The tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1890-1890, 1890-02-01
from Fridays Daily.1

f. M. Gleason is in from the Lakes to-
day.
g, R. Pyle of Highwood is at the Mil
waukee house.
The local demand for heavy horses Is
good at fair prices.
E. F. Hensey the popular merchant of
Utica, is enjoying the pleasures of city
life.
II. Z. Cloves and John W. Hopkins of
Truly are registered at the Milwaukee
house.
Chas. Brewster, who has been out
along the Belt railroad for Is days, re-
turned to his home near Truly, today.
The Germ was opened with due festi-
witty last evening. The works of art were
admired and the slot machine was kept
busy.
The excavation for the basement of
Paul & Vaughn's stable on First avenue
South is progressing rapidly. These
gentlemen will push the work on their
building. See notice to contractors in
another column.
The grand jury report recommending
that Rolfe be compelled to write up the
records of the probate cour for his term
which ended over a year ago was adopted
unanimously. Yet the Rolfe abuses E.
q. Maclay and Robert Blankenbaker.
"The Helena" the new hotel at the
capital, will be opened to the public
Monday, Feb. 8, for dinner, at 5 $50 p. m.
The TRIBUNE acknowledges an invitation
to be present. The Helena is a new and
modern frst-class hotel. The proprie-
tors are DIR. Cole, H. N. Wiley and l..
A. Walker.
Gus Senleur has returned from Helena
where he listened by the hour to the soft
talk of the real estate agents. He came
away convinced that Great Falls offers
the best inducements to contractors,
builders and dealers in real estate gener.
ally. He looks for a very busy building
season here.
Fred L. Harpster arrived this morn
ing from Clinton, Ill. Last fall MI.
Harpster came out and looked over the
country between Great Falls and the
coast. On returning east he sold out his
mercantile business and brought his trunk
with him this time. When business men,
after investigating the claims Of all the
northwestern towns, come back to Great
Falls and settle here, it speaks more for
this place than the most attractive adver-
tisement.
l.. Burke and j. j. O'Connor. conssitu-
| ting the firm of Burke s. O'Connor, con-
tractors and builders from Helena, are in
the city. These gentlemen have had
large experience in stone and brick build
ing, having erected q number of import
ant buildings in Helena, among which
may be mentioned the electric light
building, Gates block and the university
buildings. They propose to look over
our town thoroughly and may locate here
permanently.
At a regular meeting of Star of Hope
Lodge No. SO, L. o. Good Templars, the
following officers were elected for the
coming quarter: Rev. WIN. CuUmbe,
chief templar; Miss Mckenzie, vice tenn
plar; VIM. B. Piper, secretary; E. Ross,
financial secretary; Frank Burlelgh, treas
urer; Miss Bloom, organist; John A. Nc
Kenzie, marshal; Rev. John Reid, chap
lain; Mrs. Gucris, guard; Ed. Cronkhite
sentinel. The reports of the officers show
that the lodge Is making steady progress
Thursday next the installation of officers
will take place, when a very interesting
programme will be presented.
OSome of the school children are max
ing life miserable for a little girl who ha:
come to Lewistawn to get an education
Many days, says the Fergus County Ar
gus, she has gone to her home where sh.
Is temporarily stopping with her eyes rec
from crying, so bitter and singing hav'
been the taunts and jeers of the othe,
children, who are supposed to be brough
up in Christian homes, She is called tn
'dude girl because her dress is a littl'
quaint or her stockings different in colo
or material than those of her town associ
! ates-if associates Is the proper word.