Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1887-1890, 1890-01-08
SPRAY OF THE FALLS.


Hon. R. s.. Ford and family took their
departure for Helena Yesterday.
M. L. Strong and E. W. Phillips of Sun
River were in the city yesterday.
s. Cohen, the Choteau merchant, IS
among those attending court at Benton.
Mr.. O'Dwyer of the TRIBUNE is con.
fined to his room with the prevailing
malady.
Arthur Hall, from the Upper Belt re-
gion, reports that stock in that country
is in fine condition.
A case of supposed smallpox is report
ed from Craig, the information is not
considered reliable.
Deputy Sehrif VIM. Hazen, of Cho-
teau, passed through the city yesterday
On his way to Benton.
A balmy chinook is melting the snow
today. If it continues the now will dis
appear in a short time.
J.. F. Burd, the Dupuyer merchant,
arrived here Saturday evening en- route
to Benton to attend court.
Judge Bach went to Helena last even
ing to attend the term of the district
court there. which begins today.
Operator Powers, who has been in
charge of the Western Union office here
for some months, left today for Portland,
Oregon.
r. j. Turnbull, master mechanic Of
the NJ. G., with headquarters at Helena,
spentSunday with his Great Falls friends,
and they are many.
Ed. Bowling,the pioneer miner of Snow
creek and father of the new Carbonate
mining district, brought in from the Ex-
celsior some very rich specimens which
may be seen at W. R. Getz & Co.'S.
Capt. Gregg returned from Helena last
evening. He reports much activity in
North Great Falls property at the capital
and more than the usual amount of inter-
est manifested in affairs at this place.
Chief Enginee Becker of the Montana
Central is in St. Paul, as Is also Col.
Broadwater, president of that road. De-
finite decision is likely to be made soon
as to the route of the Great Northern to
the west coast.
uC CASluE buu DOlAC1 AOuoO ~ OAHU
Coulee was destroyed by fire on Saturday
morning M resulting in a loss of about
$4,000 to the building and machinery. 1t
all interfere with work in the mines.
G. H. Campbell, of West Minister
West, VT, who has established a thor
oughbred sheep ranch in Sand coulee,
has gone home for o month or two, but
will return in the spring prepared to
build up one of the finest thoroughbred
ranches in Montana.
Superintendent Green of the Montana
Central 10 in the city. He reports bust
ness rushing on the M. 9. and as evidence
of it says he sent out from this city 6e
cars of coal yesterday, nearly all destined
for Anaconda. This with other freight
made four freight trains sent south from
here yesterday.
The first term Of the district court, un-
der the constitution, begins at Benton to-
day. A number of the Jurors from the
Choteau and Dupuyer region arrived here
Saturday and Sunday and are loud in
their protests against this kind of "court.
ing" during the colo snap, especially as
they have to stage 1t from so to 80 miles
District court In mid-winter is a new ex-
p~erience in this section.
Sand Coulee coal which has been in
great dsmand this year, has improved a
great deal.in its quality and is now the
principal fuel used in the city. Coal OF
all kinds is used more than ever this win
ter and the fuel dealers are of course the
gamers by the change. AS the domestic
coal is constantly improving In quality
the consumption increases IN proportion
HELENE Journal.
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