Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1887-1890, 1889-05-01
past few days, left on the Helena train to-

past few days, left on the Helena train to-
day.
One hundred and and fifty men are
working like giants on the water works
today, under the guidance of foreman
Atkins.
The centennial union church service
begins in the PRESBYTERIAN church tomor-
row ut 8, a. m. The public are cordially
invited.
Mr.. Spencer, the large cattle owner
was at the depot today on his way home:
He bought cattle recently in Utah and
elsewhere.
Some beer mysteriously disappeared
from window Gill yesterday. Folks are
now consideridering if beer would be
safe even on Tiger Butte.
The Episcopal guild will give a straw
berry and ice cream festival tomorrow
evening, April Both. Dancing from 8
until IL o'clock. Supper from 6 to II
o'clock.
Bishop Brondel passed through here to-
day for Helena where he will hold CEN
tennial service tomorrow. He will be
here next Saturday and will otticiate on
Sunday.
The nine fishermen, namely Messrs
TAYLOR, Hotchkiss, Wells, Cockrill, Rem
ner, Shur, Curtis, Green and Judge Bach
came back yesterday with 55 trout. Mr..
Cockrill says they had lovely time.
Hopkins entertained them splendidly.
Hon, G. W. Hoffman, a member of the
territorial council from Gallatin county,
arrived in the city Saturday evening and
was the guest Of MIR. H. W. Child at the
smelter. Mr.. Hoffman met many friends
while here and returned home yesterday.
Another telegram has has been receiv-
ed OF Fort Benton from W. G. Conrad,
who has been in New York city for some
time, to the effect that the engineers will
be put in the field at once to survey the
line from Billings to northern Montana
DIG. Browne of Fort Benton made a
flying visit to Great Falls yesterday and
between trains managed to buy LOCO
cords of wood to fill his Fort Shaw con
tract. Mr.. Browne has also the contract
to furnish 1000 tons of hay at Fort Gus
ter.
Jas. Barnes Jr. Of the real estate firm Of
Barnes & Collect, left yesterday by the
Manitoba for the east He will visit New
York and Boston and return to Great
Falls about June 1st Mr.. Barnes ex
poets to do some good work for Grea'
Falls during his absence.
The rain and snow of yesterday did no
extend farther east than Portage coulee
At Fort Benton there was not even
sprinkle. 1t is true that the Lord send
| his rain upon the Just and the unjust, bu
in drowthy period like this the unjust
as in the present case, are most likely tt
suffer.
The Park theatre offers great attraction
for the centennial week. Black, the re
nowned comedian and banjo player
appears tonight Miss Lille Gordon viii
also make her first appearance and
worth hearing. So is Miss Mollie Som
mers, who has made great hit and ha
many admirers. .@.. @
Patsy Cardiff's visit and display Of skill
in the Park theatre are still fresh in tn
public mind. There has consequent,
been much talk in sporting circles of tn
recent fight. 1t appears that Cardiff
though clever boxer and hard hitter
had no show against the Australian, who's
length of reach and GOODNESS won hin
the fight. Cardiff's efforts were mainl,
given to guard and cross-counter. Tn
terrific power of Jackson's blows was no
taken into account. President Fulda de
clared that seven rounds of it was til
hardest fight he had seen in the clu
rooms, but that the effect was spoiled b
Carditf's giving up.
Chas. S. Gibson and Alex. johnson O
Fort Benton, who two years ago purchas
ed the Henry Macdonald sheep outfit, in
Guiding his ranches and about 5000 hea
of sheep, have just sold the same to
party If gentlemen from Maine, realizin
| over so per cent on their investmen
They purchased for $4,000 and by tn
sale just concluded receive $46,OO0. l
addition to this they sold last year $1,000
worth of sheep and wool, not to mentio
the profits of the first year after the
purchase. With these data at hand
would not require the services of ligh
ming calculator to figure out that there
money in the sheep business in Montan
Republican primaries were held on Sa
urday evening. In the First ward G
w custer preSlded ana george Buddlngt0
was secretary. Mr.. Barnes moved tn,
the following be declared elected:
Mcknight, A E Dickerman, Benjamin
Lapeyre, R R Hotchkiss, ] H Fairfield
The motion prevailed. The delegate
from the other wards are as follows: SCI
ond ward-W ] Winters, W H Race, il
Herring Third ward-Thos j Reed,
Clinton, Jas G johnson, delegates; H
Hull, 9 B Pyle, Geo Marcus, alternate
Fourth ward-C P Downing, Fran
Coombs. Great Falls township-Wl
Hanks, H P Rolfe, H 0 Chowen, dell
gates: D D Bruce, s s Hawkins, E
Cronkhite, alternates. The conventio
will be held Wednesday.