Great Falls tribune., 1889-04-06
SPRAY OF THE FALLS

[From Fridays Daily.l
j. r. Payne went to Helena today.
=. A. Vickery of Big Timber is in the
city. Nh ....
Col. Broadwater is expected here TO-
morrow.
]. R. Jimerson of Fayett, Idaho, is al
the Park hotel.
Pianos for rent at Jackson's music
store, Helena, Montana.
Wanted-A girl to do general house.
work Apply to Mrs. Phil Gibson.
Capt. Taylor has opened up his boat
house for the season, and reports business
good.
Ranchmen are loading up with provis.
ions, seeds and implements for the spring
campaign.
Len McCulloch was passenger on to.
days train, en- route to his home at Fort
Assinnaboine.
1t is supposed that "Red" Ormond will
he arraigned one of these days for the
Harris robberies.
Mrs. Jas. FL. Lemon arrived from Hele-
ma yesterday, joining her husband here
They left today for their home near Au
gusta
F. W. Brosnan of Minneapolis came in
on the noon train, and will take charge
Of the boot and shce department Of The
Boston.
Chief Engineer and Superintendent
Becker of the Montana Central arrived
in the city last evening from the Belt
mountains.
Hotchkiss & Hawkins have just re-
ceived car load Of Simmons patent re-
frigerators. They are superior in many
respects to any other i'll use
L. G.. Patty Of Carroll, Ia, and J. M.
Meadow of Webster City, La, arrived in
the city yesterday. They brought lot
of cattle, which they will offer for sale.
Robert Mackey has been brought to
town from Wolf creek here he suffered
severe injuries from Il premature explo-
sion in mine. He is at the hospital
here.
Sheridan Post No. II, G. A. R.. will
meet this evening, April 9th, at the Ma
sonic hall. All visiting members cordi-
ally invited. By order'of D. G. McGill,
commander.
Attention is called to the advt. of Stone
ready to furnish from 100 to 500 steers-o or
heifers, in lots, either at Benson or de-
livered in Montana.
Mr. and Mrs. Laine Heggs arrived to-
day from Minneapolis and as they intend
to stay some time they have taken apart
ments at Mr.. Morgan's. Mr.. Heggs re-
turns firmly resolved to start here the
largest meat packing establishment Of
the northwest.
The amendments to the municipal in
corporation act require that two aldermen
be elected for each ward, one for the long
term and one for the short term. In or
der to comply Herewith and avoid com
| pllcatiOns the committee in each ward
should designate which of the candidates
will stand for the long and which for the
short term. This should be done at once
so that the tickets may be properly print
ed tomorrow. G"
Among the late arrivals at the Cascade
hotel are: O. Bartholomew, Sioux City,
Iowa; Robert Mackey, Wolf creek; G. H,
Russell, Big Rapids, Mich; George w.
Talbot, Missouri; Edward Stanford, Hin
sdate, Mich; s. Fl. Holdeman, Des Moines,
Iowa; John Bell, Mouse River, D. L;
Robt. Harven, London, Cal = Harry Pay
enter, Dorchester, Ont.
Mr.. J. M. Erskine of st. Clair, accom-
panied by his brother-in-law, Mr.. L. Fl.
Whitmore of Wabasha, Mimi, arrived in
the city yesterday. Mr.. Whitmore has
just returned from the west coast where
he made an extensive tour, and he is free
in expressing the opinion that he saw no
portion OF the country that impresses him
as favorably as Montana. The Chestnut
valley he thinks cannot be excelled in
any country and he is greatly pleased
with Great Falls and this section of the
territory. Mr.. Whitmore is prominent
business man of Wabasha and is likely
to become citizen of Montana in due
course of time.
The number of new settlers in the
Great Falls region this spring has been
very great. Many of them are located on
the rich bench lands surrounding Great
Falls where they are building homes and
preparing to become in an extensive way
tillers of the soil. They are an excellent
class of people thrifty, industrious and
Montana wants. This season they will
get their Improvements made and be
ready next season to turn up large share
of the "sweet scented soil," soil that is
not excelled in strength and richness in
the United States. That these men will
be successful as rule there is no reason
to doubt The experience of ten years
at least has proven that this is an agricul
tural country. In that period there has
been but one exceeding dry season.
Every other year there was sufficient rain
fall to produce crops on the bench lands
and they were successfully grown, too,
although on a limited scale until the last
two years. The drouth of 1886 was not
confined to Montana, but extended
throughout the western states and the
northwest generally, In this respect
Montana's record cannot be beaten, This
portion of the territory is as good an agri-
cultural country as Iowa or Minnesota
and the time is now near at hand when
this fact will be demonstrated to the sat
isfaction Of ALL The farmers who are
settling upon these lands and preparing