The tribune., 1890-03-22
from Thursdays Daily.l

Ernest Wright intends to engage heav-
lily in tillage this year.
Ducks are plentiful. They are going
son.
E. R Clingan and Jack Parr are arrang-
ing the preliminaries for starting brick
yard on Belt creek.
G. B. Worley, civil engineer from
Helena, has accepted a position in the
office of City Engineer King.
Chas. S. Gibson of Eight-mile springs
is in the city. The inference from the
hotel register is that Charley found it too
lonesome at Benton. and in order to get
at least little deeper in the "whirl"
moved to Eight-mile springs.
John Castner went to Helena today.
He informs the TRIBUNE that develop
done by the Castner Coal company this
season. He is now at work on new tun-
mel which will be driven in 1000 feet.
John Devine may resume business at
Sun River or here. His friends loosely
attribute his return from Salt Lake to the
liberal victory which makes it rough for
the mormons.
Mr.. Starr Carter is better today, but is
still in a critical condition. His sister ar
rived from the east today. Mr.. Carter is
receiving every attention at the home of
Mr. Hotchkiss.
The dry goods men say that bias gowns
are now in favor. The newest shade In
cloth is Strawberries and cream" which
is pale English pink The peaked bod
ice and stomacher are to be revived.
Pat Hughes, miner, stockman and far
mer, is seeding to wheat 25 acres of land
on his ranch. He has bought seed from
the Cataract Mill company and intends
to raise 100 acres next year if the yield is
good.
Otis A. Pray, who died on Monday in
Minneapolis, was we'll known to many
Minnesotians in Great Falls. He began
business as machinist in Minneapolis 80
years ago. He did a large business, but
failed about four years ago.
Whitehead & Kuehn are receiving
goods by the car load daily at their new
store in the kngsbury block. II will lot
be long now until they are fully ready
for business IN the new store. Mr.. Kuehn
and his assistants are pushing things.
Mr.. Longeway of Canada is on a visit
to his son, the doctor. He speaks inter
estingly of the dominion, on whose affairs
he is we'll informed. Mr.. Longeway says
that grain is sown in Canada in April and
May. 1t natures in about three months.
Haying is carried on in July.
The Great Falls milliners say that vel
vet ribbon is in favor for Easter bonnets
Most millinery is composed of black
straw trimmed with color, but there are
also some toques made of dark blue and
brown lace straw trimmed with blossoms.
OF er bonnets are in black velvet and
viii . straw.
Notices are posted for the school dis.
trict election on Saturday, April 5. Votes
are to be cast at the south side school
house. The polls are to be open from
p. m. to "sunset"--a definite hour would
| be better. Electors are to decide also on
a special tax of $4,000 for school pur
poses.
The Missouri is full--ls in fact on &
regular bender. The melting snow il
filing the creeks, which are in turn fill
ing the Missouri. The March rise is
likely to be like June rise this year
Reports from Deep creek, alias Smitl
river, say that an overflow is expected
this season. The water is Just higf
enough to encourage the farmers to pillow
and seed the bottoms. In town the Cat
aract mill dam is nearly out of sight
The water is muddy, indicating that th'