Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1887-1890, 1889-11-02
SPRAY OF THE FALLS.



q Judge Dyas heard this afternoon the
suit of the territory against Mikelson,
who H. L. Mcintyre acsuses of obtaining
lumber under false pretenses. Decision
reserved. Mr.. Taylor appeared for the
prosecution, Mr.. Leslie for the defense.
Two hundred extra copies of yester-
days TRIBUNE, containing the mastery
Grafton of Col. Gould, we're sold to the
delegates and others. The enterprise of
this paper in publishing the address in
full was duly appreciated by the visitors.
Work on the grade of the Neihart
branch is progressing rapidly. Two
weeks more of good weather will see the
road all ready for the rails as far as Belt.
The locomotive will reach the latter point
much earlier than the contractors counted
on.
The county commissioners met today
and upheld the "raises' made on the
original assessment. They placed the
levy at 104 miles. The committee ac-
cepted the valuations made by the board
of equalization, as the basis for the city
levy.
Chas. E. Severance of Okla arrived in
the city yesterday and left this afternoon
for Big sandy where he will load lot
of sheep for shipment to Iowa, to feed.
Mr.. Severance returned recently from
his European journey and reports having
had a very enjoyable trip.
A city council committee composed of
Aldermen Hotchkiss, Clinton, Bridges
and Germ met the county commissioners
today. AS the result of the conference 1t
was agreed to lower the city levy from 6
to Az mills. This with the county tax
will make the levy in the city 10 mills.
Workmen are building an addition to
the north room Of the Luther block. In
this room will soon be opened a strictly
first-class restaurant Joe Steiner, the
celebrated artist de cuisine, will preside
in the kitchen and guarantees to please
the most fastidious palate. The table
service will be unexcelled and the attend
ance courteous and obliging. Ladies and
gentlemen will do we'll to give this new
enterprise trial.
The population of Great Falls is in
creasing at the rate OF about SO persons
every day. The majority of these are
workmen, who, g, out along the line of
the Belt railroad. Yet their supplies are
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correspondingly increasing. Many men
of wealth and large experience in bust
ness are ais, coming here, attracted by
the favorable reports which every visitor
takes out from the city.
At the meeting of the city council last
evening John Burke was granted per
mission to erect an addition to the Cas-
cade hotel. E. NJ. Mitchell was denied
permission to erect wooden addition
The Hotter Lumber company presented
petition, asking to put store front into
the old hose house. Referred to the fire
committee. Mr. Paris Gibson made an
eloquent plea before the council showing
the ACCESSIBILITY of the city making an ap-
preparation for setting out trees along our
streets. He said the Water Power Co.,
would furnish power to raise water to the
desired height free and then all the
streets and avenues can be irrigated.
The teachers institute began under
bright auspices today, Miss Bessie Ford
presiding. Judge Hedges spoke of man
ual training in the school. Miss Rich
and Professor Thompson discussed the
subject ably and practically. j. M. Lar
gent described his method of teaching
grammar. This was followed by an in
teresting, animated debate, in which Miss
Epworth, Professor Logan and others
took part A. 7. Kelllson then gave a
recitation, which was well received. The
institute then took recess until the af-
ternoon. There will be interesting exer-
cises at 8 o'clock this evening. The room
was filled today with teachers, Others
are coming.