The semi-weekly tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1890-1891, 1890-07-02


r. D. Beckon deserves credit for his
success in finding water on the bench
land west of town. He commenced to
dig for water and at a depth of six feet
struck rock. He put in a drill and went
down 60 feet and struck a strong vein of
water which rose in the well until it now
stands 30 feet deep.
Among the many railroad rumors now
going the rounds in Chinook, the one that
has taken tangible form Is that stock
yards are to be built. Work will be com
menced in a few days and in Il short time
Chinook will have yards that will be a
credit to our town instead of the fimsy
excuse that has tried the patience of our
stockmen almost beyond endurance
Chinook Opinion.
A petition Is IN circulation, which is
being numerously signed by the people in
Choteau and this valley, praying for a
change of schedule time on the mail route
between Great Falls, Sun River and Cho-
teau, so that the run can be made to the
latter place IN the day time. Passengers
are now obliged to travel all night to
reach Choteau, and no object is subserved
in the transmission of the mails at the
present, unless it be to inconvenience the
postmasters along the line by getting
them up at unreasonable hours to receive
and dispatch them,-Rising Sun.
Nelson, Langhorne g. Settles Is the lat,
est law firm at Helena and as regards
mining and land business it is certainly a
strong one. Mr.. Nelson was at the head
| of the contest division of the general land
office under President Cleveland; Mr..
Langhorne has been register of the land
Office at Helena for four years past, and
Mr.. Settles chief clerk OF the latter office
the same time. What this combination
does not know about mining and land
law would be pretty hard to find out.
The growth of Great Falls during the
past year has been unprecedented as to
the erection of substantial business houses
and residences. At the present time
some 10 to IS two and three-story brick
blocks and $50 residence buildings are in
course of construction. The commercial
men of the city appreciate the fact that
for location as q distributing point Great
Falls is unexcelled, and they will en-
deavor by judicious advertising and le-
| climate methods to control the trade
naturally tributary to that point.-Fergus
County Argus.
Postmaster Gray has received notiica-
ticn of the change to be made in the
Great Falls mail route, which goes into
effect July /. After that date the Great
Falls coach will com direct from Phil
brook to Lewistown, instead of going to
Cottonwood as at present, arriving here
about 10 o'clock in the forenoon, making
this the terminal point. The change will
give us better mail service and the more
convenient for passengers who have
Lewistown for their destination. The
Great Falls coach will reach Lewistown
in time t, connect with the Maiden and
Cottonwood coach going south.-Fergus
County Argus.
A Butte dispatch in the Anaconda
Standard says: "A peculiar tale came
to light today in a divorce suit brought
by Charles Kumm against his wife,
Theresa Kumm. The couple were mar
ried in Denver, Colo, July 8, 1888. The
ground for divorce is desertion and
abandonment On the part Of the defend
ant. Kumm has been IN the city about 20
months. He claims that he courted the
young lady in Denver for some time, and
they became engaged. They were mar
RED In dues form, but a few hours after
the ceremony his wife suddenly disap-
peared and he says that he has never
seen her since. He instituted a long
search and made dllllgent inquiries, but
he has not seen her. Three OF four
months after marriage Kumm came to
Montana. There is probably another
side to this strange story, but what it is
cannot be learned"