Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1887-1890, 1889-08-24

and VIM. Hagle, delegates to the Choteou
county convention at Benton nre
in town.
Mr.. G. A. Slater of Lake Minnetonka.
arrived this morning and will look at
Great Falls and vicinity with a view to
locating.
Lavoire and Jones' tbreshing outfit will
60 out to Gibson's ranch this evening.
Wheat threshing commences in the
morning.
Mr.. and Mrs. M. M. Hotter and son ar
rived from Helena today to spend a few
days in Great Falls. This is Mrs. Hol-
ter's first visit to the city.
Mr.. Whitcomb, resident engineer of the
Montana Central, has arrived on business
connected with the Nelhart branch. Two
| assistants came with him.
George w. Taylor has gone to the
country to spend week for the benefit
Of his health. He and Mrs. Taylor are
visiting with Capt Tom Wall of Kibbey.
| 1t is reported that President Hill is
returning to Great Falls by special train.
Conductor Jerry Flanagan went east on
| NO. today to meet the special and pilot
| ito this CITY.
Broadwater bay is popular resort for
evening recreation. After the busy cares
of a day spent in active business II quiet
hour spent on the tranquil waters is re-
freshing and elevating.
Hon. r. s. Ford came down from Sun
River this morning to meet Mr.. Jas. r.
| Lowell, wife and children, who are out on
" visit from Franklin, Kentucky. Mrs.
Lowell is sister of Mr.. Ford.
Mr.. Nathan Gibson, one Of the success
full farmers and stock raisers on Deep
creek, was in the city yesterday "proving
up on one Of his ranches. Mr.. G.. is
putting up a large crop Of hay, and re-
ports good crops of grain in his section.
The following are registered at the
Park today: Paul Purcells, Chicago; G..
g. Gates, Grand Forks; Jas. r. Lowell,
wife and two children, Franklin, Ky; e..
y. Twiford, St. Paul; @. j. Mcnamara,
1T. Maginnis; Geo. S. Rushford, Whape
ton.
Don't forget the foot race this evening
between Mr.. G. Fl. Gourley, the Stag tester
and Mr.. Mack, the iron burner at the
smelter. These gentlemen will run from
the smelter to the post office, fora purse of
800, leaving the smelter promptly at Z p.
m. Look out for the finish about TAO.
Mr.. Knute Higbee came in from Sand
Coulee this morning. He reports the
camp to be lively aud business good. Mr.
H. has bought the restaurant lately occu-
1 pied by Mcdonald and Evans and will
remove his saloon to that building and
will also add fine billiard table. The
railroad company is putting in new
side track and extending the old track
Mr.. j. G. Banding has the contract fnl
this work.
l VIM. Roberts, the successful contractor
and builder, is erecting an elegant resi-
dence for himself on Fourth avenue
North. near the high school building
The basement is large and the stone work
in the city The house will be two stories
convenience on the inside which comfort
and luxury demand. The house will be
an ornament for the north side and we
predict for Mr.. r.. many happy days he
meath the shadow of his own roof tree.
Yesterday Mr.. w. j. Boston of Deep
creek drove into the city with a wagon
load of garden-truck. His load consisted
of 200 pounds of cabbage, which he sold
at 211ac per pound; 900 pounds Of potatoes
at &c; go pounds of rhubarb at &c; 200
pounds of beets at &c: 60. pounds of
squashes at Be; Is pounds of turnips at
1c; 20 doz eggs at SOC per dozen; 80 doz.
cucumbers at 30c per doz.; 20 doz. corn
at 25c per doz.; 2 bushels of string beans
ut zoe per gallon, and 2 bushels of green
| peas at zoe per gallon. These products
were all raised by Mr.. Boston on his
ranch near Deep creek, without irriga-
tor, and any unprajudiced observer
would pronounce them as good as. can be
grown anywhere.
A Boston wool house, under date of
Aug. II. makes the following report Of
the market, as regards territory woods
"rhere is u fair demand for territory
wool, and sales Of 5000 lbs. In prices
there has not been very much change,
though there is an easier feeling A sale
of $4,000 lbs. of Montana, u round lot
at s41Sc. and other sales at s5c. are
noticed. But the pricipal sales of the
week have been of Utah and Wyoming
grades, principally at IS to 21c. per h.
As stated before. the Montana woods this
season are rather heavier than last year
and are not meeting with so much favor
from buyers. Secured prices Of terri
tory woods take wide range according
to their staple, strength, and general
excellenoe.N
Hon. W. II. Mprrell, formerly editor
of the Albion IN. " News, and large
owner Of mining interests in Butte and
Virginia City, came to town yesterday
: He was driven out to Sand Coulee, the
f smelter and the wonderful spring by
the Hon. Il. E. Collins. Mr. Morrell is
enthusiastic over our remarkably pure
water, healthy climate and inexhausti
J BILE mineral resources. He proved his
i, faith by leaving his check with one q
our prominent realestate men for hal
interest in valuable mine at Neihart
and joining company for the purpose
] of prospecting the country with dia
E mond drill. He starts this morning on al
extended trip through Idaho, Washington
and Oregon, returning east through Cali
fornia and Nevada, over the N, F, II. X
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