The weekly tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1891-1894, 1891-07-25

county of Fergus is as follows: Real es-
tate, S1,25O,030; stock cattle (62,316
head, S95O,915; sheep (299,565 head,
S754,7 25; horses 14,223 head, Si7J,180:
total valuation. S4,1S2,985. Last years
valuation, S2,SG4,S70.
j. G. f. Barker, who has been s%ojourr-
ing in the city a few days, leaves today
for Helena. Mr.. Barker says recent re
ports from the Benton group are to the
effect that the property is looking better
than ever before. He thinks this is the
bonanza group of the state.
Sunday saw quite a severe hail storm
in the Sun river valley. 1t struck a strip
about two and a half miles wide, damag-
ing to some extent gardens and growing
grain on the Power, Spencer, Reineicke
and Couch ranches. The hail was fol
lowed by rain which in the neighborhood
and above Alkali Springs was extremely
heavy.
A jolly party, consisting Of Jerry Les
lie, city attorney, Sam McMurran. George
H~otchkiss, deputy assessor. Charles
Wolf, and Deputy Recorder j. +. Hus-
ton, returned yesterday from a fish
ing trip to the Highwood mountains.
Wolf and Leslie saw a deer, but as it
seemed harmless it was not molested.
The fishing catch was gigantic. The
trip was a short one and both fun and
provisions, as well as other ct c%eteras,
were abundant.
In this issue of the TRIBuNE will be
found the statement ut the Northwest
ern National bank. 1t is a most excel
lent one and well worthy the careful g "
animation Of every reader OF the TRIB
UNE. The large business which it has
been doing is evidenced by the amount
of the loans and discounts, S;Dl.S.3.2j.
It's deposits reach 5i0S, S95.42, and show
in a most advantageous light the cont
dcnce which the people are placing in
the institution. The business of the
Northwestern has largely increased
since its removal to this city.
Sheriff Hamilton arrived in the city
yesterday with Fred Schneider. alias
Charles Lohmer, alias George Miller.
This man of many names is accused of
burglary. On the 18th of the present
month he broke into the house of j. s.
Neuman. broke open "A trunk, and. find
ing "a gold watch greatly to his taste. ap-
propriatcd it. Not wishing to meet its
former owner he departed for Cascade,
and went from there to Missoula. Near
this point on Jocko creek he was captured
and the watch was on his person. George
has a decidedly unsavory record in Salt
Lake City and Nebraska. His wife is in
the city but does not associate with him.
Instead of wearing a gold watch he ar
rived in the city with a handsome pair
of steel bracelets and now languishes be
hind the bars.
Three companies of colored infantry,
A b and c, Twenty-fifth infantry. passed
through the city yesterday. They are
the ones formerly stationed at Fort
Shaw, now abandoned. The officers ac-
c%Ompanying were Colonies Andrews and
Bentzoni, Captains Robe and Shaw and
L%ieutenants Green and Martin. or the
companies two 60 to Fort BufOrd and
me to Poplar river. Lieutenant Forms
worth remains at the forth with ten men
for six or eight weeks when the post will
be entirely abandoned. Fort Shaw was
established on the 30 of June, 1867. 1t
was named after Colonel Robert Shaw,
who was killed at Fort Wegner about
four years previous and was established
to keep open the route from Helena to
Benton and to prevent the incursions OF
Indians against the settlements on the
south. The evacuation took place yes
terday morning and the fort is thus just
TWEEN Gy-four years and twenty days old,
Its abandonment remOves another re.
minder of the days when the settler
siumbered half awake, with rifle close at
hand, fearful of prowling redskins OF
perhaps enemies yet more dangerous
though wearing "A Dalpr skin,