Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1887-1890, 1889-08-03
SPRAY OF THE FALLS.
4 From Wednesdays Daily. /

Mr.. John Hobhins, the Teton wool
grower, is in the, city today.
j. G. Bear goes to Choteau to become
principal Of the school there.
Mr.. Price, the noted Boston wool buyer,
left for-home today by way Of the Mon
tana Central.
Tom Wall Of Kibbey left this afternoon
for home. Mr.. Waston Of Minneapolis,
went with him.
Hanks u Atkinson have written $780,
900 insurance SO far this season on wool
in the great warehouse.
Mr.. Buell. shipped seven car loads wool
from the warehouse today. -Four of them
were for Fenno Brothers s. Child of Bos-
ton.
Rice & Peck have placed 5000 head Of
sheep at Culbertson, in the lower Milk
river country. There is good feed and
plenty of hay in that section.
Mr.. Ellison's party Of surveyors are
now at work running the line from the
smelter to Box Elder. They cross the
line of Central avenue close to Mr. Glib
sons wheat ranch.
Immense trains Of Montana (Sand Cou-
lee) coal are being drawn east over the
Manitoba railroad every day. A train a
quarter of mile long is a sight worth
looking at.-Glascow Herald.
Ranchmen leave town daily with wag
ons loaded down with groceries and other
supplies. They are determined not to
fall short IN the winter when the snow
may be deep Tt is Obvious too that they
mean to live well,
At the meeting of the Baptist COM
mittee in Mr., Leslie's office yesterday
subcommittee on plans and specifica-
tions was appointed. 1t was announced
every Sunday. The round sum of $677
Major W.. W. Junkins, Indian Agency
Inspector,took his departure last evening
for the Blackfoot agency. Major Jun
kins is the father-in-law Of Nat McGitfin
Of Sand COulee and has many friends
and acquaintances in this country. He
made several visits here before receiving
his present appointment.
The funeral of Halven Benson took
place this afternoon from the Pioneer
Hook and Ladder company's healquar-
ters. It was largely attended there being
about 40 carriages. Mr.. Benson who was
Swede died Of typhoid fever. He was
much esteemed by his fellow-citizens
who speak Of him as an honest, public
spirited citizen,
The democratic primaries will probably
be held about August 18th. The Ana
eonda democratic territorial convention
is to nominate candidate for represen-
tative in COM ress, candidates for gov
ernor, lieutenant-go governor, secretary of
state, state treasurer, state auditor, attor-
ney general, superintendent Of public in
structlon, three justices of the supreme
court and such other officers as may be
provided by law.
The surveyors on the Neihart branch
of the Montana Central ran the line seye-
raj miles above Martins, towards Neihart.
They now return to this city and Willrun
q line from some point on the Smelter
branch TO the crossing Of Box Elder.
'Ehe first survey was from the Sand
Coulee branch and it is not improbable
that the new route from the Smelterl
will be adopted. 1t would be more
direct and shorter. 1t will not be long
now until dirt will begin to fly on the Belt
mountains branch,
Mr.. Gibson's field of wheat near
town has been harvested. The shocks
stand very thick and the wheat is Of SUI
peror quality. Mr.. Watson Of Minneap-
oils, who has just come through the
great wheat belt, says he did not see a
better field of wheat in eiti en- Minnesota
or Dakota. This grain was grown OIL the
high bench lands adjacent to Great Falls
this dry season, when there has been no
rain to speak Of for four months, and
without irrigation.