Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1887-1890, 1889-02-16
From Thursdays Daily.]

General Manager Child left for Helena
today.
The snow has nearly disappeared from
the hills.
Mr.. schmitz is now fully installed in
his new store.
Money to loan, on good security. APP
ply to j. B. Leslie.
Geo. Taylor has gone to Helena for
few days on business.
Pianos for rent at Jackson's music
store, Helena, Montana.
The engagement of Judge Bach and
Miss Child Of Helena is announced.
Farmers should make early application
for seed wheat at the Cataract mill.
John M. Bennett, travelling passenger
agent for the Albert Lea route, is at the
Park hotel. Mr.. Bennett is widely kno wn
as an active, energetic railroad official.
Mr.. Atkinson, who is we'll posted on in
surance and real estate, will attend
promptly to all such matters in the abb
sence of his partner, Mr.. Hanks. He has
also an efficient assistant.
More filing has been done on public
land around Great Falls this winter than
in any previous one. This is owing to
confidence in the growth OF the city and
OF the region in general.
Barnes & Collect announce the sale of
two lots and five houses on Fourth avenue
South. The property has been bought by
Brown & Hunter of Chicago. The houses
were built by Mr.. Tyler Of Washington,
ID. O., and are IN growing neighbor-
hood.
Mr. Will Hanks left today on the noon
train for st. Helena, California, where he
will join Mrs. Hanks. They will visit
San Francisco and other points of inter
est. Mr.. Hanks will return IN about 30
days. Mrs. Hanks will remain until late
in the spring
J T Morrison, St Paul; G H Overington,
Minneapolis; H Conway, New York;
J Hartley, Moorehead, Mimi; W &
Leistikour, Grafton, Oak; M L Streator,
Helena; j Bennett, Minneapolis, and r
Blankenbaker are registered at the Park
hotel.
The River Press displays rooster and
makes merry over Wharf.-The announce
ment that the supreme court has awarded
an attorneys fee to Choteau in the recent
suit. We thought ROSTERS were reserved
for presidential contests. 1t is easy to
make our contemporary happy.
Postmaster Taylor announces that the
mails close as follows: To Helena and
local points, 1890 p. M; St. Paul and the
east, 3:15; Billings and local points, 0 a.
m; Sand Coulee, ga. M; Ida, 8 a. M;
Smelter, 4 p. IN. People should mail let
tiers as early as possible and apply for
money orders some time before the ar
rival or departure Of mails.
County Surveyor Kern has two outfits
making surveys for the city grades. He
considers that permanent grades can now
be established with much advantage to
the city and with little or no inconve-
nlence to anyone who has already built
on the streets or avenues. Mr.. Kern has
spoken with Mr.. Cole, the water-works
engineer, who is DESTROYS to have the
grades established in order that he may
have authentic data for his own calcula-
tions. Mr.. Kern will continue the sur
veys actively and will soon have all need
full details for determining the grades.
These grades will cover an area as far
east as 18th street. They will also ex-
tend as far as 10th avenue South.
The hardware men of the city are hay
ing lots of fun with j. F. Weimescary the
popular representative Of Hubbard,
Spencer, Bartlett & Co., of Chicago, who
is now in Helena. He has been giving
orders for new suits and overcoats, which,
it was discovered, are to be used at wed
ding next month in which Mr. w. will
act as one Of the principals. The pros
pective bride is a Chicago belle. Wei
mescary thinks he is keeping the thing
awfully quiet, so 'for goodness sake
don't say I told you" Mr.. Wednesday,
who is thus humorously referred to by
the Helena Herald, is well-known and
esteemed here where Hotchkiss & Hawk
ms and others will, no doupt, join in
wishing him much prosperity.
Prof. Beggs returned to Helena today,
He expresses himself as very highly sat