The semi-weekly tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1890-1891, 1890-06-04
SPRAY OF THE FALLS.


Great Falls is now a leading mart for
mining stocks and mining deals generally.
Contractor Richardson has been de
clared the lowest bidder for the new
Catholic church. The cost will be about
$1,000.
j. X. Clark & Co. have moved into
their new office in DR.. Fairfield's build
ing on Central avenue, between Third
and Fourth streets.
The Belt Mountain railroad has been
turned over to the Great Northern and
tains will be run on Wednesday and
Sundays, making the round trip in n
day.
Sllverman Brothers have enlarged
their establishment and are now running
a bottling department, putting up in por-
table shape the famous beer for which
they are agents.
We learn that the Montana National
bank, John T. Athey, agent, will move
their store from Sun River to Arlington.
The change of base will be made very
soon.
g. W. jackson, the music man of Hell
ena, lost nine instruments in the fire
when the depot at Butte was burned. In
order to supply the increasing demand at
that place he will ship all his instru-
ments from this city to Butte.
Mr.. J. j. ODER, one Of the practical
ranchmen on Little Otter, is in the city on
his semi-annual visit. Crops In his neigh
borh0od are well advanced and looking
we'll. Sufficient rain has already fallen
to insure good grain crops.
Miss Nellie Perry will leave town to-
morrow for her old home in Kansas. Miss
Perry Is q success as a school teacher and
is an attractive, accomplished lady. Her
friends here Join in wishing her con-
tinued success and happiness.
Many people who have been here for
three or four years and have not taken
up land are now going out seven or eight
miles into the country and using their
rights. Farm land within 20 miles of
Great Falls will always be good property.
Yesterday afternoon the lovers of sport
gathered at the race course In the south.
east part of town to see the ace between
Niger Baby and Kickapoo. About $500
in pools were sold the betting running
about even. Kickapoo came out
winner in the race.
Local employment agents report that
they cannot find enough men to fill the
demand. Workmen are wanted at sever
al places. There are plenty of idle men
In town but they don't want to find work
although some complain that they are
out Of q job.
The force of graders on the street rail
road commenced at Black Eagle falls
They have worked in on Eighth avenue
north to Ninth street and are now work OF
Ninth between Second and Fourth ave
nues south. Two weeks more will SCI
the grade completed.
A. Chinook telegram to the Helena In
dependent contains this awful threat
"Chinook expects the new land office ant
there will be a strong political breeze i
political considerations allow 1t to bt
placed at Great Falls or Benton, both be.
ing from 90 to 1876 miles from the Mill
river survey"
The hills and rolling benchland aroune
Great Falls are gradually clothing them
selves with a coat of beautiful green ant
although the rain has been scant yet sui
icient has fallen to start the grass anG
Ll6 WdElu buubNlAC Aoo bAouSAp Az va
rapidly. The country would hardly b.
recognized by n who visited the region
last season during the drouth.
Twenty-one buggies and spring wagon
la car load-were recently received a
the City stables from the Milburn manu-
featuring company of st. Louis. Thes'
were purchased by MIR. Black, Paul 8
Vaughn, VIM. Williams, DR.. Ladd, G. W
Cole and others, so that Great Falls cal
now show up a number of nobbY rigs.
j. M. Hobson has been running q sa
loon at Belt, but lately has been the hes
customer of the place, drinking hard al
the time. On Sunday he became a raw
ing maniac, with delirium tremens, AM
for safety he was put in jail. When tn
Jail was opened yesterday he was foun,
dead. Some time during the night h
had cut his throat with a common pen
knife and bled to death. He had fire.
~auently made threats of committing tn
deed, but no one thought he would do sc
He has a brother somewhere In Montana
LATER--It Is learned that OLSON wa
searched and everything taken from him
but he either found q piece of glass o
broke the glass Of q pair of spectacles an
with 1t he cut lis throat.