Great Falls tribune., 1889-06-01

today. Mr.. Ne1hart recently refused TO
give an option for 80 days on the Queen
Of the Hills for $75,00O. He regards this
as one of the best mines of Montana and
is certain that in proper time it will
bring much better price.
Sheriff Downing is not caring much
now whether the county officers hold over
or not. He has had an offer Of $4,000
for his ranch near town and will probably
be able to make bargain. He asks $40
an acre. This ranch is on the line OF
Central avenue and is not far from the
town limits. The boulevard soon to be
laid out runs by it.
Among the Park hotels arrivals today
are: Hallem and wife, Fergus Falls; l..
Allen, St. Paul; Joseph Allin and wife,
Sand Coulee; II F Willett, A Phillips,
Upper Sand Coulee; H Crounse, Major
Martin Maginnis, Helena; J G McCuaig
Dupuyer, Mrs. McCuaig and children,
Ottawa; W Wagner, Sun river canal; j..
Pogue, Gorham.
A large party of agricultural editors,
including several of the party that was
here last year, will visit Montana again
next month and will be at Great Falls
| about the tenth. They will remain here
some time and will take advantage of the
occasion to visit the Deep creek round
up which will not be far from the city at
that time. 1t is expected that the party
will be much larger than that Of last
year.
"Great Falls sells every thing as cheap
and SONS things cheaper than Benton"
SAID Mr.. Maclay today when he was asked
about the claim of the River Press that
Benton merchants sell lower than any in
the territory. s'There is salt for instance
added Mr.. Maclay. at costs SO cents
from st. Paul to Benton add five cents
from there to the depot. 1t costs go cents
to Great Falls, and nothing from the
| freight car, Now who can sell cheapest?"
The bounty law passed at the late ses-
sion of the legislature has not apparently
alarmed in the least the wolves near Ulm.
Possibly they are not subscribers to the
Helena Journal and have not read the bill
IN detail. At any rate one of the most
daring and vicious of the gang boldly en-
tered the barnyard of Dave Churchill the
other night and killed fine $100 calf
devouring goodly portion of the carcas
before retiring.
Tom O'Hanlon Of Fort Belknap and
Chinook is in the city today. Mr.. O'Han-
lon says the completion Of new building
at Chinook was celebrated last evening
by a ball and reception, at which there
were some fifty ladies and gentlemen
present, many Of them new settlers il
that region. He says it was as pleasan
and enjoyable party as he has ever at.
tended IN Montana.
| Our Fort Benton friends are exultins
nightly because party of Northern Pa
ciic surveyors are wrestling with thu
hills and coulees in that vicinity, seekin!
to tin6 out if it is possible thing to ge
railroad into the old seaport. Why, WI
remember distinctly that just such ,
party, representing the same railroad
were skirmishing around there six year
ago They ran the line down Main st. will
the whole town as lookers-on and drov'
the last stake opposite l. g. Baker & Co.
store. We were all in an exultant moo
at that time and still six years have rolle'
by and the Northern Pacific is as ia
away as ever! We hope it will be differ
ent in the present case, and simply recal
this scrap of ancient history to show tha
} the location of a railroad line is by n
means an assurance that the road will b
r constructed.
Everyone enjoyed very much the socia
able at the Presbyterian church last ever
: ing. The seats were removed to tn
: sides of the building, which was tran'
formed into what seemed an elegant, con
< Portable parlor. The tables were lade
with flowers and evergreens. Cake an
q Ice cream were served abuudantly by tn
lady volunteers, assisted by Messrs. Ros
? Atkins, Jr., and others, who took tn
frozen cream from huge cans and thu
}, enabled the ladies to distribute it gene
a ously. Rev. j. Reid welcomed the visi
ors and advised them to make themselvt
, quite at home. Miss Lux and Miss Ro
: sang very agreeably, Mrs. Reid playin
: the accompaniment Master Lewis reel
. ed clearly and with dramatic skill tt
lawyers speech in the celebrated case
VI Bardell VS.. Pickwick. He was warm
II applauded. Mr.. Hawkins sang quai
e New England song, which caused mut
hilarity. Brief remarks were made |
q Mr. Stanton, DR.. Longeway and other
:, Mr.. Jones, who asrecently come to tow
e sang melody both in Welsh and En-
= lish. Then the folks ate ice cream, sa
pleasant things to each other, welcome
N ew-comers and enjoyed themselves ge
" orally as they might in real home.