Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1887-1890, 1890-01-11


A Butte county official speaking of
Bray said:"I understand that as a reward
for treachery he was promised u position
of store-keeper of a truck store at Great
Falls.' No one has seen "Representa-
tive Bray in Great Falls as yet.
Leland Lyon yesterday entered suit
against Garrigan, his sheep h"rder, who
sold 1000 sheep to f. ID. Cooper in De
cember and has not been heard from
since. Mr.. Lyon also attached $2,10O
which Garrigan had on deposit here at
the First National Bank.
The Townsite company has received a
new map of Great Falls, which is execut-
ed in the highest style Of art. In addi-
ton to the towniplat is u map of Great
Falls and the surrounding country. Some
timely facts are also given. This map
appears in good time for the coming
boom.
Since the beginning of the new year
the Townsite company have made the
following sales: Lot, ID and IA, block
489-S. Mills, $500 Hot 6, block 900, Z. J.
Patchill, $500; lot 8. block 245, G. NJ.
Patchill, $500; lot 10, block 461, E. l..
Bishop, $3.50; lot IA, block 445, l. M.
Jacobs, $500.
A gentleman who had selected some
lots In North Great Falls today expressed
himself in very enthusiastic terms to a
TRIBUNE reporter regarding the beauty
of the location, Its proximity to the
manufacturing district and the low price
for choice lots. He predicts a great ad'
vance during the year in all property i'm
mediately tributary to the Black Eagle
falls and dam.
r. W. auckland is in the city, having
just returned from a trip to the Barker
mining district. He remained there for
some. time and reports having had a jolly
time on Christmas and New Years days.
He says the miners are all looking well,
and that the mine owners are busily en-
gagged in taking out ore ready for the ad-
vent of the railroad. Mr.. auckland
brought in some fine specimens of argen-
tiferous galena ore for which the Barker
district is celebrated, and LETT them at
the store of r. Z. Power q Bro. We
firmly believe that the Barker and Mel
hart districts are destined to be two of
the best mining districts in the state
River Press.
NoahArmstrong, referring to the claims
made by Kentucky, Illinois, Montana,
Tennessee and Washington regarding
Spokane's home, says that Montana was
his birthplace and home. He neve saw
any other state till he was two years old.
Among the nominations for the great 2
year.old stakes in the east and west this
year is one made by Mr.. Armstrong, of
which he says: If this colt improves, as
Iexpect, l will name him Seattle, but l
don't want to give any colt a name until
| I'm sure what he can do. If he don't
come up to my expectations l will wait
for a colt that my mare foals In the spring
l am positive it will he the one I I'm look
ing for, for his sire, Tom Bowling, the
greatest race horse in the world, has sired
all my good colts. So If Seattle don't beat
the world next season he will two years
hence in the Futurity stakes, in which l
expect to enter the colt. l expect that in
the spring Seattle must come out ahead.
A progressive euchre party was given
last evening in the parlors of the PaIk
hotel by Mesdames Huy, Dunn and Ladd
to a large number of their friends. The
guests began to assemble at 8 o'clock and
at 8 the four spacious rooms of the rear
parlors were crowded. Mrs. Ladd read
the rules Of the game and then the play
ing began and continued with much en-
joyment to all until about II 80 o'clock,
when the prizes were awarded and lunch
served in the hotel dining room. The
head prizes were won by Mrs. j. P.
Lewis and Harry Ringwald; the progress
i've prizes by Mrs. E. A. Ringwald and
Prof. Thompson; the BOBBY prizes by
| Miss Ewing and Mr.. Hooker. Among
those present were Mr.. and Mrs. Phil
Gibson, Mr.. and Mrs. Chowen, Mr.. and
Mrs. Hawkins, MI. and Mrs. McClelland,
Mr.. and Mrs. HEIDI, Mr.. and Mrs. +. M,
Webster, Mr.. and Mrs. Conrad, Mr.. and
Mrs. Maclay, Mr.. and Mrs. E. A.. Ring.
valid, MIR. and Mrs. Jerry Collins, Mr.. and
Mrs. Hooker, Mr.. and Mrs. Lewis, Mr.
and Mrs. Gibbons, Mr.. and Mrs. Myers
Mr.. and Mrs. Stoner; Mesdames Trigg
Bush, Pinney, Beckon; the Misses Rich,
Ewing, Hawkins, Walker, McGurk, Trigg,
Gremm; Messrs. Wren, Z. W. and Der.
nard Kelly, Cockrill, Verge, Largent
Carter, Thompson, Chas. Webster, VIM
Webster, Atkinson, H. Ringwald, Good.
rich, Emmett Hawkins and McCord. The
general verdict is that it was the most en-
joyable and successful card party evel
given in Great Falls.