The semi-weekly tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1890-1891, 1890-08-20
SPRAY OF THE FALLS.

[From Sundays Daily.l
Mr.. Richards, of Choteau, was in the
metropolis yesterday.
j. Hoffman and F. Nelson of Cascade
were at the Milwaukee house yesterday.
Mr.. Graham, the liveryman's fine boy
tour days old, does credit to Great Falls.
Mr.. Campbell, the noted sheep breeder,
came in from his Sand Coulee ranch yes
terday.
Miss Jennie Gibbs, Mrs. j. $. Corson,
Mrs. Robinson, Sun River, arrived at the
Park hotel yesterday.
Reports come from Sand Coulee of a
disagreement, amounting to a strike,
The trouble arises from the intention of
the company to pay by the ton instead of
by the day.
Men are still sinking the Chinook we'll.
Superintendent Meyer, of the Great
Northern, who has returned from there,
says the water is within twenty feet of
the surface, but great pressure is desired.
MI. O'Hanlon says that the we'll will be
sunk 1900 feet if necessary to obtain
plenty of water.
James Kennedy came from California
Yesterday to meet his brother
John and nephew William j. Mr.. Ken
nedy resided here long before Great Falls
was thought of. He and others had,
about 80 years ago, a log house on the
west side. They used to transfer Macki-
nav boats from the rapids to the deep
water below the falls. Many people
went down to st. Louis in these Macki-
nav boats.
Mr.. Charles Gibson. who has l'een rus
ticating in the Judith basin for several
days, returned home last evening. The
gentleman reports short grass, thin cattle
and sheep, and indications that his satanic
majesty is after the country with every
prospect of winning. Mr.. Gibson, how
ever, furnishes abundant evidence in his
normal rotundity and healthy appearance
that the extremely dry weather has not
declmated the yellow-legged chickens or
impoverished the usually generously
loaded tables of the Judith basin ranch
men. River Press.
The Great Northern and branch lines
will run a series of three harvest home
excursions from St. Paul, Minneapolis,
Duluth and West Superior. The first
will leave St. Paul September 8, to be
followed by another September 20, and
the last October ID. A rate of one fare
for the round trip will be made with the
usual conditions as to limit and stop-over
privileges. The company has made ar
engagements for continuous through pas
sage beyond it eastern terminal with con
necting eastern and southern lines, and
tickets will he on sale ut all principal
points.
Mr.. S. F. ~ltalston is a believer in free
wool. That is he is of the opinion that
the greatest good to the greatest number
would result if wool were put on the free
list and the markets of the world were
open to the manufacturers of this coun-
try. While Tom Carter and the republi-
can press were bowling for a high tariff
on wool, Mr.. Ralston continued to argue
in favor of the free importation of that
product. and it must be remembered that
he is one on the largest individual wool
growers in the state. 1t affords
him much pleasure to point to
the fact that under repub-
lican rule, with the Mckinley bill almost
Il law, he n only realize II cents a
pound for his wool, while last year with Il
democratic house and the Mills bill be-
fore the county, Montana WOO: brought
% cents in the home market. eff" says
Mr. Ralston, "the tariff iniquity plays an
part in regulating the price of our woods,
this experience leads me to be a stronger
free trader than ever ! have sincere
sympathy, however, for any democratic
wool grower who was lead to vote for
Tom Carter, believing that thereby he
would get a better price for his product"