Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1887-1890, 1889-10-19

B. Leroy Powers, one of the leading
attorneys of Benton, is IN town looking
over the ground with n view of locating
here.
| w. W. Steel, Fort Assinniboine H. #.
Noyes, Glendale; M. j. Healy, Fort Ben
ton, and S. NJ. Forbes of the Jay GoulG
mine are at the Park. ....
Schmtz & Henderson will open the
old Alhambra saloon tomorrow. They
have purchased the fixtures and are ready
to begin business at once.
| The Montana smelter has three blast
furnaces in operation and is employing
over 200 men. The works are being
steadily enlarged and larger force will
be put on soon. .-5
The weather we are having is certainly
very fine. Cold crisp nights and bright
sunny days with the pure braceing ozone
make life a blessing. The climate Of
Montana can not be excelled by that of
any country in the world.
AS overcoats will wear out, A. Nathan
announces today that he has u varied as
sortment from $40 upwards. He caters
to the whole people and offers overcoats
IN the latest styles, SO that people may
keep up with the fashions.
| The republican office holders elect
who expected to enter on their duty very
soon are sorely disappointed at the turn
things have taken. They bear no good
will for Jack or Hail. All manner Of
complications are now foreeeen. -.."
Mrs. Daniels, Miss Jennie Jones and
Miss Ogden favored the TRIBUNE office
with visit today and examined with in
terest the cereals and vegetables in the
agricultural display. The good opinions
they expressed are much appreciated by
| the staff. 0
The grading on the Neihart railroad Il
being done rapidly. Teams and men are
scattered along the entire line. The
grading will be completed within tho
next 80 days. The fine weather has been
Work on the Baptist church has been
discontinued for a few days on account
of lack of funds. The necessary amount
is expected from the east in few days,
when work will be resumed. Get your
supper with the Baptist ladies at Arion
hall this evening aud help the cause
along. ..-..%
Park hotel arrivals Charles ID W Ross,
Boston; J ] Ellis and wife, Sun River
s Allen, St Paul; G Ii Austin and wife
Cascade, 9 G Gates, Grand Forks, E [
/ Whiteman, st. Paul; F. McAvoy,
Helena, M G Larkin Kibbey;
] g Berg, Wickes; W W Steele, Fort
Assinniboine; II T Noyes, Glendale; NJ j
Healy, Fort Benton; A M Forbes, Jay
Gould mine; J W Plummer, Helena: +
| B Kirkendall, Helena, r A Luke, Hele-
ma; S Kamusky, Spokane Falls.
Advices from Chicago state that on
Tuesday prime fat cattle, either natives,
rangers or Texans were in good demand,
sold quick aud at strong prices. Com
mon and medium together with native
butchers stock, slow and fully as low as
at any time. As regards sheep, they say
that the bulk Of the run was made up
of poor and common stock, and on paper
the sales looked cheap, yet sold for all
they were worth to anybody A few lots
OF prime and fancy natives sold as high
MS any time; and the range on natives
was 1915 to $475 for common to prime.
The "raises" made by the Board of
Equalization include the following: w. G.
SWEET estate, cattle $G,000 Utah Live stock
company, Gorham, horses, $4,000; Sand
Coulee coal company, land, $4,000; ]. j.
Hill, land, $13,673; II 0. Chowen, land,
$4,000, lots $5,s67; Gibson Il Harrington
$9,2O4; LG Phelps 1850; Hattie King
Huer, S11,fO7; Cascade hank on stock,
1884 81; First National bank on money,
$4s,833; Bach, Cory u ca, stock $4,000;
T r Collins on Highland addition, S6,47O;
Murphy, Maclay Il Co.. on stock $4,000
Townsite company on lots. $295,275; on
lands $4,000; Manitoba railway on track
$4,000 Sand Coulee Coal company,
merchandise and coal land $4,000. A
decrease of S175,O00 was allowed the
Montana Smelling company on plant.