The tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1890-1890, 1890-03-26

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contest suit has been adjourned until
Tuesday next.
The infant child of Mr.. and Mrs Ed
O'Rellly is dead. Much sympathy is ex-
pressed for the bereaved parents.
The letting of the leases of the county
offices has beer postponed until the next
special meeting of the county commission.
ers.
John w. Stanton has received blanks
for the Castle townsite. Some ~locators
reside here. They should apply for their
lots by May next.
The Townsite company sold today to
William Hackshaw lot 5, block ITS, 800;
to F. l. Whitney of st. Paul, lot 2, block
307, $4,000; to q. A. Poole, lot 6, block
41O, $1,10o.
Twins were born recently to Mr.. and
Mrs. G%elsthorpe. These enjoy the dis
tinction of being the first twins born in
Great Falls. At this rate Great Falls will
gain in population upon some of the Older
cities.
The Baptist church Of this city has
lately received a beautiful silver plated
communion service, which has been pre-.
sented to 1t by friends in Philadelphia,
Pa. The gift came through Mrs. T. E..
Kern.
Harry A. Dorsey arrived from st. Paul
today to make Great Falls his home. He
will commence at once the building of Il
warehouse and office and engage in an
extensive scale in the storage and COM
mission business.
The New York Baptist Home Mission
airy Society's appointment of Rev. Jos.
Anderson as the missionary pastor of the
Baptist church Of this city terminates on
April LIST. Hence his farewell sermon
will be preached next Sunday.
Mr.. John Green informs US that Mr.
Clarke Tingley, who is under treatment
at Arkansas Hot Springs for paralysis, Is
steadily improving and is in the best of
spirits, being fully persuaded that he will
soon be a we'll man. Confidence is half
the battle and we sincerely trust that
Clarke will soon return as we'll as ever
River Press.
Ira Myers & Co. will start up their
planer tomorrow and the next day the
mill and entire establishment will be in
full operation, employing about 25 men.
They have 100000 feet of timber in the
boom and 100000 feet to come from the
mountains. This is one of the pioneer
establishments of Great Falls and it be-
gins business this season under the most
favorable auspices.
Lieut.. George A. Ahern of Fort Shaw,
who has rendered valuable assistance to
the state and especially to the engineer
inn laportp,nrt &c H. (J,on2 NJ ,.o.u
railway by his explorations in the Rocky
mountains the past season, is in the city
today. Lieut.. Ahern is a natural born"
explorer and if the government will give
him the opportunity he will make a rec
ord to be proud of. He has a very inter-
estins exploration programme marked
out for the present summer.
Great Falls miners are of opinion that
congress should be made aware of the
immense silver-lead deposits at Barker
and Neihar.. This would refute the ar
gument raised in congress hat the coun-
try needs Mexican galena ores, and that
the American supply is scanty. 1t is now
proposed to levy ~ cents per pound on
all ores containing lead. This proposal
~satifies the smelling interest of Colorado
and Montana, but the tariff bill is still IN
complete and will have to run the gaunt-
let of the house and senate.
The county commissioners met today
and laid over the bid for a court room
till April 8. County Clerk Howard Crosby
was directed to readvertise. The board
has granted the request for a new school
district on the west side, but has withheld
three sections near the Missouri and Sun
rivers. The road supervisors bonds have
been approved. Viewers are to meet at
Sam Dodd's March ~ to lay out roads
from Martins to Logging and Pilgrim
creeks. The board has adjourned.
Our old friend, Patrick Barton called
at the Times office and presented us with
a copy of the annual edition of the Great
Falls TRIBUNE, he having secured nun
Der of copies from the Hon. Paris Gibson,
an old resident of that city, rising to great
Importance in the new state of Montana.
The annual is got outin a style that would
do honor to many an older city. Montana
is bound to be a great state in the neal
future, and the pride and energy that
would stimulate o frontier city to get out
such an elegant publication is assurance
that the men of that state have the pluck
to win.-Streator, ILL.,, Times.
A VERY nfn TJMER