The weekly tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1891-1894, 1891-05-02


The party of Great Falls n Canada
railway officials who came here to attend
the annual meeting of the directors OF
that road left yesterday for Lethbridgt
at : a. m. on a special train. From tina,
point they will go to Dunmore and from
there east on the Canadian Pacific rail.
way. Il. f. Collins of this city, the vice
president of the road, accompanied the
party to Lethbridge.
Shaw. Charlton 4 Co.. merchants.
doing business in st. Paul and in Penn
bina. y. d., will opcn a general store in
about ten days in the Mcknight build
ing. They are gentlemen of wide bust
ness experience and will certainly be a
valuable acquisition to the commercial
part Of the city. They have always met
with success in other places and no doubt
will have little cause to regret locating
here.
The value Of the recent rain to north
crn Montana and incidentally TO Great
Falls has been placed by enthusiasts all
the way from Sl,OOO.OO up to amounts
beyond comprehension. Every one has
been willing to get wet or walk through
the mud without making the slightest
objection. Some claim the grass in the
front yards grew an inch during the past
twenty-four hours. and others advance
equally prepostcrous stories. but all agree
the rain was a blessing to every man.
woman and child in this city.
kalispcll is the name of the new town
springing up in the Flathcad country.
1t is said to bc surrounded 10y a fine
farming country, backed by immense
forests of excellent pine timber. 1t is
on the line of the Pacific extension Of
the Great Northern, and if it meets the
expectations of its founders it will in
time add 40 little to the prosperity and
taxable wealth of the state. There is
room for IA big town in the Flathead
country, and present indications point to
kalispell as Hp coming city of that sec
ton.
Messrs. Churchill and Tod of the North
Montana Fair association. inform us that
the recent fire at the fair grounds by
which some twenty stalls were burned.
will not interfere with the plans pre-
v~iously decided upon. About 10 stalls
had to be bull: :anyhow and the fire will
only neccssitate the construction of
twenty-tiv VI or thirty more than the mum
Der originally decided upon. 1t is the
intention of the committee having charge
Of the matter to have all the necessary
improvements made in ample time for
the date set for opening the meeting
here. Some good work will be done on
the track between now and then. and
when the first race is run it will befound
that this is one Of the best tracks in Mon
tana.
The Great Northern Railway Bulletin
for April. which has Just been received
at the Office here, contains, as usual. some
very interesting data about Montana.
There is a very readable sketch of the
mineral wealth of the Belt mountains.
Also a complimentary a~llusiOn to the
geological researches pursued in that dis
trict by Prof. .. &. Morrison. we'll known
in this city. The article goes on to state
that the professor has completed a list of
l23 metals. minerals. ores. and rocks
found IN tn" territory tributary to Great
Fails and promises TO publish the same
r"mplct" in the May Bulletin. 1t would
h" a good advertisement for this city if
Ia" board OF trade could secure Il lot of
TN" circulars containing the list Of metals
ana " copies everywhere.
FRIDAYS DAILY.
Tn" chipping Of the little birds. those
~harhingcrs of warm weather. can be
heard these earl! mornings and a pleas
ant sound it is,
Frank b. Wilcox ct uX. have filed a
deed transferring to Henry &. Klcnzc
the west half Of lot Is in block 30 for
5000.
In the action brought by Christian
Anderson VS.. Gust Anderson for a iii
vorce default of defendant was entered
yesterday.
The papers were filed with the clerk
OF the court yesterday in an action ON ar
count brought by Bach. Cory x Go.
against 5. Abraham.
Nat Doran was before the bar OF Jus
tlcc because Of a disposition to keen
close To another kind Of bar. and paid
the usual assessment.
Ole Olcson was brought into the DO
lice court yesterday charged with disor.
rrly conduct. Owing to lack of sufficient
evidence to substantiate the charge he
was discharged.
Conductor Hulett was the proud re-
ciplent yesterday of a fine pair of
mounted buffalo horns set on A beauti-
full clock. The work was done in the
state penitentiary,
W. j. Houston ct ux. tiled Yesterday a
deed transferring to Richard F.. Laban
OF Waukesha, Wis. a eighth interest
in a. acres Of land in section "A. town
ship 20 north of range 3 east, for 81.
Luther ID. Irwin has filed a notice Of
water right location to IA inches Of
Sand Coulce creek to irrigate his home
stead situated in the west half Of the
west half Of section l.. in township Il
north of range ) east.
Charley Gahris, the well known hack
man. was driving around yesterday on "a
brand new landeau. a regular beauty.
His horses had "a new harness and the
whole outfit was AS fine as anything in
that line in the west.
Andrew johnson, one of the disciples
Of Bacchus, who allowed his craving for
alcohol to get away with him, was ar
ralgned in the police court yesterday ON