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The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1891-09-03
JUST THE PLACE FOR SNAKES.
Where They Lie Around as Thick IA
Prairie Dogs In q Colony.

Talking about snakes said j. A.
Prickett. you should have been with
me the other day. | was in the range
south of town looking after some min-
ing property recently acquired in that
region. l was camped about eighteen
miles from the city. and near me was a
peculiar mountain known to the old
timers there rs the Black Riuge. 1t is
the form OF horseshoe. with the heels
pointing south, and consequently the
rocks within the arch are open TO the
rays Of the sun on every day of the
year Not only that, but the men
who know the place say that these
rocks draw heat from beneath and are
warm at all times. no matter how cold
it is about them. However that may
be. it is fact that the nook Is a cosey
one, and so warm that snow always
melts and runs oh. no matter now
great the fall.
This you will readily see would
make it splendid resort for rattle
snakes. and they do congregate there
in great numbers. The afternoon |
was there it cleared off, and the sun
shone so bright that my guide advised
visit to the Black Range in order to
see the greatest curiosity of its kind in
the west. 1t is needless tn say we
were not disappointed. When we
stood upon the summit OF one heel of
the horseshoe and looked down into
that little nook it presented Il sight
such as once seen is never forgotten.
The sunshine had been just warm
enough to arouse them from their tor
por. and in every direction could be
seen snakes sluggishly baskiny in the
first hot rays of the season. 1t was for
all the world like prairie dog town.
save that there were snakes for dogs
tie animals was wanting.
In a few moments | was armed
with twig that wonld have created
CONSERVATION at Donny brook fair
and was wreaking vengeance for all
nv family upon The torpid monsters
before me. In almost every instance
they had not crawled far from their
holes under the rocks. and a great
many took the alarm. escaping before
| could secure an opportunity at their
shining backs. Thus it WAS that
only bagged few hundreds. and |
was obliged to content myself with
that. dare not give the exact num-
Der. as you might think it stretched.
but it was n pretty fair hours sport
considering the season. The great
mistake made VAS in not taking a shot
gun. when the carnage could have
been truly frightful. .'-Butte Inter-
Mountain.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1891-09-03
PULLING CONDUCT OF A PIG.
Can n Man Get - Dog License for % Dog
flied Pig.

The Society for the Prevention of
Cruelty to Animals, which has lately
assumed the management of the public
pound, and John Partridge. who is the
officiating pouud.keeper of this city
and county are in trouble. says the
San Francisco Chronicle 1t is all over
a pig-the pet of 4 man who walks the
streets followed hy the animal, which
wears blanket and tamely answers
its masters call whenever it is given.
Neither the pig nor the man appar-
emily knows that they are the subject
of a undermined controversy, but such
is the case. Questions concerning that
pig are pouring into the Office of the
poundkeeper and the Society for the
Prevention of Cruelty to animals daily.
and are becoming more complicated
as the time goes on. Here are some
of them:
ii a pig assumes the manners and
privileges of dog is it not also COM
pellcd 10 take upon itself the same re-
sponsibilities the dog has to carry?
Why is this pig not regularly regis
tered and licensed, and why does it not
have tag attached to its collar. which
puts ii on au equal footing with a dog?
What right has this pig to the free
dom of the city?
What legal standing has this pig in
case it gets itself into trouble3
What is the difference between a dog
and a pig from Il legal point of view?
How can man take out Il dog license
for Il pig. and would not n pig travel
ing with such il permit be liable to be
e., al.
II Mr.. Partridge or his deputies
seize this pig for not being licensed
will not its owner have good cause of
action for Il damage suit against the
city and county?
Such are the knotty problems Mir.
Partridge has to wrestle with. and it is
because he doesn't know any solution
of them that his nights are either
sleepless or troubled with dreams in
which he sees people with every Kind
of animal from an elephant to n mouse
following them about the streets as
pets.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1891-09-03
A BIG NUGGET,
A Specllnen Valued at Over &60O-FOund
In Arizona.

MIR. Alfred Berke. of this city. who
has just returned from trip to Ari-
zona. brought with him one of the
largest. if not the largest. specimen of
virgin gold ever seen in this city. The
specimen is a nugget five inches long
bv three inches wide. and little
thicker than mans hand. 1t is pure
gold, with very little rock or alloy of
any kind. and weighs thirty-seven
ounces and one pennyweight. Mr..
John Bolland. who saw it. says it will
run at least twenty-thrce carats fine.
and at that value it is worth 1906.
The nugget did not come from Il
mine. but was picked up about six
months ago by a Mexican in gulch
on the Antelope mountain, Arizona.
in the Big Bug district. twenty-five
miles south of Prescott. the nugget
is owned by the Bank of Arizona at
Prescott, and it is their intention to
send it TO the Worlds Fair ut Chicago.
Mr.. Berke tried to buy it, but it was
not for sale. Wanting to cOunteract
the report that nothing good can come
from Arizona he after considerable
persuasion, and after giving Il written
a8leclllcHl lllat IL "Ouil Uc lStul uCO,
secured the nugget. Charlie McLaren
ami several other experts were shown
the specimen by Globe Democrat re-
porter. and they all said they had
never seen anything like it.
Mr.. Berke says that nuggets have
been found in large quantities in the
Antelope mountain, but the one he has
is by far the largest ever found. He
says that in 1864 Il gentleman well
known in that region rs 'old mau
Peoples" took party of men through
the gulches of Antelope mountain and
was driven off by the Indians. Before
leaving, however, he gathered in n
gulch about twenty-five miles east
from where this nugget was found
about 5000, 600 worth of nuggets of
various Sizes He says the hills of
this region are very rich and Mexicans
with nothing but crude pan make
from 81 to - day. There are no
railroad facilities near this section.
but it will be opened rs soon as the
Santa Fe. Prescott Il Phoenix Road is
built. He SAYS there are men who own
mines that have worked them. but
have been compelled to quit owing to
lack of capital. The foot hills are
only worked In this primitive way,
owing TO the lack of transportation
facilities and capital. aud he thinks
the new road will revolutionize that
country. st. Louis Globe D3nl0crdt.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1891-09-03
The Yukon River.

An Alaskan explorer says of his voy-
age down the Yukon river: 1T was
the graudest river journey l ever
made, and | doubt whether there is a
river in the world that can equal it for
magnificent scenery. For miles we
hoated down between huge rocky
banks that lowered fully 5000 feet
above our heads. The sky looked like
blue slit and the echoes between
these stony ramparts were something
that would have driven solitary man
crazy. The same sound was there
hurled back at you II dozen times, COM
ing from far aud near ut the same
time"
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1891-09-03
He Didn't Pay.

A tramp went into a restaurant
at Topeka, Kan. the other day,
and after eating an elaborate meal
walked TO the cashiers desk and
coolly informed him he had no money.
The cashier produced pistol and
ordered the man to pay. What's
that?" the tramp asked, pointing to
the pistol. That, sir" answered the
other is a revolver" An expression
of relief came over the mans face as
he replied: .Ol. don't care a straw
for revolver; thought it was a
stomach pump. Good afternoon"
Aud he walked out before the as
tonished cashier could rally from his
surprise. - DOStOtl J0urhldi.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1891-09-03
Prevention OF Imprudent Borrowing

The Egyptians had very remarka-
BILE ordinance to prevent persons from
borrowing imprudently. An Egyptian
was not permitted to borrow without
giving to his creditor in pledge the
body of his father. 1t was deemed
both an impiety and an infamy not to
redeem so sacred Il pledge. A person
who died without discharging that
duty was deprived of the customary
honors paid to the dead
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1891-09-03
Large Marble Columns.

Six of the largest marble columns
ever turned out in the United Sta'e'
have recently ben made by The Yer
mont Marble company. Th" columns
are 19 feet Z inches long and feet 10
inches in diameter. They are each
made from one solid piece of marble,
turned in a lathe, much "a wood and
metal are turned. These six columns
are for use in The construction Of Wing
= =-fIIItpIt,TI UI::-.r.-
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1891-09-03
Danny Dolan.


"a bar-room ballad
what is that chap q growlin' forl" said Cop
They've thrown him out, they've thrown
him out:" the Ioafer said discreet.
What makes him cuss and swear so!' said
Cop-on-bear.
They've kicked him out" the loafer said.
He didn't pay his treat
For he hung up Danny Dolan In playful kind
of way.
And he swiped dozen schooners, with "Ill
pay some other day
He's taken shingles of the house an worked
He's ieen bangin' Danny Dolan up since
mornin.
What makes him swear and breathe SO 'ards
said Cop-on-beat.
Hes got the inns. he's got the jams the
loafer said. discreet.
What makes him stagper an fall DOWN. said
Cop-on-beat,
"A touch OF rum. touch of rum" the loafer
said "A nd neat"
For he hung up Danny Dolan. saying Put it
Yes! He stood up Danny Dolan. by q curious
device:
He shook him for the firing all around. an
He's been bangin Danny Dolan up since
mornin.'
Dams place is on this route OF mine." said
Its got little side door. too." the loafer
said discreet.
Cop-on-beat.
An you settled" said the loafer. like this
fellow for your treat"
Yes? He's hung up Danny Dolau. takin'
profit from the place.
An know where he'll be sleepin' when j
look him In the face;
Ill ring In the patrol wagon. must wipe out
this disgrace.
He's been hangin Danny Dolan up since
mornin,
whats that so black against his namef" said
Cop-on-beat.
"DisOrderIy an drunk. i think" the loafer
said discreet.
What's that that whimpers unierneathT'
said Cop-on-beat.
They're ockin' up" the loafer said, IAN
onery dead beat"
For he's done up Danny Dolan In a playful
kind OF way.
Tomorrow he'll look solemn when q fine he
has 10 pay;
AS he hasn't got the cash. in Jail for thirty
days he'll stay,
For he hung up Danny Doian In the morning.
-WOodyArd kindling. in Lowell Sunday
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1891-09-03
TERMS, two DOLLARS PER YEAR
G.. A. FORREST.

/. TToRNEY AND COUNSELLORAT AT LAW.
"A Oaace in Carus' Block, hrst heor, in door
snyt1 County Judges office, South Eighth
strset Mauitcwo Wiz Collections promptly
Attended tn jul20
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1891-09-03

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The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1891-09-03
F.. sCIdIrZ, MICHAEL
SCRMITZ & KIR AN,
q. G, SEDGWICK,
NASH & NASH,
|. D. NJ A RKHAM

A TTORNEY AND COUNSELLOR AT LAW,
IA Ofice, in Torrisons Brick Block, FL ghth
teest. Al III ttoVoc, Wisconsin.
The weekly tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1891-1894, 1891-08-15
Cupid's Triumph.

BY reference to the marriage column
in this issue it will be noticed that Mr..
Oscar Okerman Of Kibby and Mrs. Mary
Ann Samples of Monarch were joined in
the holy bands of wedlock. The cere-
mony was performed in the parlors of
the Park hotel in the presence of a few
friends of the contracting parties, the
Rev. Mr.. Coombe officiating. The groom
Is well known in northern Montana,
being largely interested in stock and
mines in this and adjoining counties, and
in the following Of which business he has
by his genial manners, uniform courtesy,
and strict integrity drawn around him
a large circle of admiring friends, who
join in congratulating him in securing
one of the fairest ladies in Montana as a
helpmate through life.
Mrs. Okerman. nee Samples, the
bride, is a beautiful and accomplished
lady who is not unknown to many in
northern Muntana, being the widow of
the late Asa Samples, n of the most
prominent stockgrowers in the state, and
who formerly resided at Fort Benton.
The lady has surrounded herself by a
large list of friends in the state by her
charming manner and many accom-
plishments, of mind and person. The
TRIBUNE joins with the many friends OF
Mr.. and Mrs. Okcrman in wishing them
happiness and prosperity through life.
The weekly tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1891-1894, 1891-08-15
AROUND ABOUT THE COURTS.

Marriage licenses were Saturday is
sued to August Okerman and Mary Ann
Samples, and to VIM. f. Reid and Ida
C. Colby.
A decree of final settlement has been
entered in the matter of the estate of
p. Fl. Hurley.
Articles of incorporation were yester-
day filed by the Nelhart Townsite COM
pany. Incorporators are Charles S. HUI
bert, David Rice, G. M. Webster, Daniel
F. Smith and Timothy j.. Mccarthy.
The company is capitalized at 100000.
shares being 80 each.
Articles of incorporation were also filed
by the Great Western Consolidated Min
ing company. This is capitalized at
81 100000 in 1,0O0,0OO shares and the OBJ
ject of the organization is the develop
ment of mines in the Neihart district.
II. A. Wall, w. Y. Houston, b. +. Evans
and G. Ii. Hemblin are named as incor-
portors.
In case of the Hotter Lumber company
VS.. John G. McNeely ct al. execution is
ordered restrained until the motion made
by defendant for modification of judg-
ment is passed upon.
Complaint has been filed in case of f.
L, Bishop VS.. Peter L. Baum. Case is
brought to settle partnership.
Lizzie j. Fairburn of Cascade files dec
l~aration of intention to become a citizen
In the recorders Office were filed:
a notice of location of the Hill Top
claim in the Barker district by Robert
English.
4 deed from William S. Seifred to
Levin p. Clark for lot II in block 100.
Consideration. 800.
A deed from Whitman Jones to Will
liam Il. Houston for acres in the north
west quarter of section -. township -
north of range 3 east. Consideration,
S1.OO.
\. bill of sale from Barlow ~ Murray to
Enright Il Benson. transferring for 81 1000
the bar fixtures, bank tables, etc, in the
Turf.
The commissioners have assessed the
county tax at l2i3 mills. In addition to
this Il tax of | mill is levied on sheep and
one ON cattle. The state tax has not
been heard from, but will probably be
about > mills. The city tax, levied some
two weeks ago. amounted to 10 mills.
The weekly tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1891-1894, 1891-08-15
Potomac Breaks Down.

New York Herald: Potomac, the
champion 3-year-old of the year. the win
ncr of the Futurity last year and the
Realization stakes this year and one OF
the best race horses on the turf, has
been turned out. 1t is feared that he
has completely broken down. Two OF
his hOofs have been split for months
past, and in nearly all of his races this
year his hoofs have been strapped up
He was very lame Tuesday after being
worked a mile and a furlong at Jerome
park, and when "A veterinarian examined
him the expert gave it as his opinion that
the colts racing days were over. Milton
Young is to get Potomac when he is re-
tired, but Michael Dwyer will not, of
course, turn the colt over to Mr.. Young
while there is a possibility of the
great horse being brought around
to race again. Potomac vas the
crack two-year-old of 1890, and has won
nearly Sl50,000 in stakes during his two
Years on the turf. Mr., Dryer paid 80.
COO for Potomac at the sale of the Bel
mont horses last December, and more
than won the horse out of n race--the
Realization.
Proctor Knott, the winner of the first
Futurity. and the only horse that won
both the Futurity and Junior Champion
is i'll from lung fever at Saratoga; Tic
contracted a cold while being
taken from Louisville to Sara
toga, and is reported to be in a dan
gerous condition. The famous gelding's
career on the turf is probably ended. Nc
horse that ever had lung trouble eve
amounted to anything afterward. Proc
tor Knot defeated Salvador every time
they met.
The weekly tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1891-1894, 1891-08-15
The Cut Bank Bridge.

Word reaches the city that the i'm
mense trestle on the Great Northern cX-
tension at Cut Bank will be finished in a
day or two and that tracklaying beyond
will at once be resumed. 1t is also re-
ported that several days since q laborer
slipped on the bridge and falling over
200 feet was dashed to pieces. 1t was
impossible to learn his name.
The bridge is one of the greatest
pieces of railroad engineering ever at
tempted. 1t spans 1,20S feet and is l51
feet above the earth. 1t contains
1.C01, 600 feet of lumber and in its con-
struction 60 tons of bolts, nuts and
washers were used. The discharging
point for freight in this region is to be
Blackfoot, six miles west, although the
nearest side track is at Carlow, near the
Macleod road. At Durham, 10 miles
above Blackfoot, the road makes a 10
degree curve. Just two miles above Elk
station, at the end of the track, the
bridge company who have been engaged
on the Two Medicine bridge is located,
Work is being vigorously pushed.
The weekly tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1891-1894, 1891-08-15
PRINTERS HAVE A wALKOVER,
The Timers Away Out of sight-Score
26 to Z,

swell, what a battery" were about
the first words uttered by the spectators
as they gazed upon the lean. lank. awk-
ward printers devils who were to do
the pitching and catching for the disci-
pies of Gutenberg in their match with
the timers. \ more ~ungainly looking
pair would be hard to pick up, but bet
ter players for their age cannot be found
in Montana, which eye-witnesses soon
realized as Robert Patrick shot his
curves over the home plate plump into
the hands of Micky McLear, the catcher.
Fol- boys their playing was simply
superb. The timers were famed out in
one, two, three order in a way that was
marvellous. They beat the air in all di-
r%ections for the Elusive sphere, and near.
ly always vainly, as the score will testify.
Lee Tut, the first baseman, came in for
no small amount of admiration and
played a faultless ball throughout. He
seemed to be all over the field at the
same time, playing second and third
bases when necessity required.
The timers put three different men in
the box in their efforts to close up the
rapidly widening gap in the score, but
to no purpose. They were all
hard hit. Home runs were
made by Shafer of the TRIB-
UNE, two by Lee Tut of the TRIBUNE.
n by Proctor of the Leader and one by
Davidson for the timers. Frank Tibeau.
the TRIBUNE devil deserves special
mention for his drives to center field at
most critical periods of the game. II. b.
Dickinson of the Industrial. who played
second, is entitled to his need of praise
for the scientific manner in which he
stopped several hot balls with his back.
Dick is all right and merely introduced
this little innovation to show the tin
ners that he iii int have to use his hands
to beat them. The umpiring by Steve
Lyons gave satisfaction. All together
the game was the most cnjoya-
BILE one that has been played
in Great Falls and we hope
the boys will have another soon. The
following are the names of the players
and their respective positions:
The weekly tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1891-1894, 1891-08-15
BROUGHT by THE WATER POWER.
A Large Mandatory of Wooden Goods
VIII Probably Locate i'm the
Cataract Ctty,

From the country surroundinp and
immediately trib,,tarv 70 Cro,t EaI,s
'niha'ei9 'lpu.ary " "reat rams
were shipped east this year 1t was pur-
chased by commission houses for eastern
manufacturers who work If nm info wool
- a.l u
eh sooos anu .heh SEM IL west again IN
garments n wearing apparel. The
idea that freight on articles of this kind
mipbt inst as we'll be saved has forc;b,v
~" '
The weekly tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1891-1894, 1891-08-15

The institution of the lodge. which
takes place in two or three weeks, will
be made memorable by an elegant ban
quct:
The weekly tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1891-1894, 1891-08-15
THE CITY's sECRET ORDERS.
Many and Select-Every Lodge Repre-
sented-All Growing and Pros

porous.
One of the first things to catch the
eye of the incoming visitor on his first
trip to the west is the almost limitless
number of secret society pins and but
tons which greet his eye. Masonic, A.
o. U. w, X. of p, p. o. S. of A., |. O. O.
f., Woodmen, and Elk. Scarcely can a
man be found who does not belong to
one or the other.
Interested in the investigation a TRIB-
UNE man started out yesterday on a Sc
cret society hunt and here are the re-
suits.
OF the Masonic orders there are three,
the Chapter, the Blue lodge, and the
commandery. Great Falls chapter. No.
8, was instituted in March of 1889 with
eleven men. James Carrier was the first
II. p. At present w. b. Coombe fills
this position and T.. A. Ringwald is sec
rotary. The Blue lodge dates it's birth
in the city some two years earlier, hold
ing it's first meeting Jan. 20, 1887, as Cas-
cade No. "a, +. and A. M. Its first w.
M. was H. p. Rolfe, the present, James
Carrier, w. p. Beachley being secretary.
1t has grown from eleven to over fifty
members. The Knight Templar
commandery is the newest of
the Masonic institutions having OBJ
tanned its dispensation only four months
ago. Its thirteen members selected Rev.
w. b. Coombe as +. G. and Eugene Prior
as rec. Since then the membership has
increased to twenty-four. 1t is known
as Black Eagle c~ommandery.
Cataract Lodge X. of P.Iwas establish
ed some four years ago with twenty mem
bcrs. The valiant knights chose III.
Ringwald as their first G. G. The TWEEN
ty members have increased to forty-tivt
Knights bold and true, whose G. G. is
Charles Wegncr and whose X. of Il. and
S. is c. II. Clark.
Highwood Camp, Woodmen of the
| World, was organized last September
with twenty-scven members. 1t has had
quite a number of additions since then.
The first V. G. was }. y. Cartright. lie
was succeeded by William McCumbcr,
the present incumbent. The clerk is
w. b. Barley.
Another prosperous young order is
the p. o. :. OF A.. which was first orga-
nized in July, 1890. Last September il
was rcorganized with fourteen members
and now has t~hirty-ti,c. 1t president is
II. b. Judd.
Rainbow Lodge No. y, |, o. q. f..
started in the spring of lSSS with twenty
! .hartcr members, f., b. Judd being the
first n. G.. That position is now held
by Silas White, G. II. Clark being the
secretary. Here, as elsewhere. the order
has prospcred its members now number
ing over fifty.
The \. o. L. w. has grown from "A
charter membership of twenty to Il mem
bership of scventy-scvcn. 1t was insti-
tutcd Dec. o, 1880. being termed Great
Falls Lodge No. 3S. Its present NJ. W.
is q. w. Morchous, secretary, \. c. Lux.
Counting the forty members of
the b. =. o. f., which will soon join the
ranks of Great Falls secret societies, the
lodge membership in the city is not less
than $50. There are also a great many
whose home lodge is elsewhere.
The weekly tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1891-1894, 1891-08-15
Great Falls Bank CIearances.

The following is the statement, by
days. for bank clearances in this city for
the week ending today, August s, 1891: