the merrimcnt.
Mr.. Gregg saws thai he learned mt the
Northern l'acilic Office in st. Paul that
their road would head for Great Falls MS
soon us the location Of the great smelter
was settled. He says Northern Pacific
surveys have bean made with that pur-
pose.
The Baptist church is rapidly ap.
proachng competion. 1t will be i fine
edifice. There will be no plaster on the
interior which will show rafters a..d
beams of choice woods. The building
will be substantial throughout, and will
do credit TO The city.
Cascade county has done her part to-
ward fastening statehood. The returns
are all canvassed and ready for the board
of canvassers at Helena. If other coun-
ties would act as promptly Montana
ought to be in the full enjoyment of
statehood before November.
News has been received today of the
death at Neihart of Dan Buchanan, who
was well known and esteemed in that
mining camp. He died of an overdose
of morphine, which he took by accident
DIR. Reed was summoned, but when he
arrived Mr.. Buchanan was dead. The
deceased miner was 40 years of age and
unmarried.
Mr.. Charles Green came down home
from Great Falls Tuesday evening suffer
ing with fever, which has since develop
ed into mild form Of typhoid fever
The doctor has ordered him to remain in
bed and keep quiet, which Instructions
Charles is faithfully following. He will
probably pull through quickly and with
little suffering.-River Press.
Mr.. Andy O'Connell, one of the solid
citizens of Helena, arrived in the city
last evening and will spend few days
here. This is Mr.. O'Connell's first visit
to the city of Great Falls, but 20 years
ago he made Il trip to the falls of the
Missouri and from the opposite shore of
the river viewed this enchanting site.
The plains were then covered with buf,
falo and it was necessary to keep sharp
lookout for the savage Blackfoot. Mr.
O'Connell had not the least notion then
that the fairest and best city fthe state of
Montana would be builded on this site.
W. Fl. Burgess arrived last evening
from Helena and this morning took the
coach for Maiden. Mr.. B. IS known to
most of the old residents here and will
be remembered by nearly all as the man
who, in defence of his mine az Maiden,
committed homicide and was sentenced
to the penitentiary for term of years.
His pardon was one of the last and meri-
torious acts of Governor Leslie, Burgess
returns to Maiden to look after his
mining property IN that camp. At the
time of his trouble he was the possessor
of much valuable ground.
DIR. Cole of Helena, passed through to-