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

to practice in the supreme court of the
state, yesterday. He is a brother of DR..
Z. Crutcher of this city.
During the night the chinook, which
has been blowing for the past four days,
was overcome by II cool breeze from the
north and this morning the Thermometer
registered % degrees.
No fatal case of influenza has been an
nounced in town as yet. This speaks
well for the health of the locality. In II
milder, softer climate many people might
have succumbed to such attacks.
A suit for damages in the sum OF $4,000
has been filed against eN-Sheriff Downing
and his surties by snm" parties !: who
were arrested and held here about a year
ago on the charge of horse stealing.
There is much talk IN railroad circles
Of the lively contest between the 500 and
Burlington lines. As the result of the
"cut" people can go from st. Paul to Bos.
ton at the rates formerly current from
Chicago.
Benton has an ice boat. Is the Great
Falls boat club gong to allow the Ben
tonltes to Guido them? Broadwater bay
IIl tllC -VllSSDull upIh dluplt kLOuIlA IOI
this kind of pleasure. Why not have an
ice yacht?
Great Falls is fortunate in having able,
Jealous physicians who do not shirk their
duties however onerous they may be.
During the influenza epidemic they nave
been untiring In attending to patients
in town and country.
Appended are the heights of the sew
eral cataracts: The height of the Black
Eagle falls including the rapids is 81
feet; Golfers falls, 10 feet; Rainbow falls,
AZ feet; Lower falls, 80 feet. The total
fall from the head of the rapids to the
foot of the Lower falls is 512 feet.
The Great Falls Electric Light com
pany closed Il contract this morning for
another dynamo for their Incl ndescent
light plant. This dynamo will furnish
lightning to run $50 of their large sized
lamps. The order was wired this morn.
ing and the machine will arrive in about
10 days.
General Manager Mohler of the Great
Northern railway, who spent yesterday in
Great Falls, says that during this year
many railroad Improvements will be
made at this place. Some of these ARE Of
much Importance and will add largely to
the army of workmen that will be EN-
ployed here during this year.
Contractor w. G. Jones has begun de-
velopment on his tone quarries on the
west side of the river, above the ferry,
and is taking out some very good build
ing stone. Ed. O'Conner has the contract
for delivering this stone in the city and is
using the river as a highway.
John II. Green has been Frustrated
with a substantial case of la grippe. He
says the New York doctors may be all
correct in saying the disease has not
crossed the Atlantic, but he don't believe
it. He thinks 1t is the epidemic sure, and
that 1t IS on an all around the world ex-
c%ursion; at least he feels that way just
now.-River Press,
The first arc light used in Great Falls
was turned on last night in VIM. Casey's
saloon on First avenue South. The light
is a 1900 candle power and burns with a
steady, brilliant glow, and is much more
satisfactory than the incandescent lights.
Within a week the company will have
and those who desire better light service
will be accommodated.
Superintendent Green of the Montana
Central is still here doing yeoman service
in getting freight out towards its south
ern destination. The entire yard force
for a time was down with Ia grippe, when
Supt. Green and Agent Kelly might have
been seen in the yard playing the role of
switchman, conductor and yard men gem
orally. They are both 'hustlers" and
have managed to keep right up with the
ing from rs to 100 cars of coal per day.
Supt. Green will be more than thankful
when la grippe lets go its hold on his
men.
INTERESTED IN GREAT FALLS.