Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1887-1890, 1889-08-07
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from mondays Dally.l
G. Fullerton has sold out to Frank
Irwin.
President Eilers of the smelter has
gone to Neihart.
The two hose companies organized
Saturday evening.
will make applications for final proof
free of charge. Ii. E. Randall.
Just received Buttericks Catalogues
and Patterns for August. Joe Conrad.
H. o. Chowen returned from Mime
apolis today. He made flying trip.
Our delegates to the convention, Messrs.
Gibson and Collins, returned to the CAPT
tai today.
J. G. Bundy, one of the democratic
war horses Of Kibbey precinct, was in
the city today.
Jacob Switzer, the Helena merchant,
who has been in the city day or two,
returned home today. @M.
Peter Seims, the railroad builder, ar
rived in town Saturday and proceeded to
Neihart with Mr.. Arlington.
F. H. Meyer, who has been ill for some
weeks, has so far recovered as to be able
to take a trip to Helena today.
W. j. Clark of Martins and Niehart,
manager of the Monarch Mining com
pany, is greeting his many friends in the
city today. ~.
Master G. g. Broadwater, who had been
roughing it two or three weeks at Fort
Maginnls, arrived here Saturday with G.
j. Mcnamara ard left for home yester-
day. .m# 5=.="
Mr.. Pat Barton, manager of the Com
pany's store at Sand Coulee, was in the
city yesterday. Mr.. Barton informs us that
he expects to leave for his old home in
Streator, ILL.,, in a few days to close up
his business affairs there and will return
TO Montana within month accompanied
by his family. He is likely to bring with
him small band of Norman horses and
engage in the stock business on the side
here. His son will be in charge of the
store during his absence.
The sad news was received in town
last evening that Cornelius N. HackshaW
was killed accidentally on Saturday. He
was on horseback looking for stock in
the vicinity of Belt creek when his horse
fell over steep cut bank into that
stream, carrying the rider with him,
Death must have been almost instantane-
GUS, for the horse undoubtedly
fell on Mr.. Hackshaw and crushed him,
How he came to go so near the precipice
no one can tell. The body was not found
until yesterday. The interment took
place at Belt creek this afternoon. No
inquest was held. Mr.. Hackshaw was
about 40 years old. He leaves widow
and five children to mourn his untimely
death. He was brother of Mrs. Pat
Hughes, who, with her husband, is on
her way to the National Park. Word
has been sent her at White Sulphur
Springs. Mr.. Hackshaw was membe,
of the masonic order, being connected
with the Benton lodge. He was much
esteemed by his neighbors for his many
good qualities. Prof. Morrison left town
today to attend the funeral and learn fur
Their details of the sad affair.
Some cases of fraud have come to light.
In May last, a slick peddler sold dry
goods in Sun river to Messrs. Adams.
Reineicke, Loomis and Rowles He gave
his name as H. McCauley and said that
he was from Butte. In each case he took
notes for 50 or 50, the amount of the SALE
He said that he preferred notes to cash
Adams suspecting that there was some
thing wrong, handed him the money and
asked him for his note, but the peddler
said that he had already sent it to Butte.
ltappears that Nc Caul-Y came soon after.
ward with bundle of notes to the First
National bank, but President Collins re-
fused to discount them. 1t now appears
that McCauley negotiated four notes. One
Of these notes was given by Mr.. Reinelcke
for $s. McCauley raised 1t to eighty by
the addition Of a cipher to the figure and
by placing ~" after the word sseight,''
The swindler took care to write the body
of the note so that he could alter the
amount afterward with the same ink and
In the same handwriting. McCauley has
not been heard of since. 1t is said that
he was concerned in some swindling
here about year ago. Bank
ers throughout the territory should be on
their guard against him, The name he
signed on the notes may be fictitious.
NV