The semi-weekly tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1890-1891, 1891-01-14

yesterday in town. 1t is stated that just
above Jones ranch about three miles up
the Missouri is a large camp and another
encampment is reported IN the big bend
below Uim. In the camps there is said
to be 200 Indians, principally bucks.
Now while tner1 is no immediate cause
for alarm il is the belief of conservative
men that means should be taken to pre-
clude any possibility of these redskins
doing harm. Should the Indians be
driven to desperation by a stress
of severe weather-which we are likely
to experience at any tlme-wc have no
means of adequately defending the town
for twentv-four hours. Our militia
would rave to send TO Helena for mnu
milton and at best il could only muster
Al rifles. 1t would he well for our citi-
zens to heeu the warning of Adolph
! Roersch, the famous scout, who RECON-
meuded that steps be taken at once to
| properly care for these reds. There is
on this side of the line some 500 of them
and if they once get started there is no
telling where they Will end.
The board of county commissioners on
January 9Th filed suit for damages against
William Z. Kern for negligence of duty
as civil engineer of the Sun River bridge.
The complaint in substance reads: "This
action is brought to damages
caused to plaintiff by reason of your neg
ligence in the performance of your duties
as the civil engineer of plaintiff IN and
about the building and construction of a
certain iron bridge called Upper Sun
river bridge, in failing TO make measure
ments and soundings for the center pier
and in failing 10 make proper and correct
specifications for said bridge. BY reason
whereof the plaintiff was compelled to
pay out the sum of 5 l,350 over and above
the contract price to complete said bridge
and protect the same from destruction by
the currents and floods of said river"
The admirers of Robert Burns met
last evening at Minot hall according to
announcement. Qnite a goodly number
Of the sons of fair Caledonia were pres
ent. Judge Race was appointed chair
man, and after a few Statutory re-
marks on the eyalted character of
Burns, the meeting proceeded to bust
ness. BY motion of Mr.. A. Lyall, ID. d.
Bruce was elected secretary. Mr.. Bruce
made a motion that the birthday of Burns
be celebrated in an appropriate manner,
which was seconded and a committee of
three was appointed to decide upon ar
rargements and to get up II suitable pro
gramme. IN" appointed was
-. u. Bruce, YIN. Altken, d. ~. camp
bpli. On motlon OF ~. - Bruce, the
meeting was adjourned until next lhurs-
day night at y O'Clock.
> "! INV "ee'ns '"s' "s
a "m 'h ".te"u us Jn nron"saS
r"u ,ha 5n a"u uf ppr,"r o;tu Tns
a,ac,ion nf nraa;dan, uas n9,,rad
u' ",i pltsuem' was pus'p, .Ha
" "'a 'ns ne@' 'rsua"i n,ea t"ii,"s.
T Wv "n'ele VIZ via. ~
ond VICE president, William Cockrlli
secretary, Chas. NJ. Webster; treasurer,
s.. p. Atkinson. The executive committee
E. g. Maclav, J. X. Clark, j.. S. Todd.
rhe Rev. Nj, CRY presented a petition
for the estahlishmentof a Cnngreeatiunal
college here and the mVtter was referred
to .he proper committee.
Says the Rocky Mountain Husband
man: "The finest scenery in Montana
that we know anything of is found in the
Smith river canyon. This dismal gorge
is 40 miles In length, and in many places
the PERCEPTIONS walls rise to the perpen-
u'.I'nr ne,Sn, ~ 4oo aeet III, 1'el raj hl
,""u 'n, " 'n.s eany"n '. WI sa"n o.,
| , rUn .He n.'s' tnPu.a, 'uu,.'' iI ~ ,h;a
we .'h'l'en., WIZ i!"ese'' as 10 .n'e
.nas'i anu 'urnuleh' Ms rs ai.e s'ien.' ." i,
.n"'uels anu sulses 'n,uusn ~ ~ Il sal
w. We hn 'nti'ins ,uute 10. i1t ." n nv
nnu u',,ess ~ - oeeup'eu WIS yea. ~ H.
ureat rams Gal'"ua' ~ VII, PsopM,ny'
oe se'~eu Upon W ',e ln"n.ana
hiins az .he mos. p,a.''on Mi ,u ,he
greh. Guy u noi.he'n CT.
Tnnuu."vi .n' Vi viz "@
f""s'
Mr.. John Neubert of the Teton, lately