The semi-weekly tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1890-1891, 1890-04-23
SPRAY OF THE FALLS.


From Tuesday 8 DAILY
The postof1ce at Ulm has been discon-
tlnued.
Messrs. Freeman and Took yesterday
bought n twentieth interest IN the Mel
hart townsite.
The Lethbridge News states that con
struction has commenced or the northern
part of the Canadian railroad to Great
Falls. The two divisions will meet at
the boundary line.
Tom Wheeler of SandCoulee, purchas-
ed today, a thoroughbred COW Of Meadow
& Buell.. Tom has a thoroughbred race
horse, and a bull dog. There is nothing
too good for him.
The firm of Z. B. Largent g. Co.,
dealers in feed, has been dissolved. Mr..
E. B. Largent retires anu the business
will be continued by j. L. Largent and
| VIM. Martin. Mr.. Martin will manage
the business here in the city.
A fire on upper Deep creek last We'd
nesday destroyed George Stewards camp
clothing, tent and supplies. Mr.. Radford
also lost his cabin, stable and supplies,
hut managed to save some of his bedding.
The fire is supposed to have been started
by some one, and the wind was very
strong. The fire crossed the creek three
or four times and burned over a consid-
eruble territory.
Superintendent Myers is a good practi-
cal farmer. He manages his railrord
with ability, but at the same time he takes
a thoughtful interest in home affairs. Ac-
cordingly he has seeded his Sun river
ranc' to barley and fax, wheat and oats.
In sowing flax Mr.. Myers sets a good ex-
ample. The fibre and seed are both val
liable products.
1t is the farmer who says the garden
does not pay, who never knows the hap
piness to be deprived from a good one.
He is content to live on old withered
vegetables and pork. A we'll kept garden
is the best paying investment On the farm.
A little care for the ground and some
judgment exercised in selecting and
planting seeds will insure to any farmer
a good garden; and bring Joy and glad
ness to the whole famlly.--Colman's
Rural World.
Katy s., another Director flly, formerly
owned by Col. H. l. Thornton, but now
the property of Hugh Kirkendall, is an
other of the rare good ones that may as
tonish the turf patrons this season.
Smooth, easy and frictionless in gait, her
prospects are good for adding fresh lau-
rels to the brow OF her sire. Those work.
ing on the farm place reliance on the
speed of this animal, and many seem TO
think that Direct is the only one of the
progeny of Director that will have alower
mark than she this year.-Breeder and
Sportsman.
What Great Falls might do in building
stone may be judged from the following
item from the New Northwest of Deer
Lodge: "Chauncey N. West, the rus leng
conductor on the Montana Union, is the
owner of a valuable quarry of building
stone located on Or neal Rock creek, a
couple of miles from Garrison. He has a
crew of men quarrying and 1t is opening
up %splend,dly. The quarry is very e
t~ensive, the blocks come out with good
faces, leaving no waste, and 1t cuts and
polishes very handsomely. The quarry
men experienced in their business say it
is the best they ever q W The average
weight of sandstone is 1853 pounds to the
cubic foot. This weighs 1853 pounds.
Mr.. West has contracted and is delivering
a large amount of rock at Butte and some
at Deer Lodge, at which latter place he
lays it. down for 81 per perch by the car
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