The weekly tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1891-1894, 1892-12-23
PRA OF TIE FALLS.
SATURDAY DAILY.

Neihart and Sand Coulee are receiving
their proportion Of the eastern imni-
grants who have come here to make their
home in this country, several parties
passing through here each day for these
points.
Matt Swanson. "A laborer at the Il. u
NJ. smclter, met with a painful accident
Wednesday evening. lie fell down a
steep c~mbankment, breaking his collar
bone and receiving other injuries. lie is
in the hospital.
The piece Of silver and gold ore now at
the Great Northern baggage room is
quite a curiosity. The piece weighs a
ton. and was mined especially at the Nei
hart mines for the Montana exhibit at
the Worlds fair, and will be sent to Chi.
cago in a short time.
j. &. Adams. II Sun river ranchcr, is in
town today. lie states that the sheep
and cattle men are becoming consider
ably alarmed about their stock. On ac-
count of the heavy SNOW rust on the
ground IT is hard for them to obtain SUI
| ticient feed, and from continued burr0w-
ing their noses are becoming sore. lie
also states that unless the snow soon dis
appears there will be II great loss of
stock.
The county t%rcasurers report was
finished yesterday and submitted to the
county commissioners. 1t aftcrward
went to the auditor and then passed
into the hands Of the Leader as county
printer. This eifectually prevented the
rRIBrNE reporter from obtaining an alb
stract Of the report aud the news. like
everything else that IS controlled by the
republican officials. is monopolizcd by
the Rolfc sheet.
While taking Il nand car of tue track
on the Ncihart branch j. Friar, a bridge
carpenter. slipped and fell head first
down IA steep cmbankmcnt. He sus-
tanned a number Of ugly scalp wounds,
Il broken wrist, and a dislocated shout
der. besides being very badly shaken up.
II is not known whether he was injured
internally or not. Though ms injuries
are serious and painful they are not
thought to be fatal. Ne was brought t.
Great Falls on a special train and taken
to the hospital, where he is under the
care Of Or, Longeway.
Some time ago Tar TEIBUHE sug.
Z IlSltNl lld Il ~ NV btll'l " ~ NV 80
the farmers Of Great Falls and vicinity
mainly 20 bring before them the gues'
ton Of the sowing of wheat to supply
the big milling plant to be located here
Mr.. John l.. Harris was empowered ny
=. tlr board of trade to appoint "a commit
tee oarrangc matters. His appointment
-. has been made AS follows: Hon. Paris
Gibson. Robert Vaughn and Matt. Dunn
This committee will meet Monday ant
: settle on "A date for holding the cOnven
ton and issue "A call to the farmers %
Cascade and adjoining counties to at
T. tend.
\ special meeting Of II" city cOuncl
was called last evening for the purpose
of dcvising means for securing from thu
/ county treasurer the taxes due TO the
. city. Mr.. GHunt was 10 the char. 40,
} the discussion was reaching a pom
+ where the city attorney was talking OF
: maudamus suit against the county treas
urrr. when that official came IN escorted
hy a deputy sheriff. Mr.. Mcclellan eX
plaiurd that he would be ready this morn
me- to turn the city money over to The
cit, treasurer If the council So ordered
. rnis was a revelation to the council. al
. the county treasurer had sad to I'M
county commissioners earlier IN the ia,
that tie could not turn the money owe
before the first Monday in January. I'm
matter being settled, the council attend
ed to some other minor matters, n MI
Gauut made a few decidedly intcrestin!
disclosures about some Of the dcns OF
d immunity permitted by the republican cit.
officials on the South side.